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Microproject | afterwork.walk + art + sketch

An after-work walk over two peaks south of Chemnitz to the PURPLE PATH artwork “Zwei in ein ander Gewobene” by Olaf Holzapfel on the Dittersdorfer Höhe. You are welcome to linger and sketch both along the way and afterwards.
[Translate to Englisch:] Abends auf der Dittersdorfer Höhe

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Chemnitz and the surrounding region
Starting point of the walk: Goethering picnic area, Chemnitz (Kleinolbersdorf district)
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entrance free

Walk along the PURPLE PATH and the Lohse-Uhlig-Steig from Chemnitz/Kleinolbersdorf to Amtsberg/Dittersdorfer Höhe and back.

Route: 12 km, total elevation gain 150 metres, walking time 3 hours.

On the Dittersdorfer Höhe and after the hike, participants are welcome to sketch. This will create postcard-worthy motifs for the linocut workshop on 23–25 July 2026 in Augustusburg, thereby further expanding the PURPLE PATH Postal micro-project.

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Organizer

Simone Illgen

Microprojects

The micro-projects are intended to provide impetus for new cultural formats or encounters in Chemnitz and the Capital of Culture Region. The broad urban and regional society is called upon to create forms of communication and social interaction. The funding programme has existed for several years and is part of the main programme of the European Capital of Culture Chemnitz 2025.

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City of Chemnitz The Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and Media Free State of Saxony European Capital of Culture

This project is cofinanced by tax funds on the basis of the parliamentary budget of the state of Saxony and by federal funds from the Beauftragter der Bundesregierung für Kultur und Medien (Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and Media), as well as funds from the City of Chemnitz.