the street is our gallery

ibug – one of the most important festivals for urban art in Europe – is moving to Chemnitz in 2025. In its 20th edition, ibug will turn a former hospital into a temporary canvas for artists from all over the world and a stage for creativity, exchange and community, this time as part of the European Capital of Culture Chemnitz 2025. The festival team is once again transforming a disused area into a vibrant festival site: three buildings, a former shelter and a green inner courtyard of the extensive hospital complex will become a temporary exhibition of diverse art, as well as workshops and talks, history, film and music.

A total of 70 artists, duos and collectives from 25 countries have been invited to Chemnitz this year. They have already been working on the site for a week, transforming it with their artworks. Among them are old acquaintances and new faces, including Isakov & Krashkid (Berlin / Hamburg), Tschief (Germany), Katrin Lazaruk (Germany), EJSMONDT (Poland), Chinagirl (Austria), Chiara Dahlem (Luxembourg), Tera Drop (Italy), Alaa Satir (Sudan), Yukiko (Japan), GABS (Brazil), Charbel Abuxapqui (Mexico) and N U L O (Uruguay).

The spectrum of art ranges from large-scale murals, paste-ups and illustrations to installations and multimedia projects. The collective Adhocrates (Austria) has already been a guest at ibug several times and is planning, for example, a rediscovered prototype workshop of the Auto-Union (1936-1945) with objects that have accumulated on the site under the title ‘flow/resistance’. Leipzig based artist Schmii will again be creating his „miniature street art“ in Chemnitz, placing miniature objects such as house facades and rooms in the exhibition.

Following the two-week creative phase, ibug will be open to the public on three weekends—from August 22 to 24, August 29 to 31, and September 5 to 7. The disused site will then be transformed into a vibrant festival venue: three buildings, a former shelter, and a green courtyard within the sprawling hospital complex will become a temporary exhibition space with a colorful supporting program.

A site with history

Originally built as the Presto factory and later used by Auto-Union AG as its headquarters, the site was converted into a hospital after the Second World War. The so-called ‘Krankenhaus Stadtpark’ provided medical care for Chemnitz and the region for over five decades. Since its closure in 1997, the complex has stood empty. Now it is undergoing a creative revitalisation. The ibug combines urban art in all its facets with a diverse music and education programme. The festival has long been much more than just an exhibition: it is a place of togetherness, learning and creation – and conveys an incomparable attitude to life.

More information and the complete program are available online at www.ibug-art.de.

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ibug 2025 is a project within the framework of Chemnitz 2025 European Capital of Culture and is funded by the Cultural Foundation of the Free State of Saxony. This measure is co-financed by tax revenue based on the budget approved by the Saxon State Parliament, federal funds from the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media, and funds from the City of Chemnitz.

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The artists of ibug 2025:

Adhocrates (Austria), Alaa Satir (Sudan), Anna Rosa Rupp (Germany), Ansley Randall (USA), Aris Oner (Germany), ATEZ (Italy), banam (Germany), Billy (Great Britain),Blaqk team (Greece), Canvaz (Ireland), Cécile Jaillard (France), Charbel Abuxapqui (Mexico), Chiara Dahlem (Luxembourg), Chinagirl (Austria), Christine Klomfass (Germany), Clemenman (Germanny), D!VE (Ireland), Daria Dordina (Germany), Dima Korma (Israel), EJSMONDT (Poland), element-art (Germany), Elisa Veronelli (Italy), Emans91 (Italy), Et•lys (Germany), Fashion Ultras (Germany), Freizeitgruppe Gestaltung (Germany), GABS (Brazil), Gino Dambrowski (Germany), Heimprofi (Netherlands), IBIMS (Germany), Isakov (Germany), Johan Lundborg & Carli Halvars (Sweden), kaesus christus (Germany), Katrin Lazaruk (Germany), Krashkid (Germany), Lilian Foltys (Germany), Luke Carter (Great Britain), Marija Tiurina (Lithuania), Martin von Lossa (Germany), Masholand (Georgia), Metamerie (Germany), Michael Skeen (Great Britain), Molly Hankinson (Great Britain), MOTS (Poland/Portugal), N U L O (Uruguay), Odour Odessa (Germany), Ole (Germany), Oliver Bekiersz (Germany), Onebran (Greece), Optic Ninja (Germany), Ouch370 (Germany), Peter Fahr (Germany), Plan B (Finland), Plusminus3 (Germany), Rebelzer (Germany), RMYR (Germany), Salme Kulmar (Estonia), Schmii (Germany), Schneck (Germany), Sebastian Steinboeck (Germany), Serge kb (Netherlands), Sofia Baronner (Germany), TAPE OVER Crew (Germany), Tera Drop (Italy), Thorsten Wohlfahrt (Germany), TIEV Kollektiv (Germany), Tschief (Germany), Yukiko (Japan), Yves Gallard (France)

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ibug 2025 – Festival for Urban Art
22 – 24 August / 29 – 31 August / 05 – 07 September 2025
Krankenhaus Stadtpark, Scheffelstraße 110, 09120 Chemnitz, Germany

Opening hours

Exhibition:
Fridays from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m., Saturdays and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Outdoor beer garden with stage program:
Fridays from 3 to 11 pm / Saturdays from 10 am to midnight / Sundays from 10 am to 8 pm

Outdoor beer garden, without stage program:
Fridays and Saturdays until 4 am

Tickets and advance sales

Day ticket: $15 (Fridays $12)
Reduced day ticket: $10 (Fridays $8)
Weekend ticket (for one of the three festival weekends): $30
Festival ticket (valid on all festival days): €40.
Link to the ticket shop with all tickets: https://ibug-art.de/tickets/

Important information about getting there

Visitors are advised to travel by bicycle or public transport.
To Scheffelstraße: Tram 5 (from the central tram stop, every 10 minutes) and CB11 (from Chemnitz central station towards Stollberg, every 30 minutes).
At the Stadtpark (city park): Bus stop, lines 43 & 53
Parking spaces are limited.