Sofia Art Fair To Present The Most Current Visual Artists, Turning Sofia Into A European Scene
Sofia joins the major European and world centers hosting attractive international contemporary art exhibitions. Sofia Art Fair will be held from October 3 to 6 at the John Atanasov Forum in Sofia Tech Park. The exhibition, which is unique for Bulgaria, will feature galleries and collectives representing over 70 artists working in a wide variety of artistic styles. All of them will be located in an area of over 4,500 m2. Moreover, within the framework of the event, the audience will be able to experience a rich accompanying program with eminent European guest lecturers, a virtual reality exhibition and specially prepared curatorial tours.
The large-scale forum attracts Bulgarian and foreign collectors, popular personalities from all creative spheres, business representatives, art and culture lovers, the academic community, as well as the general public – in an attractive and stylish atmosphere that meets the best global practices. Admission for persons under 18, as well as for people in disadvantaged situations, is free.
Art is significant! This is the slogan of Sofia Art Fair. It expresses the mission of the project – to unlock the exceptional potential of contemporary art to provoke thought and senses, to tempt, educate, and shape attitudes towards current topics in the world around us – Sofia Art Fair contributes to the growth of the European cultural image of our capital. An exhibition with young contemporary Bulgarian artists selected by an international jury is also being held within the framework of the event, whose participation is completely free of charge.
An important part of the project are its ambassadors. They are the ones who promote the ideas of Sofia Art Fair and attract the general public to the cause of culture and art. One of them is Maria Silvestre, who becomes the face reflecting everything that is most current, interesting, and exciting with the preparation and implementation of the event.
Tickets for the exhibition can be purchased through the EpayGo platform and at EasyPay cash desks, and every day the program provides different content. You can choose a one-day, two-day or three-day ticket. The opening of the event itself will take place on October 3rd. It will be attended by specially invited guests and those who managed to purchase a limited number of passes that give access not only to the opening, but also to the entire accompanying program.
Galleries:
+359 Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
Art Gallery Le Papillon, Varna, Bulgaria
Artdepot, Innsbruck, Austria
Atelier 28, Sofia, Bulgaria
Collect Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey
Doza Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
Eclipse Gallery, Berlin, Germany
Gallery 2.0, Sofia, Bulgaria
Grafikart Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
Karpuchina Gallery, Prague, Czech Republic
KO-OP Art Space, Sofia, Bulgaria
Little Bird place, Sofia, Bulgaria
L’Union de Paris, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
nOva art space, Sofia, Bulgaria
One Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
QGallery, Baku, Azerbaijan
Station Contemporary Art Gallery, Bratislava, Slovakia
Structura Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
Vivacom Art Hall Oborishte 5, Sofia, Bulgaria
Creative collectives:
Alexander Valchev and Ivo Bistrichki
Angelika Radeva and Zlatin Orlov
Georgi Shtarbev and Zdravka Vasileva
Julia Caruso and Simona Krasteva
Ins Art Project by Ilinka Chergarov
Print Nest Studio
Stefan Stoyanov, presenting Veronika Mikhaleva, Aidan Salahova, Miryana Todorova, Kalin Serapionov, Rashid Al Khalifa, Gabriella von Hapsburg, Brian Daly
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, presenting Kata Rudakova, Daria Prokhorchuk
Young authors:
Alexander Borisov Lazarkov
Ana Kostova
Georgi Yanchev
Ina Vladimirova
Kalin Mihov
Lilian Shtereva
Samuil Velev
Yavor Kostadinov
All participants were selected by a five-member international jury of curators and art historians, composed of: Johan Gustavson (Netherlands), Martina Yordanova (Bulgaria), Nina Gscheider (Austria), Radoslav Mehandzhiyski (Bulgaria) and Teodora Konstantinova (Bulgaria).
Sofia Art Fair is co-financed by the “Lachezar Tsotsorkov Foundation”, It is part of the Cultural Calendar of Sofia Municipality 2024, and is realized with the financial support of the Ministry of Culture, as well as with the support of the Embassy of the Republic of France / French Institute in Bulgaria.
Main partners of the event are the “Lachezar Tsotsorkov Foundation”, Art and Culture Today, Sofia Tech Park.
Institutional partners: Sofia Municipality, Ministry of Culture, Ministry of Tourism, French Institute in Bulgaria, American Chamber of Commerce in Bulgaria, National Academy of Arts, New Bulgarian University; Regional Center Sofia – UNESCO
Strategic partners: Citroen & DS Automobiles , Aya Estate, Buzalov & Chanova Law Office, VP Consulting, #ChangeThePicture – Information campaign of Philip Morris Bulgaria, TDB Play
Supporting partners: Art Fairs Service, follow.art, Tectus, Trend, TEXSITI, Ovcharov & Parushev Law Firm, Bulgarian Association of Restaurants, Chance Travel, Seewines, Arkana, DSGN Clinic; Nikola Tesla Academy, Epaygo, EasyPay, Giramondo travel
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