AIR InSILo, Mitterweg 30, Hollabrunn (2026)

27/04/2026

10 FREE MOSAIC WORKSHOPS WITH AN ARTIST

Gemeinsteine is a participatory mosaic floor project led by artist Anna Khodorkovskaya in the framework of WEIN/4 Festival 2026 and in collaboration with residents of Hollabrunn and the surrounding area. Developed with AIR InSILo, the project centres on social engagement, inviting up to 80 participants to help create a permanent public artwork through ten free workshops running from 16 May to 5 July. The mosaic will be unveiled to the public on 18 July. Participation in the mosaic workshop is open to anyone aged 14 and above, and no prior experience is required.

Workshops:

May 16 - July 5 (12:00 – 18:00):

May 16, 17, 30, 31 (Sat – Sun)

June 6, 7, 20, 21 (Sat – Sun)

July 4, 5 (Sat – Sun)

Application form: will be open weekly, first-come, first-served.

Participants: 4 – 8 people at once

Age: 14 and above

Anna Khodorkovskaya is an internationally active artist based in Austria. She has received several prestigious awards, including the Strabag Artaward International (2014), the Diploma Recognition Prize of the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna (2018), and the Carinthian State Prize at the 37th Austrian Graphic Art Competition (2021). Her practice focuses on participatory methods and the role of art in fostering relationships within communities.

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© Series of works „I SEE“ by Anna Khodorkovskaya (2018 – ongoing)

Links in BIO

13/04/2026

Gemeinsteine ist ein partizipatives Mosaikbodenprojekt unter der Leitung der Künstlerin Anna Khodorkovskaya im Rahmen des WEIN/4 Festivals 2026 und in Zusammenarbeit mit den Einwohner:innen von Hollabrunn und Umgebung. Das Projekt wurde gemeinsam mit AIR InSILo entwickelt und stellt das soziale Engagement in den Mittelpunkt. Bis zu 80 Teilnehmer:innen sind eingeladen, im Rahmen von zehn kostenlosen Workshops, die vom 16. Mai bis zum 5. Juli stattfinden, an der Gestaltung eines dauerhaften öffentlichen Kunstwerks mitzuwirken. Das Mosaik wird am 18. Juli der Öffentlichkeit vorgestellt. Die Teilnahme an den Mosaik-Workshops steht allen Personen ab 14 Jahren offen, Vorkenntnisse sind nicht erforderlich.
Workshops:
16.Mai - 15.Juli (12:00 – 18:00):
Mai: 16., 17., 30., 31. (Samstag – Sonntag)
Juni: 6., 7., 20., 21. (Samstag – Sonntag)
Juli: 4., 5. (Samstag – Sonntag)
Anmeldungsformular (unten): wird jeweils eine Woche vor den Terminen geöffnet; Anmeldungen werden in der Reihenfolge ihres Einlangens berücksichtigt.
Teilnehmer:innen: 4 – 8 pro Workshoptag
Alter: ab 14
Vorkenntnisse: nicht erforderlich

Gemeinsteine is a participatory mosaic floor project led by artist Anna Khodorkovskaya in the framework of WEIN/4 Festival 2026 and in collaboration with residents of Hollabrunn and the surrounding area. Developed with AIR InSILo, the project centres on social engagement, inviting up to 80 participants to help create a permanent public artwork through ten free workshops running from 16 May to 5 July. The mosaic will be unveiled to the public on 18 July. Participation in the mosaic workshop is open to anyone aged 14 and above, and no prior experience is required.
Workshops:
May 16 - July 5 (12:00 – 18:00):
May 16, 17, 30, 31 (Sat – Sun)
June 6, 7, 20, 21 (Sat – Sun)
July 4, 5 (Sat – Sun)
Application form: will be open weekly, first-come, first-served.
Participants: 4 – 8 people at once
Age: 14 and above

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© Series of works „I SEE“ by Anna Khodorkovskaya (2018 – ongoing)

