KunstWerk Stelle – New Paths, Return to Origins

KunstWerk Stelle as a Regional Cultural Institution

KunstWerk Stelle is a cultural initiative in the southwestern Harburg district dedicated to promoting fine arts, crafts, and cultural exchange. With exhibitions, workshops, and events, KunstWerk shapes the cultural life of Stelle and the region.

Two Festival Days on June 20th and 21st, 2026

Saturday and Sunday form the festival framework. The project uses the summer weekend for intensive artistic encounters, with an exhibition opening on Saturday and an all-day program on Sunday.

Return to Origins

The project's subtitle is programmatic: Return to Origins. In an era where digital media and new technologies are transforming artistic practice, the participating artists consciously return to elementary materials, manual work, and archaic forms. Clay, wood, stone, natural pigments, paper – the materials of our ancestors are rediscovered and translated into contemporary language.

Exhibitions, Workshops, Artist Talks

The program includes exhibitions of works by the participating artists, practical workshops where visitors can work with archaic materials themselves, and artist talks discussing the conceptual backgrounds. The combination of exhibition, encounter, and personal practice defines the project's special character.

Kultursommerpreis 2026

The award of the Kultursommerpreis 2026 recognizes the innovative concept of KunstWerk. The motto 'Neue Wege' (New Paths) is implemented in a paradoxical way: through the return to origins, through the rediscovery of what lay before modernity, and through its translation into contemporary artistic language.