SEA(S)2017
KEFALONIA –ITHACA
INTERNATIONAL FORUM 2017
Under the Auspices of the Prefecture of the Ionian Islands and the Municipality of Kefalonia.
Organizer: The Ionion Center for the Arts and Culture.
SEA(S) ARTS – INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION 2017
SITE : http://seas.ionionartscenter.gr/seas-arts/
The SEA(S) ARTS – INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION 2017, part of the International Festival SEA(S), is focusing on the endless relationship between the Man and the Sea.
In this Exhibition Artists from all over the World and every field of the Arts are invited to create and present in the form of their expertise, such as Contemporary, Innovative, Advanced and / or Experimental.
AIMS: The Festival is aiming to establish a permanent multicultural communication throughout various fields of the Arts, inviting innovative projects.
THEME: The main theme will be the Sea, explored in a systematic interface between Human Civilization and Nature, throughout the various landscapes of the Planet, connecting People and Continents. Topics such as Environment, Incipient, Contemporary and Potential World Seas will be explored, documented and presented in artistic way.
LOCATION : The Greek Islands Kefalonia and Ithaca.
The location of the Exhibition, the Greek Islands Kefalonia and Ithaca, identifies the Historical and Mythological existence of the Homeric Odyssey, the metaphor of the Human struggle against the omnipotence of Nature, the overseas adventure, the endless wandering of the Human Being in the fragile worlds of physical and metaphysical spheres, amid untamed elements, in search of its Origin and life paths towards the truth of Existence.
VENUES: The edifice of the Ionion Center for the Arts and Culture and Municipal Venues in the capital of the island Kefalonia, Argostoli.
LANGUAGES: English/Greek
TIME: Spring- Summer- Fall 2017 - 2018
Opening date mid June of each year, specific date for 2017 will be announced soon.
CURATORS: Prf. Haytham Nawar , Prf. Ghalia Elsrakbi
ELIGIBILITY: Eligible are All disciplines and interdisciplinary projects in Arts, Sciences and Technologies, Education and Research, included Environmental projects, Literary Arts , Performing Arts and Music, Applied Arts, Visual Arts , New Media.
Are invited projects personal of collective, Academic projects, Schools, Colleges, Universities and in Arts, Sciences and Research Institutions, Activists.
APPLICATIONS :http://goo.gl/forms/q2f8aD9uzk
EMAIL APPLICATIONS: info@ionionartscenter.gr
The SEA(S) ARTS – INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION 2017
Includes
[1] Visual Arts: photography, painting, sculpture, design, drawing, printmaking, mixed media, site-specific installations,( required works based on the thematic character of the Festival , preferable large scale projects, acceptable also no thematic proposals).
[2] Performing Arts , Literary Arts, Dance, Music : presentations/ performances / concerts ,( no thematic proposals ).
[3] New Technologies, Digital Arts in the frame of Digital Festival:video art, short films, new technologies apps,( not thematic proposals ).
Venues for the Performing Arts, Literary Arts ,Dance, Music: will be based on the character and needs of the selected projects, including Theater stages, venues for lectures/ presentations at Argostoli, Lixouri and other sites around the islands, open public sites or sites of historical , archaeological or natural meaning, such as the Botanical Garden and/or/ the Historic areas as the Medieval Castle of Saint Georgio.
Venue forfor the Visual Arts/ Exhibitions, New Technologies, Digital Arts, Digital Festival: will be the Ionion Center for the Arts and Culture.
PRIZES & AWARDS starting from 2.000 up to 50.000 euros.
(for the awared projects 2016 please visit :http://seas.ionionartscenter.gr/seas-arts-program/)
Submissions detailed info :http://seas.ionionartscenter.gr/seas-arts-submissions/
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