Salzburger Kunstverein

The Salzburger Kunstverein is a contemporary art organisation that specialises in art exhibitions. It is located in Salzburg, Austria, and is housed in the Künstlerhaus, which was built in 1885. The Salzburger Kunstverein organizes between ten and twelve exhibitions of international and Austrian artists annually. The Director since July 2023 is Mirela Baciak.[2]

Salzburger Kunstverein
FormationMarch 10, 1844 (1844-03-10)
PurposeTo awaken love for art, and educate a sense for art
HeadquartersKünstlerhaus
Location
  • Hellbrunner Straße 3
    5020 Salzburg
    Austria
Membership
550 (including 350 artists)
President
Gerda Ridler[1]
Director
Séamus Kealy
Staff
10
Websitewww.salzburger-kunstverein.at

History

The Salzburger Kunstverein was founded on March 10, 1844. It was one of the first of such institutions in Austria. According to its founding principles, its aim is "to awaken love for art and educate a sense for art". In 1885 the "Künstlerhaus", which to this day houses studios and exhibition areas, was built and is still the Kunstverein's headquarters today.[3]

Since 1992 the program has been elaborated and organised by the respective director (1992 Hildegund Amanshauser,1993-1995 Silvia Eiblmayr, 1996-2004 Hildegund Amanshauser, 2005-2013 Hemma Schmutz, 2014-03/2023 Séamus Kealy, since 07/2023 Mirela Baciak) and aims to meet international standards. By means of exhibitions, symposia, lectures, workshops or networking projects with other institutions the concept aspires to discover new forms of promoting art.[3]

In 2008 the Salzburger Kunstverein was awarded the ADKV-ART COLOGNE Price (together with the Westfälischer Kunstverein Münster) for its "excellent exhibition making and art education".[4]

Selected exhibitions
Source: Salzburger Kunstverein[5]

Partnerships

The Salzburger Kunstverein is a member of the ADKV (Arbeitsgemeinschaft Deutscher Kunstvereine)[4] and the Dachverband Salzburger Kulturstätten.[6]

Prizes and awards
  • 2008 ADKV-ART COLOGNE prize for Kunstvereine[7]
  • 2014 "Exhibition of the Year: Punctum", Profil Magazin (Profil 52, print, 22. Dec. 2014)
  • 2015 Salzburg Culture Poster prize for the exhibition poster Invisible Violence[8]
  • 2016 "Top Five Exhibitions of the Year: The People's Cinema", Profil Magazin (Profil 52, print, 19. Dec. 2016)
  • 2017 Salzburg Culture Poster prize for the exhibition poster A Painter's Doubt[9]

Selected publications

[10]

  • 1994 150 Jahre Salzburger Kunstverein
  • 1995 Lois Renner
  • 1998 Florian Pumhösl
  • 2005 Michael Raedecker
  • 2005 Trichtlinburg
  • 2007 Archiv Peter Piller. Zeitung
  • 2008 Otto Zitko. Die Konstruktion der Geste
  • 2011 Roman Ondák
  • 2014 Punctum
  • 2015 Stan Douglas
  • 2016 The People's Cinema
  • 2017 A Painter's Doubt
  • 2020 Gernot Wieland
  • 2021 ... Line as Thought, Lines as Universes ...

Literature
  • Gottfried Goiginger: Toleranz als Programm. Der Salzburger Kunstverein nach 1945. In: 150 Jahre Salzburger Kunstverein (Ed.), Kunst und Öffentlichkeit 1844–1994. Salzburg 1994, p. 171–199.
  • Roman Höllbacher: Das Künstlerhaus als Denkmal des Kunstvereins. In: 150 Jahre Salzburger Kunstverein (Ed.), Kunst und Öffentlichkeit 1844–1994. Salzburg 1994, p. 47–77.
  • Christa Svoboda: Zur Geschichte des Salzburger Kunstvereins. In: 150 Jahre Salzburger Kunstverein (Ed.), Kunst und Öffentlichkeit 1844–1994. Salzburg 1994, p. 9–46.

References
  1. "Board of Gov". Salzburger-kunstverein.at. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  2. "Mirela Baciak übernimmt Direktion des Salzburger Kunstvereins". Der Standard (in Austrian German). 24 May 2023. Archived from the original on 4 August 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  3. "About us". Salzburger-kunstverein.at. Archived from the original on 4 August 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  4. "About ADKV – Arbeitsgemeinschaft Deutscher Kunstvereine". Kunstvereine.de. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  5. "Salzburger Kunstverein / Exhibitions". www.salzburger-kunstverein.at. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  6. "Startseite - Dachverband Salzburger Kulturstätten". Kultur.or.at. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  7. "ADKV-ART COLOGNE Award for Kunstvereine - Drupal – Arbeitsgemeinschaft Deutscher Kunstvereine". Kunstvereine.de. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  8. Schierhuber, Karin. "Preisverleihung 2015 - Kulturportal der Stadt Salzburg". Stadt-salzburg.at. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  9. Köstler-Schruf, Barbara. "Preisverleihung 2017 - Kulturportal der Stadt Salzburg". Stadt-salzburg.at. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  10. "Salzburger Kunstverein / Shop / Catalogues". Salzburger-kunstverein.at. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
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