on June 27 and 28, 2026

What is the significance of the colon (DoppelPunkt), and why is it the theme of the 2026 Artists Night? Looking at the colon, it consists of two individual dots placed vertically together, conveying an important message. Damyeong Yoo said at a meeting: "The colon symbol is like light and salt. It doesn't shine and season to reveal itself, but to illuminate someone or something."

Fotos by Carmen Sahm

The theme of the Artists Night at the Darmstadt Orangery in June 2024 was "Water is." Enjoy the impressions of the weekend as you view the photos.

29. und 30. Juni 2025

Die beteiligten darstellenden und bildenden Künstlerinnen und Künstler stellen sich in diesem Künstlerkatalog vor mit ihrer biographischen und künstlerischen Geschichte, ihren Gedanken zum Thema der Künstlernacht und beschreiben ihre Werke, die in der Ausstellung zu sehen sind. Wir wünschen ihnen viel Freude beim realen und virtuellen Rundgang durch die Künstlernacht.

June 29 and 30, 2024

"Water is." This is our theme for the artists' night, which will take place on June 29 and 30, 2024 in the Orangery Darmstadt. The sentence is a statement, an assertion. Water is indispensable, because without water there is no life. But there is a catch: only a small proportion of the available fresh water is actually usable. In addition, water is distributed unevenly around the world and billions of people have no access to clean water. But the fact is that plants, animals and people need water to live. With the theme "Water is." We want to deal with the importance of water as a resource and use our works of art to stimulate thought, ask questions and encourage hope. The artist night is a unique platform where advanced and professional artists show their art together.

Photos by Meinolf Stute and Damyeong Yoo

The theme of the artists night at the Orangery Darmstadt in June 2022 was "Neubruch". Enjoy the photos of the weekend.

25. und 26. Juni 2022

Wir freuen uns über ihren Besuch der Künstlernacht mit dem Thema „NEUBRUCH“. Die beteiligten darstellenden und bildenden Künstlerinnen und Künstler stellen sich in diesem Künstlerkatalog vor mit ihrer biographischen und künstlerischen Geschichte, ihren Gedanken zum Thema der Künstlernacht und beschreiben ihre Werke, die in der Ausstellung zu sehen sind. Wir wünschen ihnen viel Freude beim realen und virtuellen Rundgang durch die Künstlernacht.

June 25 and 26, 2022

This year's Artists Night will take place on June 25 and 26 under the theme “NEUBRUCH” in the Orangery Darmstadt. The Artists Night is a unique platform for performing and visual artists, musicians and spoken word artists, where advanced and professional artists show their art together. The participating artists come from Darmstadt and the surrounding area as well as from other parts of Germany. This year's theme captures what's in the air. The definition of the term “NEUBRUCH” can be found in the Duden as follows: “new arable land that has been plowed for the first time”. What figurative meaning does a new break have in our present? For everyone personally, for our country, the international community, our planet? (Climate) political, societal, social? What can a new beginning look like, in terms of content and artistic expression? Where do we need a change, a new beginning?

Films by Jason Mack and Hope TV

Under the theme "Stable values in Change" (Wertbeständig im Wandel), the Artists Night took place in the Orangery Darmstadt on June 27 and 28, 2020 under very special conditions. Filmmaker Jason Mack accompanied the weekend with camera and microphone. A team from the television station Hope TV was also there and put together a report.

27. und 28. Juni 2020

Wir sind begeistert und dankbar für die 6. Künstlernacht am 27. und 28. Juni 2020 und freuen uns an den engagierten Künstlern und den zahlreichen Besuchern, die auch unter den besonderen Randbedingungen der Corona-Pandemie den Weg in die Orangerie Darmstadt gefunden haben. Die Corona-Pandemie und ihre Auswirkungen auf die Gesellschaft hatten wir zum Anlass genommen, das Ausstellungskonzept für dieses Jahr grundlegend zu überarbeiten, gleich dem Motto: „Herausforderungen sind dazu da, um neu zu denken, umzudenken, aus dem Gewohnten herauszutreten und etwas Neues zu wagen.“ So ist auch ein digitaler Künstlerkatalog entstanden, der die beteiligten Künstler portraitiert und ihre Beiträge zur Künstlernacht beschreibt.

June 27 and 28, 2020

This year's artists night will take place on June 27 and 28 in the Orangery Darmstadt with the theme "Stable Values in Change". Given the dramatic changes in the past few weeks, the motto chosen over a year ago is more relevant than ever. We took the corona pandemic and its effects on society as an opportunity to fundamentally revise the exhibition concept for this year, following the motto: “Challenges are there to rethink, step out of the familiar and take the risk to do something new."

Film and Photos

The Artists Night took place in June 2018 with the theme "Red like Purple - Beauty is Rising" ("Rot wie Lila - Schönheit im Aufbruch") at the Orangery Darmstadt. Enjoy the impressions of the film as well as by looking at the photos.

June 25 and 26, 2018

The Artists Night is a vibrating interaction of paintings, lyrics, photography and film, collages, installations, music and performance. It is a place of beautiful and life-affirming art challenging and inviting you to reflect and to discuss about God and the world, to enjoy and to be refilled.