Public Call for Submissions for the 8th Graphic Art Biennial of Szeklerland – Romania, Now Open

The G8 Invitation is Available for the Domestic and International Art Community

In the year 2024, the 8th edition of the Graphic Art Biennial of Szeklerland will take place, marking an important international artistic and professional event. For this occasion, the G8 suggests a thematic focus on the importance of balance and, conversely, explores questions surrounding its absence. Similar to previous years, a portion of the biennial’s core collection will be exhibited in Miercurea Ciuc, and several satellite events are scheduled to take place.

“Political divisions, social inequality, wars, climate change, natural disasters. In recent years, a number of geopolitical events and ecological phenomena in the world have led us to take a closer look at our collective vision of the present and the future. We look at what happens when a relative social, political or natural balance is upset. A state in which opposing influences, circumstances or aspirations no longer seem to balance each other seems to break down. Equally important is the question of the inner equilibrium and tranquillity, or lack of it, of the individual soul. The G8 stresses the importance of individual and collective responsibility in maintaining balance, and the importance of the social role of the creator and of art in restoring it. The 8th Graphic Art Biennial of Szeklerland invites visual interpretations of the importance of balance and, conversely, the lack of it, in such a way that the artistic intention focuses on the social role of the nature of the image through the creative attitude. The organisers welcome applications from all those artists who, with the intention of renewing the processes of contemporary graphic art, are sending a message to the future and holding up a mirror of critique to the society of our time through the possible responses they create”, stated Apor S. Ferencz, the curator of the biennial in this year’s call for submissions.

In addition to ensuring a high professional standard, another aim of the biennial is to maintain the G8 as a significant international forum for contemporary graphic art, contributing to the enrichment of the cultural and artistic values of the region.
The official opening will take place in early October at the Transylvanian Art Centre in Sfântu Gheorghe and at the Szekler Museum of Ciuc in Miercurea Ciuc. Prior to this, the exhibition featuring the 2022 laureate, Polish artist Nastazja Ciupa, will be inaugurated, along with numerous accompanying events, including an exhibition at the Arcade House and MAGMA Contemporary Art Space.

Artists can submit their applications exclusively through the online platform on the biennial’s website until 25 March 2024. The selected works will constitute the material for the biennial’s catalog and exhibition. For more detailed information about the application process and regulations, interested parties can refer to the website.

The event is organized in collaboration with the councils of Covasna, Harghita, and Mureș counties, as well as the Covasna County Cultural Centre, the Szekler Museum of Ciuc, the Cultural and Art Centre of Lăzarea, and the Mureș County Museum. Further details about the biennial can be found on the official website, as well as on the Facebook page and the Instagram page