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Duration
28.11.2025 - 06.04.2026
Opening
27.11.2025 19:00
Location
Neue Galerie Graz
Curators
Gábor Rieder
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From its beginnings to the present day, the Promotion Prize of the Province of Styria for Contemporary Visual Art has acted as a seismograph of a lively art scene. Over several generations it has performed essential positioning work for the state and its artists. A number of internationally renowned artists from Styria can be found in the archives of this competition, which was first held in 1959.
The tried and tested procedure of entrusting the selection of the prize-winners and the curation of the exhibition to a renowned external curator meets of course the requirement of objectivity; also, it contributes positively to improving cultural networks between Styria and its European neighbours. Several curators of the sponsorship award were previously associated with the Neue Galerie Graz and curated exhibitions here. Through the award, they also came into contact with local artists, leading occasionally to further connections.
On the other hand, residencies in other countries are a reflection more than ever of the reality of artists’ lives and are also actively supported in Styria through special funding programs. Thus, this competition has always stood for a pooled presentation of achievements in contemporary visual arts through the cosmopolitan interplay on an artistic and curatorial level.
Exhibited Artists
Hanna Besenhard, Thomas Hitchcock, Mira Klug, Jakob Kolb, Ulrike Königshofer, Juliana Lindenhofer, Angelika Loderer, Evelyn Loschy, Lukas Marxt, Anneliese Schrenk and Kia Sciarrone.
Further information
Coordinated by Marlies Schöck
Promotion Prize of the Province of Styria for Contemporary Fine Arts:
Angelika Loderer
Art purchases by the Province of Styria:
Anneliese Schrenk
Two work scholarships from the Province of Styria:
Hanna Besenhard
Jakob Kolb
„Edition-Artelier-Preis für serielle Kunst der Neuen Galerie Graz“:
Juliana Lindenhofer
„con-tempus“-Prize (work scholarship):
Lukas Marxt
Viktor-Fogarassy-Prize (work scholarship):
Kia Sciarrone
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