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7:00pm (Sharjah) / 4:00pm (Ljubljana)

IBA in discussion with Nevenka Sivavec, Director of MGLC and Ljubljana Biennial of Graphic Arts, and Tjaša Pogačar, Curator of the 34th Ljubljana Biennial – ISKRA DELTA.

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Keynote: The Great Transformation: Biennials as Producers of Future Scenarios

The public program will include a keynote speech by Chus Martínez, Head of the Institute Art Gender Nature, HGK, Fhnw and Artistic Director of Ocean Space in Venice (TBA21 Academy), with the title “The Great Transformation: Biennials as Producers of Future Scenarios,” which will unfold some of the questions linking the climate crisis, the pandemic, new artistic practices, and institutional formats.

PASS Panel: Assessing for Sustainability

The keynote speech will be followed by a panel discussion titled “Assessing for Sustainability,” organised by PASS: Journal of the International Biennial Association with the participation of Grace Samboh of Jakarta Biennial, João Laia of Baltic Triennial 14, and moderated by Lucia Pietroiusti, Founder of General Ecology Project in Serpentine. The editorial committee of PASS is Sylvie Fortin (Chief Editor), Anne Barlow, Basak Senova, and Bige Örer.

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In addition to the public program, this year’s program will also include a series of focus groups for IBA Members which will take place on December 17th to engage in conversations about the following topics:

Evaluation Methods
Co-production and Partnerships
Funding Strategies
Reducing Our Carbon Footprint
Crisis Management During a Pandemic

Those who are interested in participating in these discussions are requested to send an email to info@biennialassociation.org with their top two preferences for the focus groups they would like to be a part of. As spaces are limited, priority will be given to the order we receive replies in.

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