When can the exhibition be visited

The exhibition is accessible from April 15 to June 10, 2026, during the general contact times of the Ostalbkreis District Office. Please check the current times on the District Office's website beforehand.

What is the admission fee

Admission is free. No tickets are required.

Are there tours or mediation offers

Information will follow. Current notes on tours or mediation will be published by the organizers.

Is photography allowed in the exhibition

Information will follow. Please respect the notices displayed on-site and ask at the reception of the District Office if in doubt.

How do I reach the event location

The location is the Ostalbkreis District Office, Stuttgarter Straße 41, 73430 Aalen. Use public transport or parking options in the vicinity. The District Office's website provides precise directions.

How much time should I plan for the visit

Plan about 30 to 60 minutes depending on personal contemplation of the works. If engaging intensely with materials and spatial effects, the stay may be prolonged.

Experience Sculpture Up Close: BfB Exhibition Transforms the District Office Aalen

Name: Association of Freelance Sculptors Baden-Württemberg – Exhibition at the Ostalbkreis District Office
Start: 2026-04-15T02:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-06-11T01:59:59+02:00
Location: Landratsamt Ostalbkreis

Sculture in the public space of everyday life: The BfB is hosted at the Ostalbkreis District Office

This exhibition by the Association of Freelance Sculptors Baden-Württemberg (BfB) opens a concentrated art experience: sculpture, material, and space enter into a precise dialogue with the architecture of the District Office. Between official visits and work routine, an exhibition atmosphere is created that grounds the contemplation of the works – immediate, sensory, close to the aesthetic experience.

Forms speak: Material, surface, spatial effect

At the center is the diversity of contemporary sculpture. The BfB brings together sculptors from all over Baden-Württemberg; their works span a spectrum from stone, wood, and metal to ceramics, plastics, textiles, and material combinations. Edges and curves, grain and patina, polished surfaces and rough fractures make the relationship between mass and emptiness, weight and buoyancy, statics and movement physically experienced.

Art historical line: From classical sculpture to installation

The presented positions knowledgeably situate themselves between painting-like relief, freestanding sculpture, and installation. It becomes visible how the genre has opened since the classical modernism towards an expanded concept of sculpture: space as material, light as a player, sight lines as a curatorial tool. Especially in the foyer context, this sharpens the gaze for the interaction between work and place.

Curating in the government space: Public as a resonance space

Sculpture in the administrative building creates a special reception situation: The works encounter a heterogeneous audience that primarily uses the place functionally. The exhibition understands this transitional character as an opportunity. Those who pause discover measures, proportions, and tectonic settings – a short break that becomes an intensive observation.

Education and mediation: Self-directed work contemplation

The exhibition is aimed at art enthusiasts and the curious. It invites comparative observation: How does the choice of material change the idea of form? What traces of the artistic process remain visible? These questions promote cultural education and raise awareness of artistic decisions in three-dimensional work.

Conclusion: Visitors can expect a clear, concentrated encounter with contemporary sculpture – free of charge, accessible, close to everyday life. Anyone who wants to experience sculpture not only visually but spatially should definitely visit this exhibition live.