Get ready for an exciting September filled with a diverse range of cultural events! This month, numerous captivating happenings will take place across different cities and venues, offering something for every art and culture enthusiast. From contemporary art exhibitions to design festivals, global creative conferences to photography showcases, September is set to be a month of creativity and inspiration.
Parallel Vienna
PARALLEL VIENNA takes place for the 11th time in Vienna from 5th of September to 10th of September 2023 at the Otto Wagner Areal, Baumgartnerhöhe1, 1140 Vienna and sticks to its approach of using temporarily vacant buildings as a presentation platform for contemporary art.
HARD FACTS
Otto Wagner Areal, Baumgartnerhöhe1, 1140 Vienna
05th September → 10th September
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Vienna Contemporary
Vienna Contemporary offers a unique insight into the vibrant contemporary art scene of Central and Eastern Europe. Austria’s largest art fair invites its visitors to discover a multifaceted gallery scene presenting established artists alongside upcoming positions.
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Kursalon Vienna, Johannesgasse 33, 1010 Wien
7.9.→ 10.9.2023
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Vienna Design Week
The Vienna Design Week shows what design can do in ten days with a concentrated load of events: From September 22 to October 1, 2023, Vienna will become a “City Full of Design”. Every year, Vienna Design Week turns Vienna into a center for design – this year for the 17th time.
HARD FACTS
22. September → 1. October 2023
Focus district: Leopoldstadt, the 2. district
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Forward Festival Berlin
Join us for a two-day event featuring three stages, where over 40 top creatives from around the world will inspire you through talks, hands-on workshops, and interactive formats. Explore immersive installations in our exhibition area and take part in exclusive side events, concerts, and parties while connecting with creatives from across the globe.
HARD FACTS
14.9.→ 15.9.2023
Haus der Kulturen der Welt (HKW), John-Foster-Dulles-Allee 10, Berlin
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Berlin Art Week is a festival week and the largest association of major players in the contemporary Berlin art scene. Once a year in September, we present a diverse program with over 100 partners, from museums to exhibition houses, to fairs, private collections and project spaces, as well as with numerous galleries.
HARD FACTS
13.9.→ 17.9.2023
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Curated by
In its fifteen years of existence, the gallery festival Curated by has developed into a central and indispensable event for contemporary art in Vienna, which – supported by selected Vienna-based galleries – has become an international showcase for the city. The focus on content through the annual theme, the international orientation through the choice of curators and artists, the unusual format as a festival, and the collaborative shoulder-to-shoulder approach of the galleries make Curated by a unique contemporary art project with international reach.
HARD FACTS
Opening days: 8.9.→ 9.9.2023
General Opening Hours: 12.09.→ 14.10.2023
Tuesday – Friday 12pm – 6pm
Saturdays 12pm – 4pm
Admission: the entrance to the exhibitions is free of charge.
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World Press Photo 2023
The annual World Press Photo Contest recognizes and celebrates the best photojournalism and documentary photography produced over the last year. To offer a more global and better geographic balance of perspectives, the World Press Photo Foundation launched a regional strategy last year, changing the set-up of the annual contest and the judging.
HARD FACTS
15.09.→ 12.11.2023
Westlicht, Westbahnstraße 40, Vienna
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my reality is not your reality
After significant projects, moments of indulgence or all-night clubbing, one is often devastated – not only physically, but also mentally (burnout, hangover, etc.), and we are forced to face the everyday reality that unfolds in front of young artists. It overlaps with various psychological traumas and the constant pressure of the art market on the ongoing production of art. This is the time when reality is often questioned because the perception of one’s reality can function independently of the concept of the real. It is here that the desire to be in another world, in another reality, manifests itself most strongly.
HARD FACTS
08.09.→ 15.10.2023
Schillerplatz 3, 1010 Wien, OG1
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Image credits:
© Parallel Vienna
© Vienna Contemporary
© Vienna Design Week
© Forward Festivals
© Berlin Art Week
© Curated by
© Evgeniy Maloletka, Mads Nissen, Lee-Ann Olwage, Maya Levin
© Jason Frania