YouthArtTriennial 2024
The 2024 edition of the JugendKunstTriennale is over: The award-winning art was on display at the Freiheitshalle Hof in July. On display were the works of the competition for young artists from the Saxon-Bavarian city network, in which young artists between the ages of 14 and 25 took part. The six-member jury had to assess a total of 438 entries from Bayreuth, Chemnitz, Hof, Plauen, Marktredwitz and Zwickau.
The JugendKunstTriennale is the most important cultural project of the Saxon-Bavarian network of cities and takes place every three years. The participants from Chemnitz and the cultural region have also contributed significantly to the success of the project with their creativity and the quality of their artistic work.
Award winners have been announced
The works of 26 young artists from Chemnitz and the cultural region are on display in the large competition exhibition in Hof, including the six prize-winning works. One of the winners of the main prize is 17-year-old Lotta Seifert from Chemnitz with her painting "Wegbegleiter".
This year, the city of Hof was the organiser of the JugendKunstTriennale and hosted the award ceremony and exhibition opening. The award winners were announced and honoured in the presence of representatives from the six cities and a large number of the artists. Peter Nürmberger, Head of the Cultural Department of the City of Hof, curated the exhibition together with Anja Schmidt and Sigena Süßmann and also hosted the award ceremony. Jury spokesman Bernd Rössler, painter and lecturer at the technical college for product design in Selb, presented the endowed prizes together with the Mayor of Hof, Eva Döhla.
The prize winners are:
Main prizes (14-18 years, endowed with 500 euros each):
Lotta Seifert, 17 years old, Chemnitz
"Wegbegleiter", painting
Lorine Groß, 18 years old, Zwickau
"The girl with the headphones", acrylic painting
Main prizes (19-25 years, endowed with 500 euros each):
July Teubert, 19 years old, Hirschfeld
"Red List", pen drawing/graphics
Jonathan Löscher, 21 years old, Zwickau
"Erinnerungstäuschung", acrylic paint on canvas
Sponsorship award (14-18 years, endowed with 150 euros and donated by Kunstladen Selbitz e. V.)
Jannik Gottinger, 14 years old, Raschau/Markersbach
"Flower greetings to Vincent", painting
Sponsorship award (19 - 25 years, endowed with 300 euros and donated by Kunstladen Selbitz e. V.)
Finia Merle Schneider, 19 years old, Chemnitz
"WG", acrylic
The winners will also have the opportunity to present their work in a solo exhibition at Kunstladen Selbitz e. V. Harry Kurz, Chairman of Kunstladen Selbitz e. V., is looking forward to the upcoming collaboration with the two young artists Finia Merle Schneider and Jannik Gottinger.
Recognition awards, endowed with 200 euros, were presented to the following artists (in alphabetical order):
Maximilian Dotzauer, 19 years old, Chemnitz
Lara Ebert, 24 years old, Selb
Sophie Gulde, 17 years old, Limbach-Oberfrohna
Rosa Haugk, 17 years old, Zwickau
John Joachim, 17 years old, Plauen
Annika Karl, 18 years old, Neumark
Oliwia Krzeminska, 18 years old, Auerbach
Jana Leicht, 18 years old, Pottenstein
Eva Ludwig, 18 years old, Trogen
Oskar Meckert, 17 years old, Plauen
Lea Melillo, 15 years old, Hof
Emily Nordmann, 18 years old, Plauen
Jakob Reiff, 22 years old, Münchberg
Selma Riedl, 20 years old, Pechbrunn
Remo Roocke, 23 years old, Kirchberg
Anastasia Schneider, 22 years old, Plauen
Lara Siegel, 22 years old, Chemnitz
Kaija Ströhlein, 20 years old, Trebgast
Lilien Virág Vincze, 24 years old, Bayreuth
Lotte Warncke, 21 years old, Chemnitz
The young talent competition is supported by Sparkassen Bayreuth, Hochfranken, Vogtland and Zwickau.
Important information
Are you between 14 and 25 years old and from the cities of Bayreuth, Chemnitz, Hof, Marktredwitz, Plauen, Zwickau and their surrounding areas? Then you can take part in the competition and submit your work in the field of fine and applied arts.Background:
The Saxon-Bavarian network of cities has been successfully organising this visual art competition for young people aged 14 to 25 for more than 25 years. The JugendKunstTriennale is the network's largest joint cultural project. More than 4,500 young people have taken part in the project since the competition began in 1998.