BUDAPEST ART FACTORY

Budapest Art Factory (BAF) is an independent non-profit contemporary art institution dedicated to artistic experimentation, international exchange, and new forms of collaboration. Bringing together exhibitions, artist studios, residencies, and curatorial projects, BAF creates a dynamic environment where artists, curators, and ideas move across disciplines, cultures, and contexts.

Based in a 700-square-meter former industrial site, BAF operates as a contemporary art space and international meeting point. Its program spans painting, sculpture, installation, and new media, with a growing focus on digital culture, AI, VR, and practices that challenge conventional formats. Over the past three years, BAF has developed a series of curator-led international group exhibitions, bringing together emerging and established artists around distinct concepts and creating new dialogues between local and global contemporary practices.

International exchange has been part of BAF’s identity from the beginning. Its long-running Artist Residency Program has welcomed more than 50 artists and curators, connecting international practices with Budapest’s evolving art scene. Exhibitions, residencies, studio visits, talks, and collaborative projects form an evolving ecosystem for artistic production, dialogue, and experimentation.

Founded in 2006 by artists Márta Kucsora, Sándor Szász, and Dóra Juhász, BAF has evolved from a former turbine factory into a new industrial home connected to the historic Weiss Manfréd works. Nearly two decades later, it continues to grow as an independent art institution with an artist-led spirit—rooted in Budapest, internationally connected, and open to what comes next.