Cultural promotion 2026
Cultural funding of approx. 4.1 million euros approved for 2026
On 5 February 2026, the Culture Committee decided in a public meeting on the allocation of funding for independent cultural work in 2026. The Culture Committee largely followed the proposals of the administration and the technical recommendations of the Cultural Advisory Board, as a total of around € 4.1 million was to be allocated in 2026 for the funding of independent cultural institutions and projects in Chemnitz. 110 measures were submitted to the Kulturbetrieb. The Culture Committee's decision means that around 100 applications can be subsidised. The funding covers all areas of art and culture.
Cultural funding in Chemnitz is intended to give those involved planning security, targeted incentives for public cultural work and space for cultural experimentation. With their diversity and vitality, the cultural associations and initiatives make a significant contribution to the cultural landscape and the calendar of events in Chemnitz.
Funding for art and culture is provided on the basis of the valid guidelines of the City of Chemnitz for the granting of grants in the field of art and culture.
Funding of cultural institutions and measures 2026:
Decided subsidies 2026
Institutional support
- Schauplatz Eisenbahn Chemnitz-Hilbersdorf gGmbH
- German SPIELEmuseum e. V. Chemnitz
- Museum for Saxon Vehicles Chemnitz e. V.
- Working group "Chemnitz Tram Friends" e. V.
- Ebersdorf School Museum e. V.
- Lern- und Gedenkort Kaßberg-Gefängnis e. V.
- Walter Meusel Foundation / Arctic-Alpine Garden
Institutional support
Large projects
- Chapter Raptor 93 GmbH / Project "Hours of Growth - Hip Hop Battle, Vol. Vl" / October to November 2026
Small projects
- Verband der Freien Darstellenden Künste Chemnitz e. V. / Project "10x10 Minuten - Stadt.Land.Bühne (AT)" / all year round
Institutional support
- Saxon Mozart Society e. V.
- Saxon Symphony Orchestra Chemnitz e. V.
- Chemnitz Music Association
- chemnitzer jazzclub e. V.
- Singakademie Chemnitz e. V.
Major projects
- Evangelical Lutheran Superintendency of Chemnitz / "Church Music 2026" / all year round
- Jazzclub "Fuchs" e. V. / Crossing Borders XVIII - 2026 / February to November 2026
- Sächsischer Musikbund e. V. / "Contemporary Music Creation in Saxony 2026" / March to November 2026
- Kukaye Moto Culture Centre e. V. / "Karl Mixer Mob Music Festival" project / May to December 2026
- Kulturwerkstatt e. V. / "Tension Conference" project / all year round
- Sabine Kühnrich / "Poesie Europas" song festival / all year round
- Blasorchester Chemnitz e. V./ "Musikantentreffen Grimma 2026" project / April to September 2026
Small projects
- Chemnitzer Musikverein e. V. / "Early Music Concert in the Collegiate Church" project / 23 August 2026
- Chemnitzer Musikverein e. V. / "Music club event series" project / March to October 2026
- Blasorchester Chemnitz e. V. / Project "Klangstart ins Semester - Nachwuchsgewinnung für das Blasorchester Chemnitz" / October to December 2026
- Kreuz-Kirche-Musik e. V. / Project "Christmas Oratorio for Children" December 2026 / 18 December 2026
- Collegium musicum d. TU Chemnitz e. V. / Festive concert "Other Worlds" / January to November 2026
- Susanne Stock / Project "Concert series Three on One by the Duo Stock-Wettin" / February to December 2026
- Yannic Borchert / "The Auris Hotel" project / January to July 2026
- Richard Röbel / Project "Ostblicke... Brückenschläge, Cembalo concerts in a supra-temporal dialogue" / October to November 2026
- Salute e. V. / Project "Choral works of the Romantic period as the cradle of the Chemnitz choral tradition" / 30 October 2026
- Evangelical Lutheran Church District of Chemnitz / "Night of the Churches 2026" project / 20 June 2026
Institutional support
- New Chemnitzer Kunsthütte e. V.
- Chemnitzer Künstlerbund e. V.
- Art for Chemnitz e. V.
- Club Solitaer e. V.
- Marianne Brandt Society e. V.
- Begehungen e. V.
- Prof. Dr Christian von Borczyskowski Petrol Station Project Space
Large projects
- Henry van de Velde Gesellschaft Sachsen e. V. / "Design made in Chemnitz" project / 1 January to 31 October 2026
- Kulturverein denkART e. V. / Project "Art and culture in the city of Chemnitz - creative co-design" / all year round
- Baukultur für Chemnitz e. V. / "Chemnitz Light Art Festival - Light our Vision" project / September 2026
Institutional support
- Chemnitzer Filmwerkstatt e. V. incl. Clubkino Siegmar
- Sächs. Kinder- und Jugendfilmdienst e. V. / institutional funding including the "Schlingel" festival
- Radio T e. V.
Large projects
- Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg gGmbH / "EASTKIDS" project / 1 January to 30 September 2026
- Benjamin Agsten / Project "Short films incl. premiere in a Chemnitz cinema 2026" / 1 January to 30 September 2026
Small projects
- Harms & Unger GbR / Short film "My friend, the arm" / February to June 2026
Small projects
- 1st Chemnitzer Autorenverein e. V. / Project "Public author readings & literature workshops 2026" / all year round
- Freier Deutscher Autorenverband, Landesverband Sachsen e. V. / Project "Texte schreiben - lesen - diskutieren"/ all year round
- akCente e. V. / Project "Frauenliteratur - Literaturfrauen" / all year round
- akCente e. V. / Project "Tafelrunde Irmtraud Morgner" / all year round
- Freier Deutscher Autorenverband, Landesverband Sachsen e. V. / Project "Literature in dialogue with our neighbours in the Czech Republic and Poland" / all year round
Institutional support
Large projects
- Stadtfabrikanten e. V. / project "10 years FabLab Chemnitz" / all year round
Small projects
- Neue Arbeit Chemnitz e. V. / "Annual programme 2026" project (readings, exhibitions, lectures, artistic activities) / all year round
- Bürgerhaus City e. V. / "Playground Rosenhof - music, music, music" project / April to September 2026
Institutional support
Major projects
- Fuego e. V. / Project "20th Fuego a la Isla Festival" / 21 + 22 August 2026
- MitSinnen e. V. / Project "MitSinnen Festival 2026" / April to December 2026
- Atomino e. V. / "Atomino Club Academy" project / all year round
Small projects
- Béla Kupfer / Project "Viewfinders - Student:inside Photo Exhibition" / January to June 2026
Institutional support
- Chemnitzer Geschichtsverein e. V.
- Schnitzverein Grüna e. V. / Folklorehof Grüna - Operation of the culturally used part of the facility
Major projects
- Bürgerverein FUER Chemnitz e. V. / Project "25th Chemnitz Peace Day and Peace Prize 2026" / all year round
Small projects
- Ecumenical working group Martinmas Festival / Project "Ecumenical Martinmas Festival" / 11 November 2026
- Kultur- und Heimatverein Wittgensdorf e. V. / Project "Great art in a small town" / all year round
Institutional support
- ASA FF e. V.
- Spinnerei e. V.
- Network for cultural and youth work e. V.
- Days of Jewish Culture in Chemnitz e. V.
Major projects
- Festkomitee Klaffenbach e. V. / project "Culture and encounters in Klaffenbach" / all year round
Small projects
- Buntmacher*innen e.V. / Project "years of happiness ... wiped out in minutes" / January to July 2026