BLO studios
The BLO Ateliers are a cultural project that was founded in 2004. It brings together art studios, factories, workshops, social initiatives, cultural events and urban nature. The studios are located on the site of the former Berlin-Lichtenberg depot in the Berlin district of Rummelsburg , on the outskirts of Victoria City on a 12,000 m² area owned by DB Netz AG / DB AG with the address Kaskelstrasse 55.
history
The BLO-Ateliers were in 2004 with the help of EU funding ( ERDF ) by the sponsoring organization Lockkunst eV launched their own initiative of the approximately 100 users.
From the start, the project is financially independent. The name is derived from the abbreviation Bw Blo of the former Berlin-Lichtenberg-Ost depot.
The lease with Deutsche Bahn, which runs until 2024, stipulates that the project will take over all maintenance work for buildings and areas as well as administration.
The former canteen was converted into an event room. This space is made available to social and cultural organizers. Public institutions / organizations, such as the Berlin-Lichtenberg district office or Berlin schools, regularly hold events here. So far there have been exhibitions, concerts, theater performances, film screenings, discussion events and much more.
In August 2019 a three-day performance of the Tannhäuser Opera took place on the entire site.
The cultural office of the Lichtenberg administration has been working closely with the BLO studios since they were founded. It supports individual projects, such as an exchange program with refugee artists. The Berlin-Lichtenberg Economic Office is in regular contact with innovative individual companies on the site and promotes the Lichtenberg location with them.
Ecological importance
The Berlin-Lichtenberg nature protection station advises the studio management on the conservation of the diverse flora and fauna on the site. There is evidence of a sand lizard population and bat shelters. A large part of the area consists of grasslands and provides a habitat for many insects . The area therefore contributes to the city's biodiversity . There are regular botanical tours of the site.
Support association
The Friends Association of BLO-Ateliers eV, made up of people from culture, society and politics, supports the BLO-Ateliers in planning for the long-term security of the project. Members include: B. Hajo Schumacher , Ulli cell , Milan Peschel , Roman Geike , Rainald Grebe , Gesine Lötzsch , Christian Goiny . Christian Goiny (CDU) and Gesine Lötzsch (Die Linke) are board members of the association .
Political support
The Senate of Berlin , represented by the Governing Mayor Michael Müller (SPD), Senator for Culture Klaus Lederer (Die Linke), State Secretary Christian Rickerts (Bündnis90 / Die Grünen) visited the BLO studios on February 11, 2020 and assured further support.
Members of the Bundestag Gregor Gysi (Die Linke) and Kai Wegner (CDU) each wrote a letter to Ronald Pofalla in January 2020 , in which they campaigned for a secure future for the BLO studios. MdB Erhard Grundl (Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen) actively supports the project.
future
The rental agreement for the site with DB Netz AG / DB AG expires in 2024. DB AG is considering selling the area to the Berlin Senate or reactivating it for freight traffic. Negotiations on the continuation of the cultural project have started (as of February 2020).
The members of the BLO Ateliers intend to develop the site further and secure it against resale and speculation with land. The architectural office Hummel, which is part of the planning team of ExRotaprint gGmbH in Wedding, created a maintenance and usage concept on behalf of the sponsoring association. A previously unused locomotive shed on the site is integrated there. The BLO studios are advised by the ExRotaprint-Gesellschaft on further planning.
Open-door day
The open day takes place once a year on the entire site. In 2019 over 2000 visitors came. Many families from the neighborhood in particular use the varied supporting program with free admission.
Individual evidence
- ^ Bochmann, Klaus .: The railway depot Berlin-Lichtenberg-Ost d. Steam locomotives d. Bw "Blo" ud railway development in the east of Berlin . Bochmann, Schwäbisch Hall 1984, ISBN 3-924405-03-4 .
- ↑ Blo ateliers in the shadow of the hype (photo report and report on the Blo ateliers). Der Tagesspiegel , accessed on February 19, 2020 .
- ↑ The Hans, Black Heino, Blackbird Mantra on residentadvisor.net, accessed February 19, 2020.
- ↑ Soup & Mucke on suppeundmucke.de, accessed on February 19, 2020.
- ↑ Fireside chat: Prof. Martin Pätzold talks to Birgit Monteiro. March 28, 2019, accessed February 20, 2020 .
- ↑ LICHTENBERGIALE in the BLO studios: film and discussion on the unconditional basic income. February 9, 2018, accessed February 20, 2020 .
- ↑ Berlin is not Bayreuth - sinking a German myth. Retrieved February 20, 2020 .
- ↑ Stadtlichter (x) change program 2019. Accessed February 20, 2020 (American English).
- ↑ We are Heinrich • VAN magazine. September 4, 2019, accessed February 20, 2020 .
- ↑ 07/20/2019 Berlin not Bayreuth - richard-wagner.org. Retrieved February 20, 2020 .
- ↑ Here & Now: COonnection - Exchange and residency project @ BLO Ateliers. Retrieved February 17, 2020 (American English).
- ↑ Herbal hike with Maya | BLO studios. Retrieved February 17, 2020 .
- ^ Rainald Grebe is committed to the preservation of the artist village. Retrieved February 17, 2020 .
- ↑ Freundeskreis is now a non-profit association: BLO studios receive prominent support to secure an area for culture. Retrieved February 17, 2020 .
- ↑ Senate will meet on February 11, 2020 in Lichtenberg and will then visit the district. February 6, 2020, accessed February 17, 2020 .
- ↑ Berlin-Lichtenberg becomes the new cultural district. Retrieved February 17, 2020 .
- ↑ Joachim Fahrun: Senate on site: Michael Müller praises the Lichtenberg district. February 11, 2020, accessed on February 17, 2020 (German).
- ^ Berliner Abendblatt: Berlin-Lichtenberg: Gregor Gysi wants to help the BLO studios. Retrieved February 17, 2020 .
- ↑ Erhard Grundl, Member of the Bundestag. Retrieved April 16, 2020 .