Program
Friday
Curatorial tours
Curatorial tours must be booked in advance at the ticket office. Starting at 13:00, 15:00, 17:00, 19:00, 20:30. The curatorial tours cost an additional charge of BGN 15 per person.
Virtual Reality Exhibition
Virtual Reality exhibition with works of selected artists, accessible for all the visitors at the fair.
Workshop for young contemporary artists
Workshop with the renowned curator Johan Gustavsson from the Netherlands.
Guest: Johan Gustavsson
Language: English
The international art market - myths and truths
Presentation by PhD Franz Ihm, Managing director of the international insurance company Tectus Brokers focusing on high value objects and art.
Guest: PhD Franz Ihm
Language: English
Pipe Dream - a movie about the artist Theo Jansen
A journey into Theo’s life and philosophy. Pipe Dream explores the relationship between artist and art, creator and animal, master and slave.
Directed and produced by: Nikolay Nikolov, Zachary Alfred
Duration: 49 min.
Language: English
How to enter new art markets?
A moderated conversation with Patrik Steinhauser, founder of STEINHAUSER Gallery in Bratislava with focus on contemporary art.
Guest: Patrik Steinhauser
Moderator: Radoslav Mehandzhiyski
Language: English
The importance of Christo's Parisian projects
A lecture by Laure Martin Poule about Christo's Parisian projects - the Iron Curtain (1962), the Pont Neuf empaqueté (1975-1985) and the Arc the Triomphe, Wrapped (1961-2021). Laure Martin Poule is president of the Arc the Triomphe, Wrapped project and has worked personally on the Pont Neuf empaqueté project from 1981 to 1985.
Lecturer: Laure Martin Poule
Language: English
Saturday
Curatorial tours
Curatorial tours must be booked in advance at the ticket office. Starting at 11:30, 13:00, 15:00, 17:00, 19:00, 20:30. The curatorial tours cost an additional charge of BGN 15 per person.
Virtual Reality Exhibition
Virtual Reality exhibition with works of selected artists, accessible for all the visitors at the fair.
Who drew Mona Lisa a mustache and which are some of the most significant contemporary artworks?
A visual presentation by Radoslav Mehandzhiyski and Teodora Konstantinova, Art & Culture Today.
Guests: Radoslav Mehandzhiyski, Teodora Konstantinova
Language: Bulgarian
Meet & Greet The Artists
Meet & Greet sessions with the participating artists.
The Art of Cultural Fundraising
A moderated conversation with Lisa Anastos, a transformative force in the global art world who has been praised as an “arts entrepreneur” by The Wall Street Journal, she has been acclaimed as a Top 200 Collector from ARTNews, and her collection and philanthropic efforts were featured in The New York Times. The panel explores innovative strategies for developing financial support for cultural institutions and building meaningful relationships with patrons.
Moderator: Radoslav Mehandzhiyski
Language: English
Investing in contemporary art
Presentation of Simona Krasteva - a journalist, fashion model and international art dealer.
Guest: Simona Krasteva
Language: Bulgarian
From independent space to museum institution: navigating pockets of resistance
Lecture by Marion Vasseur Raluy - curator at CAPC Museum of Contemporary Art in Bordeaux.
Lecturer: Marion Vasseur Raluy
Language: English
Navigating your growth as an artist - from self management to high profile art establishment
A moderated discussion with Kostas Papakostas - Greek born contemporary artist based in London whose career has skyrocketed in the last five years, currently represented by galleries in London, New York and Paris.
Guest: Kostas Papakostas
Moderator: Radoslav Mehandzhiyski
Language: English
Resisting to Populism in Art Institution Today
A lecture by Hou Hanru - internationally renowned curator and art critic based in San Francisco, Paris and Rome, artistic director at the MAXXI National Museum for 21st Century Art in the period 2013-2023.
Lecturer: Hou Hanru
Language: English
Sunday
Curatorial tours
Curatorial tours must be booked in advance at the ticket office. Starting at 11:30, 13:00, 15:00, 17:00, 19:00, 20:30. The curatorial tours cost an additional charge of BGN 15 per person.
Virtual Reality Exhibition
Virtual Reality exhibition with works of selected artists, accessible for all the visitors at the fair.
The most daring artworks and artistic actions in contemporary art
A visual presentation by Radoslav Mehandzhiyski and Teodora Konstantinova, Art & Culture Today.
Guests: Radoslav Mehandzhiyski, Teodora Konstantinova
Language: Bulgarian
Artificial intelligence in contemporary art
A visual presentation by Radoslav Mehandzhiyski and Teodora Konstantinova, Art & Culture Today.
Guests: Radoslav Mehandzhiyski, Teodora Konstantinova
Language: Bulgarian
Meet & Greet The Artists
Meet & Greet sessions with the participating artists.
A journey into the world of video games and an encounter of 2 art forms unavailable to other genres
Presentation by Martin Kadinov - co-founder and managing partner at TDB Play, a company with a focus on project development in the field of video games, e-sports and "geek" culture, with operations in Bulgaria and South-Eastern Europe. Creator of #goodgame - a movement for charity through video games.
Guest: Martin Kadinov
Language: Bulgarian
Where is the art in the room?
Discussion with the curator, art historian and art advisor Vessela Nozharova focusing on the role of interior designers in the contemporary art market.
Guest: Vessela Nozharova
Language: Bulgarian
Art Fairs in Eastern Europe
Open panel discussion dedicated to Art Fairs in Eastern Europe with participating guest speakers Demetra Arapu - CEO of the international art fair MoBU in Bucharest; Pantelis Tsatsis - Founder and Artistic director of the international art fair Art Thessaloniki International Contemporary Fair; Stephan Stoyanov: international art dealer, former gallerist in New York, strategic advisor of Vienna Contemporary, co-curator of Particolare, Vienna, advisory board member of Sofia Art Fair; Suni Danazha - President of the Sofia Breathes Foundation, Sofia Art Fair CEO.
Guests: Demetra Arapu, Pantelis Tsatsis, Stephan Stoyanov, Suni Danazha
Moderator: Radoslav Mehandzhiyski
Language: English
Pipe Dream - a movie about the artist Theo Jansen
A journey into Theo’s life and philosophy. Pipe Dream explores the relationship between artist and art, creator and animal, master and slave.
Directed and produced by: Nikolay Nikolov, Zachary Alfred
Duration: 49 min.
Language: English