Chronopolitical explorations
With the annual theme Chronopolitical Explorations, the Künstler:innen Vereinigung Tirol 2025 is dedicated to the assumption that narratives and developments are influenced by social, political and economic (power) structures. Depending on the location of an individual or a group, these developments take different courses and therefore cannot be subjected to a linear narrative.
The curatorial concept behind the 2025 annual program is dedicated to the relationships that are constantly being reformulated between societies, time and knowledge, and provides space and resources for exhibition projects and artistic interventions that critically question the present, past and future on the basis of complex intersectionality.
Keywords: temporalities – class – coping with the present – possible futures – utopias – intersectionality
The institution
The Künstler:innen Vereinigung Tirol (formerly Tiroler Künstler:innenschaft) was founded in 1946 and sees itself as a forum for contemporary art in Tyrol. In addition to representing the interests of visual artists, the Künstler:innen Vereinigung Tirol provides curatorial, organizational and production support for exhibition projects and artistic interventions at the Kunstpavillon and Neue Galerie exhibition venues. The exhibition program, which is largely made up of an open, international call for entries, encompasses all forms of contemporary art.
With these diverse agendas, the Künstler:innen Vereinigung Tirol promotes a high-quality debate on art and society, international discourse and a high-quality exhibition program. The jury will select up to five exhibitions from the submissions for the 2025 annual program.
Exhibition venues
The art pavilion is located just a few minutes’ walk from Innsbruck’s city center, in the so-called “Kleiner Hofgarten”. The house was built in 1842 as the summer house of the provincial governor and was adapted into a skylight gallery in 1950. The room has approx. 175m2.
The Neue Galerie comprises 95m2 of exhibition space and is located on the ground floor of the Hofburg at the entrance to Innsbruck’s old town. The historic vaults were completely renovated in 2011. In contrast to the art pavilion, the rooms can be easily darkened for projections.
You can find additional images and floor plans to download on our homepage: www.kuveti.at/verein/raeume-und-plaene/
Curatorial and technical production support
The realization of the projects is accompanied by curatorial and technical production support. This includes exhibition production, creation of printed materials, advertising, marketing and public relations, exhibition brochures, text work, etc. The Künstler:innen Vereinigung Tirol reserves the right to carry out its own educational programs tailored to the exhibition project.
Technology & materials
Technology and materials from the depot of both exhibition venues are available free of charge on request. Set-up and dismantling are supported by the technical team on site. The technology list is available on request via .
Budget
The budget per submitted project is max. EUR 3,500 for the art pavilion and EUR 3,000 for the Neue Galerie. This includes production costs incurred for the new production of artistic works, exhibition architecture and space restoration, rental fees, technology, material, travel, accommodation and transportation costs.
The following costs are covered by the institution: Printing costs (flyers, posters, exhibition brochure, etc.); translation costs, set-up team, marketing, advertising & public relations, insurance, etc.
Fees
In addition to the production budget, costs for fees are also covered by the Künstler:innen Vereinigung Tirol. A maximum amount of EUR 2,000 (incl. VAT) per exhibition is available for this purpose. Please show these separately in the calculation. For the calculation of fees, we recommend the guidelines and fee schedule for fair payment in the visual arts: https://www.kuveti.at/kulturpolitik-paytheartistnow/
Jury
Andrea Popelka (curator and cultural worker, Vienna)
A representative from the board of the Künstler:innen Vereinigung Tirol
Bettina Siegele (Artistic Director and Managing Director of Künstler:innen Vereinigung Tirol, Kunstpavillon, Neue Galerie and Interessenvertretung)
Application deadline: June 23, 2024