6.8 “Grätzlmarie” projects: Focus on Arts & Culture

6. Projects from the Community-building pillar

FUTURE WORKS – creative urban design workshops

In the background is a long, two-storey Gründerzeit-style building in grey and white; in front of it stands a tree, also in grey and white, with a slender trunk painted white. Around this trunk are colourful seats, painted with light blue seat surfaces.

Fig. 79: Creative urban design workshops encourage young people to play a part in shaping the city © Future Works

A total of five workshops on "Creative Urban Design" were held at the Augarten Grammar School to give the students an insight into the design of urban environments. The youngsters were encouraged to develop their creative abilities and play a future role in shaping their neighbourhood, equipping them to transform their concerns about the future into hope and a willingness to take action.

Funding applicant: Red Carpet Art Award (youth arts initiative)
Years implemented: 2023 to 2024

1zwei3 exhibition space in the Johann-Kaps-Hof municipal housing complex

A collage of photographs from an exhibition featuring three-dimensional art objects and prints.

Fig. 80: Diverse art forms in a diverse housing complex make for exciting exhibitions. © Civil Action Network

The "1zwei3 exhibition space" project in the Johann-Kaps-Hof municipal housing complex aimed to bring community art experiences to a wide audience and act as a low-threshold platform for integrating the visual arts, design and music into everyday life. Everyone was welcome to come in and look around, from art fans to the simply curious. The artists involved communicated with the local residents via posters on the public noticeboards, a newsletter and the open doors of the exhibition space. The project enabled a total of 14 artists to present their works to the public in 2024 and engage in dialogue with people in the neighbourhood.

Funding applicant: 1zwei3 (arts & cultural association)
Year implemented: 2024

“The Loud Spring” – film screening and discussion at the Knoten Wien community hub

A depiction of a historic projection camera with film reels, rendered in pale dusky pink, grey and black.

Fig. 81: The documentary "The Loud Spring" showed the consequences of the climate crisis while offering hope for the future. © Gerd Altmann-Pixabay

The "Knoten Wien" community hub organised a screening of the film "The Loud Spring". The documentary shows the negative impacts of the climate crisis but holds out a potential positive outlook for the future following a radical system change. The screening aimed to empower the audience and encourage them to engage in a discussion about what the future might look like.

Funding applicant: Der Knoten community hub
Year implemented: 2024

Beautii Klinik

A graphic illustration of a face with purple outlines, containing two paintbrushes and, on the right, a red paint pot, viewed from above.

Fig. 82: Beautiii Klinik Dr. Barbara Ungroomed, a pop-up art project © freepik

"Beautiii Klinik Dr. Barbara Ungroomed" was conceived as a pop-up art project in the Johann-Kaps-Hof municipal housing complex. Combining free "beauty treatments" with performance art, it took a critical, humorous look at ideals of beauty, the cult of the body and consumer society.

Funding applicants: Volkshilfe Wien (charity organisation), Wohnpartner (municipal housing community support teams)
Year implemented: 2025

Birthday street party for Radio ORANGE 94.0

The photo shows people in a neighbourhood oasis within a public urban space. In the centre are two women standing; the one on the right is holding a microphone.

To mark the 27th birthday of the community radio station Radio ORANGE 94.0 on 28 August 2025, O-Sounds organised a talk on media policy and two concerts at the station's community parklet on Gaußplatz. The event was designed to strengthen the local community, promote debate on media policy issues and showcase cultural diversity via music.

Funding applicant: O-Sounds (local music initiative)
Year implemented: 2025

Arts & culture programme in the Johann-Kaps-Hof municipal housing complex

Three female figures in flowing dresses in shades of lilac, crimson and white, dancing in front of a large window.

The "1zwei3 arts & cultural association" is based at the Johann-Kaps-Hof municipal housing complex. Between 30 May and 20 June 2025 the association put on a series of free pop-up exhibitions, performances, film screenings and concerts, as well as a permanent exhibition. A five-part event series explored the special emotional attachment people have to trees and the relationship between local residents and the precious green natural shade providers.

Funding applicant: 1zwei3 (arts & cultural association)
Year implemented: 2025