Cantonale Berne Jura 2011

For 10 years, the “Hofstettenstrasse” presentation has been a fixture in the program of the Kunstmuseum Thun. Under its new name, Cantonale Berne Jura – Christmas Exhibition, it will be held for the first time as a cantonal annual exhibition in collaboration with other institutions. This will create a new cultural exchange between the regions, which will benefit everyone involved – artists and organizers alike.

As part of Kunstlink Bern, eight institutions in the canton of Bern – one of which has intercantonal status in connection with the canton of Jura – have jointly launched a new Christmas exhibition. The Cantonale Berne Jura project was initiated by Fanni Fetzer (former director of the Kunsthaus Langenthal) and Helen Hirsch (director of the Kunstmuseum Thun). The exhibition is dedicated to promoting artists from Bern and Jura. It enables them to present their work outside their own cities and regions. It invites the public to visit various museums and art centers of the Cantonale Berne Jura to experience the diversity of artistic creation that exists in the two cantons.

The Cantonale Berne Jura is all about inter-cantonal cooperation. The following institutions are participating in 2011:

CentrePasquArt, Biel; Kunsthalle Bern; Kunsthaus Interlaken; Kunsthaus Langenthal; Kunstmuseum Thun; Marks Blond Project, Bern; Musée jurassien des Arts, Moutier; Stadtgalerie, Bern.

Artists featured in the exhibition:
Peter Aerschmann, Livio Baumgartner, Nino Baumgartner, Sarah Bernauer, Franziska Bieri, Georg Blunier, Corinne Bonsma, Kaspar Bucher, Neal Byrne Jossen, Livia Di Giovanna, Michèle Dillier, Marcel Freymond, Markus Furrer, Annatina Graf, Sam Graf, Bettina Grossenbacher, Marta Herzog, Sophie Hofer & Mariann Oppliger, Katrin Hotz, Martin Jakob, Paul Le Grand, Karin Lehmann, Gabriela Löffel, Nicole Michel, Selina Reber, Kotscha Reist, Maja Rieder, Maude Schneider, Ise Schwartz, Sébastien Strahm

2011 jury at the Kunstmuseum Thun
Helen Hirsch, Director of the Kunstmuseum Thun; Reto Leibundgut, artist and member of the Thun Commission for Fine Arts; Sabine Portenier, designer and member of the Commission for Fine Arts; Christin Vetter, artist; Susanne Wintsch, curator and editor of Treibsand, a DVD magazine.