Events

FACE TO FACE. A modelling workshop with plasticine, inspired by Cubism

Sunday, 8 November 2026

11:00

ART ENCOUNTERS · BD. TAKE IONESCU 46C, TIMIȘOARA

FACE TO FACE is a plasticine modelling workshop for children aged 4–10, organised as part of the Picasso en visite exhibition. Inspired by Pablo Picasso’s Cubist portraits, the workshop invites children to explore geometric shapes, colours and the possibilities of transforming images through different techniques and materials.

Picasso and Open Forms. Workshop for children aged 8–15

Saturday, 7 November 2026

11:00

ART ENCOUNTERS · BD. TAKE IONESCU 46C, TIMIȘOARA

Picasso and Open Forms is a workshop designed by Mihai Toth for children aged 8–15, organised as part of the Picasso en visite exhibition at Art Encounters.

Meet the Artists #4 | Art Encounters Biennial 2027

Sunday, 1 November 2026

17:00

ART ENCOUNTERS · BD. TAKE IONESCU 46C, TIMIȘOARA

The fourth event in the Meet the Artists series, organised as part of the preparations for the 2027 Art Encounters Biennial, brings together artists Miklós Onucsán (Romania), Ioana Stanca (Romania) and Nico Dockx (Belgium) for a conversation moderated by Mihai Toth.

Mixed-Up Characters | Drawing and Collage Workshop for Children

Sunday, 1 November 2026

11:00

ART ENCOUNTERS · BD. TAKE IONESCU 46C, TIMIȘOARA

Mixed-Up Characters is a drawing and collage workshop for children, led by Andrei Dinică at Art Encounters.

On Art Production | A workshop for students and professionals with Justin and Jude O’Shaughnessy

Saturday, 31 October 2026

17:00

ART ENCOUNTERS · BD. TAKE IONESCU 46C, TIMIȘOARA

Justin and Jude O’Shaughnessy lead a workshop on contemporary art production at Art Encounters, organised as part of the programme leading up to the 2027 Art Encounters Biennial, in partnership with the Faculty of Arts and Design at the West University of Timișoara.

Picasso and Open Forms | Workshop for children aged 8–15

Saturday, 31 October 2026

11:00

ART ENCOUNTERS · BD. TAKE IONESCU 46C, TIMIȘOARA

Picasso and Open Forms is a workshop designed by Mihai Toth for children aged 8–15, held as part of the Picasso en visite exhibition at Art Encounters.

Picasso and the People We Love | Drawing and Collage Workshop for Grandparents and Grandchildren

Tuesday, 27 October 2026

16:00

ART ENCOUNTERS · BD. TAKE IONESCU 46C, TIMIȘOARA

On Tuesday, October 27, children aged 8 to 14 are invited to discover, together with Delia Marincu, the world of portraits Picasso created during his stay in Antibes after the Second World War.

Seniors’ Tuesday at Art Encounters | Free Admission to Picasso en visite

Tuesday, 27 October 2026

10:00

ART ENCOUNTERS · BD. TAKE IONESCU 46C, TIMIȘOARA

On Tuesday, October 27, we welcome visitors aged 65 and over to Art Encounters for a free visit to the Picasso en visite exhibition and a day dedicated to meeting others and spending time together.

De la Picasso la arta contemporană | Curs de introducere în artă cu Maria Sârbu

Tuesday, 27 October 2026

11:00

ART ENCOUNTERS · BD. TAKE IONESCU 46C, TIMIȘOARA

On Tuesday, October 27, we invite visitors aged 65 and over to a free introductory art course led by Maria Sârbu, lecturer at the Faculty of Arts and Design in Timișoara and Art Encounters collaborator.

FACE TO FACE. Plasteline Modelling Workshop Inspired by Cubism

Sunday, 25 October 2026

11:00

ART ENCOUNTERS · BD. TAKE IONESCU 46C, TIMIȘOARA

“FACE TO FACE” is a plasticine modelling workshop for children aged 4 to 10, organised as part of the Picasso en visite exhibition.

Picasso and Open Forms. Workshop for children aged 8–15

Saturday, 24 October 2026

11:00

ART ENCOUNTERS · BD. TAKE IONESCU 46C, TIMIȘOARA

Picasso and Open Forms is a workshop conceived by Mihai Toth for children aged 8 to 15, organised as part of the Picasso en visite exhibition at Art Encounters.

Meet the Artists #3 | Art Encounters Biennial 2027

Friday, 23 October 2026

17:00

ART ENCOUNTERS · BD. TAKE IONESCU 46C, TIMIȘOARA

The third Meet the Artists event, part of the programme leading up to the 2027 Art Encounters Biennial, features the artistic collective Apparatus 22. Moderated by Mihai Toth, the conversation offers an opportunity to discover the collective's artistic practice and ongoing research.

