art quarter budapest
Art quarter budapest is an independent cultural institution set in the former Haggenmacher Brewery in Hungary. As an art center aqb contains ateliers, studios, a gallery and community spaces. Around fifty Hungarian visual artists and creative enterprises found their constant base in the reconstructed industrial building complex. In their main non-profit gallery space, aqb Project Space they organize contemporary art exhibitions and art education programs collaborating with curators and other international institutions. Aqb also hosts other types of cultural programs like concerts, performances, readings, film screenings, workshops and gastronomical events.
Since 2013 aqb runs an international artist-in-residency program, offers accommodation, a private studio and a pop-up solo show. Aqb became a cultural melting pot of an international creative community with a wide variety of artists from the music, applied arts, dance and visual art scenes.
The aim is to integrate the residents into the local art scene and assist in establishing professional connections that best support their work and career. The residency program offers possibilities for artists, including corporations and meetings with Hungarian artists, curators and art critics.
Upon request, they provide mediation in organizing a solo show or presentation as a closure of the residency period at aqb.
Studios are assigned based on the project requirements. All studios are heated, have natural light, ventilation, wi-fi and are accessible 24/7.
The residence program offers all entering participants a fully furnished private room within a communal apartment located on the aqb premises, as well as a private studio space around 20 m2.
Aqb is located about 10 km from Budapest's city centre, near the Danube River. The public transport system is comfortable and efficient, with several bus lines (including a night bus service) and a train line running close to aqb.