Olaf Wegewitz and ilka Leukefeld have a long-standing friendship, which has deepened over the years due to their interest in art and environmental protection. Their artistic careers are characterized by numerous exhibition participations at home and abroad. They have been individually committed to providing international artists with exhibition opportunities in Halberstadt and Röderhof for many years. Another thing they have in common is that they are always fascinated and inspired by nature. Artistically, Wegewitz and Leukefeld work mainly with environmentally friendly, often self-made materials. Nevertheless, their works could not be more different! At the STERN_WARTE art exhibition, we invite you to see their works for yourself. Both artists will be present at the opening and will be happy to answer your questions about the art on display at BAzwo.

ilka Leukefeld lives and works as a freelance artist, now back in Berlin and Halberstadt after a 26-year stay abroad in Great Britain. In 2014 she initiated
the MKH Biennale, an international event and Saxony-Anhalt's first art biennial. In 2024, she initiated a successful artist exchange to mark the 35th anniversary of the town twinning between Wolfsburg and Halberstadt. The resulting invitation from the BAzwo Ateliergemeinschaft Burg Neuhaus confirms the creative development of the established connections. In the exhibition STERN_WARTE, Leukefeld presents newly created works in the form of an art installation. Under the working title 'stern warte auf den gefallenen mond' (star waiting for the fallen moon), she combines ceramic works, which were crudely fired in an open fire with metal residues, with encaustic paintings on Japanese paper illuminated by LED lights.

Olaf Wegewitz lives and works in Huy-Neinstedt, a small village in Saxony-Anhalt. In nearby Röderhof, he was instrumental in the founding of the art association where the first workshop exhibition was opened in the castle in July 1989 under the title 'Wir Machen Kunst! Olaf Wegewitz exhibits drawings in the Burggalerie Neuhaus under the title 'the other star' and an object made of limestone under the title 'entanglement of two planets'.

Opening hours: Sundays, 01.06., 08.06., 15.06., 22.06. and 29.06.2025 from 13:00 to 17:00, as well as on Saturday, 05.07.2025 from 13:00 to 18:30

Exhibition venue: Burg Neuhaus, Burgallee 2, 38446 Wolfsburg

Admission is free.