REGENERATION — Calle Libre #9

Street Art & Music Festival

01. - 07.08.2022
Nordwestbahnhof, 1200 Wien

"Regeneration" : The 9th edition of the Calle Libre Festival will take place from the 01.-07.08.2022 at the Vienna's freight station Nordwestbahnhof in the 20th district. This concept draws on the importance of going beyond sustainability, into the regeneration of people, communities and entire ecosystems.We want to understand how art can have the power to highlight both the fragility and beauty of nature, our communities and the individuals that co-create those communities. Street art specifically, has always had a set thought process: from questioning, to criticizing, and highlighting grievances on a wide variety of socially relevant issues. Through artistic interpretation, we want to draw attention to the fact that environmental protection and ecosystem restoration should start being of relevance to all of us. On the site of Vienna's freight station Nordwestbahnhof, a new district will be created from 2024 - instead of polluting the environment with freight traffic, a hub for living and working, as well as culture, education, but also recreation and open space will be created here. As Calle Libre, we want to use this disused area before construction begins to express our vision, but above all the vision of international artists of a green, ecologically and socially sustainable future.