Galerie Kontext utilizes the gallery foyer with 4 niches for the presentation of contemporary art. Its alternative location is shared with Galerie mladých and Galerie U Dobrého pastýře at Radnická 4 and it has become an integral part of the year-long exhibition program. In previous years external curators of galleries operating in a similar “off-space” regime were invited to participate in curating. It was for example Vitrína Deniska residing in Olomouc, Nika from Prague, or Galerie Art in Brno.
In 2020, thanks to Šimon Kadláček’s curator project “Liver and Shapes”, it became a sort of an archaeological probe following the condition and changes of the local alternative scene of vitrine galleries since around 2008, peaking in 2012. The year 2021 was curated by Barbora Trnková, who focused on app-art. In 2022, Galerie Kontext programme focused on contextualising the exhibitions already taking place in the two main spaces of Galerie TIC. This follow-up was accomplished through a variety of formats that responded to the needs of both the audience and the exhibiting artists.
Last year (2023), microinfluencer, TikToker and designer Jakub Polách took on the curatorial role, creating a series consisting of 4 videos as well as spatial installations over the course of the year. The year-long program ended with a screening in another space of our gallery, Kino CIT (cinema). For year 2024 we decided to offer space to projects dealing with video art. From the Open Call originally launched for Galerie mladých, several applicants were selected and approached, accompanied by the theatrical platform D’epog. This year’s series was curated by Anna-Natalia Fajnorová and Tímea Vitázková from the Galerie TIC collective.
Bewerbungsschluss: 30. Juni 2025