E-Werk Luckenwalde, Former power station turned art center in Luckenwalde, Germany.
The E-Werk Luckenwalde is a former power station built in 1913 at Rudolf-Breitscheid-Straße 73, now a public art center. The ensemble consists of the factory's administration building and the electricity works. Artist Pablo Wendel bought it in November 2017 and runs it with curator Helen Turner, showing changing exhibitions, performances, workshops and studios.
Built in 1913 as a power station, the ensemble of administration building and electricity works stands at Rudolf-Breitscheid-Straße 73. In 2006 the then owner, Zentrum für Aus- und Weiterbildung GmbH, received the Teltow-Fläming district heritage conservation prize for its restoration. In November 2017 the artist Pablo Wendel bought the E-Werk and runs it with curator Helen Turner as a public art center. In 2019 the former lignite power station was reconnected to the grid and now sells "Kunststrom", with the proceeds funding new art and culture projects.
Since 2017 the E-Werk has been run by the artist Pablo Wendel and the curator Helen Turner, who bought the former power station from the Zentrum für Aus- und Weiterbildung GmbH. They use it for changing exhibitions, events, performances, workshops and studios. Electricity sold from the site as "Kunststrom" funds new art and culture projects.
The E-Werk is at Rudolf-Breitscheid-Straße 73 in Luckenwalde, in the former power station and its administration building. The grounds are used for changing exhibitions, performances, workshops and studios, so what is open varies by visit; check the current programme before travelling.
In 2019 the former lignite power station was reconnected to the grid and now sells "Kunststrom" (art electricity); the revenue funds new art and culture projects. The plant had stood idle for years before artists bought it in November 2017.
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