bewegter Wind - 2020/21

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Video "change?!"

Here is the link to a flight through the exhibition "change?!" with a video of Bernd Schmidt.

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Calendar "From Wind to Wind" and exhibition catalog "change?!"

A wonderful festival summer with a lot of wind art and landscape discoveries is behind us and now the pictures are available:
The catalog "change?!" has 72 pages, portrait format (10,85 cm x 21cm) and can be ordered for 4,50 Euro + postage (Germany 1,55€, Europe mostly 4,89€ , other countries on request).
The calendar "From wind to wind" is for two years, has 14 pages (42cm x 29,7cm) and costs 13,50€ + postage (Germany 4,90€ and other countries on request). The calendar can be ordered now and can be shipped from January 2022. We also send vouchers.
Please order via This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with telling us your postal adress.

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Award ceremony at the 10th International Wind Art Festival "bewegter wind" in Hofgeismar and Liebenau

Walking in the footsteps of art

Forty-five art objects which, in interaction with the wind, create new perspectives on the landscape - and at the same time stimulate further thinking around the theme of "Change?!" - change: The 10th International Wind Art Competition "bewegter wind" has attracted several thousand art and nature lovers from near and far to Hofgeismar and Liebenau. On Sunday, 29 August 2021, the popular outdoor festival came to an end with the award ceremony for five outstanding works of art. In addition to wind art installations, nine videos and performances were shown. At the end of the successful art festival, curator Reta Reinl drew a positive conclusion: "For two weeks, forty-five artists* from all over the world showed their works on the Kramberg and in the Diemel Valley and thus initiated an exciting dialogue on climate change. We are very happy about the great response - not only from visitors, but also from participating artists and all supporters. We would like to express our sincere thanks for this."

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Guided tour on 28.8./ Award ceremony on 29.8.

Another whole weekend of wind art awaits us. Even the weather shows us change from all sides.
Every day there are new things and many aspects to discover in the changing light in the exhibition in the landscapes.

If you want to know more about the exhibits and the artists' ideas, you can also register by email at short notice for a guided tour of the exhibition on Sat. 28.8.21.
Meeting point at 2 p.m. at the Diemel bridge near Liebenau-Ostheim and at approx. 3.40 p.m. at the Kramberg car park near Hofgeismar.
On Sunday, 29.8.21 at the award ceremony it will be exciting. At 5 pm at the Diemelbrücke the winners of the 10th Wind Art Festival will be announced. Which work of art impressed you the most?
Which idea for change?! moved you?

If you would like to see a few impressions in advance, you can do so at the slide show on the preview/supporter tour and at "alle Wetter!" hr-Fernsehen (from minute 7)
Here you can find artist information and hiking tips.

See you soon on the Diemel or the Kramberg? We would be delighted.

Please observe the applicable corona rules.

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The 10th wind art festival "bewegter wind" will take place from 15-29.8.2021 in Hofgeismar and Liebenau in the Reinhardswald Nature Park on the theme of change?!

Preview and Patrons' Tour 10th Wind Art Festival " moving wind".

Thanks to our sponsors, this exhibition is "free and outside" and will find a wide audience. Many thanks for the support to Landkreis Kassel // Stadt Hofgeismar // Stadt Liebenau // Naturpark Reinhardswald // Sparkasse Kassel // ART regio -Sparkassenversicherung // Volksbank Kassel-Göttingen // EAM // AGiL // Bundesverband Windenergie (Hessen) // Hessisches Ministerium für Wissenschaft und Kunst and all supporters.

Here are photos of the preview and exhibition tour.

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Gone with the Wind: Art Festival with a Message in Hessian Nature

Broadcast from 17.08.2021 hr-fernsehen.

"moved wind", the 10th International Wind Art Festival, presents unusual works of art, video installations and actions in the wind and on the ground - in the middle of great scenic backdrops at exhibition venues in Hofgeismar and Liebenau. This year's theme "Change" takes up the problem of climate change. Organiser Reta Reinl reveals the special features and challenges of this extraordinary art festival to advice reporter Kate Menzyk in Hofgeismar."

Click here for the video.

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Videos, kite performance, hiking from art to art, guided tours

Dear ladies and gentlemen, dear friends of wind art,

just now the successful opening was held with many artists present and already the wind art festival continues:
The exhibition is really different every day and in every weather. It is worth visiting several times.
The video contributions are shown in the public library Hofgeismar and online.
On Saturday the August 21st and on Saturday August 28th there will be guided tours of the exhibition starting at 2 p.m. at the Diemelbrücke, for which registration by email is required.
The hiking portal dalang-wandern.de has worked out a hiking route between the exhibition sites.
On Sunday, August 22nd there will be a kite performance by Ton Ostveen from Belgium in the afternoon between 2 and 4 pm.
Here you can get a first cinematic impression at Hessisches Fernsehen.
We are looking forward to seeing you!

Kind regards
Reta Reinl

Please pay attention to the valid corona rules.

