HALLE 14 is a non-profit art centre. It is a place for the presentation of contemporary art and a space for reflection and communication.

The five-story, 20.000 m2 building HALLE 14 is situated in the area of the former Leipzig Cotton Spinning Mill. Since the beginning of the 1990ies, artists, gallerists and other creatives have built a productive and lively community which provides an inspiring set for HALLE 14 which now consists of about 100 artists and 12 galleries.

The restoration of HALLE 14 is part of developing it into an art centre with a wide variety of projects and activities connected to contemporary art. The most important object for 2008/2009 is the leaking roof. Its restoration is an essential step towards the goals of HALLE 14.

HALLE 14 is supported by the Federkiel Foundation and the Leipziger Baumwollspinnerei Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH. Individual projects are funded by friends and patrons of HALLE 14.

The Projects and Activities of HALLE 14

Exhibitions

The international exhibitions are the core of HALLE 14’s work. Accompanied by discussions, lectures and publications contemporary art is presented in group exhibitions.

Exhibitions:

On Indefiniteness
05/01/2008 - 07/27/2008

The Subversion of Standstill
02/17/2008 – 03/23/2008

The Big Easy: Relocating the Myth of the »West«
11/25/2007 – 01/13/2008

Critical Art Ensemble - Germs of Deception
02/24/2007 – 03/25/2007

The Culture of Fear
04/29/2006 – 10/01/2006

The Passion of Collecting - Collection Reinking, Collection Federkiel
04/30/2005 – 10/01/2005

Xtreme Houses
09/05/2004 – 11/20/2004

Get Rid of Yourself
08/02/2003 – 10/10/2003

Kreative Spinner

Kreative Spinner is the HALLE 14 fine arts program for children and
young adults. The unique and dynamic community of artists, galleries,
and workshops in our direct vicinity provide us with the fertile grounds
for engaging and stimulating young minds. Through contact with
contemporary artists, their creative ideas and methods, participants
have the opportunity to explore their own environments at the
intersection of art, education, and community.  Kreative Spinner offers
periodic workshops in cooperation with contemporary artists and art
galleries as well as organizing comprehensive projects with local
schools and universities, nurturing the exchange between school
children, art teaching students, and the professional art world.

Art Library

The library of HALLE 14 will be installed in the visitor centre. It consists of about 20.000 art books and other media and constitutes a unique stock of publications on international contemporary art. There are catalogues about artists, galleries, museums and art fares, scientific works on art history, magazines, postcards, posters, CDs and DVDs. The publications of HALLE 14 and a small collection of material on the artists who live and work in the Cotton Spinning Mill rounds up the library. After systemising and digitising the asset it will be available for visitors, art experts, students and artists for reading, studying and developing own projects.

In addition, an international residency program is being developed. HALLE 14 is looking for cooperation partners to start the program. A space for art storage with a possiblity of presentation is another project in development.

Partners of HALLE 14

HALLE 14 provides selected art institutions with exhibition and project space. The partners are invited to participate in the development of the art space HALLE 14.

Columbus Art Foundation

Columbus Art Foundation (C-AF) starts with a new exhibition space in HALLE 14 in May 2008. It is an initiative within the Columbus-Group that focuses primarily on three activities: supporting, showing and collecting. The centre of these activities consists of a nationwide unique advancement project for artists, who are about to cross the line between academy and art system. 

More information at www.c-af.de

Universal Cube

The Academy of Visual Arts Leipzig (class of Joachim Blank) constructed the project space Universal Cube in 2006. Since then it has been used as an experimental exhibition stage.

More information at www.universalcube.de