upcoming
artists curator talk
Wednesday, 26/08/2026, 7 pm
The independent critic and curator Nadine Khalil, currently in residence at PART, brings together Vienna-based artists Lisa Großkopf, Patricia J. Reis and Mehrta Shirzadian to consider how they use performance to examine the systems that place demands on their labour and artistic production. Their practices interrogate the pressures of self-optimisation and marketability in the art world, the technological amplification of sensory perception and bodily capacities, and microbial processes.
upcoming
residency
30/08 – 13/09/2026
As part of our ongoing collaboration with the Tunisian art space La Boîte, the artist Souad Mani will come to Vienna for residency. During her stay in Vienna, she will present a new body of work. In collaboration with Vienna-based Emily Sarsam, they reflect on practices of commoning in the south of Tunisia, in connection with industrial extraction projects in the region and present the philomena+ project statement for this year’s Parallel Vienna.
upcoming
collective ritual
Wednesday, 02/09/2026, 4 pm
As part of their project Savage Roses الورود البرية, artists Souad Mani and Emily Sarsam invite to a unique gathering at philomena+, inspired by the Tunisian ritual of Khollita—a communal rain summoning ritual practiced by women and children, involving cooking, songs, and prayers. While sharing stories about community rituals, participants create together a woolen textile piece using the technique of needle felting.
Register by writing an e-mail to info@philomena.plus
