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STAGE Bre­genz: The New Fair for Con­tem­po­rary Art and Design in the Lake Con­s­tance Region

Pre­mière from 22 to 25 February 2024 in the Fest­spiel­haus Bregenz

Bre­genz, 6 July 2023 – STAGE Bre­genz com­bines con­tem­po­rary art and coll­ec­tible design with the sha­ping of a liveable future. At the pre­mière of the fair from 22 to 25 February 2024 in the Fest­spiel­haus Bre­genz, around 55 lea­ding gal­le­ries will pre­sent the latest work of regional and inter­na­tional artists. The cura­tors Fiam­metta Gric­cioli, Matylda Krzy­kowski and Elise Lammer are working at this first edi­tion. The exten­sive sup­porting pro­gramme will involve partner insti­tu­tions across the Lake Con­s­tance region. The par­ti­ci­pa­ting gal­le­ries will be pre­sented in autumn.

STAGE Bre­genz is a new plat­form for art in the Lake Con­s­tance region, where four count­ries come tog­e­ther. The fair will pre­sent around 55 lea­ding gal­le­ries and spe­cial pro­jects from the Lake Con­s­tance region and Cen­tral Europe from 22 to 25 February 2024 in the Fest­spiel­haus Bre­genz. “Strong, international-quality fairs are the future of the global art busi­ness and the basis for sus­tainable change. STAGE Bre­genz will high­light the crea­tive diver­sity of the region in the areas of art, design and archi­tec­ture”, says Founder and Mana­ging Director Renger van den Heuvel (pre­viously VIENNAFAIR, vien­na­con­tem­po­rary and SPARK Art Fair Vienna).

The new fair format has been deve­loped in coope­ra­tion with the Cul­ture Ser­vice of the Pro­vin­cial Capital of Bre­genz, Stadt­mar­ke­ting Bre­genz and Kon­gress­kultur Bre­genz. STAGE Bre­genz will offer a plat­form to both new posi­tions and estab­lished artists. The fair will also address the issue of sus­taina­bi­lity in the art world and be rea­lised as a sus­tainable format. The names of the around 55 gal­le­ries will be announced in autumn 2023. The core of emer­ging and estab­lished gal­le­ries from Aus­tria and its neigh­bours Switz­er­land, Ger­many, Liech­ten­stein and Italy will be com­ple­mented by lea­ding gal­le­ries from across Europe.

Sec­tions and spe­cial projects
The first STAGE Bre­genz fea­tures the cura­tors Fiam­metta Gric­cioli, Matylda Krzy­kowski and Elise Lammer. Fiam­metta Gric­cioli from Italy works as a curator at the Pirelli Han­gar­Bicocca (Milan). She will address a cur­rent issue and invite ten gal­le­ries to STAGE Bre­genz. New art will be on the pro­gramme of the Swiss-Austrian curator and author Elise Lammer. The Director of the rese­arch plat­form Alpina Huus will pre­sent ten emer­ging con­tem­po­rary art posi­tions from the Lake Con­s­tance region. In her expe­ri­mental work at the inter­face bet­ween design, art and archi­tec­ture, Matylda Krzy­kowski devotes herself to space and per­for­mance. The German-Polish desi­gner and curator has been the Artistic Director of CIVIC at Basel Aca­demy of Art and Design FHNW since Sep­tember 2021 and is a cofounder of Depot Basel.

In addi­tion to these three sec­tions, STAGE Bre­genz will pre­sent spe­cial pro­jects in the areas of coll­ec­tible design, pho­to­graphy and digital art and orga­nise a con­fe­rence addres­sing sus­taina­bi­lity in the art busi­ness. The par­ti­ci­pa­ting gal­le­ries in the general sec­tion and the “Art and Design” sec­tion will be invited by the manage­ment of the fair. This sel­ec­tion pro­cess is being sup­ported by an advi­sory board of inter­na­tional art and design experts. “By addres­sing, each in their own way, the issue of living tog­e­ther in an inter­con­nected world, art, design and archi­tec­ture repea­tedly cross disci­pli­nary, socio­cul­tural and geo­gra­phic bor­ders. This is true both glo­bally and on the level of local initia­tives and col­la­bo­ra­tions. We want to offer a plat­form to these fasci­na­ting inter­ac­tions”, empha­sises van den Heuvel.

