Each year the VIENNAFAIR and 'departure' the Viennese creative industries agency present a dynamic series of panel discussions within the Fair program. Once again, in 2010, the panels will bring together leading international thinkers and artists to speak about urgent and topical issues that are currently impacting upon art-and-culture: with an eye to new trends, new directions, and new futures.

	Thursday, 6. May
12:30	Award Ceremony: FWF Art Award presented by FWF - Austrian Science Fund departure lounge, VIENNAFAIR
14:00-15:30	Panel discussion (EN) – presented by departure wirtschaft, kunst und kultur gmbh Living and Working in Vienna In association with the major KUNSTHALLE wien exhibition “Living and Working in Vienna“ this panel will address Vienna’s dynamic contemporary art scene and its further development. With Carola Dertnig, Künstlerin, Wien und New York, Xenia Kalpaktsoglou, Co-Direktorin, Athen Biennale, Athen, Gerald Matt, Direktor, KUNSTHALLE wien, Wien, Sabine Schaschl, Direktorin, Kunsthaus Baselland, Basel ,Karol Winiarczyk, Galerie Karol Winiarczyk, Wien. Moderation: Simon Rees, unabhängiger Kurator und Autor, Wien departure Lounge, VIENNAFAIR, Messe Wien, hall A, stand A0100
16:00-17:30	Panel discussion (EN) – presented by departure wirtschaft, kunst und kultur gmbh Vienna at the Crossroads This panel will explore Vienna‘s potential as a “world city” for contemporary art, from the perspective of international artists and art experts who have a close connection with the city. With Gülsen Bal, Leiterin für Projektentwicklung und Programme, Open Space, Wien, Martin Guttmann, Künstler, Wien und New York, Mark Rappolt, Herausgeber, ArtReview, Lisa Ruyter, Künstlerin, Wien und New York. Moderation: Christoph Thun-Hohenstein, Geschäftsführer, departure, Wien departure Lounge, VIENNAFAIR, Messe Wien, hall A, stand A0100
	Friday, 7. May
14:00-15:30	Panel discussion (EN) – presented by departure wirtschaft, kunst und kultur gmbh Art and the Moving Image In association with the citywide art event “curated by_vienna 2010 / art&film“ leading artists and curators will discuss the long-tradition of cross-fertilization between art and film and what fascinates artists about moving pictures and their representation. With Mathias Poledna, Künstler, Los Angeles und Wien, Julien Bismuth, Künstler, London und New York, Eric de Bruyn, Wissenschaftler und Kurator, Amsterdam, Amy Yoes, Künstlerin, New York. Moderation: Elisabeth Fabrizi, Head of Exhibitions, British Film Institute, London departure Lounge, VIENNAFAIR, Messe Wien, hall A, stand A0100
16:00-17:30	Panel discussion (EN) – presented by departure wirtschaft, kunst und kultur gmbh Artists becoming Auteurs Join four artists, who stepped into filmmaking in a discussion of the hallmarks of artists made movies. With Pierre Bismuth, Künstler und Oscar-Preisträger für bestes Drehbuch, Brüssel, Jessica Hausner, Filmregiesseurin und Autorin, Wien, Shirin Neshat, Künstlerin und Filmemacherin, New York (angefragt), Michael Rush, Museumsdirektor, Kurator, Autor und Kunstkritiker, New York. Moderation: Stuart Comer, Kurator für Film, Tate Modern, London departure Lounge, VIENNAFAIR, Messe Wien, hall A, stand A0100
17:30	presented by Erste Group and ERSTE Foundation “Something you should know: Manifesta 8“ Nataša Petrešin-Bachelez in conversation with curators of Manifesta 8 departure Lounge, VIENNAFAIR, Messe Wien, hall A, stand A0100
18:-21:00	PERFORMANCE NITE Performances with Josef Dabernig, Carola Dertnig, Christian Falsnaes, Jirí Kovanda and Marlene Haring. For the first time this year a PERFORMANCE Nite will take place from 18.00 to 21.00 providing our visitors with the opportunity to see different live performances on various places at VIENNAFAIR. The performances of the single artists are specially developed for this event. VIENNAFAIR, Messe Wien, hall A, Messeplatz 1,1020 Vienna
	Saturday, 8. May
14:00-15:30	Panel discussion (EN) – presented by departure wirtschaft, kunst und kultur gmbh Where are we now? A Conversation with AA Bronson Renowned Canadian artist AA Bronson will address questions of the agency of artwork dealing with AIDS and its corollary with queer identity. Moderation: Frank Wagner, Curator, Berlin departure Lounge, VIENNAFAIR, Messe Wien, hall A, stand A0100
16:00-17:30	Panel discussion (EN) – presented by departure wirtschaft, kunst und kultur gmbh Collecting Time Join two leading curators and two private collectors for a discussion about the increasing importance of time-based work (including film, video and performance) within collections. With Haro Cumbusyan, Sammler, London und New York, João Fernandes, Direktor, Museo Serralves, Porto, Berta Sichel, Leiterin des Moving Image Department des Reina Sofia National Art Centre, Madrid, Paul Willemsen, Direktor, Argos Centre for Art and Media, Brüssel Moderation: Henriette Huldisch, Hamburger Bahnhof, Museum für Gegenwart, Berlin departure Lounge, VIENNAFAIR, Messe Wien, hall A, stand A0100
	Video Special Exhibition
BORROWED TIME “Borrowed time“ will be a special exhibition, curated by Edek Bartz, on display at VIENNAFAIR from 5th to 9th May 2010, daily 12.00 am – 5.00 pm. The idea is to invite private and museum collectors to present their favourite videos. The purpose of the exhibition is not to build a unified framework, the result is rather aimed to be a very personal and subjective view of each collector. VIENNAFAIR, Messe Wien, hall A, stand A0306 NOT INTENDED FOR USE BY PERSONS UNDER 18.
Kontakt. Films and Videos from the Art Collection of Erste Group This program, curated by Georg Schöllhammer gives a historic perspective on conceptual approaches of filmmakers and video-artists from the “Former East”. Dealing with the role of spectator, the place of identities and the relationship between art and activism situated in the interface of performance art/film/visual it combines these examples with works of a younger generation of filmmakers. daily 5.00 pm – 7.00 pm. VIENNAFAIR, Messe Wien, hall A, stand A0306

Programme subject to change.