Kiunstlokal 2024 | Photographs by Eugenia Mashenko
The 2024 festival
The Kunstlokal Festival 2024 presented ten artistic positions on the theme of "(un)productive leisure". The artists and cultural practitioners responded to the collections and locations of the participating museums and institutions and reflected on these in the field of tension between work and leisure. In addition to the work contributions, the events and workshops deepened the artistic approaches with which (un)productivity was explored.
We would like to thank all sponsors, participants, visitors and volunteers for their support and look forward to seeing you again in 2026!
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Festival Catalog (Download)
Festival Catalog (Download)
This year's Kunstlokal Festival catalog is available as PDF download. It shows all artists and projects of this year's Kunstlokal Festival.
Download catalog 2022
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The Kunstlokal Festival works closely with these Zurich Oberland museums, placing us at the interface of art, commerce and history. The art format supports artistic contributions that explore and reinterpret objects, materials and depicted stories in museum collections.
The museums make their knowledge and collections available to the participating artists and give them the space to present new artworks or projects. A series of events, talks and workshops accompany the works and invite visitors to participate.
The selected artworks create a reflection on the relevance of museum objects and local collections and enable the festival to create a unique connection between artistic practice, cultural heritage and the region's self-image.
Impressions of the year 2022
The museums make their knowledge and collections available to the participating artists and give them the space to present new artworks or projects. A series of events, talks and workshops accompany the works and invite visitors to participate.
The selected artworks create a reflection on the relevance of museum objects and local collections and enable the festival to create a unique connection between artistic practice, cultural heritage and the region's self-image.
Kunstlokal 2022 | Photographs by Eugenia Mashenko
With a wide range of experience in art, design and communication, our team is highly committed to networking and promoting art and culture in the Zurich Oberland. Our diverse skills are complemented by our network.
Thanks to private and public funding, we are able to expand our format, inform a wider public about our work and thus contribute to a colorful and lively cultural scene in the Zurich Oberland.
Get to Know UsThanks to private and public funding, we are able to expand our format, inform a wider public about our work and thus contribute to a colorful and lively cultural scene in the Zurich Oberland.
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Photography by Alex Stucki | Montage by Fiona Federspiel
Kunstlokal Visits Zurich Oberland Museums
The Zurich Oberland is home to numerous museums that offer different insights into the region's multi-layered history and significant artifacts. Their collections tell us a lot about ideas of identity, traditions, value systems and technologies that have played a role in the cultural development of the region. From sound machines and children's toys to medieval weapons and spinning mills, a story of communities and industrialization unfolds.
