Skulpturenpark Artpark

• Name — Skulpturenpark Artpark • Type — Sculpture garden • Location — Austria • Nearest City — Linz • Area — Over 5.000 square meters • Created — 2006

The Skulpturenpark Artpark is situated in the quarter 'Lenaupark', district Lustenau of Linz, on the roof of the shopping-center Lenaupark City. It is the only cultural institution of this part of the city. Lenaupark has 43.000 m 2 project space and is so the largest district-project of urban renewal in Austria outside Vienna.

This project in Linz was launched by the artist Manfred Kielnhofer. The opening was in 2006 and since this time the park si expanding every year. The quarter Lenaupark, which was a train station in former times, measures about 43.000 m 2. 2004 the developing project for urban renewal starts. One year later the shopping-center "Lenaupark-City" opens. The visual artist Manfred Kielnhofer, who leaves nearby, has the idea to start a cultural project there as well. The constructor of the buildings in the quarter Lenaupark, Johann Brandstetter, is himself a collector and sponsor for arts. So he helps the young artists association around Kielnhofer. In Skulpturenpark Artpark you can find sculptures from Jonathan Borofsky, dEmo (Eladio de Mora), Manfred Kielnhofer, Robert Mittringer, Arnold Pichler, Erwin Reiter, Martina Schettina, Manfred Schöller, Pinuccio Sciola and Gerhard Wünsche.

• Illustration — Globe of integration 2006 • Illustration — Numbers by Jonathan Borofsky 2009 • Illustration — Light cactuses by Christoph Luckeneder 2009 • Illustration — Bears by dEmo 2009 • Illustration — Guardians of Time (Art) by Manfred Kielnhofer, 2008 • Illustration — Readymade Cucumer and tomatoes by Martina Schettina, 2009 • Illustration — Dancer by Erwin Reiter, 2008 • Illustration — love=hate by Der Steiner, 2008 • Illustration — Happy Easter! Readymade by Martina Schettina 2009 • Illustration — Bears by dEmo im Skulpturenpark Artpark, 2009 • Illustration — Kisses for me by Der Steiner 2007 • Illustration — Four letters by Carlos Anglberger, 2006 - 2008 • Illustration — Spearhead by Arnold Pichler 2007 • Illustration — Lightarc-Nonarc by Manfred Schöller 2007 • Illustration — Time Guardians by Manfred Kielnhofer, 2008 • Illustration — No title by Robert Mittringer in front and Venus by Willi Kern

Once a year- on the first Wednesday in April - the new season of the sculpture garden is acclaimed. The new sculptures are presented. The Skulpturenpark Artpark can be visited from April to October.