Name: WAY! New Beginning – Old Beginning at Eppingen Town Hall
Start: 2026-09-16T10:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-10-02T19:30:00+02:00
Location: Galerie im Rathaus

An Artistic Experience Between Departure and Distinction

The exhibition WAY! New Beginning – Old Beginning brings the upper grade of Hartmanni Gymnasium to the gallery at Eppingen Town Hall. From July 23, 2026, to October 2, 2026, a scholarly and historically remarkable engagement with figure, space, and expression unfolds here. At the center is the question of how identity becomes visible in the visual arts – between approach, transformation, and dissolution.

Between Giotto and Francis Bacon

The title opens a double reading: WAY as movement, departure, and development, but also as a decisive Way! in the sense of repulsion, rejection, and leaving behind. The students engage with Giotto di Bondone and Francis Bacon, thus spanning a remarkable arc from the early Renaissance to existential modernity. Giotto is considered a pioneer of a new emotionality of the figure, Bacon as a master of disturbance, fragmentation, and internal tension.

Figure, Space, and Inner Condition

The works revolve around the human body in relation to its surroundings. Painting, fresco, and photographic documentation enter into a dialogue that opens the picture surface as a space for thought. Particularly in the juxtaposition of outer appearance and inner expression, a special aesthetic experience emerges: concentrated, multifaceted, and thematically rich. The exhibition shows how cultural education in the school context can lead to independent artistic production.

The Gallery in Town Hall as a Venue for Contemporary Encounters

The gallery in Eppingen Town Hall provides an appropriate framework for this presentation. The historic building at the marketplace connects administrative space and art space in a concise manner. The exhibition cleverly utilizes this atmosphere: the public space becomes a resonance space for questions about change, youth, visual language, and artistic stance. Herein lies the appeal of this project, which convincingly intertwines art mediation and work observation.

Opening, Duration, and Visit

Visitors are warmly invited to the opening on Thursday, July 23, 2026, at 6 p.m. The exhibition will then be accessible during the opening hours of the town hall and will be on view until October 2, 2026. Admission is free. Those interested in art history, school art, curation, and the development of contemporary forms of expression will find an impressive exhibition with a clear didactic line and strong artistic profile.

Conclusion: WAY! New Beginning – Old Beginning promises a surprisingly clever artistic experience between the Renaissance and the present, between observation and self-examination. A visit is worthwhile for all who appreciate young art, artistic experiments, and the quiet power of a good exhibition.