Newsletter
Newsletter 2 / February 2025
Copyright first line: Paul Lovis Wagner, Gunnar Decker, Nora Linnemann, Marta Jordi, Tilmann Goldboom, T. Speed, Michelle Gutiérrez
Copyright second line: Lee Everett Thieler, Priya Kumari, Jennifer Hoffmann, Lukas Zittlau, Constanze Zacharias, Maria Frodl, Nora Weinelt
Hintergrundfoto © Dirk Bleicker
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FELLOWS IN 2025
An independent jury nominated the 14 artists and academics who will each complete a three-month fellowship at Schloss Wiepersdorf between March and November 2025. These fellowships are funded by the state of Brandenburg.
The following artists and scientists were selected by the jury out of 815 applications from 72 countries:
Science/Topics focusing on the previously divided Germany: Dr. Gunnar Decker, Priya Kumari, Lukas Zittlau, Science/Romanticism: Tabea Lamberti, Nora Weinelt, Literature: Luna Ali, Paula Fürstenberg, AVRINA, Visual arts: Jeanna Kolesova, Gala Hernández López, Kaj Osteroth, Composition: Gerhardt Müller-Goldboom, Dorothee Schabert, Ying Wang.
The jury consisted of Prof. Dr Iwan-Michelangelo D'Aprile and Dr Martina Wernli as well as Dr Ilko-Sascha Kowalczuk and Dr Mandy Tröger for science, Andreas Platthaus and Brigitte Helbling for literature, Katia Reich and Prof. Sandra Schäfer for visual arts, and Heike Hoffmann and Jens Schubbe for composition.
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APPLICATIONS FOR FELLOWSHIPS IN 2026
You can apply for a Fellowship in 2026 from February 15 until April 15. National and international artists and academics from the fields of science (Romanticism or Science/Topics focusing on the previously divided Germany), literature, visual arts and composition are eligible to apply.
Further information can be found here.
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OBITUARY FOR DR REINHARD ANDERS
Dr Reinhard Anders died on 12 January at the age of 84 after a long illness. The Meinsdorf resident, who was a connoisseur of the lives and works of Bettina and Achim von Arnim, had long been associated with Schloss Wiepersdorf. He championed Wiepersdorf as a cultural venue and gave guided tours of the castle museum.
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BLOG
Stories from Wiepersdorf
Fellows of the Cultural Foundation publish stories about their experiences and thoughts during their fellowship at Schloss Wiepersdorf. The new text by Jakob Kraner is called ‘Artificial Psychosis’. It is about It is about an unexpected insight into the genesis of a book.
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SCHLOSS WIEPERSDORF AT BLUESKY
The Kulturstiftung Schloss Wiepersdorf has said goodbye to the social media platform X and is now present on Bluesky. Follow us and receive regular updates about our fellows and about public events.
Schloss Wiepersdorf at Bluesky >
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CAFÉ, MUSEUM AND PARK
The Café in the Orangery and the museum of Schloss Wiepersdorf are closed during the autumn and the winter time. The castle park can be visited all year round. Thanks to our open air “Kosmos Wiepersdorf” you can walk a tour on your own and get information via QR Codes.
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By attending the events at Wiepersdorf Castle, you agree that the recordings made there may be used for public relations purposes.
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