“Strong Through Art” Information and Networking Event on the Federal Funding Program “Culture Makes You Strong”
Monday, July 6, 2026 | 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Small Ballroom, City Hall, Marktplatz 2, 06108 Halle (Saale)
Are you planning a cultural education project for children and young people? Do you already have an idea that you’d like to bring to life with visual artists or through art education? Then join us for this information and networking event. Organized by the advisory center “Kultur macht stark. Bündnisse für Bildung” in Saxony-Anhalt, this event offers a concise overview of the funding program. Two funding providers and one initiative, as well as two best-practice examples from the federal funding program, will be presented. In addition, the funding advisory service and the House of Resources will show you how to access further advisory and funding opportunities. The event is aimed at freelance visual artists, art educators, associations, initiatives, migrant self-help organizations, daycare centers, schools (including for full-day programs, project weeks, and vacation trips), after-school care centers, youth clubs, sociocultural institutions, municipal administrations, cultural institutions, libraries, museums, etc. It is aimed at those who work with children and youth or are planning a project, those who have limited access to educational opportunities, as well as children and youth with disabilities. The program is open to artists and cultural professionals who wish to offer creative projects in collaboration with the aforementioned local stakeholders.
“Strong Through Art” Program
12:30 p.m. – Arrival
1:00 p.m. – Welcome and introduction to the .lkj) Saxony-Anhalt
Message from the City of Halle (Saale) | Nadia Schmidt, Department of Culture, Coordinator for Sociocultural Affairs and Cultural Education
Message from the BBK Saxony-Anhalt | Dr. Ruth Heftrig, Executive Director
Grant Advisory Service of the .lkj) Saxony-Anhalt, Brief Introduction | Susann Schwaß Project Funding through Resonanzboden // House of Resources Magdeburg | Sonja Renner
Presentation of the Federal Funding Program “Kultur macht stark” (and the .lkj Digital Education Service Center) | Nicole Thies
1:50 p.m. Best Practices in Cultural Education – Projects, including “Sprachlos – A Different Kind of Language” | Mariella Gänsewig
2:10 p.m. – Networking session 2:30 p.m. Refreshments and an opportunity for networking; concurrently: information tables on the funding opportunities presented
3:20 p.m. “We Can Do Art,” Federal Association of Visual Artists (BBK) | Niklas Löffler
3:40 p.m. “We Are HERE! Origin—Identity—Development—Respect,” Der Paritätische Gesamtverband | Anita Havemann
4:00 p.m. Best Practices in Cultural Education – Projects of the “Dagesh” Initiative | Lea Peterman
4:30 p.m. End of the event
Register by July 3, 2026, at 12:00 p.m. using the link below or the QR code: https://forms.office.com/e/eD3afPJ1E4?
Contact: Nicole Thies, “Kultur macht stark” Service Center Phone: 0170 / 567 90 21 Email:
Accessibility Note
The event is not fully accessible. We would like to enable people in a wide variety of circumstances to participate in our event. If there is anything we can do to facilitate your participation, please feel free to contact us at:
Nicole Thies, Saxony-Anhalt Service Center ()
Information on how to reach the event venue can be found at: https://halle-grenzenlos.de/wegweiser/kultur-und-freizeit/veranstaltungszentrum/stadthaus-halle