Stiftung Starke

The "artist in residence" program is the key to the purpose of Stiftung Starke. For a period of 3-12 months, the
foundation will provide those artists selected with residential and working premises.

Moreover, the "artist in residence" program gives the artists the
opportunity to present the projects and pieces created during their stay at the Löwenpalais to a wide public in an
exhibition in the mansion's own gallery after their scholarship has ended.

The Löwenpalais, situated in the Grunewald, Berlin's so-called "verdure heart", is a villa which represents traditional
ties to the arts through its history and architecture. In 1903, the renowned architect Hans Sehring (Theater des
Westens) built this country mansion for the royal cellarman Habel and his family. In the 1930s, the building was
divided into luxurious single apartments which many famous artists and scholars called home for a few years.