Picasso and Fantastic Creatures. A Workshop for Children

Sunday, 18 October 2026

11:00

ART ENCOUNTERS · BD. TAKE IONESCU 46C, TIMIȘOARA

In our October 18 workshop, we will explore the recurring motif of the minotaur in Picasso’s work as a starting point for discovering myths, legends, and other fantastic creatures that have inspired artists throughout history.

The Scribe and the Painter Within the Soul

Saturday, 17 October 2026

17:00

ART ENCOUNTERS · BD. TAKE IONESCU 46C, TIMIȘOARA

A philosophy and art workshop for adults with philosopher Cătălin Partenie and film director Bogdan Mureșanu

The Mind as an Illustrated Book

Saturday, 17 October 2026

11:00

ART ENCOUNTERS · BD. TAKE IONESCU 46C, TIMIȘOARA

A philosophy and art workshop for children with Cătălin Partenie, inspired by Plato’s dialogues. Through imagination and drawing, participants will discover the story of Atlantis and explore how we can learn through play.

Anca Raluca Memete: My Fair Shadow · Vernisaj & Focus Talk

Saturday, 17 October 2026

16:00

ART ENCOUNTERS · BD. TAKE IONESCU 46C, TIMIȘOARA

My Fair Shadow is the second exhibition in the Focus Art Encounters programme, by artist Anca Raluca Memete and curated by Georgia Țidorescu.The exhibition explores how defence mechanisms are passed down from mother to daughter, becoming inherited forms of protection.

Picasso and Fantastic Creatures. A Workshop for Children

Sunday, 11 October 2026

11:00

ART ENCOUNTERS · BD. TAKE IONESCU 46C, TIMIȘOARA

In the workshop on October 11, we will explore the recurring motif of the minotaur in Picasso’s work, discovering together myths, legends, and other fantastical creatures that have inspired artists throughout history.

REBECA ULICI: AFFORDABLE CONSOLATIONS · FINISAJ & TUR GHIDAT

Sunday, 11 October 2026

16:00

ART ENCOUNTERS · BD. TAKE IONESCU 46C, TIMIȘOARA

Duminică, 11 octombrie, vă invităm la finisajul expoziției Affordable Consolations, prima expoziție din cadrul Focus Art Encounters, curatoriată de Georgia Țidorescu.

A WORD IS AN IMAGE IS A WORD IS AN IMAGE… Picasso and the Emotional Geometries of the Self

Saturday, 10 October 2026

18.00

ART ENCOUNTERS · BD. TAKE IONESCU 46C, TIMIȘOARA

Alina Cioară and Cosmin Gheorghe invite you on Saturday, October 10, at 6:00 PM, to an experimental and interdisciplinary workshop at the intersection of art and psychology, starting from the encounter between Pablo Picasso and Gertrude Stein and a key moment in the transformation of modern portraiture.

Focus Art Encounters: Open Call for Four Exhibitions Dedicated to Students

Saturday, 10 October 2026

Art Encounters Foundation is expanding its programme with the opening of a new exhibition space dedicated to artistic experimentation and new curatorial practices. Within this space, Focus Art Encounters is being launched as an ongoing programme dedicated to supporting emerging artists through solo exhibitions, mentoring and curatorial guidance.

Mihai Pop · How to Build an Artist’s Career

Friday, 9 October 2026

16:00

ART ENCOUNTERS · BD. TAKE IONESCU 46C, TIMIȘOARA

The talk led by curator and gallerist Mihai Pop offers an insight into the tools and choices a young artist makes at the beginning of their journey in the art world.

Plan by Plan, Simultaneously. Collage and perspective exploration workshop for children

Sunday, 4 October 2026

11:00

ART ENCOUNTERS · BD. TAKE IONESCU 46C, TIMIȘOARA

The workshop begins with a guided visit to the exhibition, where children will discover Pablo Picasso’s artistic universe and learn more about Cubism and the ways in which Cubist artists experimented with perspective, shapes, and the fragmentation of the image.

Picasso and Open Forms 003. Workshop for children

Saturday, 3 October 2026

11:00

ART ENCOUNTERS · BD. TAKE IONESCU 46C, TIMIȘOARA

Starting from the way Picasso represented an object, a body, or an animal in motion, participants will explore the connection between movement, photography, and drawing.

A Workshop with Many Wishes, especially for children and parents, with Christine Cizmas.

Tuesday, 29 September 2026

18.00

ART ENCOUNTERS · BD. TAKE IONESCU 46C, TIMIȘOARA

We meet, we talk, and we smile at each other. Then, together, we build a paper boat — white or colorful, solid and stable enough to float for a while, carrying each of our wishes along with it. We think about our wish, and then we write it down.