To participate: Link in BIO

10/04/2026

„Ich lade Euch herzlich ein, an einem groß angelegten, gemeinschaftlichen Mosaikkunstprojekt teilzunehmen!
Was das Kunstwerk darstellen wird, bleibt ein Geheimnis – nur wer am Workshop teilnimmt, wird es erfahren.
Wenn Du kreativ bist und Dich für das Handwerk der Mosaikkunst interessierst, komm vorbei! Ich brauche Dich! Gemeinsam werden wir eine inspirierende Zeit verbringen und ein besonderes Kunstwerk schaffen, das noch viele Jahre Bestand haben wird. Ich freue mich sehr darauf, Dich in meinem Workshop begrüßen zu dürfen.

I warmly invite you to participate in a large-scale, collaborative mosaic art project!
What it will be – that remains a secret – only those who attend the workshop will find out.
If you are creative and interested in crafts, come! I need you! Together, we will spend an inspiring time and create a special artwork that will last for years to come. I am very much looking forward to welcoming you to my workshop.“

Anna Khodorkovskaya

Anna Khodorkovskaya ist eine international aktive Künstlerin, die in Österreich lebt und arbeitet. Sie hat mehrere bedeutende Preise erhalten, darunter den Strabag Artaward International (2014), den Diplomanerkennungspreis der Akademie der bildenden Künste Wien (2018) und den Kärntner Landespreis beim 37. österreichischen Grafikwettbewerb (2021). Ihre Praxis konzentriert sich auf partizipative Methoden und die Rolle der Kunst bei der Förderung von Beziehungen innerhalb von Gemeinschaften.

Anna Khodorkovskaya is an internationally active artist based in Austria. She has received several prestigious awards, including the Strabag Artaward International (2014), the Diploma Recognition Prize of the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna (2018), and the Carinthian State Prize at the 37th Austrian Graphic Art Competition (2021). Her practice focuses on participatory methods and the role of art in fostering relationships within communities.

10/04/2026

Gemeinsteine ist ein partizipatives Mosaikbodenprojekt unter der Leitung der Künstlerin Anna Khodorkovskaya im Rahmen des WEIN/4 Festivals 2026 und in Zusammenarbeit mit den Einwohner:innen von Hollabrunn und Umgebung. Das Projekt wurde gemeinsam mit AIR InSILo entwickelt und stellt das soziale Engagement in den Mittelpunkt. Bis zu 80 Teilnehmer:innen sind eingeladen, im Rahmen von zehn kostenlosen Workshops, die vom 16. Mai bis zum 5. Juli stattfinden, an der Gestaltung eines dauerhaften öffentlichen Kunstwerks mitzuwirken. Das Mosaik wird am 18. Juli der Öffentlichkeit vorgestellt. Die Teilnahme an den Mosaik-Workshops steht allen Personen ab 14 Jahren offen, Vorkenntnisse sind nicht erforderlich.
Workshops:
16.Mai - 15.Juli (12:00 – 18:00):
Mai: 16., 17., 30., 31. (Samstag – Sonntag)
Juni: 6., 7., 20., 21. (Samstag – Sonntag)
Juli: 4., 5. (Samstag – Sonntag)
Anmeldungsformular (unten): wird jeweils eine Woche vor den Terminen geöffnet; Anmeldungen werden in der Reihenfolge ihres Einlangens berücksichtigt.
Teilnehmer:innen: 4 – 8 pro Workshoptag
Alter: ab 14
Vorkenntnisse: nicht erforderlich

Gemeinsteine is a participatory mosaic floor project led by artist Anna Khodorkovskaya in the framework of WEIN/4 Festival 2026 and in collaboration with residents of Hollabrunn and the surrounding area. Developed with AIR InSILo, the project centres on social engagement, inviting up to 80 participants to help create a permanent public artwork through ten free workshops running from 16 May to 5 July. The mosaic will be unveiled to the public on 18 July. Participation in the mosaic workshop is open to anyone aged 14 and above, and no prior experience is required.
Workshops:
May 16 - July 5 (12:00 – 18:00):
May 16, 17, 30, 31 (Sat – Sun)
June 6, 7, 20, 21 (Sat – Sun)
July 4, 5 (Sat – Sun)
Application form: will be open weekly, first-come, first-served.
Participants: 4 – 8 people at once
Age: 14 and above

