Events
The access to the Art Encounters exhibitions and events is free of charge.
On the 29th of September, the access is invitation based, reserved to art professionals.
Please continue to check the website for possible changes in the program.
Thursday, 28 September
18:00
Opening, Călin Dan – Autopsy of G. Asinius Pollio
Calina Gallery
Opening, Călin Dan – Autopsy of G. Asinius Pollio
Calina Gallery
Friday, 29 September
10:00 - 19:00
Preview
Invitation based access - preview for art professionals.
12:00
tranzit.ro/Iași. Nebojša MILIKIĆ - Rehersal or Re_Enactment of Cultural Politics of the Petit Bourgeois Party / Talk
Performance and public discussion with the participation of the the Petit Bourgeois Party Initiative from Iaşi. Event in English.
Calpe Gallery/ The Therezia Bastion
14:00 - 15:00
Guided tour, Beyond the Concept Frontier
“Ion Mincu” Tehnical College Cafeteria
15:00 - 16:30
Conference, East-West. Hybridization and the legacy of avantgardes
Mara Ambrožič, artistic director, NSK State; Gregor Muir, collection director, international art, Tate Londra; Magda Radu, curator, Salonul de proiecte, București. Event in English.
Timisoara Art Museum
16:30 - 17:00
The Gift, performance by Decebal Scriba
Timisoara Art Museum
18:00 - 18:30
Visual notes, performance by Alex Bodea
TIMCO Halls
23:59
Vector> Matei Bejenaru, Among Ourselves – a night performance / V. Leac Poetry reading
Calpe Gallery/ The Therezia Bastion
Preview
Invitation based access - preview for art professionals.
12:00
tranzit.ro/Iași. Nebojša MILIKIĆ - Rehersal or Re_Enactment of Cultural Politics of the Petit Bourgeois Party / Talk
Performance and public discussion with the participation of the the Petit Bourgeois Party Initiative from Iaşi. Event in English.
Calpe Gallery/ The Therezia Bastion
14:00 - 15:00
Guided tour, Beyond the Concept Frontier
“Ion Mincu” Tehnical College Cafeteria
15:00 - 16:30
Conference, East-West. Hybridization and the legacy of avantgardes
Mara Ambrožič, artistic director, NSK State; Gregor Muir, collection director, international art, Tate Londra; Magda Radu, curator, Salonul de proiecte, București. Event in English.
Timisoara Art Museum
16:30 - 17:00
The Gift, performance by Decebal Scriba
Timisoara Art Museum
18:00 - 18:30
Visual notes, performance by Alex Bodea
TIMCO Halls
23:59
Vector> Matei Bejenaru, Among Ourselves – a night performance / V. Leac Poetry reading
Calpe Gallery/ The Therezia Bastion
Saturday, 30 September
10:00 - 11:00
Official Opening Art Encounters 2017
“Corneliu Miklosi” Public Transport Museum
11:00 - 12:00
Guided Tour, Life a User’s Manual
“Corneliu Miklosi” Public Transport Museum
11:00 - 12:30
Artist Talk, Art and Garbage, by Dan Perjovschi
! Changed from Sunday, October 1st, at Casa Artelor, where there will be a recording of the Artist Talk.
Mansarda/ UVT –Arts and Design Faculty
12:30 - 13:30
Guided Tour, Life a User’s Manual
ISHO House
14:30 - 15:30
Guided tour, independent art spaces (CitiZenit, Sandwich, Simultan, Tranzit.ro/Iași, Vector)
Calpe Gallery/ The Therezia Bastion
15:30 - 17:00
Conference, What is Actual and What is Perennial in Contemporary Art Nowadays
Riksa Afiaty, independent curator; Mélanie Bouteloup, director, Béton salon, Paris; Mihnea Mircan, independent curator.
Timisoara Art Museum
17:30 - 18:30
Guided Tour, Life a User’s Manual
TIMCO Halls
18:00 - 18:30
Kiss the frog, performance by Claudia Rădulescu
TIMCO Halls
21:00
Art Encounters 2017 Opening Party x launmomentdat
Includes temporary artistic interventions Gate expectations by Alex Baciu and Lines of Thought by Lea Rasovszky.
