Art on Common Ground - Festival OSTEN
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As part of Art on Common Ground, Villa Aurora will bring artistic works in the form of large-format art posters to the urban space of Bitterfeld-Wolfen and the festival grounds at the Zschornewitz Power Plant from September 12 to 27, 2026.
Fellows of the Villa Aurora & Thomas Mann House e. V., an organization active in Germany and the United States, have created works that explore the location, social issues, and “the East.” Displayed in public spaces—on billboards and advertising spaces—these artworks can be encountered by a broad audience, sometimes quite by chance.
Art on Common Ground in Bitterfeld-Wolfen is a project of the Villa Aurora & Thomas Mann House in cooperation with the Festival OSTEN.
About the Artworks
With rainbow, Viktoria Binschtok transfers a viral social media experiment into the landscape along Lutz-Born-Straße, making a shift in perspective the central motif of the work. Depending on the viewer's position, the artwork changes, pointing to the complexity and diversity of a society in motion.・Location: Lutz-Born-Straße
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With her photographic work Banner des Friedens (Banner of Peace), Sonya Schönberger makes traces visible that were left long ago in the wet concrete of a housing estate in Wolfen. On the Straße der Chemiearbeiter (Street of the Chemical Workers), the artwork inquires into the meaning of these everyday found objects.・Location: Straße der Chemiearbeiter
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In her poster artwork motif, Luise Schröder engages with the independent women's and lesbian movement of the 1980s and 1990s in the GDR. The poster's location is in the immediate vicinity of the women's center "Frauen helfen Frauen e. V." (Women Helping Women), which continues to actively advocate for the concerns of women and girls to this day.・Location: Dessauer Allee
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In addition to the locations throughout the city of Bitterfeld-Wolfen, the art posters by Viktoria Binschtok, Sonya Schönberger, and Luise Schröder will also be exhibited on the grounds of the Festival OSTEN at the Zschornewitz Power Plant.・Location: Festival OSTEN grounds, Zschornewitz Power Plant
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To the Locations
The locations of the exhibited works are within the city of Bitterfeld-Wolfen, as well as the Festival OSTEN area. Click on the map to enlarge the view. Click the link below to view an overview of the locations:
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To the Routes
It takes about twenty minutes to cycle around the exhibition venues in Bitterfeld-Wolfen. Click on the route to enlarge the view. Click the following link to view the route:
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Two of the three art posters are located along the route from the Zeßnitz train station to the Wolfen-Nord festival grounds. Click the link below to view the route from the Zeßnitz train station to the Wolfen-Nord festival grounds, which includes two stops at the art posters by Luise Schröder and Sonya Schönberger:
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In addition to the locations in Bitterfeld-Wolfen, the art posters will be on display at the Festival OSTEN site at the Zschornewitz power plant. Festival buses will run along the route between Bitterfeld Station and Zschornewitz, among other stops. Click the following link to view the festival bus schedule, which includes additional stops:
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Art on Common Ground on the Move... More Editions
Art on Common Ground aims to highlight the value of art and culture in times of social upheaval.
Following two successful editions featuring large-format art posters in Berlin and Halle (Saale), “Art for the Country” is now making its way to Bitterfeld-Wolfen, Zschornewitz, and Cottbus. The project will be gradually expanded to other cities and states, with the goal of spreading artistic inspiration widely across the country and reaching as many people as possible.
Additional editions are in the works.
You can find information about past poster campaigns here:
→ Art on Common Ground Halle (Saale)