Kunsthalle Wil
The Kunsthalle Wil sees itself as a forum for contemporary art. It is located at Grabenstrasse 33 in the town of Wil in the eastern Swiss canton of St. Gallen .
Exhibitions
The focus of the exhibition program is on experimental and space-related work. «Artists are exhibited who have already worked independently for a number of years and have attracted attention with innovative, interesting works, but are not yet among the stars of the art trade. Especially for artists that art galleries are not active in the current area of which is to Kunsthalle offer an opportunity to introduce themselves to a wider audience. " Positions linked to tradition can also find their way into the program, "provided they have a profound artistic content and high design quality".
Sponsorship
The Kunsthalle Wil is supported by the association of the same name, “which was formed in 1991 from Wiler's artistic circles with the aim of anchoring regional, national and international contemporary art in the region and bringing it closer to an interested public”.
history
The art gallery was founded in 1991. "After three previous locations, the Kunsthalle found its definitive location in 2009 in the newly designed former small cattle market at the foot of the upper old town wall, not far from the city gate." The building, redesigned by the planning office Viola Architekten GmbH, was awarded the Prix Casa 2009 award for good architecture by Wil Tourismus.
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Coordinates: 47 ° 28 '2.7 " N , 9 ° 3' 2.7" E ; CH1903: 721 536 / two hundred and fifty-eight thousand six hundred fifty-four