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The video contributions to the 10th wind art festival "bewegter wind" will be shown in the Hofgeismar public library

Stadtbücherei, Marktstraße 18, 34369 Hofgeismar

Opening hours:

Monday	14:00 - 18:30
Tuesday	14:00 - 18:30
Wednesday	11:00 - 18:30
Thursday	14:00 - 18:30
Friday	11:00 - 16:00

You can also find the videos here on the site under:

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Opening of "change?!" on Sunday 15th of Aug. 2021

The time has come: on Sunday, 15.8.2021, the exhibition of the 10th wind art festival "bewegter wind" will open at both exhibition venues at the Kramberg in Hofgeismar (Schießbach 5) and at the Diemelbrücke (Schwiemelkopf) near Liebenau Ostheim in the Reinhardswald Nature Park. Wind objects, installations, actions and videos on the theme of "change?!" will be on display in impressive landscape settings. Pack a picnic, think of sturdy shoes and look forward to art, wind and landscape.

Everything is in the fresh air, you can go alone and in small groups and keep your distance without any problems. You can register with the Luca app, or fill out admission slips. Please note the current Corona instructions and the hygiene concept on our website. The routes and parking facilities are signposted. As always, blue ribbons will show the way.

The exhibitions at both venues are open from 11 am. Even without an official opening at a fixed time, we very much look forward to your visit. Corona-spontaneous guided tours are possible depending on the number of visitors. You will find detailed directions here under exhibition venues. The list of artists will give you a first impression of what to expect.

Due to current events, we are unfortunately not yet able to inform you of the location for the video presentation. You can find all the videos online.

Press release and photos here in the download area.

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Art experiences on the mountain and in the river valley

10th International Art Competition "bewegter wind" 2021 on the theme "Change?!"

After intensive planning and consideration, it is now certain: the popular wind art festival "bewegter wind" in North Hesse can take place! From August 15th to 29th, 2021, 58 artists from Germany and around the world will show their installations, videos and performances. This year's locations are Hofgeismar and Liebenau in the Reinhardswald Nature Park in northern Hesse. The moving wind is a free outdoor exhibition, accessible at any time, that captivates art connoisseurs and nature lovers alike.

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Extended Deadline

New Deadline
27th April 2020

Corona influences everything in these bizarre times. We have received many inquiries whether the 10th wind art festival on the subject of "change?!" can take place from 16th to 30st August 2020.
We cannot say this for sure in the daily changing news.But we assume that an open-air event in late summer has a good chance of realization.
We will react in every phase of development and adjust our planning.

The first adjustment in corona times:
We are extending the deadline for the 10th "moving wind" ideas competition on the theme of "change?!" until Monday, April 27, 2020.

With each additional week, we will be able to better assess the situation. We hope that this will help us to counteract the uncertainty that has arisen and would like to expressly encourage applications.
We will find ways to adapt to the situation. In this special case it might be possible to send more works, for example, which we build up instead of the artists.

The dialogue on the subject of "change?!" initiated by the competition theme is very encouraging. We are looking forward to the many artist ideas on this topic.
Here is the link to the complete call for entries.

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"change?!" postponed to 2021 - applications from 26 countries

The 10th Wind Art Festival will be
postponed to August 2021

For a long time we had the hope that the 10th wind art festival "bewegter wind" could take place as an open air event in late summer 2020.

We discussed all the requirements, transport and travel problems, uncertainties regarding the corona pandemic and the fact that applications for the art competition "change?!" were received from 26 countries, of which only German participation could be relatively certain. Unfortunately we had to decide that the exhibition of the 10th Wind Art Festival will be postponed until August 2021.

Please find attached a press release and photos in higher solution here.

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The 10th Wind Art Festival will be
postponed to August 2021

„change?!“ Jury
140 applications from 26 countries

Art, nature and wind - the wind art festival "bewegter wind" offers this unique combination of experiences. Installations, wind art objects, videos and fascinating performances are staged in the northern Hessian landscape.
The anniversary exhibition on the subject of "change ?!" was planned for August 2020 in Hofgeismar and Liebenau in the Reinhardswald Nature Park.

"The development of the corona pandemic has been a source of concern to us for a long time", says curator Reta Reinl, "but we still had hopes that an outdoor event could take place in late summer". But until 31.8.2020, events with more than 100 people are prohibited in Hesse. How can you limit the number of visitors outdoors without too much expense? In 2018, an estimated 15,000 visitors were on their way to see the wind art.

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"Change?!" - Climate change from the perspective of international artists*.

Announcement of the 10th International Art Competition "bewegter wind" 2020

Art meets nature: The wind art festival "bewegter wind", unique in Germany, celebrates its 10th anniversary this year. It will take place from August 16th to 30st, 2020 at outstanding scenic locations in the Reinhardswald Nature Park - in the heart of Germany near Kassel. Now curator Reta Reinl has announced the theme of the festival: "Change?! She explains: "Climate change contains threatening, but also forward-looking aspects. Is apocalypse in sight? Or can we expect a variety of possible solutions to shape the future? The climate is changing. Meteorologically, but also socially. We are looking for drafts and concepts that make this change tangible."