Strabag Haus, Donau-City, Vienna <br><br>
Strabag Haus, Donau-City, Vienna

STRABAG KUNSTFORUM

Strabag SE is known as a construction company of pan-European dimensions and is a pioneer in the (South-) Eastern European market.  Creating networks is not only essential in business and socially, but is also key in cultural circles. One of the goals of Strabag’s Art Forum is to promote important cultural relationships through its comprehensive commitment. 
Art obtains values and inspiration. Today the Strabag SE is a forward-looking institution for art and culture.

For almost fifteen years the Strabag Art Forum has dedicated itself mainly to promoting Austrian art in the form of the Strabag Artaward and the Strabag Artcollection. The Strabag Artaward International was founded in 2009 and expanded to include not only Austria but also three neighboring countries where the Group has operating locations. This art promotion award is set to become a fixed part of the European cultural scene and is intended to draw attention to contemporary art in all of the participating countries.
The individual exhibitions of the award winners at the Strabag Artlounge show the latest trends in new art and intensify the examination of and debate with other points of view as well as the synergies that exist between art and business. As an additional promotion, award-winners and collection artists are being offered the opportunity to stay at the new Strabag Art Studio starting in the summer of 2009. The focus is on strengthening the position of new art by emphasizing togetherness and not opposition.



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Strabag Artcollection, artwork of Gunter Damisch <br><br>
Strabag Artcollection, artwork of Gunter Damisch

The STRABAG KUNSTFORUM is a popular place for artists, art facilitators and employees to go with their questions about art and comprises the following activities:

The ARTAWARD: An annual art subsidy awarded to artists from four countries under the age of forty for their painting and graphic arts. In conjunction with the subsidy, works are acquired and individual exhibitions offered in the Strabag Art Lounge.

The ARTCOLLECTION: One of Austria’s largest art collections, encompassing over 1600 works of contemporary painting and graphic arts at the office locations, above all in Vienna and Spittal/Drau.

The ARTLOUNGE: A spectacular, two-storey exhibition space under the roof of the Vienna Strabag House.

GIRONCOLI-KRISTALL: Attached to the Vienna Strabag House, this multifunctional art and event hall houses a permanent presentation of large sculptures by the Carinthian artist Bruno Gironcoli. The collection includes several bronze and aluminum castings on the company grounds.

The ARTSTUDIO: The newly renovated studio in the Strabag House provides space to live and work for several artists from Austria and abroad.

Strabag Artlounge, Strabag Haus, Vienna<br>photo: Reklame Kontor Franc, Vienna<br>
Strabag Artlounge, Strabag Haus, Vienna
photo: Reklame Kontor Franc, Vienna
In the nineties, the former Bauholding Strabag Art Forum was founded at the initiative of Hans Peter Haselsteiner and Wilhelm Weiss in Spittal/Drau in Carinthia. The art subsidy was awarded for the first time back in 1994. Until 2002, it was presented in Spittal/Drau and the artists’ works were shown in the exhibition rooms in Klagenfurt. With an eye on subsequent international expansion, the Art Award was transferred in 2005  to the newly built Strabag House, the Group headquarters located at the important business location in Vienna’s Donau- City. Strabag SE is known as a construction company of pan-European dimensions and is a pioneer in the (South-) Eastern European market.  Creating networks is not only essential in business and socially, but is also key in cultural circles. One of the goals of Strabag’s Art Forum is to promote important cultural relationships through its comprehensive commitment.