8th Gdańsk Biennale of Art

The 8th Gdańsk Art Biennale is an artistic event which prestens selected works of many professional artists who live and create in the Pomeranian Voivodeship. The competiton and exhibition aims at revitalization and integrity of the artistic community. In addition, it intends to create an interesting cultural offer for tourists and residents of the Gdańsk region.

The main idea behind the Biennale is to capture the latest trends and directions in visual arts practiced by local artists. Furthermore, it is a response to Pomeranian artists’ need to present recurrently their latest works. The exibton will present a wide spectrum of artistic forms and techniqes. From 155 applications, the Expert Council selected 30 artworks, which can be seen at Gdańsk City Gallery 2 (Powroźnicza 13/15) and Günter Grass Gallery (Szeroka 37).

The participants of Gdańsk Art Biennale are the artists with prominent works as well as young art school graduates who begin to enter the artistic world. Gdańsk Art Biennale accepts works created in the last two years – thank to this, the exhibition presents many premiere works and gives us insight into the latest trends and tendencies in Pomeranian art.

Just as previous editions of Biennale, we can mostly see paintings and drawings. However, there are also graphics, sculpture, installations, photography and video art. There is a wide range of topics raise in presented pieces at the 8th edition of Biennale. The participants could decide for themselfs which one of them  is the most dominant at the exibition.

It is worth mentioning that there are cash prizes, awaiting the artists. These include the Grand Prize, the Rector’s Award of the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk, and the Audience Award, which will depend on visitors votes. The exhibition opens on July 4th and runs until September 14th, when the competition results will be announced at the closing ceremony.