© Josef Barès
From 6 December 2011 the Essl Museum is offering a pioneering overview of the works of young artists from central and eastern Europe. With the Essl Art Award for Central and Eastern Europe, which is this year being awarded for the fourth time, the Essls as a collector couple have established a sustainable project for the promotion of young art students from central and south- eastern Europe. The comprehensive group exhibition in the Essl Museum shows 18 current positions from Bulgaria, Croatia, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, the Czech Republic and Hungary. As the primary sponsors, bauMax and the Vienna Insurance Group are facilitating the continuation of the ambitious project, which has already provided an initial impetus for numerous artists’ careers.
