As part of the Dresden-Brazzaville twinning program, the municipalities of Dresden (Germany) and Brazzaville (Republic of Congo), in collaboration with the Goethe-Institut Kamerun and in cooperation with Zentralwerk Dresden e.V. and Ateliers Sahm/Brazzaville, have set up an artist residency program for artists from Brazzaville and Dresden.
The aim of this artist residency program is to discover the Dresden art scene and exchange ideas and suggestions. Dresden, the capital of Saxony in Germany, is synonymous with museums, classical architecture, masterpieces, and a river, the Elbe. Brazzaville-based artist Ralff Therance Lhyliann spent six weeks in Dresden between October and December 2025, where he developed a performance installation project. Meanwhile, Dresden-based artist Birgit Schuh undertook a residency at Ateliers Sahm in Brazzaville from August to October 2025 to refine her visual art practice. Their creative exchange culminated in a joint exhibition which will be opened in December 2025 at Zentralwerk Dresden.
