tranzit.org

The tranzit.org network is a collaborative initiative of independent associations in contemporary art across Austria, Czechia, Hungary, Slovakia and Romania.

The tranzit.org network was founded in 2002. It supports emancipatory practices and connections between culture and society, challenging post-war European art narratives. Each tranzit organisation operates autonomously.

tranzit focuses on supporting emancipatory practices and establishing connections between culture and society, moving across geographical, generational and political boundaries.

Each tranzit organisation provides spaces where artists can work freely and independently, promoting mutual understanding and cross-border dialogue. In a Europe marked by nationalism and (socio-economic) inequality, tranzit plays a crucial role in offering safe spaces for critical engagement with contemporary societal phenomena.

A group of people attentively listening to a guide next to an olive tree planted indoors in a modern, well-lit gallery space.
Guided tour of the »Biennale Matter of Art« 2024 with co-founder Tereza Stejskalová. She is also the director of tranzit.cz, which organises the biennial. National Gallery Prague – Trade Fair Palace, Prague. Photo: Libor Galia

In every country in which the network is active, tranzit operates autonomously within its local context and uses different formats and methods such as exhibitions, thematic projects, seminars, publications and participatory interventions. tranzit is committed to an open dialogue and inclusivity. tranzit helps us to contextualize, generate or host debates around today’s urgent questions. We invite you to join us in exploring forward-looking alternatives to societal issues through the lens of contemporary art.

A group of people standing in the abandoned, dimly lit auditorium of Sala Omnia in Bucharest with wooden seats and a large screen. The ceiling has a unique geometric pattern.
Emília Rigová, »Vomite ergo sum«, 2018, video, from an exhibition in the context of »Upon Us All Equally. tranzit statements for the future«, 7–9 November 2019, Bucharest. Photo: Petre Fall

tranzit.org

Partner

tranzit.at (Vienna), tranzit.cz (Prague), tranzit.hu (Budapest), tranzit.sk (Bratislava), Asociaţia tranzit.ro (Bucharest – Cluj-Napoca – Iași)

 

Every year from February to November, tranzit, together with the Igor Zabel Association for Culture and Theory, Kontakt Collection/WHW Akademija and ERSTE Foundation, offers an artist-in-residence programme at Vienna’s MuseumsQuartier.

 

In co-operation with tranzit.cz, tranzit.hu, tranzit.ro, tranzit.sk and the Igor Zabel Association for Culture and Theory, ERSTE Foundation offers five scholarships to young artists and five scholarships to young curators from Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Czechia and Hungary, who can take part in a course of their choice at the International Summer Academy of Fine Arts Salzburg.

 

Header image: Superflex, »There is an Elephant in the Room«, 2019, LED lights, plexiglass, aluminium letters, from the main exhibition of the Kyiv Biennial 2023 at Augarten Contemporary, hosted by tranzit.at in collaboration with tranzit.org, 17 October–17 December 2023, Vienna. Photo: eSeL.at – Joanna Pianka