FotoArtFestival

FotoArtFestival is an international art photography biennale organized since 2005 in October in Bielsko-Biała, Poland, by the Centre for Photography Foundation.[1] It is one of the most important events in the field of photography in Poland.[2]

FotoArtFestival exhibition
Ruud van Empel during FotoArtFestival 2015
Eikoh Hosoe during FotoArtFestival 2005
Andreas Horvath with his wife Monika Muskala during FAF, 2015

Details

During each festival there are organised several solo exhibitions which last two weeks. The most important day is the Authors' Marathon (the first weekend of the festival), during which most of the authors of the exhibitions talk about their work and experiences. Events accompanying the festival are workshops and a collective exhibition – FotoOpen open to both professionals and amateurs.[3]

The general director of the festival is Andrzej Baturo, an artist photographer. The program director is Inez Baturo.

References
  1. "Foto Art Festival - Pierwszy Światowy Festiwal Sztuki Fotograficznej". Artinfo (in Polish). Retrieved 31 January 2017.
    - Łyżwa-Sokół, Beata (21 October 2007). "Mroczne baśnie Sarah Moon na Foto Art Festiwal". Wyborcza (in Polish). Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  2. "6th FotoArtFestival". Docphoto magazine. 13 October 2015. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
  3. "FotoArtFestival o ludziach i dla ludzi". Pokochaj Fotografie (in Polish). 1 October 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
    - Polska, Grupa Wirtualna (30 November 2011). "Bielsko-Biała: FotoArt Festival". Turystyka (in Polish). Retrieved 31 January 2017.
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