Christmas at Café alma with Jette Frölich
This year, Jette Frölich returns to Gl. Holtegaard to create the Christmas decorations for the art centre’s new café. From Saturday, 14 November, visitors can experience her signature decorations, inspired by nature and Nordic Christmas traditions, bringing a special festive atmosphere to the space.
Over the decades, Jette Frölich has developed a distinctive visual style in which natural materials, lightness and attention to detail play a central role. At Café alma, this is reflected in a cohesive decorative concept, with the table settings forming an integral part of the overall design.
Opening Saturday, 14 November
We invite you to join us for the opening on Saturday, 14 November at 12:00, when Jette Frölich will be present to talk about her work on the decorations.
To celebrate the opening, mulled wine and Christmas cookies will be served, and the café will be open as usual.
Visitors can combine their visit with Georg Baselitz’s current exhibition BÜNDEL at the art centre or a stroll through the Baroque garden.
We look forward to welcoming you.
About Jette Frölich
Jette Frölich has worked with decorative art and design for more than five decades, with a particular focus on Christmas decorations. Her artistic career began in the 1960s with her first paper silhouettes, a technique that has since become a signature element of her work.
Inspired by the forms of nature and the changing seasons, she has developed a distinctive artistic style that combines Nordic simplicity, poetry and meticulous craftsmanship.
Her paper cuttings, metal ornaments, mobiles and porcelain figures have made her an iconic figure in Scandinavian Christmas decoration and decorative art. Characterised by their delicate details and timeless appeal, her creations have become part of Danish Christmas traditions across generations.
Opening: Saturday, 14 November 2026 at 12:00
Address: Café alma (Gl. Holtegaard), Attemosevej 170, 2840 Holte, Denmark
The Art Residency
The Art Residency in Gl. Holtegaard will reopen on May 1, 2026.
As early as May 2025, the public has been able to follow the extensive restoration that will bring Gl. Holtegaard back to its grandeur.
Below is a selection of the works that will be presented at the exhibition.
The Art
Residency
As early as May 2025, the public has been able to follow the extensive restoration that will bring Gl. Holtegaard back to its grandeur.
The Art Residency program stems from a growing interest in sculpture as an artistic form of expression, realized through techniques that craftsmen have used for centuries. Contemporary artists have increasingly embraced these techniques and are expressing themselves in their own artistic language, while challenging boundaries and expanding our understanding of classical sculpture.
Therefore, The Art Residency x Gl. Holtegaard attracts and supports a generation of Danish and international contemporary artists, who are currently eager to work in our workshops in Pietrasanta.
We can see a clear trend towards the revival of traditional crafts and their re-entry into the art scene. It is our hope that The Art Residency can help artists move from idea to production and thus serve as a starting point for new works. At the same time, the program creates the necessary framework to unite artistic creativity with craft knowledge and skill.
A sculpture begins as an idea! Without a workshop, it is difficult to turn the idea into reality.
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