STAGE Bregenz: Confirmation of the 44 exhibitors from nine European countries
There is already huge international interest in the new art fair in the Festspielhaus Bregenz from 22 to 25.2.
Bregenz, 25th January 2024 – The participants in the first STAGE Bregenz have been confirmed: From 22nd February, 44 well-known galleries will present works by around 100 international artists in the Festspielhaus Bregenz. The new format of contemporary art and design fair covers an area ranging from Lake Constance, where four countries meet, to Italy, France, Belgium and the Czech Republic and illustrates the huge breadth of artistic expression. The show will be accompanied by a high-quality programme in a number of Vorarlberg’s cultural institutions.
STAGE Bregenz offers a new platform to art in the Lake Constance region: From 22nd to 25th February 2024, emerging and eminent artists will be presented in the Festspielhaus Bregenz by 44 leading galleries from nine European countries, including Lelong & Co. (France), P420 (Italy), Annex 14 (Switzerland), Hunt Kastner (Czech Republic), Office Impart (Germany) and a number of young and established galleries from Austria. “Even before the première, the new format is generating huge interest in the art world. STAGE Bregenz expresses the creative diversity of the region and opens up opportunities for the ongoing sustainable development of the sector”, says the delighted Founder and Director, Renger van den Heuvel.
Visitors to STAGE Bregenz will be able to enjoy a wide, cross-border range of work. Alongside the fair in the Festspielhaus Bregenz there are numerous parallel shows – in Vorarlberg and at some of STAGE Bregenz’s international partners: St. Gallen, Rorschach and Chur (CH), Vaduz (FL) and Friedrichshafen and Ravensburg (D) are also hosting fascinating exhibitions. “We’re committed to harmoniously embedding the fair in this excellent cultural infrastructure and making our own contribution. It should establish itself as an annual fixture for art fans far beyond Lake Constance”, adds Van den Heuvel, who devised STAGE Bregenz together with the Culture Service of the Provincial Capital of Bregenz, Stadtmarketing Bregenz and Kongresskultur Bregenz.
Artistic diversity
The curators of the first edition are Fiammetta Griccioli, Matylda Krzykowski, Elise Lammer and Verena Kaspar-Eisert. Fiammetta Griccioli, a curator at the Pirelli HangarBicocca in Milan, has invited galleries from Italy, the Czech Republic, Romania and Austria. The programme drawn up by the Swiss-Austrian curator and author Elise Lammer features young artists from the surrounding countries. The general participants include galleries from nine European nations: Austria, Switzerland, Germany, Liechtenstein, France, Belgium, Italy, Romania and the Czech Republic. These also include design-oriented galleries such as Galerie Philia (CH) and rauminhalt_haraldbichler (A).
Special projects
Verena Kaspar-Eisert, Head Curator of the Museumsquartier Wien, is selecting works by photographers from the collection of the Province of Vorarlberg for a special exhibition. The “STAGE Treff” programme is taking place in the Seestudio of the Festspielhaus Bregenz under the leadership of the curator and artist Matylda Krzykowski. This looks at the issue of sustainability with guests from home and abroad from three perspectives: practices, relationships and environment.
STAGE Bregenz addresses sustainability itself as a member of the Gallery Climate Coalition and a certified Green Event. This objective is supported by the energy-efficient operation of the Festspielhaus Bregenz and the fair’s climate-friendly logistics and mobility solutions.
Information: www.stage-bregenz.art / https://stage-bregenz.art/de/aussteller/ausstellerinnen
STAGE Bregenz 2024
22–25 February 2024
Festspielhaus Bregenz
Opening / 22 February 2024
Preview / from 14:00 (with invitation)
Vernissage / 17:00–20:00 (tickets available - € 65 for 2 people)
Fair days / 23–25 February 2024
23 February: 12:00–19:00
24 February: 10:00–19:00
25 February: 10:00–18:00
Day tickets €12 (local public transport included)
Tickets via https://tickets.visitbregenz.com/
Funders
The Provincial Capital of Bregenz
The Province of Vorarlberg
Federal Ministry for Arts, Culture, the Civil Service and Sport
Federal Ministry Republic of Austria, European and International Affairs
Sponsors
GrECo
Zumtobel
Green Energy Partner
illwerke vkw
Partner Focus Photography
Bildrecht
Partners
Kongresskultur Bregenz
The Culture Service of the Provincial Capital of Bregenz
Stadtmarketing Bregenz
Convention Partner Vorarlberg
Programme Partners
Bregenzer Frühling
Bregenzer Festspiele
Bündner Kunstmuseum Chur
Creative Institute Vorarlberg
Dock20
Filmforum Bregenz
Forum Würth Rorschach
Frauenmuseum Hittisau
Kunsthaus Bregenz (KUB)
Kunsthalle St. Gallen
Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein
Kunstmuseum Ravensburg
Kunstmuseum St. Gallen
Kunstraum Dornbirn
Kunstraum Remise
Kunstverein Friedrichshafen
Magazin4
sixpackfilm
Vorarlberger Architektur Institut (vai)
vorarlberg museum
Green Partner
MuseumsQuartier Wien
Museum Partner
Albertina
VIP-Partner
ATP architekten ingenieure
Die Hinterwies
Alpin Resort Sacher
With the friendly support of
Casino Bregenz
Editorial questions:
STAGE Bregenz, Renger van den Heuvel, telephone +43/660/5961401, e‑mail renger@stage-bregenz.art
Pzwei.Pressearbeit, Daniela Kaulfus, telephone +43/5574/44715–28, e‑mail daniela.kaulfus@pzwei.at