about the section open spaces
"Open Spaces" was created as a participatory format for artists and cultural actors, associations, initiatives, and nonprofit organizations to actively participate in the openart Lausitz Biennale. The shared goal is to highlight the diversity of Lusatia and strengthen regional art and cultural spaces. It showcases volunteer and professional engagement in the cultural sector and underscores the significant contribution this makes to the region’s quality of life.
This is a platform where creative spaces and studios can showcase themselves, and where even partially vacant buildings can be brought to life with event ideas. Exhibitions and live events held in charming venues, rural barns, and colorful meadows offer a glimpse into the region’s rich cultural diversity. We look forward to receiving numerous submissions of inspiring ideas, which were submitted in response to a call for proposals by the end of January 2026. With significant input from Cornelia Huth and Maximilian Grafe of the “People Create Culture” program run by the Lusatian Citizens’ Region under the auspices of Lausitzer Perspektiven e. V., a regionally based jury was formed, consisting of:
Marion Stensel – Former head of the Sorbian editorial department at rbb/Studio Cottbus; now retired, she volunteers with the village association and initiates cultural projects
Lisa Zacher – Board member of K3 Kulturfreunde Finsterwalde e. V.
Queenie Nopper – Coordinator at the GLEIS 3 Cultural Center in Lübbenau; neighborhood manager for the LÜBBENAUBRÜCKE project
Johanna Huthmacher – Art historian and curator at the Brandenburg State Museum of Modern Art (BLMK), lives in the Unterspreewald
Marian Joel Küster – Artist from Cottbus
At the jury meeting on February 27, 2026, over 30 ideas were selected to be presented as part of “Open Spaces – Offene Räume.”
Elbe-Elster District / Wokrejs Łobjo-Halšter
FLUR/4 - Christel Kiesel / Felix Pöchhacker
Spender:innen-Deckengemälde in Uebigauer Kirche - Restorers and artists Sara and Evelin Waldmann
gohra - dem erdboden gleich - Kolektiw Wakuum and Weltspiegel Finsterwalde
Zukunftsfähig e.V. - > wenden < - Exhibition in the Werkhofgarten in Kleinkrausnik
magst du die nacht? - Reading under the starry sky with Karin Kalisa at the Stephanie Mai Studio
Galerie und Skulpturengarten - Open Studio: Paul Böckelmann and E.R.N.A.
Designer / Open Studio - Uwe Schaffranietz
"Nester" - Dorfkirche Trebbus - Manuela Kießling
Werenziahof Filz- und Färbeatelier/ Open Studio - Sabine Reichert-Kassube
Catrin Große / Open Studio - Catrin Große
Oberspreewald-Lausitz District / Wokrejs Górne Błota-Łužyca
Collaboration with Kulturland Ogrosen - Helena Ommert, Thesea Rigou
Atelier Katrin Meißner- Katrin Meißner, Artist
Land Kultur Gut Ogrosen e. V. - Ella Zernick / Bettina Paulisch
Carl Heinrich von Heineken Gesellschaft - Stefanie Schuster
Lernfuturisten uG Exhibition / Open Studio - Gernot Kühn
Dahme-Spreewald District / Dubja-Błota District
Atelier Ralf Schuster- Ralf Schuster
Land Art Artist - Jana Wilsky
Art in Public Spaces -Anja Sonnenburg
Förderverein zur Entwicklung der
Paul-Gerhardt-Kirche Lübben e.V. - Karen Ascher
Lieberose Studio House - Ekaterina Orba
Kunst und Kultur Jamlitz, gemeinnützige UG - Friederike Seiffert
Spree-Neisse District / Wokrejs Sprjewja-Nysa
the guts company e.V. - Romy Schwarzer
Kulturverein Bunte 9 e. V.- Constanze Wurg
Art Lab - Studio, Workshops, Exhibitions - Sarah Gosdschan / Daniel Hoffmann
City of Cottbus / Chóśebuz
Wendisches Museum, City of Cottbus - Christina Kliem
Architecture and Design - Khandoker Upama Kabir
BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg, Freies Radio Cottbus- Prof. Dr. Kiwi Menrath
Light Art - Sandra Pohl
Urban Art Cottbus - Robert Posselt
EBE SOBE Collective - Gülsen Namiduru
MA/RIE/MIX 23, Cottbus Association for the Promotion of Art and Culture e.V. - Jörg Sperling/Kathrin Karras
