Sofia

Call for Obstacles

Fri, 07 Aug 2009 09:52:54 +0200

The Internationale Gesellschaft der Bildenden Künste (IGBK) is looking for visual artists’ contributions to an experts’ meeting on ‘mobility in the visual arts sector in Europe, that will take place on December 10 and 11, 2009, in Linz (Austria).

Send your statements until the end of September 2009 at the latest to: art@igbk.de

Call for applications - International Summer School of Photography Ludza, Latvia (1-9 August 2009)

Fri, 08 May 2009 11:37:44 +0200

The 4th International Summer School of Photography (ISSP) 2009 will take place in Ludza, Latvia on 1-9 August, 2009. For the 4th year already, the ISSP is offering high-quality alternative education to photographers by expanding and deepening their perception of different genres, as well as encouraging networking and exchange of ideas in the art of photography.

Interested participants are welcome to apply till 17 May, 2009!

Call for Proposals: Nomadic Village 2009

Thu, 07 May 2009 13:31:38 +0200

20th-30th of August 2009
Pavlikeni, Bulgaria
Organiser: On The Road Productions

Demolishing stereotypes: mission impossible in Bulgaria

Mon, 16 Feb 2009 15:50:20 +0100

Several big scandles took place in January in Bulgaria, but the one I liked most was inspired by "Entropa: Stereotypes are Barriers to be Demolished".

Typically Sofia

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 10:08:24 +0100

Since several years everybody is talking about "the gap between people and politicians". Sofia by winter is the perfect example to see and touch this gap even physically.

Apartment Stories

Tue, 30 Dec 2008 21:14:14 +0100

Today a Romanian friend has sent me a link to a very interesting project called "Apartment Stories" which I decided to share here.

Independent Research Grant: Modernity and Identity

Fri, 19 Dec 2008 16:27:40 +0100

Call for Application
Independent Research Grant: Modernity and Identity
The Centre for Advanced Study Sofia, Bulgaria

with the financial cooperation of The National Science Fund at the Ministry of Education and Science

Broken Windows Theory

Sun, 14 Dec 2008 13:47:50 +0100

A couple of days ago I've read a very interesting article in Capital newspaper about the so called "broken windows theory".

Diplomats and Dreamers. The Stancioff Family in Bulgarian History

Tue, 09 Dec 2008 09:25:41 +0100

Cеnter for Liberal Strategies ‘The Future through the Culture of the Past: Bulgarian Economic and Social History’ Seminar organizes public lecture by Mari Firkatian (University of Hartford, USA).

Call for Applications: MIT Visual Arts Program - Masters of Science in Visual Arts (SMVisS)

Sat, 06 Dec 2008 11:49:02 +0100

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology Visual Arts Program (VAP) seeks committed, curious and creative students for the 2009-2010 academic year.

International Scientific Conference "Status and Development of the Media after the Changes of 1989 in Central and Eastern Europe"

Fri, 05 Dec 2008 12:06:56 +0100

An interesting conference is taking place today (9:30-18:30, 5 December, Aula) and tomorrow (9:30-18:30, 6 December, Auditorium 65) at the Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski".

"Pas Bouger" (“Not Moving”) by Emmanuel Darley @ ProText 2

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 15:16:30 +0100

Some comments on the last week’s performance from the ProText 2 programme

UNIDEE in Residence 2009 Call for Applications

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 11:11:37 +0100

UniCredit and Unidee establish scholarship grants to offer creative people
coming from Est-European Countries the opportunity to be an active
participant in the Unidee & UniCredit project

Underground Blues. A Station Play

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 11:10:38 +0100

The original title of the play is Untertagblues. Ein Stationendrama, it's by Peter Handke and this month can be seen on 2 December from 19:00h at the Czech Cultural Centre and on 14 - 15 December from 20:00h at The Red House Culture and Debate Centre.

Because we are socialists

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:43:56 +0100

Yesterday while I was passing in the very downtown of Sofia I was shocked to see a huge queue in front of NISIM bookstore that was almost blocking Vasil Levski Boulevard.

ProText 2 – Onstage Performance Readings of Contemporary French Drama

Thu, 27 Nov 2008 16:08:32 +0100

The Organization for Contemporary Alternative Art and Culture "36 Monkeys" launches the second part of its ProText project.

Chronology of Contemporary Bulgarian Art - now online

Mon, 24 Nov 2008 13:06:22 +0100

Chronology of Contemporary Bulgarian Art 1982-1995 is now available online.

Japanese - Bulgarian Video Art Fest, 18-23 November 2008

Sun, 23 Nov 2008 15:40:58 +0100

Performances with the participation of Japanese musician will take place on 18, 21 and 22 November from 18,30h at Academia Gallery in the National Academy of Arts. "

The entrance is free.

Grand Poetic Reading and E-zine Promotion at the Sofia University

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:33:07 +0100

As part of the ongoing celebrations and accompanying artistic and cultural activities for the 120th anniversary of the Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski" for today are planed two interesting events.