Landpartie and art talk in the park: feminist perspectives in art

Event description

We and the GKP - Styrian Society for Cultural Policy are delighted to take you on our Landpartie and invite you to an exciting park talk with renowned and expressive artists. Koncept GKP – Steirische Gesellschaft für Kulturpolitik in cooperation with Women*s Action Forum 

We are dedicated to the artistic appropriation of materials from a feminist perspective in various disciplines such as sculpture, ceramics, mixing desk/DJing and cyanotype, as well as graffiti. We see this appropriation as an act of resistance and reinterpretation.

Feminist art often aims to question and reinterpret traditional, patriarchal notions of material and technique. For example, DJing, which is traditionally seen as "masculine”, can be used by female artists to explore themes such as strength and durability from a female perspective. Similarly, sculpture, which has historically been dominated by male artists, can serve as a means to visualise female forms and experiences.

Through the conscious choice and use of materials, female artists convey important messages and challenge stereotypical gender roles. They create new spaces of meaning and contribute to the diversification of the art world by expressing their own experiences, perspectives and identities while reflecting on and expanding the historical and social contexts of these materials.

Event programme:

A studio tour in selected workshops of Styrian Summer Art in Pöllau near Hartberg

A park talk in Pöllau Castle Park with artists and cultural mediators

A cosy picnic in the park to get to know each other and exchange ideas

It is possible to travel together from Graz. We start at 3 pm at Murpark. Registration for the ride under: +43 664 540 4289 or mz@styriansummerart.at We cordially invite you to take part in this inspiring dialogue and discover new perspectives in feminist art. 
The event is free of charge and takes place in all weathers. Info at 0664 5404289 Michaela Zingerle

The following artists will take part in the discussion:

Barbara Schmid
Barbara Schmid studied at the University of Art and Industrial Design Linz, Department of Plastic Concepts/Ceramics and has been working in the art studios of the city of Graz in the former Taggerwerk since 2015. In her work, she often focuses on the material clay in its diverse forms of appearance and condition and uses this to explore themes between society and art.
www.barbaraschmid.at

Susanna Katter
Susanna Katter currently works in Graz and is an active member of the organisation. SAMA KOLLEKTIV. She studied graphics and photography at the University of Art in Linz. She is currently based in Graz as a freelance artist and workshop leader and is dedicated to working on canvases and large murals. The motifs of her artworks range from current social issues to people, animals, nature and their relationship to one another, whereby she juxtaposes abstraction and realism.
www.susannakatter.com

Angela Tröndle
Ángela Tröndle grew up in a family of musicians and studied music education at the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz (KUG). The creative environment she later encountered at the Musisches Gymnasium shaped her in many ways and brought her into contact with other arts. Since 2021, Ángela Tröndle has been working with the cyanotype technique and thus began to pursue her creative urge on a visual level even more intensively.
www.angelatroendle.com

DJ from the Grrrls DJ Crew from the "gut aufgelegt" project at LandGrrrls 
DJ Crew (A/BiH/DE/GR)

The Grrrls DJ Crew, consisting of thirteen female* performers, was founded in 2017 due to the underrepresentation of female* DJs in the club scene and sees itself as an active contribution to equal rights in practice. In the workshop, they will not only teach you how to set up your DJ set, but also chat a little about the ins and outs: how do you prepare for your first gig and where can you play as a "DJ rookie"? Where is the good music at home and who else lives there? How does it feel to be part of the best DJ crew in Graz?

Simon Reitmann 
Since graduating from the master school for sculpture at the Ortweinschule Graz, Simon Reitmann has been studying sculpture and transmedia space in the class of Tobias Urban and Ali Janka (Gelitin) at the University of Art and Design Linz and TransArts - Transdisciplinary Art at the University of Applied Arts Vienna. His works can be found in the Kunstsammlung Oberösterreich and in the collection of the Styrian Provincial Government - Neue Galerie Graz, among others.
www.simonreitmann.com 

Fotos (c): Weixler, Schmid, Katter, Domig, Schadenhofer, Kronbichler