IUB Lions Campus Clubs organizes an exhibition for
young artists selected by a nation-wide competition

From May 5 to 7, 2006, the Lions Campus Club hosts an art exhibition titled [Uggacchanta] in IUB’s Campus Center for aspiring artists from all of Germany. Highlights of the exhibition are the vernissage on the opening day, where the [Uggacchanta] Art Award 2006 will be awarded, and the auction of the artworks on Sunday, May 7. Exhibition opening hours are: Friday from 5.00 p. m. to 8.00 p. m., and Saturday and Sunday from 11.00 a. m. to 8.00 p. m. The entrance fee is 4,- €, for students 3,- €.

[ Apr 27, 2006]  The Lions Campus Club of IUB had called for applications to participate in the exhibition from young artists in Germany under the age of 40. A selection committee of club members chose 33 artists from more than 100 applicants to publicly present their pieces of art on the three exhibition days. The selected pieces, covering a wide range of art forms, include paintings, sculptures, installations, photography and new media art. The organizers chose the unusual exhibition title [Uggacchanta] to avoid a pre-categorization of the highly individual works and will provide visitors with clues to its meaning in the exhibition.

As part of the opening ceremony on Friday, May 5 at 5:00pm, three artists will be receive the [Uggacchanta] Art Award 2006. Members of the jury include Fritz Schaumann, parting IUB president and new president of the "Foundation of Arts of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Carsten Ahrens, Director of the Neue Museum Weserburg, and Bernd-Artin Wessels, Doyen of the Bremen Consulate Corps. The auction of the [Uggacchanta] artworks on Sunday, May 7 starts at 7.00 p. m.

With this event, as part of the Lions Club International initiative to further art and culture, IUB’s Lions Campus Club aims at supporting specially young artists by providing them with an opportunity to establish themselves in the professional art market. The exhibition was made possible by the financial support of Bernd and Eva Hockemeyer Stiftung, of swb AG and of Norddeutschen Steingut AG.

The artworks can be viewed prior to the exhibition on the website where you can find additional information as well: http://pandora.iu-bremen.de/lions/

For further information please contact:
Anna-Maria Pedron (Press and media contact of Lions Campus Club)
Phone: 0176 / 61196192
E-Mail: a.pedron@iu-bremen.de

Lions Campus Club at IUB IUB’s Lions Campus Club was founded June 1, 2005, as a full member of the international Lions Club network. As the first campus based club in Germany the Lions Campus Club aims at strengthening the bond between all groups on the IUB campus – students, faculty, and staff – by common activities. The idea behind the Lions Club emerged in the United States nearly 100 years ago during the First World War. Under the guidance of the founding father Melvin Jones, a few idealistic people united in order to face social problems of their time. Today the entire number of Lions Clubs Members worldwide amounts to 1,3 million in over 190 nations. more info »