Kunstraum Lakeside is a site for the production and presentation of international contemporary art, which aims to provoke critical reflection on aspects of the economy that concern society as a whole. Given its location at the Lakeside Science & Technology Park in the immediate vicinity of the University of Klagenfurt, the Kunstraum operates at the interface of economic, scientific, and cultural research, practices, and forms of discourse, and strives to make an enduring contribution to the social and cultural dynamic at Lakeside Park.
The mission of Kunstraum Lakeside is to convey and challenge divergent perspectives on common social relations. Through its various exhibitions, public art projects, lectures, discussions, film evenings, and publications as well as cooperations with universities and other institutions, the Kunstraum triggers interdisciplinary debates on the pressing issues of our time among correspondingly diverse audiences. Implementing such a program capitalizes on the potentials that arise from the close-knit ties on site between business, university research, and the artistic field.
Owners
Lakeside Science & Technology Park GmbH
Artistic director
Franz Thalmair
Curators
Gudrun Ratzinger and Franz Thalmair
Administration and management
Lea Lugarič
Graphic design
Studio Kehrer | www.studiokehrer.at
Translation
Christine Schöffler and Peter Blakeney | www.whysociety.org
Photography
Johannes Puch | www.johannespuch.at
Former curators
Franz Thalmair, 2018–2020
Hemma Schmutz, 2015–2017
Christian Kravagna and Hedwig Saxenhuber, 2005–2014
Jury members “Statements”
Christine Wetzlinger-Grundnig, Eric Kressnig, 2018
Inge Vavra, Markus Waitschacher, 2019
Suse Krawagna, Luisa Kasalicky, 2020
Sandra Hölbling-Inzko, Erec Gellautz, 2021
Klaudija Sabo, Piera Nodari, 2022
Awards
Maecenas Anerkennungspreis in der Kategorie Klein- und Mittelbetriebe, 2022
Maecenas Anerkennungspreis in der Kategorie Klein- und Mittelbetriebe, 2017
Maecenas Anerkennungspreis in der Kategorie Klein- und Mittelbetriebe, 2016
Maecenas Anerkennungspreis in der Kategorie Klein- und Mittelbetriebe, 2013
Bank Austria Kunstpreis in der Kategorie Kunstvermittlung, 2011
Maecenas Ö1-Publikumspreis, 2010
Sponsors
Bundesministerium – Kunst, Kultur, öffentlicher Dienst und Sport
Stadt Klagenfurt am Wörthersee – Kultur
Land Kärnten – Kunst und Kultur