Rooted in a rich history that began in Barcelona in 1985, the Mediterranea Biennial is promoted by BJCEM – Biennale des Jeunes Créateurs de l’Europe et de la Méditerranée. It has grown into a vital platform for intercultural exchange, supporting generations of young artists from across the region. This 20th edition is organized by GO! 2025 – European Capital of Culture, BJCEM, and the ŠKUC Association, and curated by Tia Čiček and Misal Adnan Yıldız.
Unlike traditional notions of a “borderless” future, Mediterranea 20 proposes a deeper interrogation of how boundaries—geographical, psychological, political, and ecological—are formed, sustained, and dismantled. The Biennial becomes a space of encounter: a place to gather, to challenge, to listen, and to imagine alternative ways of being together.
Opening Days: May 30 – June 3, 2025
The Biennial opens with a dynamic series of events, including exhibitions, performances, conversations, and public gatherings. All participating artists will be present, offering audiences the unique opportunity to engage directly with the artists and their work.
A highlight of the opening days is the Forum of Young Artists on Saturday, May 31, a discursive platform designed to amplify the visions of emerging artists and explore the evolving role of art in society. The Forum will host panels, talks, and participatory sessions on cultural boundaries, artistic responsibility, and collective futures.
Exhibition Dates
May 30 – June 30, 2025
Across various venues in Nova Gorica, Vipava, and Gorizia.
The programme for the opening days is attached to this news item
Over 90 young artists and collectives from across Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa will take part in this edition. Their practices span visual arts, performance, sound, digital media, design, writing, and socially engaged work. Full list of artists includes:
Carlos Amores Carlos & Alba Fortes, Tasos Anastasiadis, Ates Alpar, Archivio Swag, Rasmus (Kjell) Arvidsson, Marcos Barrientossoriano, Pablo Bass de Fina, Albin Bergström, Ingrid Bjørnåli, Keit Bonnici, Robyn Bradford, Alice Capelli, Yuval Carasso, Teresa Carvalheira, Maria Cammarota, Lučka Centa, Iliada Charalambous & Afrang Malekian, Chiara Consiglio, Benedicte Dahm, Ronnie Danaher, Carmela De Falco, Natalia Di Cosmo, Armando Duçellari, Malak Elghuel, Cristina Ferreira-Szwarc, Samuel Ferreira, Helena Garcia Pinar, Alessandro Gambato, Domenika Georgiou, Andrea Glez, Irene Gordillo, Camilla Gurgone, Chadi Hazime, Oleksandra Horobet, Ilan Huart, Milica Janković, Tajda Jug, Ajda Kadunc, Ida Kammerloch, Irini Kalaitzidi, Theano Karafoulidou, Ioli Kaskani, Dalia Khalife, Sofia Kiousi, Hannah Koselj Marusic, Thanasis Kritsakis, Gašper Kunšič, Emma Lewis-Jones, Juliana Lindenhofer, Diego Lobenal, Natalia Manta, Leon Marič, Marica Mastromarino, Matteo Messori, Alice Minervini, Miriam Montano, Alberto Montes, Helio Music, Christian Offman, Adrián Ordóñez, Gaja Pegan Nahtigal & Liza Sočan, Pino Pograjc, Redina Qose, Savina Ražnatović, María José Ríos, Sara Rman, Tommaso Sandri, Marisa Satsia, Nour Shantout, Eivor Slågedal, Swamp Matter, Eda Sutunç, Helena Tahir, Valentina Toccaceli, Filippo Toscani, Transhumanza, Archontoula Tsatsoulaki, Theodora Vasileiadou, Stefano Ventilii, Sophie Wurnig, Wen Mao Yo, Amir Youssef, Yun Zhang.
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