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2012 – Columbus Bicentennial and 20th Anniversary of the Columbus – Dresden Sister City Relationship
Welcome to Dresden Sister City, Inc.
Dresden Sister City, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization promoting cultural, educational and sports exchanges, and facilitating business contacts between the cities of Columbus, Ohio, U.S.A. and Dresden, Germany.
The sister city agreement between Columbus, Ohio and Dresden, Germany was signed on June 4, 1992. Within the first decade of this sister city relationship, the number of exchanges amounted to a staggering 200.
Selection of Columbus – Dresden Exchanges
Artists in Residency Exchange Programs:
§ Greater Columbus Arts Council – State of Saxony Read more… and here...
§ Ohio Arts Council (Zygote Press in Cleveland) – City of Dresden (Grafikwerkstatt Dresden) Read more …
Academic Exchange Programs:
§ Sustainable Urban Development Exchange Program between the Knowlton School of Architecture, city and Regional Development Program at The Ohio State University and the Technische Universität Dresden Read more…
§ The Ohio State University Summer Language Program in Dresden Read more…
Choir Partnerships between:
§ The Columbus Maennerchor and Sächsischer Bergsteigerchor Kurt Schlosser
§ Germania Sports and Singing Society and Dresdner Polizeichor
As well as:
· A Youth Theatre Project in 2009
· Cultural Performances in each sister city
· A high school student exchange
· Photo Exchange between Camera Clubs in both cities
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