Art cycling in Millstatt


Art cycling in Millstatt is an international annual art exhibition in Millstatt am See. It takes the form of various art stations throughout Millstatt connected by a bicycle/ hiking route.

Concept and organization

The exhibition debuted 2018, was repeated 2019 and will continue in the following years, based not least on a long term funding by the European Union.
It has stops at various locations in Millstatt and adjacent communities. These art stations form a loop, which can be visited by art-interested visitors, either walking or cycling the trail. Works by about 110 internationally known artists from Austria, Germany, United States, Switzerland, Hungary, Croatia, Romania, Poland, Italy, Greece, Spain, South Korea and Guatemala are connected in the yearly exhibitions.
For the first time, this exhibition concept also combines the various existing art and cultural institutions in Millstatt in a joint program. In addition, the concept opens up a number of new and sometimes unusual places in Millstatt as a presentation opportunity for modern art.
The access to modern art at art museums, art exhibitions and art galleries is often characterized by the fact that only an art-interested and art-oriented audience is able or wanting to participate. The project "Art cycling in Millstatt" provides a low-threshold mediating of art as follows:
  1. by giving access over a long period ;
  2. by using Millstatt as a whole as art space for residents and guests alike;
  3. by inviting a non-predefined art audience to participate, including randomly passing people, who can and may come into contact with art in this way.

    Art cycling Millstatt 2020

Due to coronavirus related restrictions for the cultural sector in Austria, the third event could not start as planned in May 2020. It now begins July 10, 2020, and the number of artists and stations has been reduced.

Stations and artists

There were 25 stations and 65 artists presented within the project 2018.
62 artists were presented 2019 at 25 stations, too, though some new stations were added and some former stations dropped. 2020 25 artists are presented at 18 locations, mostly in the area of the former Millstatt abbey. Altogether 130 artists were presented at 37 locations in Millstatt between 2018 and 2020.
Stations
Artists and art workshops
The artists presented and the art-workshops offered are representing several areas of contemporary visual arts :