Between Water and Light - Summer Exhibition

Greetings from the summer resort – or rather … colourful greetings from Bad Ischl. The Gmundner Kunstverein started five years ago with major regional projects; alongside the annual Gmundner Kunstspazierer at Seeschloss Ort and the charity vernissage at the k-hof Kammerhofmuseum, additional exhibition formats have been established in recent years. Summer exhibitions in hospitality venues, a presence at the Gmundner Mondscheinbummel, and international trade fair participations followed. New to the association's portfolio are themed group exhibitions in prestigious locations across the Salzkammergut – this year in Bad Ischl, next year in the Hipp-Halle in Gmunden.

From 17 to 30 August, the association invites visitors to a members' and themed exhibition in the Trinkhalle in the heart of the Kaiserstadt. "Between Water and Light" – between the Traun, the mountains, and the squares and little corners in the heart of the Salzkammergut – the association offers a small but exquisite insight into the work of the studios and workshops around the Traunsee.

Works on display are by association members Jürgen Bley, Christine Danninger, Matthias Kretschmer, Inge Kreuzer, Christine Pahl, Christopher Schlesinger, Andrea Sevc, Wolfgang Weisz, Günther Wimmer, Karen Zierler, and guest artist Liudmila Sadoghi.

The vernissage is scheduled for the Emperor's Birthday on 18 August; the exhibition can be visited during the opening hours of the Trinkhalle. The works are available for purchase.

The exhibition theme "Between Water and Light" was chosen in spring, without any premonition that this summer would be characterised by too little water and too much light – meaning sun and hot temperatures. Nevertheless, the aim of the summer exhibition remains: contemporary art meets a historic setting. In a summer of art, culture, history, and far too hot temperatures.

• Date: 17–30 August 2025
• Venue: Trinkhalle, Bad Ischl
• Vernissage: 18 August (Kaisers Geburtstag)
• Opening hours: during the opening hours of the Trinkhalle
• Exhibiting artists: Jürgen Bley, Christine Danninger, Matthias Kretschmer, Inge Kreuzer, Christine Pahl, Christopher Schlesinger, Andrea Sevc, Wolfgang Weisz, Günther Wimmer, Karen Zierler, and guest artist Liudmila Sadoghi
• Organiser: Gmundner Kunstverein