Inter­re­gional concept
With its loca­tion at the hub of the Lake Con­s­tance region, where four count­ries come tog­e­ther, and its coope­ra­tion with local cul­tural insti­tu­tions, STAGE Bre­genz and its pro­gramme reflect the cul­tural and eco­nomic diver­sity of this cross-border milieu. Renger van den Heuvel is con­vinced that the format and the loca­tion have huge poten­tial: “The Lake Con­s­tance region has enormous knowhow, lots of talent and legen­dary drive. The aim of our inter­re­gional fair con­cept is to high­light and streng­then these cul­tural net­works and fruitful inter­ac­tions. The wide­spread sup­port from the fields of poli­tics, art, design and archi­tec­ture pro­vide the ideal basis for suc­cessful cooperation.”

Sup­porting pro­gramme and coope­ra­tion partners
The coope­ra­tion part­ners of the first STAGE Bre­genz are lea­ding insti­tu­tions inclu­ding Crea­tive Insti­tute Vor­arl­berg, Forum Würth Ror­schach, Kunst­haus Bre­genz (KUB), Kunst­mu­seum Liech­ten­stein, Kunst­mu­seum Ravens­burg, Kunst­raum Dorn­birn, Muse­ums­Quar­tier Wien, Vor­arl­berger Archi­tektur Institut (vai), vor­arl­berg museum and the Bre­genzer Früh­ling dance fes­tival. STAGE Bre­genz is sup­ported by the Pro­vince of Vor­arl­berg and its capital Bre­genz. The part­ners of the fair are Con­ven­tion Partner Vor­arl­berg, the Cul­ture Ser­vice of the Pro­vin­cial Capital of Bre­genz, Stadt­mar­ke­ting Bre­genz and Kon­gress­kultur Bre­genz. Fur­ther infor­ma­tion about the sup­porting pro­gramme will be released in autumn. “We are delighted by the huge inte­rest in cul­tural cir­cles and par­ti­cu­larly gra­teful for the broad show of poli­tical sup­port. By working tog­e­ther we will create a new plat­form for con­tem­po­rary art in the Lake Con­s­tance region”, says van den Heuvel.

A sus­tainable art fair
As a member of the Gal­lery Cli­mate Coali­tion and a cer­ti­fied “Green Event”, STAGE Bre­genz is being orga­nised in line with sus­tainable cri­teria. The eco­lo­gical foot­print will be mini­mised with the help of the energy-efficient ope­ra­tion of the Fest­spiel­haus Bre­genz, careful plan­ning and a range of climate-friendly logi­stics and mobi­lity solutions.

Info: www.stage-bregenz.art

STAGE Bre­genz 2024
22–25 February 2024
Fest­spiel­haus Bregenz

Ope­ning / 22 February 2024
Pre­view / from 14:00 (with invitation)
Ver­nis­sage / 17:00–20:00 (a limited number of indi­vi­dual tickets will be available from mid-September 2023)

Fair / 23–25 February 2024
23 February: 12:00–19:00
24 February: 10:00–19:00
25 February: 10:00–18:00

Pro­gramme Partners
Bre­genzer Frühling
Crea­tive Insti­tute Vorarlberg
Forum Würth Rorschach
Kunst­haus Bre­genz (KUB)
Kunst­mu­seum Liechtenstein
Kunst­mu­seum Ravensburg
Kunst­raum Dornbirn
Vor­arl­berger Archi­tektur Institut (vai)
vor­arl­berg museum

Green Partner
Muse­ums­Quar­tier Wien

Spon­sors
The Pro­vin­cial Capital of Bregenz
The Pro­vince of Vorarlberg

Part­ners
Kon­gress­kultur Bregenz
The Cul­ture Ser­vice of the Pro­vin­cial Capital of Bregenz
Stadt­mar­ke­ting Bregenz
Con­ven­tion Partner Vorarlberg

Edi­to­rial inquiries:
STAGE Bre­genz, Renger van den Heuvel, phone +43/660/5961401, e‑mail renger@stage-bregenz.art
Pzwei. Pres­se­ar­beit, Joshua Köb, phone +43/664/9682626, e‑mail press@stage-bregenz.art