Art Scholarship in Willingshausen
The small village of Willingshausen in the region called the
Schwalm is said to be the oldest artist´s colony in Europe. It was
founded in 1820 by Gerhardt von Reutern, a painter of the Romantic
period, who came to the village as a guest of Schwertzell
Castle and, delighted by the landscape and country life, invited
artist friends to join him there. The colony remained in its prime
until well into the 20th century; members included Ludwig Emil
Grimm, Ludwig Knaus, Otto Ubbelohde, Wilhelm Thielmann,
and Carl Bantzer, among others.
Formerly mainly painters, scholarship holders who come to this
idyllic community in the Schwalm now include representatives
of the full scale of modern artistic activity in all its medial and
conceptual varieties.
The scholarship offers a three-month stay in Willingshausen. The
scholarship holder resides at the historic “Shepherd´s Cottage“,
built in 1562, and an atelier in the “Gerhardt von Reutern House“
is at his or her disposal. The house is also the home of the “Painters
´ Room“, which keeps the memory of the art history of the
village alive. At the end of the three-month stay an exhibition
is arranged in the new and modern Art Hall. This new building
with its appealing architectural design meets even professional
requirements, and it underlines once again the importance of
the cultural history of the Community of Willingshausen.
Bernhard Balkenhol
(translated by Elaine Balkenhol)
Impressum
27. Art Scholarship in Willingshausen
Thorsten Streichardt
Freilautzeichnen
Kunsthalle des Gerhardt-von-Reutern-Hauses, Willingshausen
26. 09. - 26. 10. 2008
Editor
Sparkassen-Kulturstiftung Hessen-Thüringen
Kreissparkasse Schwalm-Eder
Curator
Bernhard Balkenhol
Introductions
Bernhard Balkenhol, Clemens Krümmel
Translations
Elaine Balkenhol, Brian Currid (www.zweisprachkunst.de)
Photos
Carmen Mörsch (S. 42 / 43), Marijan Murat (S. 52), Thorsten Streichardt
Layout
Cordula Ernst
Contact
Galerie Ursula Walbröl
Mutter-Ey-Str. 5
40213 Düsseldorf
www.galerie-walbroel.de
© 2009
Editors, Authors, Artist
 The 27. Art Scholarship in Willingshausen 2008 was supported by Sparkassen-Kulturstiftung Hessen-Thüringen,
Kreissparkasse Schwalm-Eder
Art Regio – ein Kulturengagement der Sparkassenversicherung,
Schwalm-Eder-Kreis and Gemeinde Willingshausen.
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