The “Salon der Kulturen” (“Salon of Cultures”) has been a recurring event series at decentralised venues across Vienna since 2010, conceived and delivered by us. The series addresses a broad public and creates spaces where cultural diversity, artistic positions, and socio-political questions come together – giving rise to new perspectives on how we live together in the city and on the question of how we wish to shape that life in common.

At the heart of each event are artistic contributions, open conversations, and moderated discussion formats in which a diversity of voices can be heard – from artists and cultural practitioners to civil society advocates. Participants engage with current social issues and negotiate them through a wide range of cultural and biographical experiences, carried by varied aesthetic and discursive formats.

Through these public encounters, we broaden perceptions of diversity and open new spaces for dialogue between art and society. Each edition of the “Salon der Kulturen” is framed by a theme that invites collective reflection on questions of social relevance. In this way, we strengthen active processes of social negotiation and cultural participation.

All events can be found here.