Category Archives: Spinnerei

The Spinnerei, Leipzig’s City Center and Berlin in a Nutshell: Leipzig Residency, Part 2

Posted on June 25, 2013

By Krista Smith (MFA 2014)  We are going into week three here at the Spinnerei, and everyone is deep into their own work. For me, the Spinnerei is kind of like one massive production site where artists from all over the world come to nestle into their industrial-sized lofts and make some serious use of its big white walls. Our… Read More

Welcome to the Spinnerei: Leipzig Residency, Part 1

Posted on June 12, 2013

By Shangkai Kevin Yu (MFA 2014)   Krista Smith and I met up with Tim Buckley in Munich to take the propeller plane into Leipzig. I will never forget seeing Tim’s familiar big beard and broad smile when he found us at the airport and listening to him rave about how amazing sitting in a tin can at 37,000 feet… Read More

Summer of Prisms

Posted on August 23, 2012

June 1 – July 31, 2012, four Academy students lived and worked in Liepzig, Germany as artists on an 8-week Artist in Residence Program.  Brian Dang (MFA 2013), Robert Fundis (MFA 2013), Elizabeth Glaessner (MFA 2013) and Noelle Timmons (MFA 2013) have continued to share their experiences here. By Noelle Timmons (MFA 2013)As all humans experience their lives through the… Read More

Learning to Dig in Leipzig

Posted on August 16, 2012

By Jon Beer (MFA 2012, Fellow 2013) Over five weeks ago I arrived in Leipzig, Germany to begin what would be a two month painting residency at the Baumwollspinnerei, (once Europe’s largest cotton mill now artist hub. Think of Bushwick but much nicer.) It is one of the largest cities in former East Germany, and is the home of the… Read More

NYAA Leipzig International Artist Residency (LIA) 2012: Farewell Leipzig

Posted on August 13, 2012

On June 1, Four Academy students arrived in Liepzig, Germany to start an 8-week Artist in Residence Program.  Brian Dang (MFA 2013), Robert Fundis (MFA 2013), Elizabeth Glaessner (MFA 2013) and Noelle Timmons (MFA 2013) will share their experiences here throughout the summer.   By Brian Dang (MFA 2013) – Originally posted in God in the Gallery When people ask… Read More

NYAA Leipzig International Artist Residency (LIA) 2012: Final Week

Posted on July 26, 2012

On June 1, Four Academy students arrived in Liepzig, Germany to start an 8-week Artist in Residence Program.  Brian Dang (MFA 2013), Robert Fundis (MFA 2013), Elizabeth Glaessner (MFA 2013) and Noelle Timmons (MFA 2013) will share their experiences here throughout the summer. July 26, 2012 by Elizabeth Glaessner (MFA 2013) It’s the final week of our residency in Leipzig… Read More