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Almost 40 years of art funding in a new guise – STRABAG ART celebrates the 30th award winners and much more

Marking nearly 40 years of cultural engagement, STRABAG introduces its new branding, a fresh exhibition venue, and the recipients of the 2025 ART Award

Emma Hummerhielm Carlén, Dior Thiam, Haakon Neubert, Benjamin Burkard, Maximilian Prüfer, Foto: Mafalda Rakoš

The award winners 2025

The STRABAG Art Award is one of the most highly endowed private art prizes for painting and drawing in Austria: one main prize and four recognitions with prize money totaling € 48,000 are awarded each year.

The international art prize is awarded in three-year cycles in selected countries in which STRABAG is active. In the years 2024-2026, artists from Germany, Slovenia and Austria are invited to participate.

The following five artistic positions were selected from over 771 applications:

  • Main prize of the STRABAG ART Award 2025:  Haakon Neubert / GER
  • Recognitions received: Benjamin Burkard / GER, Emma Hummerhielm Carlén / AT, Maximilian Prüfer / GER, Dior Thiam / GER

 

STRABAG Art Forum becomes STRABAG ART
– The Art of Transformation and the Transformation of Art

The transformation of the STRABAG Kunstforum to STRABAG ART marks a significant turning point in STRABAG SE’s almost four decades of art promotion activities. This metamorphosis is more than just a rebranding: it is a comprehensive change that highlights the visibility, reach and impact of the STRABAG Group’s commitment to art.

The new branding of STRABAG ART. Credit: bleed.com

STRABAG ART Site

The new exhibition space, the STRABAG ART Site in the STRABAG House in Vienna, offers visitors interested in art a varied exhibition program with a focus on the solo exhibitions of the award winners.

All exhibitions are open to STRABAG employees and external visitors.

For an exhibition visit including a guided tour, please register using the calendar tool or via art@strabag.art.

Exhibition view - Award winners STRABAG ART Award 2025, Photo: Nicole Viktorik

STRABAG ART Container

The realignment also includes an innovative project: bringing art directly to the heart of the Group’s activities – the construction sites.

STRABAG ART Containers are mobile art spaces that use specially designed construction site containers to show exhibitions on the Donau Platte as well as on construction sites. These containers make it possible to present art flexibly, regardless of location and in close proximity to construction site employees and passers-by.

The STRABAG ART containers are a symbol of the company’s mobility and dynamism – and at the same time a strong statement for the importance of contemporary art in the world of construction as well as in public spaces.

View of the STRABAG ART Container, Art work by Barbara Höller, Photo: Rudi Froese

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