Makers, Business & Arts

(c) Johannes Richter

The Makers, Business & Arts project built bridges between creative makers, art, business and tourism. The programme developed offers for overarching collaboration, promoted the development of creative locations and was committed to the expansion of creative tourism. To this end, it worked in the three sub-projects Tourism:creative, Makerhubs and Economy:creative.

The project was implemented by the Landesverband der Kultur- und Kreativwirtschaft Sachsen e. V. with funding from the European Capital of Culture Chemnitz 2025 gGmbH.

Josephine Hage
Curator Makers, Business & Arts

Maja Frank
Communication 

Nina Rüb (on parental leave)
Communication 

Stefanie Abelmann
Event Management 

Laura Tzschätzsch
Project Management

Lisa Laser
Project Management

Selina Eckstein
Event Assistance 

Marlene Kropp
Working student

Projects

Let's play. Seriously.
The Toymakers’ Festival
Maker Advent
The taste of a cultural region
Four scientists in white lab coats and blue gloves work in a bright laboratory. Two examine a document closely on the left, while the other two engage with lab equipment on the right. The lab features white surfaces and ample lighting.
FUNKEN Academy
Makerfestival Erzgebirge
A cluttered storage room filled with various rolls and bundles of fabric in different colors, stacked on shelves and piled on the floor. A metal ladder is positioned in the center, amid the packed materials, indicating a busy textile space.
Wohin mit all dem Zeux

Makerhubs

Nine Makerhubs in Chemnitz and the Capital of Culture region became places where people learnt from each other and created new things together. in the Capital of Culture year 2025, each Makerhub hosted a major event where visitors could get creative themselves - whether with crafts, new technologies, cooking or gardening.

Bergschau / kopec kreativity
48-Hour Cooking Marathon
A stylized building facade with the words "Gasthof Lehngericht" and "don't miss it" in cross-stitch style. Above, a geometric bird design with wings and lightning bolt detail hangs. A small bird and sheep motifs are also visible. The color scheme is yellow and pink.
333 Hours Workshop of Miracles
A whimsical illustration depicting a 3D printer with legs dancing alongside a laptop with tentacle-like limbs, set against a subtle background of a building and trees. A stylized hairdryer floats above them. Artwork colors are predominantly red and beige.
Telling art festival
MADE IN - Platform for Contemporary Crafts & Design
Create: Added Value
UWE Festival
Hustle and bustle

News

Thursday
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MADE IN - Future Legacies / exhibition satellite

Chemnitz, Kunstsammlungen am Theaterplatz

Exhibition Education
Friday
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MADE IN - Future Legacies / exhibition satellite

Chemnitz, Kunstsammlungen am Theaterplatz

Exhibition Education
Saturday
until

MADE IN - Future Legacies / exhibition satellite

Chemnitz, Kunstsammlungen am Theaterplatz

Exhibition Education
Sunday
until

MADE IN - Future Legacies / exhibition satellite

Chemnitz, Kunstsammlungen am Theaterplatz

Exhibition Education

European Capital of Culture 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.