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The European Center for Art of the District Council of Upper Bavaria (Bezirk Oberbayern) has a dual focus: the Artist-in-Residence program organized in collaboration with international partner institutions as part of the European Art Fellowship of the District Council of Upper Bavaria as well as an international exhibition program. Its function as a professional, locally, regionally and internationally networked art center is complemented by a highly extensive program of events featuring lectures, workshops, and guided tours, traditional crafts markets, as well as the sculpture garden and an online program.

Current exhibition

Forensic Architecture: The Destruction of Yazidi Cultural Heritage

5 September - 29 November, 2020: Forensic Architecture is an independent art and research group founded in 2011 based at the Centre for Research Architecture, Goldsmiths, University of London.. . ... more information

Current AIR-Programs

The European Art Fellowship of the District Council of Upper Bavaria

The artist-in-residence program in the framework of the European Art Fellowship of the District Council of Upper Bavaria takes place with partner institutions of several European countries. Foreign artists are given the opportunity to live and work for one to three months at the Schafhof. In exchange, Upper Bavarian artists take part in equal residencies in the partner countries.  ... more information

Current and upcoming events

02.10.2020
17:30 - 20:00

The Ship of Fools - Exhibition Opening

Kurzbeschreibung überspringen

Opening of the exhibition 'The Ship of Fools' by Andreas Kuhnlein in the vault on the 1st floor ... more information

16.05.2021
14:00 - 19:00

Residence Europa II - DATE DELAYED

Kurzbeschreibung überspringen

Symposium about the "Significance of Artist Exchange" - Input and presentations with representatives of the partner institutions from different countries ... more information