Plane by Plane, Simultaneously. Collage and Perspective Exploration Workshop

Sunday, 27 September 2026

11:00

ART ENCOUNTERS · BD. TAKE IONESCU 46C, TIMIȘOARA

The workshop begins with a guided tour of the exhibition, where children will discover Pablo Picasso’s artistic universe and learn more about Cubism and the ways in which Cubist artists experimented with perspective, forms, and the fragmentation of images.

Picasso and Open Forms 002. Workshop for children

Saturday, 26 September 2026

11:00

ART ENCOUNTERS · BD. TAKE IONESCU 46C, TIMIȘOARA

Starting from the works on display, participants will discover how Picasso transformed ordinary objects and materials, giving them unexpected forms and meanings.

Picasso: Freeze-Frame. Workshop for children and young people

Sunday, 20 September 2026

11:00

ART ENCOUNTERS · BD. TAKE IONESCU 46C, TIMIȘOARA

The workshop takes as its starting point the definitions of cinema proposed by film critics André Bazin and David Bordwell, exploring the intersection of two artistic media — cinema and visual arts — with the aim of opening up new perspectives for teenagers and young audiences and encouraging creativity.

Meet the Artists #2 | Art Encounters Biennial 2027

Saturday, 19 September 2026

17.00

Art Encounters

Saturday, 19 September 2026 | 5:00 PM Sergey Bratkov, Ciprian Ciobanu, Serena Ferrario, Susanne Kriemann and Alexandra Mocan are the next artists taking part in the Art Encounters Biennial 2027, whom …

Everything You Want to Know About Curating! | A Talk with Philippe Van Cauteren

Saturday, 19 September 2026

18.00

Art Encounters

How does an idea become an exhibition? What happens between the first conversation with an artist and the moment the works enter the space? And how much of curating is about choices, intuition, negotiations, or simply a great many questions?

Picasso and Open Forms I Workshop for children

Saturday, 19 September 2026

11:00

ART ENCOUNTERS · BD. TAKE IONESCU 46C, TIMIȘOARA

Picasso and Open Forms is a workshop designed by Mihai Toth for children aged 8 to 15, taking place as part of the Picasso en visite exhibition at Art Encounters.

Heroes, Muses and beyond

Thursday, 17 September 2026

17:00

ART ENCOUNTERS · BD. TAKE IONESCU 46C, TIMIȘOARA

From “muses” to contemporary heroines, the line between those who inspire and those who create has always depended on who tells the story.

Modern and Contemporary Art: A Continuous Dialogue

Thursday, 17 September 2026

18:00

ART ENCOUNTERS · BD. TAKE IONESCU 46C, TIMIȘOARA

What connects the historical avant-gardes with artists working today? How can art remain both radical and popular?

REBECA ULICI: AFFORDABLE CONSOLATIONS · VERNISAJ & FOCUS TALK

Friday, 11 September 2026

18:00

ART ENCOUNTERS · BD. TAKE IONESCU 46C, TIMIȘOARA

On September 11, we open the new Art Encounters space with a soft opening and launch the first edition of Focus Art Encounters, the foundation’s new exhibition program dedicated to emerging artists and experimental artistic and curatorial practices.

Meet the Artists | Art Encounters Biennial 2027

Thursday, 20 August 2026

18:00

ISHO Office 1

On Thursday, August 20, we invite you to Meet the Artists, the first public encounter with artists participating in the seventh edition of the Art Encounters Biennial 2027, curated by Philippe Van Cauteren, Artistic Director of S.M.A.K. in Ghent.

Closing Event & Curator-Led Tour | feels like it stopped raining

Saturday, 1 August 2026

17:00

ISHO Office 1

On 1 August, at 5 PM, we invite you to the closing event of the exhibition feels like it stopped raining, accompanied by a guided tour led by Mihai Toth, one of the project's curators.

a delicate performance

Saturday, 25 July 2026

17:00

ISHO Office 1

This Saturday, starting at 5:00 PM, join us for a delicate performance, a performance by Jean-Lorin Sterian, presented as part of the guided tour led by Mihai Toth in the exhibition feels like it stopped raining.

Guided Tours of the exhibition feels like it stopped raining with Mihai Toth

Saturday, 18 July 2026

17:00

ISHO Office 1

Every Saturday at 17:00, Mihai Toth invites you to join guided tours of the exhibition “feels like it stopped raining”, a journey through discreet gestures, sensitive materials, images charged with memory, and almost imperceptible transformations.

Guided Tours of the exhibition feels like it stopped raining with Mihai Toth

Saturday, 11 July 2026

17:00

ISHO Office 1

Every Saturday at 17:00, Mihai Toth invites you to join guided tours of the exhibition “feels like it stopped raining”, a journey through discreet gestures, sensitive materials, images charged with memory, and almost imperceptible transformations.

