An international festival in harmony with nature

summer.fresh.art. in Bad Gastein

Name: summer.fresh.art in Bad Gastein
Start: 2025-06-26
End: 2025-08-31
Location: Bad Gastein

An exciting program with top-class, well-known and up-and-coming young artists awaits you.

Art is as much a part of Bad Gastein as the imposing mountains and the magnificent Belle Époque buildings. Bad Gastein has always exerted a great attraction on artists and art lovers. So it's no wonder that an excellent art and culture festival has established itself here with sommer.frische.kunst.

June 26 to August 31, 2025

In the historic power station by the waterfall, various different artistic positions are presented on 3 floors and made accessible to a wide audience.
A variety of exhibitions can be visited on the Kaiser-Wilhelm-Promenade art mile.
The Art Trail presents art in public spaces.

Art needs its space, its freedom - and artists have enjoyed this for many years in Gastein. Andrea von Goetz is the artistic director of sommer.frische.kunst. If you would like to know more about the curator 's work, you can find out more in an interview on the Gastein Blog .

Gruppe von Besuchern im Austausch über die gesehenen Kunstwerke

Opening Weekend

The exhibition openings will take place in the Pavilion, on the Kaiser Wilhelm Promenade. A subsequent get-together makes a lively exchange of artists and art enthusiasts possible.

art:badgastein

During art:badgastein, a rich portfolio of contemporary artists* is presented in the galleries of the historic power station, on the Kaiser-Wilhelm-Promenade art mile and in public spaces. The exhibition rooms in the power station at the waterfall are occupied by twelve galleries. Away from the big art fairs in the metropolises, the main aim of art:badgastein is to facilitate a special exchange between artists, collectors and galleries.

Skulptur von Olaf Holzapfel in Sportgastein

Art in public space

The Art Trail presents art in public space. Since the start of the festival, the artists participating in the festival have left their mark. Both in public space and at selected historical sites that can be visited throughout the year.