The invention relates to a painting facility and a method for painting a workpiece, wherein, in a painting station, a coating is sprayed onto the workpiece by way of at least one painting device, and in an extraction station, which is arranged outside the painting station, air with overspray is extracted out of the painting station via an extraction device with a filter element, wherein overspray is separated out of the extracted air at the filter element. According to the invention it is provided that the exhaust air is led away via an extraction opening which is arranged in a lower region of the extraction station, wherein the filter element is placed onto the extraction opening, wherein the filter element is arranged approximately centrally in an extraction chamber of the extraction station. The invention further relates to a filter element provided for this purpose.