QUEER ART & ACTIVISM CAMP – FOKUS FESTIVAL GÖRLITZ
Invitation to the Queer Art and Activism Camp at the Fokus Festival Görlitz!
Would you like to actively advocate for the visibility of tin* persons and queers and strengthen the hinterland with your own artistic and activist contributions? Then join us for our Queer Art and Activism Camp from August 10to 17, 2025, in Görlitz!
Under the motto “(in)visible” we are sending a powerful message for diversity,visibility, and the rights of tin* and queer communities. The camp offers you the opportunity to network actively, develop creative and political actions together, and make them visible during the Fokus Festival. Our goal is to amplify and highlight the voices and perspectives of tin* and queer individuals in the East German federal states, Poland, and beyond.
Who is the camp for?
The camp is aimed at tin* persons and queer allies from (East) Germany and Poland, aged 18 to 99, who want to actively promote visibility and equality.
What can you expect?
• Workshops on body work, introspection, writing, and resilience to connectpersonal strength with activism
• Creative outputs: art, texts, performances – visibility through art
• Contributing your own and collective activist ideas and actions
• Participation and co-creation in the Queer Area as part of the Fokus Festival program to actively promote and show case queer positions
• Exchange and networking in an open, respectful atmosphere
• Getting to know local queer structures in Görlitz
• Opportunities to make new friends through joint activities
Schedule & Design:
• Sunday evening, August 10: Arrival, settling in, and getting to know each other
• Monday to Wednesday: Workshops and exchanges in the mornings and afternoons, creative and activist evenings
• Thursday: Finalizing creative and activist work, preparing contributions for the festival, networking with other queer projects
• Friday & Saturday: Participation in the Fokus Festival, presenting your own contributions, actively shaping the “Queer Area,” further networking
• Sunday: Shared breakfast, reflection, clean up, outlook on future connections, and closing
Optional:
Participation in the CSD Bautzen on Sunday, August 10, 2025 – a great opportunity to showcase queer visibility outside Görlitz!
What does the camp cost?
The solidarity sliding scale ranges from €155 to €270. The standard fee is €210. We want to enable people with fewer financial means to participate, so they can pay a reduced price of €155. Feel free to ask us about this. To support affordable spots and our organizational work, people with a higher budget can contribute €270+
This includes meals and part of the program. Accommodation in the group roomand workshops are free of charge.
If financial reasons make participation difficult, please contact us – we will find a solution.
Accessibility:
The group and workshop room are only accessible via several steps. The sleeping rooms are reached via the staircase; unfortunately, there is no elevator. To keep participation costs low, we have chosen affordable accommodations and cannot offer ground-floor or elevator-accessible rooms.
Let’s work together to promote the visibility of tin*persons and queers and make Görlitz an even more diverse and courageous city!
We look forward to seeing you!