Welcome to the second edition of the Ostfriesland Biennale! From June 6 to September 7, 2025, we show international contemporary art in the land by the sea.
Wir begrüßen Sie zur zweiten Ausgabe der Ostfriesland Biennale! Vom 6. Juni bis zum 7. September 2025 zeigen wir internationale zeitgenössische Kunst im Land am Meer.
Welkom bij de tweede editie van de Ostfriesland Biënnale! Van 6 juni tot 7 september 2025 tonen we internationale hedendaagse kunst in het land aan zee.
Menno Aden
Thomas Bechinger
Wim Bosch
Olaf Breuning
Caroline Coolen
Rolf Bier
Celine van den Boorn
Peter Böhnisch
Werner Büttner
Aurel Dahlgrün
Jonat Deelstra
Elger Esser
Sophie Erlund
Till Gerhard
Judith Hopf
Mischa Kuball
Antje Majewski
Stefan Marx
Ulrike Mohr
Christoph Niemann
Astrid Nobel
Daniel Richter
Ricarda Roggan
Karin Sander
Titus Schade
Thomas Scheibitz
Martin Schepers
Kati von Schwerin
Bettina Semmer
Finnegan Shannon
Wanda Stolle
Fiete Stolte
Rob Sweere
Jan Verbruggen
Raul Walch
Students
Klasse Wim Bosch, Minerva Art Academy Groningen
Klasse Thomas Bechinger, ABK Stuttgart
Klasse Hummer & Klasse Wild, HFBK Hamburg
Kunsthalle Emden
Ludgerikirche Norden
Kunstverein Norden
Schlosspark Lütetsburg
Kunstverein Aurich im Pavillon am Ellernfeld
Schlosspark Evenburg Leer
Landesmuseum Kunst & Kultur Oldenburg
Kunsthalle Wilhelmshaven
Menkemaborg Uithuizen
Please note the individual opening times of the different locations.
Karin Sander – Titus Schade – Thomas Scheibitz – Bettina Semmer
Juni 28 – November 2, 2025
Atrium, Kunsthalle Emden
Kunsthalle Emden
Hinter dem Rahmen 13
26721 Emden
Tue-Fri 10 am – 5 pm
Sat–Sun & Holydays 11 am – 5 pm
every 1st Tue/Month 10 am – 9 pm
10 euros, red. 7 euros
kunsthalle-emden.de
Rolf Bier – Sophie Erlund – Mischa Kuball – Stefan Marx – Reiner Maria Matysik – Fiete Stolte – Raul Walch
Juni 7 – September 7, 2025
Schlosspark Evenburg
Am Schlosspark 25
26789 Leer
daily 11 am – 5 pm
Free Entrance (Park)
landkreis-leer.de
Caroline Coolen – Till Gerhard – Antje Majewski – Ulrike Mohr – Christoph Niemann – Riccarda Roggan – Martin Schepers – Kati von Schwerin – Wanda Stolle
Juni 13 – September 7, 2025
Kunstverein Aurich
Am Ellernfeld 8
26603 Aurich
Fri–Sun 3–6 pm
Free Entrance
kunstverein-aurich.de
“Tides of Latitude”
A cooperation between ABK Stuttgart and Minerva Art Academy Groningen. Klasse Thomas Bechinger and Klasse Wim Bosch
Juni 8 – July 4, 2025
Klasse Bechinger:
Kjara Barletta, Carla Brandmaier, Despina Deretzi, Lukas Hengelhaupt, Carlo Krone, Ha-Vy Jessica Le, Timo Lupoli, Julia Roos, Mirjam Schwarz, Chiara Sgarzi, Tassilo Ulbrich und Silas Petkau.
Klasse Bosch:
Vlada Chernavina, Valeria Glibiciuc, Stan Gorse, Johnny Groenteman, Huba Hönigh, Melissa Kleine, Kyra Klemme, Willie Prisirie, Bella du Toit, Jorn van Til, Fardau Visser und Jenna de Vries.
Kunstverein Norden
Große Neustraße 13
26506 Norden
Tue-Fri 3:30-6 pm / Sat-Sun 11 am - 1 pm
2 euros
kunstverein-norden.de
The Classes Hummer & Wild, HFBK Hamburg were guests at the opening weekend.
