Dresden

Inspired by SALOON Vienna and thrilled by the exchange in Berlin, artist Ursula Susanne Buchart (board member from 2019-2021) brought the idea of SALOON to Dresden. Here, she founded the local network together with art historian and curator Maren Marzilger in June 2019 (board from 2019-2025). The board was expanded in May 2020 by art historian Nina Fischäss (board member from 2020-2022). In July 2025, art historian and curator Laura Krogh Fogt and artist Martina Beyer have taken over the SALOON Dresden Board.

Focusing on the exchange between art and theory, the regularly organized Member's Meetings exclusively for SALOON members are bringing together different protagonists from the contemporary art scene in Saxony. Connecting cultural experts, the professional network creates a forum to exchange experiences, discuss ideas and initiate projects and exhibitions. While having an intimate atmosphere during our studio visits we reach out to the public in our open formats to support our members visibility.

Find out more on this video of their launching event or instagram.com/saloon.dresden.

To apply as a member, please write to Laura and Martina at dresden@saloon-network.org.

Martina Beyer (she/her) studied at the art academies in Braunschweig and Dresden. She currently lives and works in Radebeul and Dresden. Her focus is on sculptural work with contemporary materials such as textile-reinforced concrete, plastics, and light. The starting points for her works can be materials themselves, with which she experiments, as well as natural phenomena, which she artistically interprets or transforms. She has created large-format sculptures, video and light installations, and art in architecture. After graduating in 2019, she participated in ART Görlitz and various solo and group exhibitions in Saxony. In 2021, she accepted a travel scholarship from the Office for Cultural and Monument Preservation of the State Capital of Dresden to Wrocław.

Laura Krogh Fogt (she/her) is an art historian and curator based in Dresden. She studied art history with a focus on female artists and has taught in the field of architecture. At the Städtische Galerie Dresden, she curated several exhibitions, including collaborative projects with the Dresden University of Fine Arts. As a junior researcher, she worked at Museum Jorn in Denmark. Her articles are published in the Danish journal Magazinet Museum.