Steirischer Herbst 2026 Theme 'Red Flags' Announced
The 2026 Steirischer Herbst arts festival in Austria, centered around the theme 'Red Flags,' is scheduled for September 24 to October 18 in Graz and Styria. The curatorial team, featuring Ekaterina Degot, David Riff, Line Spellenberg, and Pieternel Vermoortel, along with junior curators Beatrice Forchini and Lukas Michelitsch, and advisor Gábor Thury, will explore the idea of 'red flags' to tackle issues related to distrust and a conservative political climate filled with discrimination. Some of the artists lined up include Rawan Almukhtar, Josefin Arnell, Alex Baczyński-Jenkins, among others. The full list and festival itinerary will be announced on August 10.
Key facts
- Steirischer Herbst 2026 is titled 'Red Flags'.
- The festival takes place 24 September to 18 October in Graz and Styria.
- Curated by Ekaterina Degot, David Riff, Line Spellenberg, Pieternel Vermoortel.
- Junior curators: Beatrice Forchini, Lukas Michelitsch; curatorial advice: Gábor Thury.
- Theme explores mistrust and conservative, discriminatory political climate.
- Preliminary artist list includes 30+ artists.
- Full artist list and programme to be announced 10 August.
- Festival is annual and based in Austria.
Entities
Artists
- Rawan Almukhtar
- Josefin Arnell
- Alex Baczyński-Jenkins
- Vanessa Baird
- Lennart Boyd Schürmann
- Carmen Chraim
- Gabriele Edlbauer
- Julia S. Goodman
- Daniel Dominguez Teruel
- Stina Fors
- Francesca Grilli
- Leila Hekmat
- Max Höfler
- Andreas Unterweger
- Krõõt Juurak
- Nikolay Karabinovych
- Alexa Karolinski
- Ingo Niermann
- Alina Kleytman
- Xenia Koghilaki
- Lina Majdalanie
- Rabih Mroué
- Lukas Michelitsch
- Csaba Molnár
- Nicole Clore
- Hendrik Quast
- Heather Phillipson
- Die Rabtaldirndln
- Azade Shahmiri
- Hanik Soleimani
- Naya de Souza
- Franz von Strolchen
- Jaro Varga
- Julian Warner
- Ekaterina Degot
- David Riff
- Line Spellenberg
- Pieternel Vermoortel
- Beatrice Forchini
- Gábor Thury
- Oxana Timofeeva
- Grupa Ee
Institutions
- Steirischer Herbst
- steirischer herbst
- ORF musikprotokoll
- Out of Joint
- Biennial Foundation
Locations
- Graz
- Styria
- Austria
- River Mur