Olaf Breuning – Stefan Marx – Finnegan Shannon – Klasse Hummer & Klasse Wild, HFBK Hamburg
Juni 8 – September 7, 2025
Schlosspark Lütetsburg
Landstr. 39
26524 Lütetsburg
daily 8 am – 9 pm
3 euros, children up to 12 years free
schlosspark-luetetsburg.com
Menno Aden – Peter Böhnisch – Werner Büttner – Elger Esser – Aurel Dahlgrün – Jonat Deelstra – Astrid Nobel – Celine van den Boorn – Jan Verbruggen
Juni 8 – September 7, 2025
Landesmuseum Kunst & Kultur Oldenburg - Prinzenpalais
Damm 1
26135 Oldenburg
Tue-Sun 10 am - 6 pm
6 euros, red. 4 euros
landesmuseum-ol.de
Judith Hopf - Rob Sweere
Juni 6 – September 7, 2025
Menkemaborg Uithuizen
Menkemaweg 2
9981 CV Uithuizen
Tue–Sun 10 am – 5 pm
6 euros
menkemaborg.nl
Dem Himmel so nah. Wolken in der Kunst
May 24 – November 2nd, 2025
Kunsthalle Emden
Hinter dem Rahmen 13
26721 Emden
Tue-Fri 10 am – 5 pm
Sat–Sun & Holydays 11 am – 5 pm
every 1st Tue/Month 10 am – 9 pm
10 euros, red. 7 euros
kunsthalle-emden.de
All good things are wild and free
Wandern, Pilgern, Spuren finden.
une 8 – July 20, 2025
Marina Abramović & Ulay, Jess Allen, Stanley Brouwn, Janet Cardiff, Hamish Fulton, Till Gerhard, Hiwa K, Joachim Koester, Jeewi Lee, Richard Long, Hendl Helen Mirra, Benjamin Patterson, Markus Schinwald, Joanna Schulte, Joshua Zielinski
Kunsthalle Wilhelmshaven
Adalbertstraße 28
26382 Wilhelmshaven
Tue–Sun 11 am – 5 pm / Thur 11 am – 8 pm
4 euros, red. 2 euros
kunsthalle-wilhelmshaven.de
Pictures of a Landscape - Art from East Frisia and the Province of Groningen
June 7 - August 3, 2025
On display are works by:
Josefien Alkema, Almuth Baumfalk, Hartmut Bless, Regina Broersma, Hilke Deutscher, Helmut Feldmann, Peter Geithe, Marikke Heinz-Hoek, Gabriele Kaiser-Schanz, Petra Koonstra, Edith Pundt, Edeltraud Rath, Ulrich Schnelle, Katrin Schöß, Marietje Stiekema, Matthias Süßen, Aly Van der Wal, Ahlrich Van Ohlen und Beth Wong.
The artists were selected by an independent jury of experts as part of an OPEN CALL and were specifically aimed at artists who live and work in East Frisia, the province of Groningen and neighboring regions. Members of the jury were: Susanne Augat (Kunsthaus Leer), Floor Haastra (municipality of Oldambt), Dr. Annette Kanzenbach (Ostfriesisches Landesmuseum Emden), Herbert Müller (Ostfriesland Biennale e.V.), Claudia Ohmert (Kunsthalle Emden), Dr. Welf-Gerrit Otto (Ostfriesische Landschaft) and Birgit Zimmermann (Kulturamt Leer).
Ludgerikirche Norden
Alter Markt 37
26506 Norden
Mon 10 am – 2.30 pm / Tue–Sat 10 am – 5 pm
Sundays after the church services until 1 pm
Free Entrance
norden-ludgeri.de
As part of the Ostfriesland Biennale 2025, the EWE Foundation is offering talented artists an extraordinary opportunity: a stay at the inspiring artist residence Gut Altenkamp in Emsland. The scholarship highlights outstanding artistic positions and invites you to bring art to rural areas.
A jury of experts from the Ostfriesland Biennale association and its environment as well as members of the EWE Foundation committee has decided on the awarding of the scholarship. The award ceremony by Dr. Stefanie Abke, Managing Director and Head of the EWE Foundation’s office, took place as part of the opening of the Ostfriesland Biennale on 6 June 2025 in the Kunsthalle Emden.
The winner of the EWE Foundation ART LAB Art Scholarship 2025 is Christian Pilz. The artist, who was born in Ascot (UK) in 1978 and lives in Berlin, was chosen from 76 applicants. His artistic oeuvre is dedicated to drawing. He studied at the Hochschule der Künste in Berlin and was a master student of Leiko Ikemura in 2006. As a scholarship holder, he will spend four weeks at Gut Altenkamp this summer, will also receive 5000 euros and plans to design a work for the outdoor space, the baroque park of the manor house. There he will create a drawing with chalk in the landscape, which can be walked on and is shaped, influenced and ultimately reclaimed by nature.
We would like to thank all of our partners and supportes, who have helped
make the Ostfriesland Biennale happen.
We cordially invite all interested journalists to the opening weekend.
Downlaods
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The Ostfriesland Biennale is organized by Ostfriesland Biennale e.V. which was founded by art- and culture-lovers from Ostfriesland.
