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WERNER FENZ GRANT FOR ART IN PUBLIC SPACE 2026
The Cultural Affairs Department of the City of Graz and steirischer herbst are delighted to invite applications for the Werner Fenz Grant for Art in Public Space 2026.
Endowed with 17,000 euros, the grant aims to assess the status of art in public space, with an international jury selecting a temporary project every two years. Initiated in 2020 in honor of late art historian and curator Werner Fenz (1944–2016), the call is open for national and international artists that address the cultural and political context of Graz, Austria, in their submitted projects.
Goals and criteria: The grant promotes art that gives a critical impetus to public space and social change, art that “assumes social responsibility” (Werner Fenz) and seeks to engage citizens.
Projects can deal with economic, political, social, ecological, architectural, or urban development issues. They should contribute to the discourse on current forms of art in public space and address the sociopolitical context of the city of Graz and the province of Styria. The focus lies on temporary projects that infiltrate everyday life and latch onto existing public structures.
Application deadline: August 12, 2025