An experiment in multidisciplinary collaboration, the Transit Lounge was first held in Berlin in 2006, and was originally developed as a means of showcasing cutting edge Australian art abroad, giving first time international exposure to young and emerging artists. Extending on this initial premise, Transit Lounge 2007 included local, Berlin-based artists and architects and consisted of 2 distinct elements – a series of overlapping 1-month residencies and an online blog where artists could exchange ideas and issues related to the project. In 2007, Transit Lounge was also responsible for organising a series of talks on Australian art and architecture at the German Architecture Centre, Berlin, to coincide with their exhibition on Modern Australian architecture.

The Transit Lounge was a partner event of the Transmediale in 2006 and 2007, and in 2008 received funding from the Australia Council.

Articles on the Transit Lounge have featured in Art + Australia, Spring 2007, ‘Utopia Lounge’; Filter, No 63, ANAT ‘Transit Lounge and Transmediale’; Design Report, Vol 4, No 6,‘No Budget City’.

Artists that have taken part in the Transit Lounge in 2006 and 2007 include: Christopher Bennie, Thomas Brüggeman, Stephanie Carrick, Isabel Cordeiro, Robert Curgenvan, Brian Degger, Ben Ducroz, Cat Hope, Detlef Junkers, Tanja Kimme, Jasper Knight, Govinda Lange, Kristina Matovic, Silvia Marzall, Ben Milbourne, Jocelyn Moen, Hugo Moline, Kenzee Patterson, Michael Prior, Jodi Rose, Sumugan Sivanesan, Vassiliea Stylianidou, Isabelle Toland, Kathrin Zöller.