Deadline: 31 May 2011
The 15th edition of the Biennial of young artists from Europe and Mediterranean will be characterized by a new format: a long journey trough the Mediterranean that will involve different cities, as Thessaloniki, Rome and Casablanca, linked between them, who will organise events and workshop. The Biennial will take place between october 2011 and february 2012.
Keywords of this new format are:
* art and territory: every activity is based on site specific concept developed with local partners;
* south shore: stronger presence in the south shore with more partners, artists and activities in the area;
* opportunities for artists: a platform for exchanges and residencies, with stronger partners and visibility.
At the end of this journey, more than 400 artists under 30, from europe and mediterranean will have participated to the activities, presented in the framework of the common theme: “symbiosis?”.
Selection process
To the event participate more than 400 artists, from 18 to 30 years old, living in more than 30 countries, with strong presence of artists coming from the Mediterranean area. The selection of participants is carried out, according to the general shared criterias, by local experts and curators in most of the cases trough the process of an open call for participation. The main selection criterias are: the coherence of the proposed concept in relation with the topic “Symbiosis?” and the potential talent of the artist in relation to the actual trends in contemporary art and culture.
Once the artists selected, a curatorial team in each city will define a program of the event and of the exhibit, in order to give coherence to the selection and to present the artists and the activities related according the specifics characteristics of the city and its cultural and social context.
Call for participation
This call is only dedicated to the selection of artists for:
- Thessaloniki: Visual Arts (Urban Arts included), Applied Arts and Gastronomy.
− Rome: Cinema and Literature
The event is promoted by the Bjcem Association. For further information about the history of the Biennale, the Association and the Biennale 2011, visit their website.
In the call, you will find an introduction on the general theme of the event and then specific guidelines for each artistic disciplines.
To apply, please, contact the Bjcem's member in your country.
Association BJCEM
info@bjcem.org
http://www.bjcem.org
