Enter the women
Female artists in Linz 1851 – 1950
Exhibition view, Enter the women, 2022 
Exhibition view, 2022 
Exhibition view, 2022 
Exhibition view, Enter the women, 2022 
Exhibition view, Enter the women, 2022
Women have been present in Linz’s art scene since 1851, a fact that is not as well-known as it should be. Not only did they exhibit from the first beginning at the Oberösterreichischer Kunstverein, the Ring and the März, they also had a hand in furnishing signature projects such as the Palais Stoclet in Brussels and founded their own flourishing workshops. These female artists engaged in a vivid exchange with female art scenes in Vienna, Salzburg, Munich, Dachau, and Berlin and presented their works at the 25th Venice Biennale.
They managed to do all this, even though in the middle of the nineteenth century preconditions for women who had put it into their head to become artists could hardly be called propitious. Prevalent social conventions and a serious handicap as regards training made it difficult for them to realise their ambition. The credit for enabling female artists to launch themselves on careers that went beyond dilettantism must go to the painter Agathe Schwabenau (1857 – 1950), who played a key role in the Oberösterreichischer Kunstverein and founded the rst school of painting in Linz in 1896. Her autobiographical notes and memoirs, which are presented here for the first time, allow a close insight into the challenges female artists were confronted with in the first half of the twentieth century.
This take on a 100 years of creative work by emancipated women seeks to rescue them from undeserved oblivion and to update local art historiography.
Curators: Sabine Fellner (Concept), Andrea Bina
Exhibition Organization: Lisa Schmidt
Exhibition Design: Silvia Merlo
Artists
Eleonore Auegg-Dilg, Franziska Baernreither, Gudrun Baudisch, Margret Bilger, Helene Clodi-Tietze, Vilma Eckl, Elli Fürböck, Emmy Haesele, Olga Jaeger, Tina Kofler, Sophie Koko, Paula May-Pillesmüller, Emilie Mediz-Pelikan, Fanny Newald, Margarete Pausinger, Michaela Pfaffinger, Maria Louise Poschacher, Rosa Scherer, Emilie Schleiss-Simandl, Norbertine Bresslern-Roth, Maria Schrangl, Agathe Schwabenau, Jutta Sika, Emmy Sommerhuber, Louise Spannring, Bertha Tarnóczy, Marianne Woitsch, Franziska Zach
| Date | Title | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Sun 17.05 | Öffentliche Führung durch die Aktuellen Ausstellungen des Nordico Stadtmuseum Dauer 60 Minuten, max. 25 Personen, Führungkarte € 4 (zzgl. Eintritt) Keine Anmeldung erforderlich („first-come-first-served“) | 2:30 pm–3:30 pm |
| Fri 22.05 | Made in Linz: Stanitzel Workshop Who still remembers the good old paper cones once used to hand over sweets like boiled candies, roasted almonds, and other treats across the shop counter? In this workshop, we take inspiration from colorful candy hues to print our own patterns on paper, which we then cut and fold into traditional Stanitzel (paper cones). At the end, everyone goes home with a self-designed cone filled to the brim with sweets. Cost: €7 per person (Families: first person €7, each additional person €3) for materials and sweet fillings. Registration required at +43 732 7070 1912 or online. | 4:00 pm–6:00 pm |
| Sun 24.05 | Öffentliche Führung durch die Aktuellen Ausstellungen des Nordico Stadtmuseum Dauer 60 Minuten, max. 25 Personen, Führungkarte € 4 (zzgl. Eintritt) Keine Anmeldung erforderlich („first-come-first-served“) | 2:30 pm–3:30 pm |
| Sun 31.05 | Öffentliche Führung durch die Aktuellen Ausstellungen des Nordico Stadtmuseum Dauer 60 Minuten, max. 25 Personen, Führungkarte € 4 (zzgl. Eintritt) Keine Anmeldung erforderlich („first-come-first-served“) | 2:30 pm–3:30 pm |
| Sun 07.06 | Öffentliche Führung durch die Aktuellen Ausstellungen des Nordico Stadtmuseum Dauer 60 Minuten, max. 25 Personen, Führungkarte € 4 (zzgl. Eintritt) Keine Anmeldung erforderlich („first-come-first-served“) | 2:30 pm–3:30 pm |
| Fri 12.06 | Made in Linz Excursion: Off to Wienerstraße On Wienerstraße, we first visit the traditional Strandl bookbindery, in operation since 1935 and the last of its kind in Linz. Afterwards, we stop at the multiple award-winning SOMA Social Market. Cost: €7 plus museum admission. Meeting point: Nordico ticket desk. Registration required at +43 732 7070 1912 or online. | 3:00 pm–5:00 pm |
| Sun 14.06 | Öffentliche Führung durch die Aktuellen Ausstellungen des Nordico Stadtmuseum Dauer 60 Minuten, max. 25 Personen, Führungkarte € 4 (zzgl. Eintritt) Keine Anmeldung erforderlich („first-come-first-served“) | 2:30 pm–3:30 pm |
| Thu 18.06 | Wir öffnen die Box: Das Verschwinden jüdischer Geschäfte Mit Michael John. Wir öffnen die Box lädt ein, sich auch heiklen Fragen rund um die eigene Zeitgeschichte zu stellen und in einer offenen Runde mit unterschiedlichen Impulsen zu verhandeln. Die Teilnahme ist kostenlos. | 7:00 pm–9:00 pm |
| Sun 21.06 | Öffentliche Führung durch die Aktuellen Ausstellungen des Nordico Stadtmuseum Dauer 60 Minuten, max. 25 Personen, Führungkarte € 4 (zzgl. Eintritt) Keine Anmeldung erforderlich („first-come-first-served“) | 2:30 pm–3:30 pm |
| Sun 28.06 | Öffentliche Führung durch die Aktuellen Ausstellungen des Nordico Stadtmuseum Dauer 60 Minuten, max. 25 Personen, Führungkarte € 4 (zzgl. Eintritt) Keine Anmeldung erforderlich („first-come-first-served“) | 2:30 pm–3:30 pm |
Videos
The Linz director and artist Alenka Maly was able to use the existing archive material on Agathe Schwabenau’s life and work to make a film commissioned by Nordico, which can be seen on our website, our YouTube channel and also in the exhibition. *Please understand that we offer our video production in German language only.
Agathe Schwabenau - Biografie (Teil 1)
Agathe Schwabenau - Biografie (Teil 2)
Agathe Schwabenau - Biografie (Teil 3)
Video
In a video accompanying the exhibition, the curators Andrea Bina and Sabine Fellner give an insight into the making of the show. *Please understand that we offer our video production in German language only.
