On the occasion of the 250th birthday of Caspar David Friedrich and the 25th anniversary of the Michael Succow Foundation in Greifswald, the foundation is offering four outdoor art workshops. Culture enthusiasts can discover innovative artistic perspectives on the drained mire landscape of the Steinbeckervorstadt Polder and the works of Caspar David Friedrich. Artists Juliane Tübke and Alison Darby, poet Siljarosa Schletterer, and painters Lene Schwarz and Anett Simon provide individual workshops for interested citizens of Greifswald.

In celebration of the 250th birthday of Caspar David Friedrich and the 25th anniversary of the Michael Succow Foundation in Greifswald, the foundation is hosting four outdoor art workshops. Culture enthusiasts have the opportunity to explore experimental and novel artistic perspectives on the drained mire landscape of the Steinbeckervorstadt Polder and the landscape paintings of Caspar David Friedrich, actively participating in their development.

The Steinbeckervorstadt Polder is located right next to Caspar David Friedrich’s “Wiesen bei Greifswald” (1820/30). While the original view has been obstructed, the meadows of the Steinbeckervorstadt Polder provide a suitable alternative – with a slightly shifted perspective on the city skyline. The examination of these areas is particularly timely, as they have come into focus in recent years due to environmentally harmful drainage, drawing attention from mire scientists, politicians, and citizens. How can the mires enter the consciousness of people (in new ways)?

Artists Juliane Tübke and Alison Darby, poet Siljarosa Schletterer, and painters Lene Schwarz and Anett Simon have been invited to offer four art workshops related to peatlands, expanded environments, and landscapes for interested citizens of Greifswald. Despite their individual approaches, they share a common desire to make previously invisible knowledge tangible, reflect on the present in the mire, and develop new perspectives on the transformed nature. Interested participants are warmly invited to join.

The number of participants is limited, so advance registration up to a maximum of 10 days before the workshop starts with Ms. Miriam Strotmann (miriam.strotmann@succow-stiftung.de) is requested.

Participation is free, and donations to support the work of the Michael Succow Foundation are welcomed: IBAN: DE39 1505 0500 0100 1165 66 BIC (SWIFT-Code): NOLADE21GRW.

Overview of workshops and dates from May to September 2024:

• Artistic Quest: The Sublime in the Mire. Watercolor Painting Workshop with Lene Schwarz

  May 25, 2024, 2-6 pm

• Painterly Explorations in Acrylic. En Plein Air Workshop with Anett Simon

  May 26, 2024, 11 am - 6 pm (including a 1-hour break)

• Plants and Spirits. An Experimental Paludi Workshop with Juliane Tübke and Alison Darby

  June 22, 2024, 1-6 pm

• Writing with Water. A Creative Writing Workshop in the Mire with Siljarosa Schletterer

  June 23, 2024, 2-6 pm

Address for all four workshops: Schöpfwerk Steinbeckervorstadt, An der Bleiche, 17489 Greifswald

• Closing Event with all participants, Domwiese in Greifswald

  September 8, 2024, from 3 pm

The workshop series PEAToresk: Artistic Perspectives on the Drained Mire Meadows near Greifswald is offered in cooperation with the projects MoKKa and Sensing Peat. It takes place within the framework of the 25th anniversary of the Michael Succow Foundation and the 250th anniversary of Caspar David Friedrich. Our partners are the Greifswald Mire Centre, the Protestant Parish of St. Nikolai, and the Mire Manager of the City of Greifswald. For more information about this series, please visit: https://www.succow-stiftung.de/

Organizer:

Michael Succow Foundation, Partner in the Greifswald Mire Centre

Ellernholzstr. 1/3

17489 Greifswald