Focus 2026

ÜBERGÄNGE / TRANSITIONS

In 2026, with its annual focus on Transitions, Depot will take a look at the fluid, non-linear. Transformations are shaping our time like no other era before. Structural transitions in technological, political, and media spheres are happening in ever shorter succession, shaping society to an extent that is hard to gauge.
How are political and social norms shifting? How does art deal with this dynamic? How do the transformative processes themselves influence artistic practices? We want to direct our gaze to the margins and peripheries, discover new perspectives at intersections, explore places of transition, endure states of suspense, cocoon ourselves, and allow new ideas to emerge.

Wednesday, January 21 (19.00): Eine Frage der Perspektive: Lisl Ponger
Tuesday, January 27 (19.00): Du sollst dir ein Bild machen
Tuesday, February 10 (19.00): Tiere als künstlerische Akteur*innen
Monday, March 16 (19.00): Kollektive Kämpfe
Wednesday, March 18 (16.00–21.00): Archäologie für Subkultur*
Thursday, March 19 (19.00): MEZEKƎRƎ: Forming a new Space
Friday, March 27 (18.00): Klasse für Alle: Composting Compost

As a space for current debates at the interface of art and society, Depot organizes over 100 discussions, lectures, conferences and workshops every year. The events are aimed at a broad, culturally interested audience and are dedicated to art theory and art criticism, society, migration, politics, gender and queer studies, philosophy and sociology.

Depot regularly hosts event series, including feminismen diskutieren, Geh Denken!, Crit Cross, and the artist talk Bewährungsprobe.

In addition to the discussions we organize ourselves, cooperation with other associations and initiatives is an important part of Depot.
In 2026, Depot is cooperating with an.schläge, GEDENKDIENST, IZK Graz, kontexte. Netzwerk, Künstlerhaus, MEZEKƎRƎ, ÖGFA, Öko Campus Wien, Österreichisches Filmmuseum, schnittpunkt, Universität für angewandte Kunst Wien, Universität Wien, Verband feministischer Wissenschafteri*nnen und Verein K. and many more.

Depot Café is open Tuesday to Thursday from 4 p.m. and Friday as well as Saturday from noon. On Mondays, the bar is only open during events.

The café and the event space of Depot are barrier-free, unfortunately the toilets are not. Find more information on accessibility here.