Vernissage: 28 March, 6 pm | Old Post Office, Marktplatz 6, Lößnitz
Upcycling art action week: 28 March to 6 April 2025
Exhibition period: 28 March to 30 April 2025
From 28 March to 30 April 2025, shop windows and empty spaces in the centre of Lößnitz will be transformed into exhibition spaces. Under the title MEHRWERT:SCHÖPFUNG, artists and creative minds will be showcasing upcycling artworks. Upcycling involves recycling old and defective materials to create new objects.
The works are exhibited along an art trail that runs through Lößnitz and culminates in a central exhibition in the Old Post Office. The event will kick off with an upcycling action week from 28 March to 6 April 2025 with workshops, evening events and a programme for families.
The Lößnitz Makers - #diemacherei e.V. association, founded in 2023, brings together the makers behind the Chemnitz 2025 Makerhub in Lößnitz. Creatives, artists, craftspeople, entrepreneurs and representatives of the city of Lößnitz have joined forces to build a place of making. Space is being created to try out new technologies and creative crafts. The association is also committed to promoting media skills and organising cultural events.
Highlights
More information and the full programme can be found at loessnitz-makers.de/c2025
Fri, 28 March, 6 pm: Vernissage
Festive opening with music and culinary delights in the old post office in Lößnitz
Old post office, Marktplatz 6, Lößnitz
Sun, 30 March, 2 p.m.: Photo walk
Under the motto C the Unseen, participants explore Lößnitz with photographer Katrin Markstein
Meeting point: Old post office, Marktplatz 6, Lößnitz
from Sun, 30 March, 2 pm: Young Artist Contest
Young artists create their own upcycling artworks live
Old post office, Marktplatz 6, Lößnitz
Tue, 1 Apr, 3 pm: Skateboard upcycling
Young people create jewellery and key rings from old skateboards
Old post office, Marktplatz 6, Lößnitz
Thu, 3 April, 6 pm: FuckUp Night
Honest stories of failure and new starts at the "Rondell" in Lößnitz
"Rondell", Rudolf-Weber-Str. 83A in Lößnitz
Sat, 5 April, 1-6 pm: hands-on Saturday
Visitors get creative themselves and experiment with different materials
Old post office, Marktplatz 6, Lößnitz
Sun, 6 April, 2 pm: Award ceremony of the Young Artist Contest
The best young artists will be awarded prizes, followed by an inspiring film screening. The film "Trash Dance" about the work of waste disposal workers will be shown.
Old post office, Marktplatz 6, Lößnitz
In addition to #diemacherei in Lößnitz, there are eight other maker hubs that are being developed as part of the European Capital of Culture Chemnitz 2025. In the open workshops at Stadtwirtschaft Chemnitz and at eight locations in the Capital of Culture region, people can learn from each other and create something new together. In terms of content, the locations have different focuses. in 2022, #diema-cherei was selected as a location in the course of an expert jury process. Information on all nine maker hubs is available at chemnitz2025.de/makerhubs
The Makerhubs are an initiative of Makers, Business & Arts, a main project of the European Capital of Culture Chemnitz 2025 gGmbH, in cooperation with the Landesverband der Kultur und Kreativwirtschaft Sachsen e.V.