ELBA Factory
Official Opening Art Encounters 2017
“Corneliu Miklosi” Public Transport Museum
11:00 - 12:00
Guided Tour, Life a User’s Manual
“Corneliu Miklosi” Public Transport Museum
11:00 - 12:30
Artist Talk, Art and Garbage, by Dan Perjovschi
! Changed from Sunday, October 1st, at Casa Artelor, where there will be a recording of the Artist Talk.
Mansarda/ UVT –Arts and Design Faculty
12:30 - 13:30
Guided Tour, Life a User’s Manual
ISHO House
14:30 - 15:30
Guided tour, independent art spaces (CitiZenit, Sandwich, Simultan, Tranzit.ro/Iași, Vector)
Calpe Gallery/ The Therezia Bastion
15:30 - 17:00
Conference, What is Actual and What is Perennial in Contemporary Art Nowadays
Riksa Afiaty, independent curator; Mélanie Bouteloup, director, Béton salon, Paris; Mihnea Mircan, independent curator.
Timisoara Art Museum
17:30 - 18:30
Guided Tour, Life a User’s Manual
TIMCO Halls
18:00 - 18:30
Kiss the frog, performance by Claudia Rădulescu
TIMCO Halls
21:00
Art Encounters 2017 Opening Party x launmomentdat
Includes temporary artistic interventions Gate expectations by Alex Baciu and Lines of Thought by Lea Rasovszky.
ELBA Factory
Sunday, 01 October
11:00 - 13:00
Picnic brunch. Le Déjeuner sur l'herbe
Urseni Water Plant
11:30 - 12:00
To Cast a Shadow, performance by Raluca Croitoru
Urseni Water Plant
13:30 - 14:30
Guided tour, independent art spaces (Magma, Raft, pplus4/ Centrul de Introspecție Vizuală)
The House of Arts/ Pygmalion Gallery
14:30 - 15:30
Recording of Artist Talk, Art and Garbage, by Dan Perjovschi
Live Artist Talk takes place on Saturday, September 30, 11:00 - 12.30 at Mansarda/ UVT – Faculty of Art and Design.
The House of Arts/ Pygmalion Gallery
17:30 - 18:00
Official Opening Art Encounters Arad
Arad Art Museum
18:00 - 18:30
Vector>Matei Bejenaru, Among Ourselves–a day performance / V. Leac poetry readings
Arad Art Museum
18:30 - 19:00
Collateral Program – Closing of Media Art Festival
ARTA Cinema
19:00 - 20:00
Collateral Program - Soare Staniol Concert
ARTA Cinema
20:00
Cocktail Art Encounters Arad
ARTA Cinema
Picnic brunch. Le Déjeuner sur l'herbe
Urseni Water Plant
11:30 - 12:00
To Cast a Shadow, performance by Raluca Croitoru
Urseni Water Plant
13:30 - 14:30
Guided tour, independent art spaces (Magma, Raft, pplus4/ Centrul de Introspecție Vizuală)
The House of Arts/ Pygmalion Gallery
14:30 - 15:30
Recording of Artist Talk, Art and Garbage, by Dan Perjovschi
Live Artist Talk takes place on Saturday, September 30, 11:00 - 12.30 at Mansarda/ UVT – Faculty of Art and Design.
