Salzburger Kunstverein

The Salzburger Kunstverein is a contemporary art organisation specialising in art exhibitions. It is located is Salzburg, Austria, and is housed in the Künstlerhaus, built in 1885. The Salzburger Kunstverein organizes between ten and twelve exhibitions of international and Austrian artists annually. The Director since January 2014 is Séamus Kealy.[2]

Salzburger Kunstverein
Salzburg's Künstlerhaus - site of the Salzburg 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
Elfrid Wimmer-Repp[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]

Today’s concept

Since 2014, Irish-Canadian director, curator and artist Séamus Kealy is the Director of the Salzburger Kunstverein. Kealy studied at the University of British Columbia and was Director of The Model in Sligo (2008-2013), one of the leading contemporary art institutions in Ireland, as well as the Blackwood Gallery, University of Toronto (2005-2008).[4]

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”.[5]

Selected exhibitions

[6]

  • 1993 Heimo Zobernig
  • 1995 Marlene Dumas
  • 1997 Elke Denda / Candida Höfer
  • 1998 Stan Douglas
  • 1999 Luc Tuymans
  • 2000 Monica Bonvicini
  • 2001 Erwin Wurm
  • 2002 Elizabeth Peyton
  • 2003 Muntean/Rosenblum
  • 2004 Cameron Jamie
  • 2005 Ines Doujak
  • 2006 Soleil Noir
  • 2007 Peter Piller
  • 2008 Gülsün Karamustafa
  • 2009 Performing the East
  • 2009 Dan Perjovschi
  • 2010 Roman Ondák
  • 2010 Manfred Pernice
  • 2011 Mircea Cantor
  • 2011 Constantin Luser
  • 2012 Anna Jermolaewa
  • 2014 Punctum
  • 2014 Bedwyr Williams
  • 2015 Überschönheit
  • 2015 Paloma Varga Weisz
  • 2015 Nedko Solakov
  • 2016 Hans Schabus
  • 2016 Stan Douglas
  • 2016 The People’s Cinema
  • 2017 A Painter’s Doubt
  • 2017 Floating Self
  • 2017 Geoffrey Farmer / Gareth Moore

Partnerships

The Salzburger Kunstverein is a member of the ADKV (Arbeitsgemeinschaft Deutscher Kunstvereine)[5] and Dachverband Salzburger Kulturstätten.[7]

Prizes and awards
  • 2008 ADKV-ART COLOGNE prize for Kunstvereine[8]
  • 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[9]
  • 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[10]

Selected publications

[11]

  • 2007 Archiv Peter Piller. Zeitung ISBN 978-3-905829-10-5
  • 2008 Otto Zitko. Die Konstruktion der Geste ISBN 978-3-939633-57-0
  • 2011 Roman Ondák ISBN 978-3-86335-131-1
  • 2012 Ulrike Lienbacher. Nude ISBN 978-3-901264-53-5
  • 2014 Punctum, ISBN 978-3-901264-60-3
  • 2014 Bedwyr Williams. 70 ° / ECHT ISBN 978-1-907908-21-7
  • 2015 Stan Douglas. The Secret Agent ISBN 978-9-491819-38-4
  • 2016 The People's Cinema, ISBN 978-3-901264-65-8
  • 2017 A Painter's Doubt ISBN 978-3-901264-67-2

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. Vorstand, Salzburger-kunstverein.at
  2. "Salzburger Kunstverein". Salzburger-kunstverein.at. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  3. "Salzburger Kunstverein / Kunstverein / History". Salzburger-kunstverein.at. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  4. "Salzburger Kunstverein hat neuen Chef - derStandard.at". Derstandard.at. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  5. "About ADKV - Drupal – Arbeitsgemeinschaft Deutscher Kunstvereine". Kunstvereine.de. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  6. "Salzburger Kunstverein / Exhibitions / Current". Salzburger-kunstverein.at. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  7. "Startseite - Dachverband Salzburger Kulturstätten". Kultur.or.at. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  8. "ADKV-ART COLOGNE Award for Kunstvereine - Drupal – Arbeitsgemeinschaft Deutscher Kunstvereine". Kunstvereine.de. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  9. Schierhuber, Karin. "Preisverleihung 2015 - Kulturportal der Stadt Salzburg". Stadt-salzburg.at. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  10. Köstler-Schruf, Barbara. "Preisverleihung 2017 - Kulturportal der Stadt Salzburg". Stadt-salzburg.at. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  11. "Salzburger Kunstverein / Shop / Catalogues". Salzburger-kunstverein.at. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
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