Night of the Galleries Bad Godesberg becomes the city of art

Bad Godesberg · It’s the sixth annual Night of the Galleries in Bad Godesberg, and once again the event is expected to attract thousands of visitors. Shuttle buses will run between the art venues.

Artists and exhibitors are already looking forward to the sixth Night of the Galleries coming up on Friday, May 4. In previous years, several thousand people have turned out for the event and this is pleasing. "There is a bit of big city flair," says gallery owner Judith Andreae, referring to the hustle and bustle resulting from the event. Ten art stations are on offer this year, and with opening hours from 6pm until midnight, there is time enough to visit them all.

What’s helpful is that there are three shuttle buses constantly on the move between the galleries, and they are free of charge. But even by bike or on foot, the galleries can be easily reached. Exhibitors will show a variety of art from their current programs: paintings, sculptures, plastics, photography, concept art, printed graphics, applied art and design.

"Everyone has a different taste," says Judith Andreae. Over the years, she has observed that some take a longer time to look while others come and go immediately - to find somewhere else where the art is more appealing to them. All night, collectors and experts are on their feet, but there are also the many visitors who simply want to browse at a relaxed pace. Organizers say it is easy to fall into conversation. Each of the ten participating galleries get involved in the evening. "There is no competitiveness," say Jürgen Laue (Kunstverein) and Harald Gesterkamp (gallery 62).

“It's not primarily about selling, but about presenting yourself and getting to know the art scene in Bad Godesberg," says a gallery owner. "We want to do something to offset the often bad reputation the district gets." It has its positive sides, "and we make every effort to show that," said Gesterkamp.

New this year is a performance that Achim Mohné shows at “Andreae in den Bachhöfen”. "The Vegan_Scanning_Cooking_Printing_Project" is all about vegetables - a project running parallel to the small Bonn climate summit in the WCCB and on the UN campus. The artist is dedicated to the ethical and ecological aspects of a vegan diet and brings visitors closer to the culinary richness of an animal-free cuisine. In medial cooking seasonal vegetables, salads, fruits and other plants are scanned with high resolution. This is how modern stills are created with a printer. The ingredients are then made into soups and other dishes that visitors can taste. Mohné studied at the Folkwang University of the Arts in Essen and at the Academy of Media Arts in Cologne.

More information can be found at: nacht-der-galerien.de

(Orig. text: Richard Bongartz, Translation: ck)

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