Represented artists: They are usually one or more, selected by artistic merits and cultural relevance.
Curators: responsible for the concept and selection of the artist or artists.
Governments or cultural institutions: They finance and manage their participation.
central International Exhibition
Organized by the Biennale di Venezia and curated by a curator of international prestige, this exhibition includes artists of different nationalities.
Guest artists: selected by the curator of the sample, regardless of their nationality.
Theme center: Each edition has a thematic axis (for example, “strangers everywhere” or “May you live in interest Times” have been themes of past editions).
Collateral events
-Refers to independent exhibitions officially approved by the organization of the Biennial. They are distributed throughout Venice, in palaces, churches or alternative spaces. They are organized by foundations, museums, artistic groups or private curators, and include both consolidated and emerging artists.
We must not forget that as part of the collateral events there are activities of architecture, cinema, music, dance and theater. Each has its own biennial in alternate years or different moments of the year.
The architecture and art biennial are perhaps the most important of all. Although the Venice movie showwhich is one of the most important film festivals in the world.
Key participants of the Venice Biennale
- Artists
- Curators
- Government countries and institutions
- Private Foundations and Cultural NGOs
- Specialized and general public
The Venice 2025 Architecture Biennale will exhibit contributions from more than 750 participants.
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What are the award -winning categories?
The Venice Biennale gives different awards:
- Gold Leon for Best National Pavilion
- Gold Leon to Best Artist
- Silver Leon to the Young Artist
- Special mention for National Pavilion
- Special mention for artist
- Gold Leon by Trajectory
Where is the Venice Biennial for?
Each of the festivals takes place in a historical headquarters of Venice. For example, art and architecture biennial develop their main part in the Groundsin which they are installed Pavilions from different countries In addition to the central exhibition.
