BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//TYPO3/NONSGML Calendarize//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:calendarize-purple-path-weekend DTSTAMP:20260714T101850Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260911 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260914 SUMMARY:PURPLE PATH Weekend DESCRIPTION:The PURPLE PATH weekend from 11 to 13 September 2025 combines international contemporary art with regional festival culture. In the regi on around Chemnitz\, in Central Saxony\, the Ore Mountains and the Zwickau area\, visitors can look forward to a varied programme: featuring walks\, music\, festivals\, guided tours of the artworks\, discussions with artis ts\, workshops and events in public spaces.\nFrom installations to church squares\, from meadow paths to marqueesThe weekend invites you to rediscov er art and the region. Between art installations and church squares\, mead ow paths and festival marquees\, encounters and conversations about local history and contemporary art take place\, opening up new perspectives on t hem. For three days\, Chemnitz and the 38 local authorities along the PURP LE PATH offer numerous opportunities for excursions to artworks\, cultural highlights and picturesque landscapes.\nArt that tells a storyThe PURPLE PATH art and sculpture trail tells the story of a region shaped by mining and industry\, exploitation and profit\, but also by traditions of innovat ion\, craftsmanship and solidarity. The works of renowned contemporary art ists such as James Turrell\, Leiko Ikemura and Tony Cragg engage in a dial ogue with this history and unfold in public spaces: on industrial wastelan ds\, at railway stations\, on riverbanks or in the still waters of a millr ace. They interact with agricultural and textile museums\, and connect wit h castles and old churches\, their organs and their art.\nProgrammeYou can find the programme in the coming weeks at: purple-path.de/wochenende X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

The PURPLE PA TH weekend from 11 to 13 September 2025 combines international contemp orary art with regional festival culture. In the region around Chemnitz\, in Central Saxony\, the Ore Mountains and the Zwickau area\, visitors can look forward to a varied programme: featuring walks\, music\, festivals\, guided tours of the artworks\, discussions with artists\, workshops and ev ents in public spaces.

\n

From installations to church square s\, from meadow paths to marquees
The weekend invites you to rediscover art and the region. Between art installations and church squar es\, meadow paths and festival marquees\, encounters and conversations abo ut local history and contemporary art take place\, opening up new perspect ives on them. For three days\, Chemnitz and the 38 local authorities along the PURPLE PATH offer numerous opportunities for excursions to artworks\, cultural highlights and picturesque landscapes.

\n

Art that tells a story
The PURPLE PATH art and sculpture trail tells the story of a region shaped by mining and industry\, exploitation and pro fit\, but also by traditions of innovation\, craftsmanship and solidarity. The works of renowned contemporary artists such as James Turrell\, Leik o Ikemura and < u>Tony Cragg engage in a dialogue with this history and unfold in public spaces: on industrial wastelands\, at railway stations\, on riverba nks or in the still waters of a millrace. They interact with agricultural and textile museums\, and connect with castles and old churches\, their or gans and their art.

\n

Programme
You can find t he programme in the coming weeks at: purple-path.de/wochenende

LOCATION:The region and Chemnitz END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR