IllustrationRuth BirkenfeldOffenburg
by innergardenArt that getsexplainedbefore it hangs.
Date:
Sat · 17 October 2026
Time:
16:00 - 22:00
Place:
Innergarden, Schutterwald
The idea · Vol 2
Three acts, one evening.
Vol 2 has a direction: first see, then listen, then stay. The art is seen before it is explained — and explained by the artists themselves, five minutes per voice.
Arrive
16:00 — 16:45 · 45 minA welcome drink in hand, live harp in the room — unamplified. Food and drinks are available from the start. Forty-five minutes in which the works stand on their own: no programme, no obligation, but never silence.
Listen
16:45 — 19:05 · 2 hr 20A welcome with a greeting from the mayor, then the voices: each artist speaks for five minutes — alone, in front of everyone. After a breather, the panel in front of the whole hall.
Stay
from 19:05 · 2 hr 55From 19:05, the DJ accompanies food, bar and conversations in the background. Food and drinks have been available since the start of the evening. The artists stay approachable at their own works.
Schedule · 17 October 2026
The evening, minute by minute.
The order is the idea: arrive → listen → stay. The seated block before the social one, never the other way round.
- 16:00ARRIVE — Welcome drink & live harpArrive · Part 1 of 8
ARRIVE — Welcome drink & live harp
A glass to start, harp music in the room; food and drinks are available from the start. The art is seen before it is explained — no programme, no obligation.
- 16:45Welcome & mayor's greetingWelcome · Part 2 of 8
Welcome & mayor's greeting
Amplified. A short welcome, then the mayor's greeting and a clear view of the evening's flow.
- 17:00LISTEN — The voicesListen · Part 3 of 8
LISTEN — The voices
Each artist speaks in front of everyone — not about the work, about themselves. A story, not a lecture.
- 17:25BreatherPart 4 of 8
Breather
Stand, drink, step outside. The hall catches its breath while the panel is set up at the front.
- 17:40PANEL — “What are we actually building this for?”Panel · Part 5 of 8
PANEL — “What are we actually building this for?”
Art, technology, business, politics — in front of the whole hall. Moderation: Ruth Birkenfeld.
- 19:00Closing wordsClosing · Part 6 of 8
Closing words
The moderator closes briefly and opens up the evening.
- 19:05STAY — Food, bar, conversationsStay · Part 7 of 8
STAY — Food, bar, conversations
Food and drinks are available all evening; from here, the DJ accompanies the conversations. The artists are approachable at their own works.
- 22:00EndPart 8 of 8
End
A good evening. Vol 3 follows.
Schedule · 17 October 2026
The evening, minute by minute.
The order is the idea: arrive → listen → stay. The seated block before the social one, never the other way round.
- 16:00Arrive · Part 1 of 8
ARRIVE — Welcome drink & live harp
A glass to start, harp music in the room; food and drinks are available from the start. The art is seen before it is explained — no programme, no obligation.
- 16:45Welcome · Part 2 of 8
Welcome & mayor's greeting
Amplified. A short welcome, then the mayor's greeting and a clear view of the evening's flow.
- 17:00Listen · Part 3 of 8
LISTEN — The voices
Each artist speaks in front of everyone — not about the work, about themselves. A story, not a lecture.
- 17:25Part 4 of 8
Breather
Stand, drink, step outside. The hall catches its breath while the panel is set up at the front.
- 17:40Panel · Part 5 of 8
PANEL — “What are we actually building this for?”
Art, technology, business, politics — in front of the whole hall. Moderation: Ruth Birkenfeld.
- 19:00Closing · Part 6 of 8
Closing words
The moderator closes briefly and opens up the evening.
- 19:05Stay · Part 7 of 8
STAY — Food, bar, conversations
Food and drinks are available all evening; from here, the DJ accompanies the conversations. The artists are approachable at their own works.
- 22:00Part 8 of 8
End
A good evening. Vol 3 follows.
The artists · Vol 2
The people behind the works.
Exhibiting Artists
Illustration
PaintingAlbrecht BehmelFreudenstadt
Mixed mediaPaul van KempenSaarbrücken
PortraitJay BirdBaden-Baden
Open slot
Open slotEmerging
Open slot
Open slotNational
Live Music
Live harpClaire Augier de LajalletStrasbourg
DJ
DJ setChristian GehrmannGengenbach
Five voices, one evening. The remaining slots — established, emerging, national — will be announced.
“What are we actually building this for?”
Panel · 17:40 · in front of the whole hall
The panel · 17:40 · 80 min
“What are we actually building this for?”
Why build a place in the middle of the Ortenau where art, work and community come together — and what does the region get out of it? Four voices from art, technology, business and politics, moderated, in front of a full hall. Guests are currently being confirmed.
ModerationRuth BirkenfeldGuides through the evening
ArtAlbrecht BehmelPainter, historian and award-winning radio-play author
Portrait · TechnologyTechnology
To be announcedNew tools, new places
BusinessTobias KreutzerManaging Director, Richter Aluminium
Portrait · PoliticsPolitics
To be announcedCulture as a location question
Vol 1 · 18 April 2026
What happened the first time.
One evening, six artists, a house full of people who stayed longer than planned.
40
Works shown
Painting and photography, spread across the whole house.
12
Works sold
Almost all of them in the conversations after the programme.
6
Artists
Three painting, three photography — plus duo and DJ.
160
Guests
From the Ortenau and far beyond it.
Looking back · Vol 1
The evening as a film.
Voices · Vol 1
What guests said after Vol 1.
A few short videos, filmed on phones during the evening and in the days after. Not written by us.
Interviews · With special thanks to
Lena Social Media Akademie
Lena & Maria
Gallery · Vol 1
The room, the works, the guests.
The series
artmosphere comes back.
You are at edition two
Vol. 1
18 April 2026Six artists, 40 works, 160 guests — 12 pieces sold, the proceeds entirely to the artists.Past↗
NowVol. 2
17 October 2026 · 16:00—22:00Three acts, five voices, one panel. ~210 seats, free entry.Register →
Vol. 3
Spring 2027New artists, new stories. Always at Innergarden in Schutterwald.Coming soon
Hosted with the municipality.
Vol 2 does not simply happen in Schutterwald, it happens with Schutterwald: the municipality hosts the evening together with Innergarden, and the mayor opens it with a greeting.
Co-organiser · Vol 2
The cause · Vol 2
An evening that gives something back.
Vol 2's cause comes from Schutterwald: the Jumppark, a set of bike jumps on the municipal recreation grounds. Two teenagers built it themselves over the past two years, and plenty of local children ride it today.
A shelter is the next thing it needs. The two are collecting donations for it, and Vol 2 collects alongside them on the evening.
Municipality of Schutterwald
Proposed the cause
The Jumppark opening on 16 May 2026, on the Schutterwald recreation grounds.
Partners · Vol 2
Who carries Volume 2.
Six places. What a partnership includes and what it costs is in the sponsorship deck.
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Getting here & parking
How to reach us.
Straight on
By car
Via the A5, exit Offenburg, then towards Schutterwald — a few minutes from the motorway. Burdastraße 23, 77746 Schutterwald.
Right at the house
Parking
Free parking right at the house, including EV charging. In the evening hosts point the way — just follow the signs on site.
From Offenburg station
By train & bus
Take the train to Offenburg station, then about ten minutes by taxi or bus towards Schutterwald. Looking for a ride? Mention it when you register.
On the night, the same signs lead all the way to the door
Secure your seat · Vol 2
Register now.
Free entry, limited seats: Vol 2 is built for around 210 guests so the evening stays what it should be — conversations, not a crowd.
Saturday, 17 October 2026 · 16:00—22:00Innergarden · Burdastraße 23 · 77746 Schutterwald