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Atelier of Art

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Atelier of Art

Recently though one of those quirks of fate I had the opportunity to make the acquaintance of Matthias and Ines Jurke. They live in the beautiful village of Wildenbuch, Germany. Their passion is to bring artists from all over the world to create art, meet each other and to become inspired. They do this by running a summer artist colony, called Atelier of Art. They started this colony many years ago and it has flourished and grown throughout the years.

In the colony both students and professional artists come to work, to exchange ideas and they become a part of the Jurke family. Creative activities flourish in the different living, working and exhibition rooms. The summer is an especially important time as artists become engaged in workshops, seminars and exhibitions. Throughout the summer the Atelier of Art hosts two artist residencies at a time for four to six weeks each. There are also symposiums where artists make an exchange of a painting or sculpture for free room and board. Workshops also occur lasting one or two weeks. Generally about 20 international artists participate in various programs culminating in about 10 exhibitions a year.
The Atelier of Art has guest houses based in a natural rural environment with numerous objects of art and sculptures set throughout. This atelier is located within half an hour of the world class artistic and cultural city of Berlin with its numerous museums, and cultural entertainment.
Matthias Jurke looks for generous, kind artists who are inspiring, and devoted to their art. He then invites those that he thinks will best fit in to come to Wildenbuch. Summer programs are still being planned. If you are interested in participating in these programs please contact Matthias Jurke.

Matthias Jurke's telephone in Germany is 49 033 205 44974 (There are more numbers than American phone numbers)
email atelier-of-art@gmx.de
Atelier of Art