The House of Arts/ Pygmalion Gallery
17:30 - 18:00
Official Opening Art Encounters Arad
Arad Art Museum
18:00 - 18:30
Vector>Matei Bejenaru, Among Ourselves–a day performance / V. Leac poetry readings
Arad Art Museum
18:30 - 19:00
Collateral Program – Closing of Media Art Festival
ARTA Cinema
19:00 - 20:00
Collateral Program - Soare Staniol Concert
ARTA Cinema
20:00
Cocktail Art Encounters Arad
ARTA Cinema
Monday, 02 October
11:00 - 19:00
Exhibitions open (except Timișoara Museum of Art and Arad Art Museums)
11:00 - 12:00
Guided tour, Beyond the Concept Frontier
“Ion Mincu” Tehnical College Cafeteria
12:30 - 13:00
Guided tour, independent art spaces (Lateral ArtSpace)
Gas Station
13:30 - 14:00
Guided tour, independent art spaces (B5)
Cigarette Factory
17:00 - 17:30
Guided tour, independent art spaces (Balamuc)
BALAMUC
18:00 - 20:00
Launch, House pARTy 1987-88 (Călin Dan / Dan Mihălțianu / Wanda Mihuleac / Andrei Oișteanu / DecebalScriba / NadinaScriba / Dan Stanciu / TeodorGraur / IosifKiraly ), VHS-PAL, Colour, Stereo, 48 min. 100+11 Edition, which marks the 30th anniversary of ‘house pARTy’
La Doua Bufnite Bookstore
Exhibitions open (except Timișoara Museum of Art and Arad Art Museums)
11:00 - 12:00
Guided tour, Beyond the Concept Frontier
“Ion Mincu” Tehnical College Cafeteria
12:30 - 13:00
Guided tour, independent art spaces (Lateral ArtSpace)
Gas Station
13:30 - 14:00
Guided tour, independent art spaces (B5)
Cigarette Factory
17:00 - 17:30
Guided tour, independent art spaces (Balamuc)
BALAMUC
18:00 - 20:00
Launch, House pARTy 1987-88 (Călin Dan / Dan Mihălțianu / Wanda Mihuleac / Andrei Oișteanu / DecebalScriba / NadinaScriba / Dan Stanciu / TeodorGraur / IosifKiraly ), VHS-PAL, Colour, Stereo, 48 min. 100+11 Edition, which marks the 30th anniversary of ‘house pARTy’
La Doua Bufnite Bookstore
Tuesday, 03 October
18:00 - 20:00
Screening, 3 movies by Irina Botea Bucan, and meeting with the artist
Ambasada
18:00
Opening, Utopia- Suzana Fântânariu
Calpe Gallery/ The Therezia Bastion
Screening, 3 movies by Irina Botea Bucan, and meeting with the artist
Ambasada
18:00
Opening, Utopia- Suzana Fântânariu
Calpe Gallery/ The Therezia Bastion
Wednesday, 04 October
18:30 - 20:00
Introduction to contemporary art, Episode I. From figurative to abstract
Requires registration on the website.
Timisoara Art Museum
Introduction to contemporary art, Episode I. From figurative to abstract
Requires registration on the website.
Timisoara Art Museum
Friday, 06 October
19:00 - 20:00
Artist Walk – Guided Tour, Life a User’s Manual, with artist Pusha Petrov
“Corneliu Miklosi” Public Transport Museum
19:00
White Night of the Galleries
All exhibitions are open, except Timișoara Museum of Art and Arad Art Museum.
Artist Walk – Guided Tour, Life a User’s Manual, with artist Pusha Petrov
“Corneliu Miklosi” Public Transport Museum
19:00
White Night of the Galleries
All exhibitions are open, except Timișoara Museum of Art and Arad Art Museum.
Saturday, 07 October
10:30 - 12:00
Family program, Art as an Encounter I - Words and Art
Requires registration on the website.
Timisoara Art Museum
11:00 - 12:00
Guided Tour, Life a User’s Manual
TIMCO Halls
19:00 - 21:00
Screening, Julien Prévieux, Patterns of Life, 15'30''
Event for the occasion of Nuit Blanche 2017.
French Institute in Timișoara)
Family program, Art as an Encounter I - Words and Art
Requires registration on the website.
Timisoara Art Museum
11:00 - 12:00
Guided Tour, Life a User’s Manual
TIMCO Halls
19:00 - 21:00
Screening, Julien Prévieux, Patterns of Life, 15'30''
Event for the occasion of Nuit Blanche 2017.
French Institute in Timișoara)
Sunday, 08 October
10:30 - 12:00
Family program, Art as an Encounter II. Shapes and Art
Requires registration on the website.
