Invitation to take part in the art competition organised by the Kunstverein der Diözese Rottenburg-Stuttgart e.V.
As part of the ‘Reichenauer Künstler:innentagung 2025’ from 10 to 12 October 2025 at Schöntal Monastery, the Kunstverein der Diözese Rottenburg-Stuttgart cordially invites artists to take part in the art competition on the theme of ‘Body and Soul’.
The body is a place of memory in which the horizons of experience of society are inscribed in their various historical and cultural forms. Socially characterised value systems and memory practices as well as individual experiences become visible on the body – it is a repository and transmitter of cultural knowledge and social and personal identity(ies). The creative design and shaping of one’s own body is one of the central means of communication of our present day: by covering or displaying the body, a self-image is developed, social attributions are rejected or accepted. The body – be it the physical body or its reproduced image – is therefore a medium and means of expression that also plays a constitutive role in Christian visual cultures.
“The central events of Christianity do not take place on parchment and paper, but on the human body of flesh and blood. The central dates of Christianity are elementary bodily events and are called the Incarnation, Passion and Resurrection; they announce the fulfilment of salvation in the flesh and the salvation of the flesh. […] Christianity is all about the body.”
– Elke Pahud de Mortanges.
Against the background of sociological, theological and art-historical questions, the Reichenau Artists’ Days 2025 aim to make an interdisciplinary contribution to the contemporary discourse on the body.
The visual arts are the cornerstone of this cultural event.
We welcome entries that take up the theme of ‘Body and Soul’ and encourage all participants to express their personal perspective in their individual style. The competition offers artists the opportunity to present their work in the spacious premises of Schöntal Monastery over a period of six weeks. The award-winning works also serve as a basis for discussion and reflection on the conference theme. The artists benefit from great public visibility in this inspiring environment between art viewing, dialogue and music.
We look forward to your creative visions!
If you have any questions or require additional information, please contact us:
Dr. Melanie Prange
Diözesanmuseum Rottenburg
Karmeliterstraße 9
72108 Rottenburg am Neckar
Phone: +49 (0) 7472 922-181
Email: kunstverein@drs.de
Information on the competition, the entry requirements and the application deadline, the jury and the judging as well as the how-to/application modalities can be found in the PDF linked here.
