Description
Our centre
The Künstler- und Stipendiatenhaus Salzwedel is located next to the Marienkirche, the Johann-Friedrich-Danneil Museum and the Kreismusikschule (District School of Music) in the Jenny-Marx-Haus.
In this unique and idyllic ambience, at the heart of the historic town centre, artists can work undisturbed and be inspired. The building has two apartments on the upper floor, and on the ground floor there is a meeting and exhibition room.
Once every three months, the association that promotes the Künstler- und Stipendiatenhaus Salzwedel organizes an artists’ café (Künstlercafè) in the exhibition space, thereby providing artists with the opportunity to present their work and enter into a dialogue with interested guests.
Significance
The artists’ and scholarship house in Salzwedel thrives on the partnership between the Altmark district of Salzwedel and the state of Saxony-Anhalt. It has unique positioning features for a “lighthouse effect” as a place of artistic and cultural creation in the state of Saxony-Anhalt.
These include:
- the only scholarship house of its kind in the state of Saxony-Anhalt with international appeal
- high-quality and coveted work scholarships
- Portfolio of renowned artists
- Unique interdisciplinary orientation (visual arts, writing, music)
Since 1997, over one hundred scholarship holders have been given the opportunity to work as artists on a secure financial basis. The state awards its scholarships under its own direction through the Art Advisory Board, the Literature Council and the Music Council of the state, thereby also ensuring excellence. The scholarship holders come and come and come from Saxony-Anhalt, from other federal states and from all over the world (USA, Great Britain, China, Korea, India, Brazil, France, Taiwan, Austria).
For the Altmarkkreis Salzwedel, the Artists’ and Scholars’ House has become a permanent fixture and a figurehead.
The Association for the Promotion of the Artists’ and Scholars’ House is committed to constantly improving the living and working conditions of the scholarship holders.
History
The building has been owned by the Altmarkkreis Salzwedel since 1990. It was completely renovated in 1990/91 with funds from the district. Since 1997, artists have been given the opportunity to work in the living and working spaces of the artists’ and scholarship holders’ house for a limited period of time and to present their work to the public. The aim is to make contemporary art, literature and music better known in the region and to promote an understanding of art among the population.
