PURPLE PATH art and sculpture trail
Everything comes from the mountain
Whether Tony Cragg in Aue-Bad Schlema, Alice Aycock in Seiffen or Friedrich Kunath in Thalheim: they are all part of the PURPLE PATH art and sculpture trail, which connects Chemnitz and the Capital of Culture region with works by international and national artists. The result is a decentralised exhibition in public space that tells the story of people, crafts and industry and invites visitors to discover these stories.
Corina Gertz: The averted portrait
Photographs of miners in traditional garb
[until 22 July, Schneeberg and and from 24 August until 30. September 2025 in Marienberg]
Backs that delight: Düsseldorf-based artist Corina Gertz is known for her portraits of women in unusual traditional costumes and back views. in 2023, she travelled to the Ore Mountains and for the first time took portraits of men, representatives of various mountain brotherhoods in richly decorated, traditional costumes. Her portraits are exhibited in the Siebenschlehener Pochwerk.
Sun seeker!
Art, mining, uranium
[extended until 26 October]
In GDR times, "Wismut" mined weapons-grade uranium for the Soviet Union - and collected fine art on a grand scale. In the historic cotton mill in Zwickau, an authentic site of Wismut's history, Sonnensucher! presents the most extensive art collection of a GDR company.
Fabric Visions
Art between material and idea
[until 9 November]
The exhibition Fabric Visions shows ten artistic positions on the medium of textiles and operates at the interface between showing and (co-)making. The focus is on the ecological and socially sustainable use of textiles and fashion.
