Second International Print Biennale, Yerevan 2019

KulturDialog Armenien organizes the Second International Print Biennale, Yerevan 2019 at the premises of the "HayArt" Cultural center in Yerevan from September 7th to December 15th, 2019 and welcomes all artists, guests and visitors alike. With this overview we would like to give you some information about the events of the biennale:

The Second International Print Biennale, Yerevan 2019 is divided into two sections:

- Contest of the biennale: 07.09. – 07.11.2019

- Additional exhibitions of the biennale: 14.09. – 15.12.2019

The time from September 7th until November 7th, 2019 is dedicated to the exhibition of artworks by printmakers from all over the world joined in Yerevan for a unique contest. The contest exhibition of the biennale will present 335 art works by 216 artists from 50 countries starting with the opening ceremony at the "HayArt" Cultural center on September 7th, 2019.

The international jury of the biennale consists of 5 professionals, who will select winning works and artists during the two days after the opening ceremony: Jury president Prof. Dr. Mateusz Otręba (Poland), Jury Vice President Margarit Lehmann (Switzerland), Herbert Maier (Germany), Lian Ng (USA), and Sona Harutyunyan M.A. (Armenia).

On the occasion of the award ceremony at the premises of the "HayArt" Cultural center on September 10th, 2019, the jury will award a Grand Prix (Medal), a First Prize (Medal), a Second Prize (Medal), and a Third Prize (Medal), Special Prizes by “All Armenian Fund”, “Russian Scientific and Cultural Center” and also Diplomas for outstanding works of special interest. All artists, guests and visitors have the possibility to see the works of the contest exhibited until the closing ceremony of the contest of the Second International Print Biennale, Yerevan 2019 at the "HayArt" Cultural center on November 7th, 2019.

The second part of the biennale focuses on contemporary Polish, Chinese, German, French, Estonian and Armenian printmaking: The five solo exhibitions of printed works by the Polish artist Tomasz Winiarski (starting September 14th), Armenian artist Samvel Hambardzumyan (starting September 18th), Chinese artist Minjie Zhang (starting October 5th), German artist Jürgen Middelmann (starting October 25th), French artist Brice Ammar-Khodja (starting November 1st) and one group exhibition of Estonian artists (starting October 3rd) will give the audience and visitors from abroad an insight into current trends of the Polish, Chinese, German, French, Estonian and Armenian art scene in the field of printmaking.

We cordially invite all participating artists, visitors and guests to attend the ceremonies of the Second International Print Biennale, Yerevan 2019, to visit the exhibition of the contest of the Second International Print Biennale, Yerevan 2019, and to take advantage of its lectures and its accompanying exhibitions broaden your knowledge in the field of printmaking.

Organizing Committee

Second International Print Biennale, Yerevan 2019

24.07.2019