PlayFullY | Focus > Europe VII

21.03.2026  to 21.06.2026 

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PlayFullY | Focus > Europe VII

Dates

21 March – 21 June: EXHIBITION
Wed–Sat 2–7 p.m., Sun and public holidays 10 a.m.–7 p.m.

▶ 20 March, Fri 7 p.m.: OPENING RECEPTION
Welcome address: Rainer Schneider, Deputy District President
Introduction: Eike Berg and Isabel Oberländer (Kunstforum) in conversation with artists featured in the exhibition
Shuttle taxi from Freising station at 6.45 p.m., return approx. 8.50 p.m.

▶ 29 March, Sunday, 4 p.m.: INPUT 015 | Open Studios
Presentations, performances and discussions with Péter Koppanyi (HU), Marlene Lahmer (AT) and Marios Pavlou (Cyprus)

▶ 15 April, Tuesday, 5 p.m.: meetup+art
Exhibition tour with Alexandra M. Hoffmann

▶ 10 May, Sunday, 3 p.m.: WIR 017 – Art Workshop | Pixel Art
with Mihael Frančic´ (Croatia): Introduction to digital drawing of pixel portraits
4–8 people aged 12 and above, participation fee €30

▶ 17 May, Sunday, 4 p.m.: Curator's tour
with Isabel Oberländer on the occasion of the International Museum Day

▶ 20 June, Sat 3.30 pm – 5.30 pm: meeting point+art | Visitor service
Individual exhibition guidance during the Johannismarkt

The exhibition rooms and café are accessible without steps.
Admission to the exhibition and accompanying programmes is free of charge.

Participating Artists 

• Mihael Frančić (Croatia)
• Nyx Günther (Upper Bavaria)
• Ute Heim (Upper Bavaria)
• Jan Krtička (Czech Republic)
• Stephanie Maier (Upper Bavaria)
• Marios Pavlou (Cyprus)
• Matteo Pizzolante (Upper Bavaria)

About the Exhibition

Under the title Focus > Europe, a selection of works by artists who participated in the residency programme as part of the European art scholarship of the District of Upper Bavaria in the previous year is presented each year. The art exchange of the District of Upper Bavaria is a programme for actively strengthening democracy and promoting long-term intercultural creative networking.

Within the annual theme of Game and Chance at the Schafhof 2026, the PlayFullY exhibition focuses on how playful approaches can be used to gain unexpected and thus inspiring perspectives on a wide variety of situations in our lives. At the same time, the second meaning of the word also resonates: the danger of losing something, of ‘gambling it away’. With their free and experimental works, contemporary artists sensitise our view to the constant changes in the environment, everyday life and society.

This change takes place during personal encounters and through impressions gained during the art exchange: as guests, the artists bring something new to their place of residence, take new impressions and experiences home with them and convey these in their works of art. The general public can share in these experiences in the exhibition through the supporting programme.

Partner Institutions 2025

• Budapest Galeria / Budapest (Hungary)
• KAIR Košice Artist in Residence / Košice (Slovakia)
• MeMeraki Artist Residency / Limassol (Cyprus)
• Salzamt / Linz (Austria)
• House of Arts / Ústi nad Labem (Czech Republic)
• Museum of Modern Arts / Split (Croatia)