Deadline: 12-Aug-25
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.
The grant aims to assess the status of art in public space, with an international jury selecting a temporary project every two years.
Goals
- 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.
Funding Information
- It is endowed with 17,000 euros, of which 12,000 are dedicated to the realization of the artwork and 5,000 to the artist’s fee.
Eligibility Criteria
- The call is open to artists from all countries.
Application Requirements
- Submission form
- Project description (max. two A4 pages): content and technical aspects, visualization/sketch, information on duration and location, etc.
- Budget
- Portfolio with sample work (in public space), visual material, texts, etc., if not available online (website)
- Language of submission: German or English
- All materials to be submitted as one PDF
For more information, visit steirischer herbst.