Rigo23 (US/PT): The River Is Sacred for Its Own Sake
A site-specific mural by internationally acclaimed artist Rigo 23. Created for the project Trenčín – European Capital of Culture 2026, the mural The River Is Sacred for Its Own Sake invites viewers to perceive the Váh River not merely as a geographical feature, but as a sacred entity inseparable from the life of the community. […]
Mahalia H. Richards (UK): Remote Echoes
Amol K. Patil (IN): The Weight of Silent Voices
Internationally acclaimed artist Amol K. Patil brings to Trenčín the artistic intervention The Quiet Weight of Voices, created specifically for the premises of the Municipal Office. The project connects global themes with the local environment and raises questions of equality, voice, and participation. A new work by Amol K Patil continues the artist’s long-standing engagement with […]
Lucia Tkáčová: Healing by Place
Healing by Place by Lucia Tkáčová explores how the hospital environment—colors, light, and textiles—can influence the psychological well-being and recovery process of both patients and healthcare staff. As part of the While You Wait project, the artist introduces artistic interventions into the Faculty Hospital in Trenčín, drawing on insights from neuroaesthetics about how beauty and visual stimuli affect […]
Oliver Ressler (AT): Out of the Underpass to Reclaim the Sky
The five lightboxes in Trenčín’s underground passage are Austrian artist Oliver Ressler’s contribution to Green Line, part of European Capital of Culture Trenčín 2026, curated by Oto Hudec. The underpass linking the old town to the river is a typical piece of car-centric infrastructure: a dim tunnel pushing pedestrians below ground so vehicles can move freely […]
Danica Pišteková, Tomáš Tholt, Martin Jenča, Martin Péchy: Gentle Underpass
An unappealing ceiling turns into something alive. Could it become another sky? The underpass is being dressed in a new layer that breathes and responds. It transforms a passageway into a sensory experience perceived through movement, light, shadow, and acoustics. The translucent mesh filters sounds, lets light through, and creates a silence that contrasts with […]
Alan Prekop – ZERO 2025
This audiovisual work breathes, flashes, and counts down the time until the beginning of 2026. In doing so, it connects the present with the future, when Trenčín will become the European Capital of Culture. Experience, with all your senses, the anticipation of the year that will transform our city. ZERO, 2025 Artwork by: Alan Prekop […]
Baťa’s World. A Module with the Baťa Dimension 6.15 x 6.15
Just as Tomáš Baťa spread his ideas across the world, the Baťa’s World project travels from Zlín to cities across the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Its aim is to carry the Baťa ethos of work, order and creativity beyond Zlín and to reawaken his spirit in the present day. At the heart of the project […]
Performative action by Alexandra Pirici (RO)
Thursday, 18 June 2026 at 7:00 p.m. Memorial to the Martyred in Brezina Forest Park, Trenčín Performative action On 18 June at 7:00 p.m., we will present Alexandra Pirici’s performative action Invisible Monument at the site of the Memorial to the Martyred in Brezina Forest Park in Trenčín. Fourteen performers will use movement and singing […]