“SEEN, UNSEEN” SATURDAY, 10TH OF JANUARY11:00 am – doors open2:00 pm – artist talks and performances4:00 pm – LIA talks with: Christine Fischer (Curator and researcher at the Grassi museum)Mathieu Wijdeven (Theater and opera maker)Mirya Gerardu (Cultural Officer for Visual Arts, The Netherlands…Continue readingWINTER GALLERY TOUR LIA OPEN STUDIOS
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|GRASSI Museum of Ethnology in Leipzig.Dates 05/12/2025—28/06/2026 Papua New Guinea artist 𝐆𝐚𝐳𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐡 𝐁𝐫𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐫 joined the 𝐋𝐈𝐀 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐞 from August to October thanks to the support of the Foreign Federal Office and its research programme on Germany’s colonial past. We…Continue readingLIA at GRASSI Museum
Last years report shows meaningful conversations in the arts and between cultures. Thanks to the German Federal Foreign Office, open subject based calls have brought writers, artists and thinkers to Leipzig sharing what is important to them in their home…Continue readingReport 2024
Invitation to the opening of the special exhibition“WanBel – 50 Years of Independence: Papua New Guinea” Thursday, December 4, 2025 | 6:00 p.m. | GRASSI Museum of Ethnology inLeipzig Papua New Guinea artist Gazellah Bruder joined the LIA residency programme from August to October 2025, thanks to the support of the Foreign Federal Office and its research programme on Germany`s colonial past. We are grateful to her…Continue readingSave the Date, 4th December: LIA at the GRASSI Museum für Völkerkunde
ART MEETS MUSIC – MOVING COMFORT ZONES ARTE CONCERT presented GRAVITY BACH, an extraordinary 22-hour marathon celebrating the intersection of classical music and contemporary art. Three artists from the Leipzig International Art Programme (LIA) — Hal Osawa, Molly Sturge, and Jett Ilagan took part in this ambitious event, contributing immersive…Continue readingGRAVITY BACH & ARTE CONCERT – 22 hours of art, Bach music, and collaboration
Term: October ’25 – January ’26 @la_maryposa_111 Mars Rodriguez is a multidisciplinary artist born and raised in New York City, with roots reaching to Nicaragua and El Salvador. She works across whatever medium is shouting at her loudest: sculpture, performance,…Continue readingMars Rodriguez
Term: July ’25 – January 26′ @oswhr Hal Osawa (Tokyo, 1997) “At first glance, this series, Onomatopoeia, might appear to be abstract paintings. However, they are depictions of images created through incidental printing. The draft for this series was created…Continue readingHal Osawa
2nd October, 7pm at the Museum am RothenbaumWorld Cultures and Arts In September 2025, the island nation will celebrate the 50th anniversary of its independence. On this occasion, MARKK seeks to trace the paths of a shared history. What impulses and expectations…Continue readingDiscussion on Papua New Guinea’s independence in Hamburg with our current artist Gazellah Bruder (PNG)
Saturday, 13th September, 11 am – 7 pmSunday, 14th September, 11 am – 4 pmLIA | Spinnereistr. 7 | Halle 18 | 2nd floor Programme Saturday 2 pm – artist talks Artists in ResidencyMolly Sturge (Canada)Marcellas Njonji (Cameroon)Ndako Nghipandulwa (Namibia)Hal Osawa (Japan)Gazella…Continue readingAUTUMN GALLERY TOUR LIA OPEN STUDIOS
Term: August – October @gazellahbruderart Gazellah Bruder is a highly accomplished and internationally-known artist of Tolai and Mekeo ancestry who lives and works in Papua New Guinea (PNG). She is a painter, printmaker, sculptor, book illustrator, and textile artist, and…Continue readingGazellah Bruder