Sculpture Capital - BestOFFSummer Retreat - Opening

Visual Arts / Exhibition

Exhibition Duration: June 29 to July 19, 2025

Summer freshness has a long tradition in Gmunden. The exhibition format of the Art University Linz, "BestOFF Sommerfrische", takes place this year for the fifth time in collaboration with the Salzkammergut Festival Weeks Gmunden.

In keeping with the original impulse of the cooperation between the Salzkammergut Festival Weeks Gmunden and the Art University Linz, the utilization of vacant spaces in the central area of Gmunden is the focus. Art has the ability to conquer both spaces and spatial narratives and to install thematic issues in an accessible way. This year, a fresh, contemporary breeze is blowing here: Students and graduates of the Art University Linz will showcase their works in both vacant and public spaces.

The artists themselves will also animate the city and will be available for discussions during the exhibition. Curatorial/artistic tours will provide insights into the art and cultural scene. Opening dialogue spaces through art in rural areas and increasingly translating art and cultural work from the city to the countryside is the jointly declared program and goal of this well-established format.

Curated by Simone Barlian & Marlene Poeckh (Gallery 422)

Cooperation of the Salzkammergut Festival Weeks Gmunden and the Art University Linz

How to get to the gasworks in Gmunden in the Traunsee-Almtal region:

We recommend travelling by public transport!

By train:
From Attnang-Puchheim station to Gmunden station, take the Traunseetram (line 161) from Stern & Hafferl to the Gmunden Seebahnhof stop, or from Vorchdorf Eggenberg. The stop is about a 3-minute walk away.

There are numerous connections from Attnang-Puchheim station to the main trains on the Westbahn line (line 101) or via Gmunden to the Salzkammergutbahn towards Bad Ischl, Hallstatt and Bad Aussee.

By bus:
City bus lines from Gmunden, Gmunden Seebahnhof stop, the stop is about a 3-minute walk away.

By bike:
The former Gmunden gasworks is also very easy to reach by bike. The Traunviertel tour passes almost directly by the house, and in Gmunden you have direct access to the R4 Traun cycle path and R 2 Salzkammergut cycle path via the Traun bridge.

By car:
A1 motorway: Vienna - Voralpenkreuz-A1 - Exit A1 Laakirchen West - B144 via Laakirchen to Gmunden - Gmunden East
A1 motorway: Munich - Salzburg - Exit A1 Regau - B145 to Gmunden - Gmunden East
From Bad Ischl on the B145 to Gmunden - Gmunden East

Parking nearby:
Seebahnhof car park - subject to charges
Parking spaces along Traunsteinstraße - subject to charges
Depending on the car park, between 3 and 7 minutes' walk.

Please only use the designated parking spaces and respect private property!
Thank you for your fairness!

Further information available from May 2025 at:

• https://ausstellungen.ufg.at/bestoffsommerfrische/