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Presscouncil City of Chemnitz
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Events organised by the cultural sector/cultural management in August 2018

Thursday, 16 August, 4 pm,
Opening of the award-winning exhibition JugendKunstTriennale 2018

Location: Town hall, event room on the ground floor

Exhibition period: from 16 August to 14 September 2018

Three young artists from Chemnitz, Lisa Kunze, Sophie Lässig and Felix Hammermüller, each received a recognition prize of 200 euros for their work submitted to the 2018 JugendKunstTriennale organised by the Saxon-Bavarian network of cities.

A total of 193 young people aged between 14 and 25 from the cities of Chemnitz, Zwickau, Plauen, Hof and Bayreuth and their surrounding areas took part in the competition, submitting a total of 305 entries. 56 young people from Chemnitz submitted a total of 88 entries.

The entries were judged by a panel of experts in two age categories: 14 to 18 years and 19 to 25 years. A total of four main prizes of 500 euros each and 20 recognition prizes of 200 euros each were awarded.