The Cross-Border Region
With its academy, and its activities and projects in education and culture, Bild-Werk Frauenau works for the transfer and further development of knowledge and ability, for artistic-craft exchanges and human encounters in the eastern Bavarian border region. Bild-Werk Frauenau is an essential asset of the international networking of the regional glass and cultural scene, as well as assisting sustainable tourism. Beyond the Summer Academy, this commitment and involvement of artists, organizers and workshops of Bild-Werk Frauenau can be seen in the artistic design of the new Glass Museum Frauenau and the Glass Gardens in Frauenau, as well as in the lead organization of three international glass symposia in Frauenau.
Since Bild-werks inception exchange with Czech neighbours and glass regions has been a priority. Every year since 1988, Czech course instructors teach in the International Summer Academy. Beginning in 1990 with co-operative relations with the Železný Brod Glass School, Bild-Werk has worked closely with Czech glass schools, colleges and other educational institutions for glass, design and art.
Since 1990, Bild-Werk Frauenau has been involved in cross-border cultural events and workshops for cultural and artistic cooperation in the Bavarian and Bohemian Forest region, as well as for historical work and reconciliation work. Music knows no bounds on the event stage of our cooperation partner Gasthaus Gistl. In 2004, Bild-Werk Frauenau was awarded the "Prize of Good Neighborhood and Understanding" of the Greens in the Bavarian and Bohemian Forest.
Since Bild-werks inception exchange with Czech neighbours and glass regions has been a priority. Every year since 1988, Czech course instructors teach in the International Summer Academy. Beginning in 1990 with co-operative relations with the Železný Brod Glass School, Bild-Werk has worked closely with Czech glass schools, colleges and other educational institutions for glass, design and art.
Since 1990, Bild-Werk Frauenau has been involved in cross-border cultural events and workshops for cultural and artistic cooperation in the Bavarian and Bohemian Forest region, as well as for historical work and reconciliation work. Music knows no bounds on the event stage of our cooperation partner Gasthaus Gistl. In 2004, Bild-Werk Frauenau was awarded the "Prize of Good Neighborhood and Understanding" of the Greens in the Bavarian and Bohemian Forest.
The Bavarian-Czech co-operation, and the concern of regional development in an international context, is reflected in numerous projects sponsored by Bild-Werk Frauenau (selection):
- Since 1990: German-Czech cultural events and symposia with Czech partners (Eisensteiner Club, Sumava National Park, Union for Good Neighbourhodd of German and Czech speaking countries etc.)
- Since 1997: Scholarships and Small Project Funding by the German-Czech Future Fund, the disposition fund of the Euregio Bayerischer Wald-Böhmerwald etc.
- 2001-2003: Development project International Summer Academy (EU funding in Interreg III, in cooperation with the glass schools Zelezny Bros and Novy Bor)
- 2002, 2013 and 2016: Dominik Biman School / Jiri Harcuba School of Glass Engraving held at Bild-Werk Frauenau Academy
- 2005/2006: Renovation of Tom's Hall academy building (EU funding in Interreg III, cooperation with glass schools Zelezny Brod, Novy Bor)
- 2012-2015: Hot Glass Project - construction of a renewed hot-glass studio and organisation of student workshops for sculptural hot glass design (EU project in Interreg IV with the University of West Bohemia, Faculty of Art and Design)
- 2016: "In-Between Worlds in Hot Glass: Perspectives of Graal Glass". Symposium with master classes (sponsored by Kulturfonds Bayern, Niderbayerische Kulturstiftung, Förderverein Glas, Alexander Tutsek Foundation, cooperation with Glaskörper Kulturverein, Netzwerk Glas, Theresienthal Foundation, Glasfachschule Zwiesel, Bayern Design GmbH)