Kunstverein Zweibrücken: Inspirational works discovered in a new exhibition!

Kunstverein Zweibrücken: Inspirational works discovered in a new exhibition!

Last Sunday, the membership exhibition of the local art association took place in the Zweibrücken city museum. Under the motto "Reflections in dialogue with reality", numerous artists present a variety of works. The exhibition not only includes the work of established members, but also the creative contributions of the students of the youth art school who exhibited their works of art in the duke's hall.

The Art Association, founded in 1981, pursues the goal of promoting art and culture in the Rosenstadt. Originally, the establishment of your own art house was in mind, but this project was not realized. Instead, the association has been using the premises on the ground floor of the city museum for several years. Kurt Becker, the chairman of the art association, emphasizes that visitors should be inspired by the works shown. He interprets the works of art in which rugged corners symbolize the hardness of life and radiate soft edges harmony.

meaning of the youth art school

The commitment of the youth art school is remarkable. With 37 young artists who showed their work in the duke's hall, the artistic offspring is encouraged. Marina Beyer from the youth art school describes the studio as a creative place without pressure to perform. This philosophy also paid off in the 54th international youth competition "Youth creative" in 2022. Out of ten submitted work, seven placements at the district level achieved. In addition, two works received the first and second places at the state level, and a work of art was awarded a special prize at the federal level.

Beyer also demands that cultural education must become the central future task of politics. A new participation in the competition is planned for 2025, this time under the motto "Real - Digital". The exhibition also offered visitors to discover a variety of colorful robots and computers and was musically framed by Annouk Woll am Piano with atmospheric music by Edward Grieg, Friedrich Kuhlau and Ludovico Einaudi.

art associations as an intangible cultural heritage

The exhibition and activities of the art association are in the context of a broader trend, because there are around 300 non-commercial art associations in Germany. On March 19, 2021, these were included in the nationwide list of the intangible cultural heritage of the German UNESCO Commission. The expert committee recognizes the common good-oriented carrier function of these clubs in aesthetic-cultural education, which help to bring art into broad social classes and to maintain an understanding of democracy.

The first art associations were founded between 1792 and 1840 from the ranks of the bourgeoisie to take control of the visual arts by clergy and nobility. The Working Group of German Art Associations (ADKV), which was launched in 1980, ensures the networking and representation of the member associations.

The membership exhibition in the city museum is not only a platform for creative forms of expression, but also an important contribution to the cultural identity of the city of Zweibrücken. Christina Rauch, the city's deputy, underlines the importance of the art association for cultural development and life in the region.

More information about the exhibition can be found on the Saarbrücker Zeitung ; The adkv informs about the art associations about the art associations; And to classify the intangible cultural heritage, visit the UNESCO .