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© Series of works „I SEE“ by Anna Khodorkovskaya (2018 – ongoing)

To participate: Link in BIO

10/04/2026

We are delighted to announce our selected residents who will be working at InSILo this summer and autumn. They are:

Cemre Kara ()
Huichuan Wang ()
Emanuel Geisser and K**a Sokolnicka ()
Masha Godovannaya ()

This year, the selection process proved to be both highly demanding and exceptionally thorough. We reviewed each application several times, discussed them collectively, and selected those whose work resonated with our curatorial proposal, demonstrated originality, and for whom the residency could provide critical support at this particular stage of their artistic careers.
Our careful and detailed approach was motivated not only by our commitment to giving each proposal the attention it deserves, but also by the notable number of applications written entirely or partially using large language models. In many cases, this resulted in repetitive phrasing and a lack of distinctive voice. At InSILo, we place a strong emphasis on originality of thought; therefore, an excessive reliance on AI-generated content did not work to the applicants’ advantage.
For Open Call 2026, Unfolding the Place. Placing the Folds, curated by Agata Ciastoń, we received a record 449 applications in Stage 1. Of these, 242 (54%) were selected and invited to Stage 2. At that stage, we received 143 completed applications from 38 countries. From these, we compiled a longlist of 26 applicants, sent follow-up questions, and then selected a shortlist of 9 artists for video interviews. Finally, we chose 4 residents, whom we are pleased to welcome to our programme.

20/03/2026

For Open Call 2026 – the round Unfolding the Place. Placing the Folds, curated by Agata Ciastoń – we received a record 449 applications in Stage 1. From these, 242 (54%) were selected and invited to Stage 2.

Across all submissions, 42% supported anonymisation, 34% didn’t find it valuable, and 24% had no opinion. Based on this, we’ve decided to keep the two-stage format. In Stage 1, applicants can submit either anonymised or non-anonymised portfolios.

In Stage 2, we received 143 applications from 38 countries.

We’re now reviewing the proposals and will select four candidates. The final results will be announced by 10 April on our website and social media.

14/01/2026

This year, we have decided to introduce two innovations in our approach to the open call. Firstly, we have chosen to structure the call in two stages. The first stage will be open until February 23. At this stage, we do not require a substantial amount of work from applicants. We request that you carefully read the open call concept and the curatorial text, watch a video featuring our co-curator, who designed the call, and write a short motivation letter. In this letter, you should describe the relationship between your practice and the concept of the call, as well as your motivation and the relevance of taking part in the residency. Please also send us your portfolio. Secondly, we are proposing a small experiment: the possibility of applying anonymously. Even though we, as a residency, declare ourselves a solidarity project, we nonetheless respect the right to anonymity as a tool against bias, and are keen to receive feedback on this option. We are interested in learning how many applicants would prefer this form of interaction. We would also kindly ask you to share your thoughts on what kind of anonymity you would like to see in open calls in general. This idea was inspired by the practice of blind auditions in music, which we are attempting to rethink and adapt for a residency open call.
The link is in BIO.

14/01/2026

„For several years, my curatorial and artistic practice has revolved around broadly defined archives, landscapes, and territories. This includes my projects as well as collaborations with artists in developing their ideas. The residency at AIR InSILo in Hollabrunn allowed me to consolidate this practice and test how my methods unfold within a specific context — one that became both a site of study and a model for how such work could take shape elsewhere. I approached the stay as a case study that helped me articulate how I engage with archives, local histories, and sites. I worked with memory registers — material, ecological, institutional, and informal. I was training myself to look for fractures in the landscape, cracks where imagination might slip in — to shape a curatorial framework and sketch the idea of an open call. This emerged from attention, research, and the passage of time. What remained was a question: how to work with what resists capture, and what forms of knowledge can arise from it?“

