Who are the candidates?
The deadline for candidacy expired on April 24, 2026. The candidates present themselves here with a picture and text. Click on the gallery to view the candidates' dossiers.
Click on the images and scroll left or right to view the candidates' profiles (listed in alphabetical order by last name).
A tabular overview of the election proposals
| Election Nomination | Division |
| Nadine Tannreuther | Film, Photography, and Electronic Media |
| Andrea Wink | Film, Photography, and Electronic Media |
| Clemens Bosselmann | Music |
| Saskia Osterhold | Music |
| Peter Reese | Music |
| Sabine Schulz | Music |
| Christian Strauß | Music |
| Danilo Tepsa | Music |
| Jan-Filip Ťupa | Music |
| Micki Bertling | Performing Arts |
| Susanne Müller | Performing Arts |
| Elena O’Connor | Performing Arts |
| Lavinia Baumstark | Visual Arts |
| Titus Grab | Visual Arts |
| Ralf Haberich | Visual Arts |
| Sabine Schuchart | Visual Arts |
| Dr. Christa Sturm | Visual Arts |
| Dr. Tanja Bernsau | Cultural Heritage, City History, and Customs |
| Philipp Grillich | Cultural Heritage, City History, and Customs |
| Ann-Kathrin Hartenbach | Cultural Heritage, City History, and Customs |
| Harald Kuntze | Cultural Heritage, City History, and Customs |
| Alexander Pfeiffer | Literature |
| Marian Drabosenik | Socioculture |
| Marianne Friedrich | Socioculture |
| Arnd Mommsen | Socioculture |
| Tatjana Aleksandrovna Schneider | Socioculture |
| Anja Baumgart-Pietsch | Cross-disciplinary positions |
| Moritz Buch | Non-disciplinary positions |
| Herbert Cartus | Non-discipline-specific seats |
| Dirk Fellinghauer | Non-discipline-specific seats |
| Lena Flügge | Non-category-specific seats |
| Hendrik Heim | Non-division-specific seats |
| Francesca Herget | Non-division-specific seats |
| Steven Kramer | Non-division-specific seats |
| Philline Kuhl | Non-division-specific seats |
| Sören Kunz | Non-disciplinary seats |
| Marta Moneva-Enchev | Non-sector-specific seats |
| Fabienne Müller | Non-disciplinary seats |
| Dr. Helmut Müller | Non-disciplinary seats |
| Dr. Wayne Nelson | Non-disciplinary seats |
| Mirco Radtke | Non-division-specific seats |
| André Werner | Non-division-specific seats |
The procedure
All 25 members of the fourth Wiesbaden Cultural Advisory Board will be newly appointed. Seven of these will be nominated by each of the following institutions: the Hessian State Theater in Wiesbaden, the Wiesbaden Adult Education Center (Volkshochschule Wiesbaden e.V.), the Hessian State Museum of Art and Nature, the Wiesbaden Chamber of Industry and Commerce, and the Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau Foundation, as well as the City Museum on the Market (new) and the Rhine-Main University of Applied Sciences (new). Five additional members will be nominated by the political groups in the City Council.
The remaining 13 seats are elected by all Wiesbaden residents who have reached the age of 16 by May 26, 2026.
Candidates for the 2026 Cultural Advisory Board election will run in the following categories:
- Film, Photography, and Electronic Media
- Music
- Performing arts
- Visual arts
- Cultural Heritage, City History, and Customs
- Literature
- Socioculture
- Non-sector-specific seats
From each sector, the candidate with the most votes is selected for the advisory board. From the non-sector-specific seats, the six candidates with the most votes are selected.