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“Where people are working, art feels right at home.” Under this motto, enterprises and institutions networked with artists in the Linz metro area.

Rotary Clubs in Linz and Upper Austria recruited companies interested in making their premises available for exhibitions and to acquiring works of art. In place of photos of company facilities, sales graphs and pie charts, it was regional artists who were getting all the attention in these firms’ lobbies, meeting rooms and hallways during the Capital of Culture year. For business executives, these events were a great opportunity to hold a reception that makes a unique, positive statement to customers, staff and friends of the firm. The exhibitions and installations were also open to the public during certain hours. For the artists, this form of collaboration was a chance to confront people with art beyond the confines of museums and galleries. And these contacts with the business community also enabled them to present their works to audiences that otherwise might be hard to reach. Plus, as a collateral effect, the business in art could flourish too. A catalog provided information about participating artists and opening hours.


WHAT // ART exhibitions in businesses
WHEN // February - December 2009
WHERE // Bank Austria Filiale Linz, AKH Allgemeines Krankenhaus der Stadt Linz GmbH, HAUSER GmbH, afp Werbeagentur GmbH, Energie AG Oberösterreich, Linz AG, Linz Textil Holding GmbH, Reichl und Partner, Internorm Vertriebsniederlassung Oberösterreich, Hentschläger Stross Baugesellschaft GmbH, Herbsthofer GmbH, gespag/Landes- Frauen- und Kinderklinik Linz, Siemens VAI Metals Technologies GmbH&Co, Eisenbeiss GmbH, Kirchdorfer Zementwerk Hofmann Ges.m.b.H., Kunstmuseum ARTEMONS, Österreichische Nationalbank, Siemens AG Österreich, Bauhütte Leitl-Werke GmbH.

IDEA / CONCEPT // Franz X. Dopfer, Markus Anton Huber, Johann Jascha, Harald Marschner


Free admission