Art cycling in Millstatt
Art cycling in Millstatt (German: "KUNSTradln in Millstatt") was an international annual art exhibition in Millstatt am See (Carinthia/Austria). It took the form of various art stations throughout Millstatt connected by a bicycle/ hiking route. Concept and organization. The exhibition debuted 2018, and was repeated 2019 and 2020, based on a long term funding by the European Union (= EU Rural Development Policy 2014-2020). It had stops at various locations in Millstatt and adjacent communities. These art stations formed a loop, which could be visited by art-interested visitors, either walking or cycling the  trail (hence the name "Art cycling in Millstatt"). Works by (up to now) about 150 internationally known artists from Austria, Germany, United States, Switzerland, Hungary, Croatia, Romania, Poland, Italy, Greece, Spain, South Korea and Guatemala were connected in the yearly exhibitions. For the first time, this exhibition concept also combined the various existing art and cultural institutions in Millstatt in a joint program. In addition, the concept opened up a number of new and sometimes unusual places in Millstatt as a presentation opportunity for modern art. The access to modern art at art museums, art exhibitions and art galleries is  often characterized by the fact that only an art-interested and art-oriented audience is able or wanting to participate. The project "Art cycling in Millstatt" provided a low-threshold mediating of art as follows: From 2021 onwards, "Art cycling in Millstatt" is replaced by a new concept called "millstART". Now the exhibition stations are concentrated in the Millstatt Abbey, and the concept of a low threshold access to art in a wider region was dropped. Stations and artists. There were 25 stations and 65 artists presented within the project 2018; 62 artists were presented 2019 at 25 stations, too , though some new stations were added and some former stations dropped. 2020 25 artists were presented at 18 locations, already mostly in the area of the former Millstatt Abbey. Altogether 151 artists were presented at 39 locations in Millstatt between 2018 and 2020. Stations Artists and art workshops The artists presented and the art-workshops offered were representing several areas of contemporary visual arts (names and events are noted here with the year of presentation at "Art cycling Millstatt"):