Cultural promotion of the city of Chemnitz
Supporting a vibrant culture
The diverse and lively cultural programme in Chemnitz is stimulated and supported. Organisations, initiatives, associations and individual artists as well as projects are supported.
The cultural management department is responsible for the management of the cultural area secretariat for the urban cultural area of Chemnitz, which operates on the basis of the Saxon Cultural Area Act.
- Promotion and coordination of municipal and Saxon funding opportunities; organisation and implementation of funding procedures
- Counselling, information for independent cultural actors as well as networking and support
- Office of the Cultural Advisory Board of the City of Chemnitz
All documents, forms and funding guidelines at a glance
Funding for small projects
Small project funding is used to subsidise short-term projects in the cultural sector. The project must be an individual project limited in time and scope.Funding is available for projects with a cultural or artistic focus, such as
Events, cultural experiments, exhibitions, readings, small festivals, films, artistic workshops, theatre and music projects, intercultural work and measures that serve cultural education. Applicants can come from all areas of art and culture.
Further information and online application in the service portal:
Cultural promotion
Cultural funding since 2021
On 25 June 2020, the Culture Committee adopted the 3rd amendment to the "Guidelines for the Granting of Grants in the Field of Art and Culture" as part of draft resolution B-130/2020.
The amendment had become necessary due to some adjustments in the area of legal regulations, but above all in connection with the "Cultural Strategy of the City of Chemnitz for the years 2018 to 2030" adopted by the City Council.
The new guideline contains a strategic guideline that serves as an orientation for the awarding of funding and as a reference point for possible funding content and funding formats.
