artspace bremerhaven
International interdisciplinary art festival in the Die Alte Bürger quarter
About artspace bremerhaven
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Art Tour through Die Alte Bürger
Die Alte Bürger is the historic trendy street in Bremerhaven's city center: Wilhelminian-era facades, small shops, cafés, bars, and galleries characterize the quarter. Once a year, this street transforms into a huge open-air museum. During the artspace bremerhaven festival, around 30 international artists move into vacant shops, stairwells, apartments, and onto the street to showcase their work in unusual locations.
Interdisciplinary and Site-Specific
The festival sees itself as an interdisciplinary platform. Installations, performances, paintings, video, and sound works are presented – always with a connection to the location. The artists are selected by the "Die Alte Bürger" association in cooperation with the cultural office of the Seestadt Bremerhaven and the afz neighborhood management. Individuals and collectives from all over the world can apply; several hundred applications are received each year.
A Festival with Professional Support
What makes artspace bremerhaven special: The selected artists receive exhibition fees, material grants, a travel expense allowance, and accommodation on site. This elevates the festival beyond classic open calls and makes it a serious career stepping stone for emerging positions.
Why Bremerhaven?
Bremerhaven is a city of contrasts – maritime history, emigration port, shipyards, structural change. Die Alte Bürger as a quarter embodies this in a confined space. The festival utilizes precisely this tension: Between vacancy and new beginnings, between local color and international art language, works emerge that you would never see in a classic white cube gallery. Admission is free, and the tour takes two to five hours depending on your pace.
artspace bremerhaven — edition 2026
Ninth Edition – Art in Unusual Places
In 2026, artspace bremerhaven will transform the trendy street Die Alte Bürger into a vibrant art space for the ninth time. The festival seeks site-specific, experimental, and contemporary projects that open up new perspectives on public space. Artists from all disciplines are invited – individually or as a collective.
Funding Conditions
Selected positions will receive an exhibition fee, a material grant, accommodation in Bremerhaven, and a travel expense allowance of up to 1,000 euros. The application period runs until March 15, 2026, via the festival website.
Festival Weekend
On both days, you can move freely through the quarter; a festival map is available at several information points. Performances and openings will be announced at fixed times. Bars and cafés in Die Alte Bürger are integrated into the festival weekend – a tour with art, music, and gastronomy.
Programme artspace bremerhaven 2026
The ninth edition of artspace bremerhaven will once again occupy the entire trendy street Die Alte Bürger on August 22 and 23, 2026. The approximately 30 participating artists will be selected from over 300 international applications — applicants will be notified of the selection only at the end of April / beginning of May 2026. A list of artists by name and the detailed location and time schedule will therefore only be published shortly before the festival on artspace-bremerhaven.de and at the on-site information points — nothing will be invented here deliberately.
How the Festival Weekend Unfolds
- Saturday, August 22, 2026 — Opening in the afternoon with a public welcome and initial performances; followed by a continuous art tour through the quarter
- Sunday, August 23, 2026 — Second festival day with all stations, further performances and concerts at fixed times announced on-site
What to Expect
- Site-specific installations, performances, paintings, video, and sound works
- Vacant storefronts, backyards, stairwells, private apartments, and street corners will be used – an estimated 20 to 30 locations
- Bars and cafés in Die Alte Bürger are integrated into the festival weekend
- Free festival map available at several information points
Artist Support
Selected positions receive an exhibition fee, a material grant, accommodation in Bremerhaven, and a travel expense allowance of up to 1,000 euros. The application period ran until March 15, 2026, via the festival website — supported by the "Die Alte Bürger" association with the cultural office of the Seestadt Bremerhaven and the afz neighborhood management.
Highlights artspace bremerhaven 2026
- 9th edition of the international art festival in Die Alte Bürger
- Around 30 artists from over 300 international applications
- Site-specific art in vacant shops, backyards, stairwells, and private apartments
- Opening with performances on Saturday afternoon
- Free admission at all festival venues
Prices artspace bremerhaven 2026
Admission to all festival venues is free – made possible by funding from foundations, sponsors, and private donors, as well as the cultural office of the Seestadt Bremerhaven. The tour takes two to five hours depending on your pace; food and drinks in the bars and cafés of Die Alte Bürger are paid for on-site.
Practical information — artspace bremerhaven
Getting There
Bremerhaven Hbf train station: approx. 10 minutes' walk to Die Alte Bürger. By car: Parking available in surrounding multi-story car parks (Columbus Center, Mediterraneo).
Admission
Admission to all festival venues is free.
Festival Tour
Allow at least 2–3 hours to see the main attractions. Festival maps will be published on-site and on the website.
Application
Artists can apply annually by approximately March 15th for the upcoming edition.
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Where it takes place artspace bremerhaven
Quartier Die Alte Bürger
Die Alte Bürger (Bgm-Smidt-Str. 190), 27568 Bremerhaven