Timisoara Art Museum
11:00 - 12:00
Guided Tour, Life a User’s Manual
“Corneliu Miklosi” Public Transport Museum
Family program, Art as an Encounter II. Shapes and Art
Requires registration on the website.
Timisoara Art Museum
11:00 - 12:00
Guided Tour, Life a User’s Manual
“Corneliu Miklosi” Public Transport Museum
Monday, 09 October
18:00 - 20:00
Double book launch, Art Encounters 2017 Catalog and Contemporary Art Guide
La Doua Bufnite Bookstore
Double book launch, Art Encounters 2017 Catalog and Contemporary Art Guide
La Doua Bufnite Bookstore
Tuesday, 10 October
18:00 - 20:00
Screening and artist talk
Event in English.
Ambasada
Screening and artist talk
Event in English.
Ambasada
Wednesday, 11 October
17:00 - 19:00
Workshop, How to Film Nothing, by artist Boris Mitić
Event in English.
Mansarda/ UVT –Arts and Design Faculty
18:30 - 20:00
Introduction to contemporary art, Episode II. From descriptive to conceptual
Requires registration on the website.
“Corneliu Miklosi” Public Transport Museum
Workshop, How to Film Nothing, by artist Boris Mitić
Event in English.
Mansarda/ UVT –Arts and Design Faculty
18:30 - 20:00
Introduction to contemporary art, Episode II. From descriptive to conceptual
Requires registration on the website.
“Corneliu Miklosi” Public Transport Museum
Friday, 13 October
19:00 - 20:00
Artist Walk - Guided Tour, Life A User’s Manual, with artist Boris Mitić
Event in English.
“Corneliu Miklosi” Public Transport Museum
Artist Walk - Guided Tour, Life A User’s Manual, with artist Boris Mitić
Event in English.
“Corneliu Miklosi” Public Transport Museum
Saturday, 14 October
10:30 - 12:00
Family program, Art as an Encounter I. Words and Art
Requires registration on the website.
“Corneliu Miklosi” Public Transport Museum
11:00 - 12:00
Guided tour, Beyond the Concept Frontier
“Ion Mincu” Tehnical College Cafeteria
14:30 - 15:30
Guided Tour, Life a User’s Manual
Arad Art Museum
16:00 - 18:00
Screening and artist talk, Boris Mitić, In Praise of Nothing, 78 min. and Q&A 30 min.
ARTA Cinema
18:30 - 20:00
Screening, Andrei Ujică, Out of the present, 96 min.
ARTA Cinema
Family program, Art as an Encounter I. Words and Art
Requires registration on the website.
“Corneliu Miklosi” Public Transport Museum
11:00 - 12:00
Guided tour, Beyond the Concept Frontier
“Ion Mincu” Tehnical College Cafeteria
14:30 - 15:30
Guided Tour, Life a User’s Manual
Arad Art Museum
16:00 - 18:00
Screening and artist talk, Boris Mitić, In Praise of Nothing, 78 min. and Q&A 30 min.
ARTA Cinema
18:30 - 20:00
Screening, Andrei Ujică, Out of the present, 96 min.
ARTA Cinema
Sunday, 15 October
10:30 - 12:00
Family program, Art as an Encounter II. Shapes and Art
“Corneliu Miklosi” Public Transport Museum
11:00 - 12:00
Guided Tour, Life a User’s Manual
Timisoara Art Museum
16:00 - 17:30
Screening, Alexandra Gulea, Matei copil miner, România, Franța, 2013, 80 min., colour, and meeting with the artist
ARTA Cinema
18:00 - 19:40
Screening, Igor & Ivan Buharov, Most of the Souls that Live Here, 93 min.
ARTA Cinema
Family program, Art as an Encounter II. Shapes and Art
“Corneliu Miklosi” Public Transport Museum
11:00 - 12:00
Guided Tour, Life a User’s Manual
Timisoara Art Museum
16:00 - 17:30
Screening, Alexandra Gulea, Matei copil miner, România, Franța, 2013, 80 min., colour, and meeting with the artist
ARTA Cinema
18:00 - 19:40
Screening, Igor & Ivan Buharov, Most of the Souls that Live Here, 93 min.
