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The Supervisory Board is made up of the Lord Mayor of the City of Chemnitz or a representative of the administration proposed by the Lord Mayor. It should also include a member of the City Council and three external experts, in particular from the region and the Free State. The term of office of the members of the Supervisory Board is linked to the respective term of office of the City Council of the City of Chemnitz.

Members of the Supervisory Board

  • Sven Schulze, Lord Mayor of the City of Chemnitz, Chairman of the Supervisory Board
  • Silke Franzl, Mayor of the town of Ehrenfriedersdorf (representative of the region; since 12 October 2022)
  • Franziska Brech, Head of the Culture and Tourism Division at the Saxon State Ministry of Science, Culture and Tourism (representative of the Free State of Saxony)
  • Franziska Werner, dramaturge, curator and cultural manager
  • Dietmar Holz, Member of the City Council

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.