Grand Opening of the Ora et Ars Symposium
The International Visual Arts and Literary Symposium ORA ET ARS – SKALKA aims to promote the ancient pilgrimage site of Skalka near Trenčín through art, to honour the patron of Europe St. Benedict and his followers – the patrons of the Diocese of Nitra, St. Andrew-Zorard and St. Benedict – and to offer the unique […]
Opening of the artwork “Two Figs”
When? 27 August 2026 at 5:00 p.m. Where? M. R. Štefánik Park, Trenčín Two sculptural objects of carved figs—strikingly oversized, as if randomly fallen or forgotten beneath the pine trees in the park near the railway station—stem from Martin Piaček’s long-standing interest in the fig fruit and tree. The fig is a plant that did […]
Opening of the exhibition: The Thin Green Line
The exhibition The Thin Green Line, curated by Oto Hudec, will open in the historic County House building in Trenčín as part of the Green Line project within Trenčín 2026 – European Capital of Culture. It will open on 11 September 2026 (running until 6 December 2026) alongside new works in public space by international […]
Video Projection on the City Tower by Krzysztof Wodiczko (PL/US)
World-renowned artist Krzysztof Wodiczko will create a new site-specific work for Trenčín in the form of a large-scale video projection on the City Tower. The work uses voice, image, and public space as tools of civic expression, opening up themes of peace, memory, identity, and social dialogue. The projection will also include participatory elements, allowing […]
Hydraulic Tongues
An installation by artists Nomeda Urbonas and Gediminas Urbonas that transforms firefighting equipment into a playful work of art. Created in collaboration with the local community of volunteer firefighters, it will be on view from 19 August at Look (the area between the new railway bridge and the Chynorany line). Artists’ bio: Nomeda and Gediminas […]
Mural Opening: Rigo 23 (US/PT) – The River Is Sacred Because of Itself + Performance and Film: Cecylia Malik (PL) – Sisters of the River
The opening of a site-specific mural by internationally acclaimed artist Rigo 23, followed by a performative programme featuring a film and live action by Polish artist Cecylia Malik, brings together art, environmental activism, and a deep relationship with rivers as living beings. The mural The River Is Sacred Because of Itself, created for Trenčín – […]
The Well of Love Exhibition
Kerem Ozan Bayraktar (TR), Ahmet Rüstem Ekici & Hakan Sorar (TR), Ekmel Ertan (TR), Buşra Tunç (TR) Duration: 7 February – 28 August 2026 Venue: Trenčín Castle (Gothic Chapel + basement / underground of the cannon bastion) Project: Contemporary Castle The Legend of the Well of Love is present at Trenčín Castle in the stones, […]
Exhibition GLOCAL EQUALITY AND HOSPITALITY (invalidated ideas?)
Venue: Župný dom, Mierové námestie 46, Trenčín Duration: August 8 – December 7, 2026 Opening: August 7, 2026 Curators: Edit András and Ilona Németh Exhibition architect: Zbyněk Baladrán In the Communist Manifesto, Marx characterized his era as one in which ‘all that is solid melts into air‘ and man is forced to confront ‘the real conditions […]