ARTA Cinema
Monday, 16 October
00:00 - 23:59
All exhibitions closed
18:00 - 20:00
ArhivART Platform, artist book presentations
4m3 (Valentin Cernat, Mihai Șovăială), Self portrait (Alexey Grinja), Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows (Livia Fălcaru), Păstrează copia și nu uita originalul (Anna Grozavu)
La Doua Bufnite Bookstore
All exhibitions closed
18:00 - 20:00
ArhivART Platform, artist book presentations
4m3 (Valentin Cernat, Mihai Șovăială), Self portrait (Alexey Grinja), Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows (Livia Fălcaru), Păstrează copia și nu uita originalul (Anna Grozavu)
La Doua Bufnite Bookstore
Tuesday, 17 October
18:00 - 20:00
Screening Dragoș Alexandrescu
Ambasada
Screening Dragoș Alexandrescu
Ambasada
Wednesday, 18 October
18:30 - 20:00
Introduction to contemporary art, Episode III. From static to dynamic
Requires registration on the website.
TIMCO Halls
Introduction to contemporary art, Episode III. From static to dynamic
Requires registration on the website.
TIMCO Halls
Friday, 20 October
18:00
Collection of bibliophile books (poetry by Mihai Eminescu, Rodica Drăghincescu, Aurel Șorobetea)
Triade Foundation
19:00
Opening, The Power of the Line
Jecza Gallery
19:00 - 20:00
Artist Walk - Guided Tour, Life A User’s Manual, with artist Ana Adam
“Corneliu Miklosi” Public Transport Museum
Collection of bibliophile books (poetry by Mihai Eminescu, Rodica Drăghincescu, Aurel Șorobetea)
Triade Foundation
19:00
Opening, The Power of the Line
Jecza Gallery
19:00 - 20:00
Artist Walk - Guided Tour, Life A User’s Manual, with artist Ana Adam
“Corneliu Miklosi” Public Transport Museum
Saturday, 21 October
10:30 - 12:00
Family program, Art as an Encounter I - Words and Art
Requires registration on the website.
TIMCO Halls
11:00 - 12:00
Guided Tour, Life a User’s Manual
ISHO House
Family program, Art as an Encounter I - Words and Art
Requires registration on the website.
TIMCO Halls
11:00 - 12:00
Guided Tour, Life a User’s Manual
ISHO House
Sunday, 22 October
10:30 - 12:00
Family program, Art as an Encounter II - Shapes and Art
Requires registration on the website.
TIMCO Halls
12:00 - 12:30
Guided tour, independent art spaces (Balamuc)
BALAMUC
Family program, Art as an Encounter II - Shapes and Art
Requires registration on the website.
TIMCO Halls
12:00 - 12:30
Guided tour, independent art spaces (Balamuc)
BALAMUC
Monday, 23 October
18:00 - 20:00
Book Launch, Iluzii valahe, Author - Aurel Șorobetea, Graphics - Ana Adam and Livia Coloji
Presentation of the Text-Image Dialogue Project, in collaboration with the students from the Arts Faculty – Graphics Department.
La Doua Bufnite Bookstore
Book Launch, Iluzii valahe, Author - Aurel Șorobetea, Graphics - Ana Adam and Livia Coloji
Presentation of the Text-Image Dialogue Project, in collaboration with the students from the Arts Faculty – Graphics Department.
La Doua Bufnite Bookstore
Tuesday, 24 October
18:00 - 20:00
Artist Talk, Pusha Petrov
Ambasada
Artist Talk, Pusha Petrov
Ambasada
Wednesday, 25 October
18:30 - 20:00
Introduction to contemporary art, Episode IV. From concrete to idea
Requires registration on the website.
“Ion Mincu” Tehnical College Cafeteria
Introduction to contemporary art, Episode IV. From concrete to idea
Requires registration on the website.