Illustrations:

1. Wiener Straße, 1977. © HTL Hollabrunn
2. Oberhollabrunn Flugaufnahme, 1900. © Gottfried Böck
3. Schöngrabern, 2025. © Agata Ciastoń

14/01/2026

The new round of AIR InSILo, titled Unfolding the Place. Placing the Folds, will be curated by Agata Ciastoń, who developed her own research during the residency in 2025.
Agata Ciastoń and AIR InSILo will invite artists to focus on place as a field of relations — between matter and memory, body and landscape, and local and cosmic time. The concept builds on the curator’s ongoing engagement with archives, territories, and landscapes, proposing an approach that links artistic practice with methods of critical observation and spatial analysis.
In 2025, Agata Ciastoń conducted her own research in Hollabrunn, where she tested various strategies for working with localities and spatial relations. Artists will be invited to continue and expand this inquiry — whether by engaging directly with the environment of Hollabrunn or by connecting it to other geographical or conceptual territories. The aim is to examine how different sites, histories, and material traces intersect and inform artistic practice.
Agata will accompany future participants in developing their projects through discussion and dialogue. The focus will be on the process itself — on mapping, recontextualising, and unfolding relations between ground, archive, and imagination.

13/12/2025

Illustration: Martin Breindl, EUROPEAN IDENTITY, varnish on found object, wood glass, 104,5 x 167 x 4 cm, 2025, photo by Ksenia Yurkova

Read the full text Solidarity as Process and Reciprocity in the InSILo Mag (https://in-silo.com/magazine )

AIR InSILo is an artist-run initiative, a residency project, and a research space created primarily as a project of solidarity.Over five years, we have noticed that the word solidarity is used in many different ways, and sometimes even in opposite ways. At times, it is used to mean nepotism or loyalty to a small group. Often, it becomes an empty phrase or a way of showing virtue, more about appearing good than actually doing the work of solidarity. We have also seen situations where our idea of solidarity was understood in a service-like way, following what Jodi Dean calls the “politics of demand”. In this view, identity alone seems to justify support, rather than recognising the effort, activity, struggle, and change that real solidarity requires.
This misses the main point: solidarity is a reciprocal effort among equals. By equals we do not mean social position, but the recognition of each other as equals. The shared effort and the work invested by everyone involved are central.
We realised that our understanding of this type of relationship needed explanation, so we decided to make our position clear. This became even more important after we participated in the conference “Artistic Self-Organisation and Networks of Solidarity in Times of Crisis”, held on 3– 4 December 2025 at the mdw – University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna.
Given the current cuts to cultural funding, and with further reductions expected due to Austria’s austerity policies and the wider European turn towards militarisation, we want to be open and clear about our goals, aims, and the realities of our work. We hope that sharing this will be helpful to the wider community.

03/12/2025

Looking forward to contribute to the Colloquium “Artistic self-organisation and networks of solidarity in times of crisis”
Date: December 3-4, 2025
December 4, 15:00 - 17:00 Panel Discussion
“Self-organised spaces and initiatives run by artists play a crucial role in the arts and culture in many countries. They exist in a wide variety of forms, and their characteristics, agendas and interrelationships can be understood as responses to the specific social, political and economic conditions that artists face. Through their collective appropriation and use of places, groups of artists and cultural workers claim and create spaces for the emergence, interconnection and visibility of artistic practice, as well as for interaction and networking. Claiming space is crucial to artistic freedom and cultural diversity. At the same time, such collective initiatives are often driven by precarious working and living conditions with which many individual artists are confronted. At the colloquium “Artistic self-organisation and networks of solidarity in times of crisis” we will address important issues of artistic self-organisation, in particular by illuminating questions of (forced) mobility. Today, a growing number of artists are forced to leave their homes and are displaced elsewhere because of wars, conflicts, political persecution or economic crises.”

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