STAGE Bregenz

Suc­cessful Start for the New Art Fair STAGE Bregenz

First edi­tion shows the poten­tial of the Lake Con­s­tance Region – next fair: 20 to 23 March 2025

Bre­genz, 28 February 2024 – Con­tem­po­rary art, design and cul­tural coope­ra­tion in the region around Lake Con­s­tance: The first STAGE Bre­genz took place suc­cessfully across four days. More than 5,500 visi­tors filled the Fest­spiel­haus Bre­genz bet­ween 22 and 25 February. At the pre­mière, 45 inter­na­tional gal­le­ries from nine Euro­pean count­ries pre­sented works by around 100 artists. The next edi­tion takes place from 20 to 23 March 2025. 

We have shown that strong, cross-border regional coope­ra­tion can pro­duce an art fair of an inter­na­tional stan­dard – and that it doesn’t need a big city set­ting. We were able to con­vince not just experts but also a wide audi­ence of art lovers to attend’, said a delighted Renger van den Heuvel, Founder and Mana­ging Director of STAGE Bre­genz. The pre­mière of the new format came to a suc­cessful close on Sunday evening. More than 5,500 visi­tors spent four days enjoying art in a very spe­cial atmo­sphere. ‘The unique archi­tec­ture of the Fest­spiel­haus Bre­genz made it a per­fect plat­form for art that was posi­tively received by ever­yone’, reports van den Heuvel.

45 gal­le­ries from nine count­ries were repre­sented with around 100 artists at the first STAGE Bre­genz. Sec­tions curated by Fiam­metta Gric­cioli and Elise Lammer and a spe­cial exhi­bi­tion with pho­to­graphs from the Coll­ec­tion of the Pro­vince of Vor­arl­berg curated by Verena Kasper-Eisert com­bined with the main sec­tion to create a richly varied show. And inter­ac­tion was the order of the day at the STAGE Treff: The pro­gramme addres­sing the issue of sus­taina­bi­lity that was orga­nised by Matylda Krzy­kowski brought the general public tog­e­ther with figures from art, archi­tec­ture and design. And Krzy­kowski was also respon­sible for the mise-en-scène of the foyer and the ent­rance area.

Spe­cial pro­jects and cooperations
The acti­va­tion of the cul­tural energy of the Lake Con­s­tance Region is one of the main objec­tives of STAGE Bre­genz. The first fair included such pro­jects as the Opern­ate­lier with Hugo Canoilas, a col­la­bo­ra­tion bet­ween Kunst­haus Bre­genz and the Bre­genz Fes­tival, the instal­la­tion ‘Light Glass’ by James Tur­rell in coope­ra­tion with Zum­tobel and a spe­cial exhi­bi­tion from the Werk­raum Bre­gen­zer­wald. A number of coope­ra­tive ven­tures with insti­tu­tions from Aus­tria, Switz­er­land, Liech­ten­stein and Ger­many rounded off the fair experience.

STAGE Bre­genz 2025
The second edi­tion of STAGE Bre­genz will take place from 20 to 23 March 2025. Sus­taina­bi­lity, col­la­bo­ra­tive pro­jects with insti­tu­tions from the sur­roun­ding four count­ries and coope­ra­tion with external cura­tors will also play a cen­tral role in 2025.

Info: www.stage-bregenz.art

 

About STAGE Bregenz
STAGE Bregenz is a new format of art fair that is based on regional strengths and a network that – thanks to its location on Lake Constance – crosses borders and brings together a wide range of disciplines. The fair is open to a wide audience that is interested in art and design. The participating galleries from a number of European countries exhibit works by regionally and internationally active artists. The overall programme of STAGE Bregenz in the Festspielhaus – itself a leading example of modern Vorarlberg architecture – illustrates all that the region has to offer. As a result, STAGE Bregenz is an inspiring platform and gathering place for lovers of contemporary art, design and architecture. By principally focussing on the region around Lake Constance, STAGE Bregenz is seizing the opportunity to develop sustainably, independent of the global market. The Founder and Managing Director is Renger van den Heuvel.

 

Fact box:
STAGE Bregenz 2025
22–25 February 2024 Festspielhaus Bregenz

 

Supporters
Provincial Capital of Bregenz
Province of Vorarlberg
Federal Ministry for Arts, Culture, Civil Service and Sport
Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs

Sponsors
GrECo
Zumtobel

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

Green Energy Partner
illwerke vkw

Photography Partner I Special exhibition SEE
Bildrecht

Programme Partners
Bregenzer Frühling
Bregenz Festival
Museum of Fine Arts Chur
Creative Institute Vorarlberg
Dock20
Filmforum Bregenz
Forum Würth Rorschach
FMH Women's Museum Hittisau
Kunst Giesserei St. Gallen
Kunsthaus Bregenz (KUB)
Kunst Halle St. Gallen
Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein
Kunstmuseum Ravensburg
Kunstmuseum St. Gallen
Kunstraum Dornbirn
Kunstverein Friedrichshafen
Luxembourg Art Week
Magazin4
Plattform für digitale Initiativen
sixpackfilm
Tisch Zwölf
vai Vorarlberger Architektur Institut
vorarlberg museum
Werkraum Bregenzerwald

Green Partner
MuseumsQuartier Wien
Tischler Rohstoff

Museum Partner
Albertina

VIP Partners
ATP architects engineers
Die Hinterwies
Alpin Resort Sacher
Raiffeisenbank
Manincor
Kattus
room service

With the friendly support of
Casino Bregenz

Media Partners
Arts of the Working Class
EIKON
IT’S A PASSION THING
Parnass
PW-Magazine
Springerin

Bregenz Partners
Buchhandlung Brunner
Café-Brasserie Petrus
Pfänderbahn
Salonhosting

 

Edi­to­rial questions:
STAGE Bre­genz, Renger van den Heuvel, +43/660/5961401, renger@stage-bregenz.art
Pzwei. Pres­se­ar­beit., Joshua Köb, +43/664/9682626, joshua.koeb@pzwei.at