sculpture network XI. International Forum
"The future is bright since yesterday... lightart is spatial art"
27th - 29th of September 2012 in Celle, Germany
in Collaboration with Art Museum Celle with Collection Robert Simon
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For Sponsorship inquiries please contact Sophie Schmidpeter
Program
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For detailed program please click on the blue button below
Conference Schedule
Conference languages are English and German.
Thursday, 10th of November 2011
"Brancusi-Serra" exhibition visit followed by welcome cocktail.
Venue: Museo Guggenheim, Avenida Abandoibarra, 2, 48001 Bilbao
Friday, 11th of November 2011
Conference and networking day.
Lectures, panel discussion and time for networking.
Official conference dinner.
Venue: Museo Guggenheim, Avenida Abandoibarra, 2, 48001 Bilbao
Saturday, 12th of November 2011
Touring and visiting program in Basque country:
- Alfa Arte - Sculpture Productions
- Museo Chillida Leku
- Public sculpture tour in San Sebastian
- Dinner in traditional Basque Sidreria
Conference speakers
- Friedrich Teja Bach (AT), Professor at the Institute for Art History, University of Vienna
- Oliver Wick (CH), curator at large, Fondation Beyeler, Riehen
- Brigitte Franzen (DE), Director Ludwig Forum für Internationale Kunst and curator Skulptur Projekte Münster 07
- Gertrud Sandqvist (SE), Professor in the theory and history of ideas of visual art at Malmö Art Academy, Lund University
- Tony Cragg (UK), artist Website
- Susan Philipsz (UK), artist Website
- Miroslaw Balka (PL), artist Website
- Jaume Plensa (ES), artist Website
Target Group
The Forum is for:
- Friends of the arts, collectors, patrons
- Artists
- Other art professionals: Curators, gallery owners, art critics, art historians, architects, museum people, academics, educators, etc.
Participation fee
- Members of sculpture network and Friends of Museo Guggenheim:
180,- € (full program)
100,- € (only 1 day; either conference day, Friday or visiting day, Saturday)
80,- € (only Friday lectures+lunch) - Non-Members:
230,- € (full program)
125,- € (only 1 day; either conference day, Friday or visiting day, Saturday) - Students:
50,- € (only Friday lectures+lunch)
Important: Please note in your online registration in the field "note" which participation option you choose.
The full participation fee includes the following services:
- Welcome-Cocktail, museum entrance and guided tour in the Guggenheim Museum on Thursday evening
- Access to conference and lectures on Friday in the Guggenheim Museum
- Coffebreaks and lunch on Friday in the Guggenheim Museum
- Official conference dinner on Friday evening in Bilbao
- Full-time bus trip on Saturday (Bilbao-Eibar-San Sebastian-Bilbao)
- Entrance fee and guided tour at Chilida Leku Museum (exclusively for our group as the museum is closed to the public since January 2011)
- Lunch at Chillida Leku Park
- Dinner in a typical Sidreria on Saturday
Journey and Hotel Recommendation
You can find information about your journey to Bilbao (via car, train, bus, air) and transport in Bilbao on the official Website of Bilbao.
The airport is about 12 km from Bilbao. The Bizkai-Bus A-3247 goes each 30 minutes to downtown Bilbao (ca. 45 minutes).
You can find hotel recommendations here
