werner fenz grant for art in public space

The City of Graz and steirischer herbst are delighted to invite applications for the Werner Fenz Grant for Art in Public Space 2026. Endowed with 17,000 euros, the grant aims to assess the status of art in public space, with an international jury selecting a temporary project every two years.

Initiated in 2020 in honor of the late art historian and curator Werner Fenz (1944–2016), the call is open for national and international artists who address the cultural and political context of Graz, Austria, in their submitted projects.

As an internationally renowned curator, theorist, and educator, Werner Fenz founded the Institute for Art in Public Space Styria and combined theory and practice in an uncompromising and exemplary manner, continuously raising the profile of art in public space—in and outside of Graz. He was closely associated with steirischer herbst and curated countless projects at the festival.