ART CIRCLE 2025 – St. Wolfgang once again became a hub of contemporary art

From April 28 to May 4, 2025, the international art festival ART CIRCLE made a triumphant return to St. Wolfgang on Lake Wolfgang, reaffirming its status as a vibrant center for artistic creation. For the third time, this picturesque lakeside village transformed into a hotspot for contemporary art.

Six carefully selected hotels — Strandhotel Margaretha, Hotel Cortisen am See, Hotel Seevilla Wolfgangsee, Hotel Peter, Hotel Schwarzes Rössl, and the Romantik Hotel Im Weissen Rössl — became open studios, where visitors could experience art up close and in an inspiring setting.

A total of 22 Artists-in-Residence from 15 countries worked on site, showcased their works, and offered fascinating insights into their creative processes.

Among the participating artists were:
Katarina Balunova (Slovakia), Rebecca Bernau (Germany), Luis Bertos (Spain), Klemen Brun (Slovenia), Gala Čaki (Serbia), Jorg Van Daele (Belgium), Sümer Erek (Cyprus), Petra Forman (Austria), Gilberto Delgado García (Mexico), Sebastian Herzau (Germany), Robert Lozar (Slovenia), Jesse Magee (USA), Harumi Miyatsuka (Japan), Meta Mramor (Slovenia), Katja Pál (Slovenia), Jens Pfeifer (Netherlands), Wagner Pinto (Brazil), Aleksander Politański (Poland), Antoine de Salaberry (France), Lalo Sánchez del Valle (Mexico), Ivana Živić (Serbia), and Nika Zupančič (Slovenia).

A particular highlight was the Masterclass with Sebastian Herzau on May 1, where participants were invited to actively engage in the creative process themselves.

On May 2, the artists ascended Mount Schafberg aboard the historic cog railway SchafbergBahn, creating new works surrounded by breathtaking panoramic views at an elevation of 1,700 meters.

These freshly created pieces were presented on May 2 and 3 as part of a Pop Art exhibition in the Parish Church of St. Wolfgang. The festival concluded on May 3 with a festive finissage at the EQ venue, including the SchafbergBahn engine shed, followed by a sales exhibition that ran through May 4.

The artistic direction was led by Klemen Brun and Jesse Magee, made possible through the initiative of Roland Ballner, owner of Hotel Cortisen am See. The festival was curated by the Slovenian cultural association KUD Manifest, which has been dedicated to promoting international art formats since 2011. On-site coordination was carried out in close collaboration with the St. Wolfgang Tourism Board.

Save the Date:
The next ART CIRCLE will take place from April 26 to May 3, 2026!

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