FELDSTÄRKE is a weekend long encounter with the work of students from leading arts schools and academies in the NRW region specialising in varied fields including the performing arts, photography, film, video, installations and media arts. As well as offering young artists a shared roof under which to present their work to the general public, FELDSTÄRKE ncorporates an internal programme of events which promotes practice orientated interdisciplinary exchanges between the students.

Young artists from leading arts schools and academies in NRW present their current works and projects at PACT

Fachhochschule Dortmund


The design faculty at the Dortmund University of Applied Sciences offers a study course integrating the fields of graphics, photography, film/ television and three dimensional communication design. 
Prof. Susanne Brügger, Design Faculty

Kunstakademie Düsseldorf


›Art is not teachable. There are no rules for art: it originates from individuals who record their experiences of people and the world in visual means.‹ (Norbert Kricke)
The Dusseldorf Academy of Art endeavours to pervade students with pride, and let them participate in the work and challenge that this imprecise and multi-interpretable horizon of thought presents.
Prof. Thomas Ruff, Photography Class

Folkwang Hochschule Essen


The Folkwang Academy educates young personalities with the aim to lead them to excellent professional competence , a broad educational view and a high degree of individuality and creativity . The Folkwang Hochschule is a place of interdisciplinary artistic and scientific research, theory and practice. 
Prof. Lutz Förster, Dance Faculty

Hochschule für Musik Köln


The Hochschule für Musik, Cologne is one of largest and oldest schools of music in Europe. Its worldwide acclaim is a result of the care and development invested in its classical music education as well as its openness for contemporary music, dance, and jazz.
Prof. Paul Melis, Dance Faculty

Kunstakademie Münster


The Academy of Fine Arts Munster offers the following areas of study: painting, sculpture, graphics, film, video, performance and practice orientated research in the fields of film, video and media. 
Prof. Andreas Köpnick, Video and New media, Fylm-ckass