“Ion Mincu” Tehnical College Cafeteria
Friday, 27 October
19:00 - 20:00
Artist Walk - Guided Tour, Life A User’s Manual, with Livia Coloji, Răzvan Cornici, Ana Kun (Balamuc)
“Corneliu Miklosi” Public Transport Museum
Artist Walk - Guided Tour, Life A User’s Manual, with Livia Coloji, Răzvan Cornici, Ana Kun (Balamuc)
“Corneliu Miklosi” Public Transport Museum
Saturday, 28 October
10:30 - 12:00
Family Program, Art as an Encounter - Words and Art
Requires registration on the website.
Timisoara Art Museum
11:00 - 12:00
Guided tour, independent art spaces (CitiZenit, Sandwich, Simultan, Tranzit.ro/Iași, Vector)
Calpe Gallery/ The Therezia Bastion
Family Program, Art as an Encounter - Words and Art
Requires registration on the website.
Timisoara Art Museum
11:00 - 12:00
Guided tour, independent art spaces (CitiZenit, Sandwich, Simultan, Tranzit.ro/Iași, Vector)
Calpe Gallery/ The Therezia Bastion
Sunday, 29 October
10:30 - 12:00
Family program, Art as an Encounter II - Shapes and Art
Requires registration on the website.
Timisoara Art Museum
11:00 - 11:30
Guided tour, independent art spaces (Balamuc)
BALAMUC
12:00 - 12:30
Guided tour, independent art spaces (B5)
Cigarette Factory
Family program, Art as an Encounter II - Shapes and Art
Requires registration on the website.
Timisoara Art Museum
11:00 - 11:30
Guided tour, independent art spaces (Balamuc)
BALAMUC
12:00 - 12:30
Guided tour, independent art spaces (B5)
Cigarette Factory
Monday, 30 October
18:00 - 20:00
Book launch, Banat Pavillion
La Doua Bufnite Bookstore
Book launch, Banat Pavillion
La Doua Bufnite Bookstore
Tuesday, 31 October
18:00 - 20:00
Artist Talk, Michelle Lacombe
Event in English.
Ambasada
Artist Talk, Michelle Lacombe
Event in English.
Ambasada
Wednesday, 01 November
18:30 - 20:00
Introduction to contemporary art, Episode V. From artist to observer
Requires registration on the website.
ISHO House
19:00
Opening, Work in the public space, Passage by Aleksandra Stratimirovic
Calea Sagului Bridge
Introduction to contemporary art, Episode V. From artist to observer
Requires registration on the website.
ISHO House
19:00
Opening, Work in the public space, Passage by Aleksandra Stratimirovic
Calea Sagului Bridge
Saturday, 04 November
10:30 - 12:00
Family program, Art as an Encounter I - Words and Art
Requires registration on the website.
TIMCO Halls
17:00 - 18:00
Guided Tour, Life a User’s Manual
TIMCO Halls
18:00 - 19:00
The Mother Moon - A Final Phase, performance by Michelle Lacombe
TIMCO Halls
21:00
Closing Party Art Encounters 2017
AMBASADA
Family program, Art as an Encounter I - Words and Art
Requires registration on the website.
TIMCO Halls
17:00 - 18:00
Guided Tour, Life a User’s Manual
TIMCO Halls
18:00 - 19:00
The Mother Moon - A Final Phase, performance by Michelle Lacombe
TIMCO Halls
21:00
Closing Party Art Encounters 2017
AMBASADA
Sunday, 05 November
10:30 - 12:00
Family program, Art as an Encounter II - Shapes and Art
Requires registration on the website.
TIMCO Halls
11:00 - 12:00
Guided Tour, Life a User’s Manual
Timisoara Art Museum
16:00 - 17:00
Guided tour, Beyond the Concept Frontier
“Ion Mincu” Tehnical College Cafeteria
18:00 - 19:00
Guided Tour, Life a User’s Manual
ISHO House
Family program, Art as an Encounter II - Shapes and Art
Requires registration on the website.
TIMCO Halls
11:00 - 12:00
Guided Tour, Life a User’s Manual
Timisoara Art Museum
16:00 - 17:00
Guided tour, Beyond the Concept Frontier
“Ion Mincu” Tehnical College Cafeteria
18:00 - 19:00
Guided Tour, Life a User’s Manual
ISHO House