Keynote speech delivered by Pablo Helguera, Artist, Performer, Author and Educator, as the opening act of the 2-day conference organized by IBA and Manifesta on art and education.
Welcoming speeches to IBA’s 9th General Assembly and the conference organized for its occasion.
Speakers:
Hoor Al Qasimi (President of IBA)
Hedwig Fijen (Director Manifesta Foundation)
Alban Zogaj (Deputy Mayor of Prishtina)
Hajrulla Çeku (Minister for Culture, Youth and Sport of the Republic of Kosovo)
Catherine Nichols (Creative Mediator, Manifesta 14)
Moderator: Marieke van Hal (Head of Research and Development, Manifesta 14)
IBA in discussion with Hedwig Fijen, Director of Manifesta Foundation, and Catherine Nichols, Curator of Manifesta 14.
Ayşegül Sönmez, Chief Consultant to the Mardin Biennial, presents the history of the biennial, its context and its latest edition which took place between May and June 2022 titled “The promise of Grass” curated by Adwait Singh.
Barbara Moore (CEO of Biennale of Sydney and IBA Board Member) and Jose Roca (Artistic Director of Rivus – 23rd Biennale of Sydney) give us an extended presentation of the 23rd edition of Australia’s internationally most recognised biennial with a focus on the works and processes which made this a unique exhibition.
SACO Bienal, formerly an arts festival held yearly in Antofagasta in the north of Chile has recently developed into a Biennial format with plans to engage with a number of other institutions nationally and internationally. Dagmara Wyskiel, director of SACO Bienal and Carlos Rendón, its external relationship manager give an engaging presentation of SACO’s region and of the biennial.
Coventry Biennial Founding Director Ryan Hughes and HYPER-POSSIBLE Co-Curator Anneka French join us in conversation describing the project and process behind the 3rd Coventry Biennial which took place in 2021
Nevenka Šivavec, Director of MGLC Ljubljana and Artistic Director of the 34th edition of the Ljubljana Biennial of Graphic Arts, and Tjaša Pogačar, curator of ISKRA DELTA, present the concept behind this year’s biennial.
For the inaugural event Dr. Samantha Lackey, Director of Liverpool Biennial, and Manuela Moscoso, Curator of the 11th edition presented us “The Stomach And The Port” which took place between June and September 2021.
Poka-Yio, Founder and Director of the Athens Biennale discusses the situation of the 7th edition produced in the time of Covid19 and the challenges faced when forced to move the opening dates.
Agniya Mirgorodskaya, Founder and Commissioner of RIBOCA (Riga International Biennial of Contemporary Art) discusses the situation of the 2nd edition and suddenly it all blossoms produced in the time of Covid19.
Presentations by:
Sofiane Ouissi – Director, Dream City
Patrick Mudekereza – Director, Lubumbashi Biennale
