Art festivals in Linz: 200 artists show their works and messages!

Art festivals in Linz: 200 artists show their works and messages!

in Linz, Traun and Steyr this week is around art! From March 21 to 28, the “Nextcomic” festival will present over 200 artists at twelve locations with a total of 33 exhibitions. "Be yourself, believe in yourself and you can do everything!" is the central message that communicates the festival while encouraging comic artists to address critical topics of our time. Gottfried Gusenbauer, the artistic director, emphasizes that comics offer a valuable platform to treat various social issues. The artist Jana Marie duration offers an outstanding example, who worked on her graphic novel "Auerhaus" for two years, who deals with suicidality and the challenges of life in order to promote conversations and understanding. Digital art is also highlighted by students in the Ars Electronica Center, where contemporary media interact with the museum facade.

a festival for textiles

in parallel, on November 20, the gallery of the city of Traun celebrates the art of textile craft with the exhibition "Versed - versatile". With their hand-woven wall carpets, the artists Beate Luger-Goyer, Gabriele Petri, Anneliese Schuber and Lisa Thurner show reference to the rare tapisserie art. Her work shines through technical finesse and artistic expression that bribe through color and structural harmony. "Four -page" not only refers to the shape of these impressive works of art, but also to the variety of perspectives that each artist captures in her carpets. The careful manual work on the loom requires both skill and patience, which becomes clear about the feel and the special surface structure of the tapestries. Visitors to the gallery, to be found at Hauptplatz 1 in Traun, can immerse yourself from Tuesday to Sunday between 8 a.m. and 10 p.m. in this fascinating textile world, such as reported.

While the “Nextcomic” festival addresses families with its rich program and stimulates thinking through numerous artistic experiences, the exhibition in Traun shows the historical meaning and modern relevance of tapisserie art. Both events throw a light on creativity and variety of artistic work in the region and invite you to discover and experience the different facets of art, which is impressively supported by orf.at