Shipping containers as a canvas for practising graffiti
Graffiti painting on the 40-foot container is permitted for practice purposes without prior registration and is expressly encouraged. This opportunity is aimed at experienced graffiti artists as well as young people who wish to learn the craft.
The Bürgerpark, a public green space in the Gablenz district, is situated between Carl-von-Ossietzky-Straße and Hans-Ziegler-Straße, near the Pappelhain tram stop. The container forms part of the Bürgerpark Gablenz Intervention Area, which opened in December 2023. The plan is to repaint the shipping container in a single colour on a regular basis to continually create new space for free graffiti practice.
The container in Bürgerpark Gablenz is not the only graffiti practice area in Chemnitz. Under www.chemnitz.de/graffiti , anyone interested can find out about other graffiti practice areas in the city, both those requiring prior arrangement and those that do not, as well as view spaces available for commissioned work.
Anyone using the graffiti practice areas agrees to the following terms of use:
- Depictions of anti-constitutional, xenophobic, racist, anti-Semitic or pornographic content will not be tolerated, and
- Users of these areas must ensure they co-exist harmoniously and dispose of empty spray cans.