Apply now for our workshop all about TEXTILES!

Are you interested in art and looking to discover or expand your creative side? Then this is your chance! To mark the 25th anniversary of a&o Hostels, we’re inviting 25 people from across Europe to join a very special art workshop at the a&o Kunsthalle in Leipzig.

Over the course of four days, you’ll immerse yourself in a hands-on creative experience together with other creatives – guided by artist and designer Anna Zeitler. If your artistic practice comes from a different discipline, bring it along and reinterpret it – no limits here!

What to expect:
• A creative break from your daily routine
• Inspiring museum and gallery visits
• Exchange with other participants from across Europe
• Artistic experiments with recycled textiles and more
• The opportunity to present your work publicly
• A high-profile jury for exciting networking potential

What’s the workshop about?
At the heart of the workshop lies the question: What textile can do?
You’ll explore textile techniques, develop your own ideas – individually or in teams – and bring them to life within the spacious a&o Kunsthalle Leipzig. The space itself becomes part of the process: we’ll work in, with, and for the room.

The workshop will conclude with a public exhibition of the resulting works. A jury will select three pieces that will be featured in the redesign of a&o’s lobby spaces.

Key details
Location: a&o Kunsthalle Leipzig
Led by: Anna Zeitler
Participation: free of charge
Partial board included (breakfast and lunch)
Travel and accommodation at own expense

Tuesday, July 29
Morning: Individual arrival
3:00 PM: Meet & Greet
3:30–6:30 PM: Workshop kick-off
7:30 PM: Group BBQ dinner

Wednesday, July 30
9:00 AM–1:30 PM: Workshop (incl. coffee break)
2:30 PM–06:00 PM : Free work period or museum visits

Thursday, July 31
9:00 AM–1:30 PM: Workshop (incl. coffee break)
3:30 PM: Visit to Spinnerei Leipzig
(Note: Our marketing team will be on-site this day for photo and video material.)

Friday, August 1
9:00 AM–1:30 PM: Final workshop session
2:30–3:30 PM: Presentation & awards ceremony
Afterwards: Individual departure

What should you bring?
• Curiosity and the desire to explore your creativity
• A few old garments or fabrics to recycle
• Any ideas you already have – feel free to bring them!
• Your own previous artworks? Absolutely – if you’d like to take them further

How to apply:

• Please send us the completed application form below
• Notification of participation via mail

Any questions?
We’re happy to help: info@aokunsthalle.com

We look forward to spending a wonderfully wild textile summer with you in Leipzig!
Your a&o Kunsthalle Team