Experience art newly: Valentina Ilazi opens the gallery in Waidhofen!

Experience art newly: Valentina Ilazi opens the gallery in Waidhofen!

Eberhardplatz 6, 3340 Waidhofen/Ybbs, Österreich - On February 21, 2025, the new "Come in!" Gallery opened in the impulse district in Waidhofen an der Ybbs. The funding initiative of cultural networking Lower Austria aims to support young artists. The start of the exhibitions is the talented Valentina Ilazi, which was selected by a specialist jury in the first half of the year to design its first solo exhibition. Ilazi, born in Scheibbs in 1999, is known for her impressive self-portraits that combine contemporary dance and queer feminist topics. Her work can be seen from February 22 to March 23, as well as the works of Anna-Maria Bogner in the city gallery, which is open at the same time, reported Apa -ot .

The Waldviert art gallery also relies on creative diversity in 2025. The season starts on February 14 with the vernissage of the artist Katharina Teresidi, which presents her work show under the title "Future Forms". Here she treats topics such as digitization and transhumanism, referring to awards that has already been obtained. Other important exhibitions are also planned in the gallery: Ismael Picker will show its impressive metallic sculptures from April 11th, followed by Raphael Ption and a special exhibition on Li Yan Pins in September, which are connected to informal art. The start is accompanied by Mayor Josef Ramharter and other personalities from the culture, which in another report by Meinbezirk was.

artistic perspectives

Both galleries create new platforms for regional talents and offer younger artists the opportunity to present themselves to a wide audience. While the "Come in!" Gallery offers a room for experiments and first steps into professional art, the Waldviertel art gallery aims at a wide range of artistic disciplines. With these initiatives, not only local art is promoted, but also the dialogue about contemporary topics in artistic work.