Usedom

Usedom as an island for artists - In the thirties of last century the artists Otto Manigk, Otto Niemeyer-Holstein, Karen Schacht ...

Worpswede

“Worpswede, Worpswede . . . it is a wonderland!", Paula Becker wrote in her diary in 1897 and the poet Rainer Maria Rilke enthused about a "sky of indescribable variability and grandeur”. To the present day artists and visitors interested in art and culture are captivated by the charm of Worpswede and its sandy hill - the "Weyerberg". Birch trees line the streets into the village, situated 25 km north-east of Bremen, in the midst of the expansive, picturesque “Teufelsmoor” [Devil's Moor] with river Hamme and its lowlands.

Institut Mathildenhöhe Darmstadt

"My Hesse country shall flourish and in it, the arts!" The founding and development of the Darmstadt Artists’ Colony, 1899-1914

Cernay-la-Ville

Cernay-la-Ville is situated at about 45 km south-west of Paris and about 20 km south of Versailles in the Chevreuse Valley area.

The village of about 1600 inhabitants lies between the Rambouillet forest on the north and farmland on the south.

This unique and very picturesque setting has attracted many artists as early as the beginning of the 19^thcentury.

Kevelaer

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Ambramtsevo

Abramtsevo is located north of Moscow, in the proximity of Khotkovo, that became a center for the Slavophile movement and artistic activity in the 19th century. 

Szentendre

As a result of the Treaty of Trianon after Worldwar I the artists colony of Nagybánya was no longer part of Hungary. Tibor Boromisza and others discovered Szentendre to be more than a substitute. The artist's colony was founded in 1926. In 1929 the artists moved to a house at Deák ference Street, which became the main place for the artists for a long period.
In 1969 a new artists colonie was founded by the Hungarian state.

Prien am Chiemsee

The Chiemsee was one of the most important artists places in Germany. In 80s of he 19. century the artist Hugo Kauffmann discovered the place Prien am Chiemsee and settled. He founded one of the doughter-colonies of Frauenchiemsee.

Oosterbeek

Echoing the Barbizon naturalist tradition, the village of Oosterbeek, situated on the outskirts of the Veluwe, became a home to one of the first Dutch artists’ colonies

Schwaan

As many north german places Schwaan is of slavic origin and it's foundation owes around 1230 to the favorable position between Warnow and Beke. The town lay at an historic crossing of a trading road over the Warnow river and soon developed to a respectable city.

Nunspeet

At a time when industry and urbanisation was emerging, they discovered the beauty of the countryside and of living close to nature.

Hiddensee

‟Visitors to Hiddensee have included poetesses, poets, painters, sculptors, musicians, actors and other artists without number. Men with the most renowned names in every area of learning and culture.“ Gerhard Hauptmann

Balestrand

Domburg

In the 1870’s the Belgian artists Emile Claus, Camille Van Camp and Euphrosine Beernaert spent a couple of summers on the isle of Walcheren, Zealand. With many other guests they stayed at the country house of the wealthy Belgian industrialist Emile De Harven near Domburg and made the isle the subject of their works. A real artists’ colony, however, was not formed until the turn of the century.

Dötlingen

A very important part of Doetlingen is the wonderful and incredibly beautiful nature and countryside which is influenced by the river Hunte. The "Thousand year old Oak Tree" of Doetlingen has been admired by many throughout the centuries.