LIA

Leipzig International Art Programme

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Oupa Sibeko, South Africa, LIA artist

The Leipzig International Art Programme (LIA) is an international artist in residency programme located at the Spinnerei Leipzig. LIA focuses on being a place for experiment and learning within a strong local artist community and a city rich of traditions. Local and international artists have an impact on each other while exchanging cultural experiences they are shifting the gaze.

Since 2007 over 500 artists from 40 nations have taken part in the programme.

At the LIA, we believe that moving outside of our comfort zone leads to new perspectives opening up. International visual artists working together with professional musicians, public space and institutions like museums fits perfectly into this philosophy and this type of collaboration leads to new approaches being developed and new kinds of artistic exchanges taking place.

Anna-Louise Rolland, Founder of the LIA

Latest LIA
reports and publications

Cover of the Leipzig International Art Programme report for 2023, featuring a blue background, white text, and an illustration of a building with art gallery visitors inside.

Illustration of people rowing a boat with animals such as a giraffe, a lion, a swan, and a seal in the water.

From Cotton to Culture …

A poster for the African Leipzig LIA Programme features a stylized illustration of a building with people inside, artwork on the walls, and a factory chimney emitting smoke. The title "African Leipzig" is colorful at the top, with dotted lines in various colors orbiting around the building, ending in a red abstract shape. The bottom of the poster reads "LIA Programme" in red and “Leipziger Baumwollspinnerei” below the building.

African Leipzig

Red cover page for the Leipzig International Art Programme 2022 report featuring an isometric illustration of an industrial building with people viewing artwork and a chimney emitting smoke.