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THIS IS WANÅS
Wanås offers a combination of art, nature and history. Since 1987, Wanås presents contemporary international art with a focus on site-specific installations. Wanås is located in Östra Göinge in southern Sweden and consists of a medieval castle, an organic farm, an art gallery, a sculpture park with a collection containing 50 permanent art works, as well as a shop and a café. Every year world-renowned artists are invited to produce art at Wanås. Read more about WANÅS KONST by clicking on “LÄS MER”.
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SEASON OPENING MAY 20 2012
The season opens on May 20 at 1 PM. The art at Wanås celebrates 25 years with a firework of projects. Sissel Tolaas focuses on art that smells, the Indian artist Srinivasa Prasad creates a labyrinth and Astrid Svangren’s art hangs above our heads. A new room for video art opens and genuine straw craft collides with designers and artists in the experimental project Farmer’s Gold. This year’s children’s book by Anna Camner takes a closer peek at nature and Henrik Håkansson finishes Reserve (001) which he started in 2009. The exhibitions end October 28.
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GUIDED TOURS May-June
25 years of art at Wanås is also celebrated with a wide variety of collaborations and guided tours. During the season public tours in the Park and Art Gallery are held every Saturday at 2 PM. The year is also filled with several special guided tours. The season kick started already on May 5 at 2 PM with a free tour by students from Apelgård School in Malmö. On May 13 at 2 PM a special tour is held for Wanås Friends. On May 15 at 1 PM a press preview is held for journalists, and on June 17 at 2 PM a special guided tour is done by ”psycologists who look at art”.
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