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VIENNAFAIR 2009The International Contemporary Art Fair focused on CEEAt the fifth edition of the >VIENNAFAIR<, the biggest international art fair in Austria, 122 galleries presented well over 1000 artists.A mix of renowned international and Austrian galleries ‘The interest shown by international galleries in the >VIENNAFAIR< is more than mere confirmation for the attraction of Vienna as an event location for galleries from Eastern and South-Eastern Europe’, explained the Exhibition Director of the >VIENNAFAIR<, Edek Bartz, commenting on the comprehensive list of participant galleries. ‘With the addition of a number of participants from the western countries of the EU the show is able to offer a good mix of big name Austrian and international galleries, and interesting newcomers’, he continued. 47 galleries from Austria, 45 from Western Europe, 1 from the USA and 29 from the featured regions of Eastern and South-Eastern Europe are what make the >VIENNAFAIR< such a unique art experience, both for collectors and art enthusiasts, as the show offers a broad cross-section of superior quality are right across the range of contemporary art. The CEE focus of the >VIENNAFAIR< The participation of 29 galleries from Eastern and South-Eastern Europe this year means the focus on CEE countries is sharper than ever before in the history of the >VIENNAFAIR<. The long-standing sponsorship of participating galleries by the ERSTE BANK has shown sustained benefits for the success of the >VIENNAFAIR<. The involvement of the ERSTE BANK group is part of the bank’s sponsorship strategy pursued under the ‘Kontakt’ umbrella, a programme to foster culture in society at large. One of the aims of Kontakt is to encourage a thriving cultural infrastructure placing a strong emphasis on the Central European dimension of cultural production. The establishment and consolidation of partnerships lie at the heart of the initiative. Long-term partnerships, the initiation of cross-border projects and the contact between the cooperating members is of particular importance to the ERSTE BANK. Individual projects and the individual people involved can make a big difference in a local context; and when put in contact with one another the potential is immense. ‘As in the previous years the CEE emphasis of the >VIENNAFAIR< is a central issue. Our support of the Eastern European galleries enables them to participate at the fair and in turn, to enhance and strengthen the >VIENNAFAIR< itself. At this year’s >VIENNAFAIR< we are delighted to note that by presenting ‘tranzit’, another Erste Bank project, ‘contacts’ have been established within our own programme, according to Ruth Goubran, Head of Community Affairs and Sponsoring for the ERSTE BANK. Die ins Förderprogramm der ERSTE BANK aufgenommenen Galerien sind: Romania: 2META Gallery (Bukarest), andreiana mihail gallery (Bucharest), Ivan Gallery (Bucharest). / Poland: czarna galeria (Warsaw), Heppen Galeria (Warsaw), Galeria Leto (Warsaw), lokal_30 (Warsaw), Program Art Gallery (Warsaw), Galeria Pies (Pznan), Simonis Gallery (Warsaw), ZAK BRANICKA Foundation (Krakau). / Slowenia: Galerija Alkatraz (Ljubljana), Galerija Fotografia (Ljubljana), Galerija Photon (Ljubljana), P.A.R.A.S.I.T.E (Ljubljana), Galerija Skuc (Ljubljana). / Slowakia: Feriancova Contemporary (Bratislava), kressling gallery (Bratislava), Photoport (Bratislava), SPACE Projects / Galerija Priestor (Bratislava). / Czech Republic: hunt kastner artworks (Prague). / Hungary: Inda Galéria (Budapest), Kisterem (Budapest), Faur Zsófi – Ráday Galeria (Budapest), Viltin Galéria (Budapest). / Serbia: New Moment Ideas Gallery (Beograd). / Lithuania: Tulips & Roses (Vilnius). Die Point Contemporary (Bucharest) stellte als Young Gallery aus und die acb Galéria (Budapest) nahm am normalen Galerieprogramm an der >VIENNAFAIR< teil. 07. - 10. May 2009 Messe Wien www.viennafair.at Related external links:
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