Guided Tours of the exhibition feels like it stopped raining with Mihai Toth

Saturday, 4 July 2026

17:00

ISHO Office 1

Every Saturday at 17:00, Mihai Toth invites you to join guided tours of the exhibition “feels like it stopped raining”, a journey through discreet gestures, sensitive materials, images charged with memory, and almost imperceptible transformations.

Antonia Alampi: Curating as Compost: On Slow Work, Shared Practices, and the Worlds We Tend

Saturday, 20 June 2026

19:00

ISHO Office 1

In this lecture, curator and Director of Spore Initiative - 𝗔𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗮 𝗔𝗹𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶, reflects on curatorial practice as a process of cultivating relationships, infrastructures, pedagogies, and shared cultural ecologies over time.

feels like it stopped raining

Friday, 19 June 2026

18:00

ISHO Office 1

We invite you to the opening of feels like it stopped raining, a group exhibition curated by Diana Marincu and Mihai Toth. Bringing together ten artists, the exhibition explores states suspended between intimacy and exposure, presence and withdrawal, listening closely to the subtle transformations that shape our inner worlds.

DJ set by Ploom: Mini Zucchini

Friday, 19 June 2026

18:00

ISHO Office 1

The opening event is supported by Ploom, the exhibition’s event partner.

Guided Tour | Nona Inescu: Afterlife – Still life & Oláh Gyárfás: The Broken Corner of the Cube

Saturday, 30 May 2026

17:00

ISHO Office 1

During the exhibitions Nona Inescu: Afterlife – Still life and Oláh Gyárfás: The Broken Corner of the Cube, the public is invited to weekly guided tours.

Close Encounters with Contemporary Art

Thursday, 28 May 2026

18:00

ISHO Office 1

We invite you to “Close Encounters with Contemporary Art” with Maria Sârbu, an open course inspired by two solo exhibitions: Nona Inescu: Afterlife – Still Life and Oláh Gyárfás: The Broken Corner of the Cube.

Guided Tour | Nona Inescu: Afterlife – Still life & Oláh Gyárfás: The Broken Corner of the Cube

Saturday, 23 May 2026

17:00

ISHO Office 1

During the exhibitions Nona Inescu: Afterlife – Still life and Oláh Gyárfás: The Broken Corner of the Cube, the public is invited to weekly guided tours.

Guided Tour | Nona Inescu: Afterlife – Still life & Oláh Gyárfás: The Broken Corner of the Cube

Saturday, 16 May 2026

17:00

ISHO Office 1

During the exhibitions Nona Inescu: Afterlife – Still life and Oláh Gyárfás: The Broken Corner of the Cube, the public is invited to weekly guided tours.

Guided Tour | Nona Inescu: Afterlife – Still life & Oláh Gyárfás: The Broken Corner of the Cube

Saturday, 9 May 2026

17:00

ISHO Office 1

During the exhibitions Nona Inescu: Afterlife – Still life and Oláh Gyárfás: The Broken Corner of the Cube, the public is invited to weekly guided tours.

Close Encounters with Contemporary Art

Thursday, 30 April 2026

18:00

ISHO Office 1

We invite you to “Close Encounters with Contemporary Art” with Maria Sârbu, an open course inspired by two solo exhibitions: Nona Inescu: Afterlife – Still Life and Oláh Gyárfás: The Broken Corner of the Cube.

About Fashion Design: Workshop and Discussion with Oláh Gyárfás

Monday, 20 April 2026

13:00

ISHO Office 1

What is a designer’s life really like, beyond the projects, exhibitions, and final results?

Artist & curator talk with Nona Inescu, Oláh Gyárfás, Diana Marincu, Ami Barak si moderat de Dana Diminescu

Saturday, 18 April 2026

17:00

ISHO Office 1

An open dialogue between artists and curators exploring the relationship between body, nature, and materiality, in the context of two parallel exhibitions.

Opening Nona Inescu: Afterlife – Still Life & Oláh Gyárfás: The Broken Corner of the Cube

Friday, 17 April 2026

18:00

ISHO Office 1

We invite you to the opening of the exhibitions: Afterlife – Still Life by Nona Inescu, curated by Diana Marincu, and The Broken Corner of the Cube by Oláh Gyárfás, curated by Ami Barak.

Retinal Vertigo Closing Event: Guided Tour and Discussion with Radu Oreian and Jane Neal

Saturday, 21 March 2026

17:00

Art Encounters Foundation

We invite you on Saturday, March 21, at 17:00 to the closing event of Retinal Vertigo, the first major solo show in ROmania of artist Radu Oreian.

Book Launch: Ștefan Bertalan. In Step with the World | Bookfest Timișoara

Friday, 20 March 2026

19:00

Bookfest Café, Regional Business Center (CRAFT)

Art Encounters & La Două Bufnițe invite you to the launch of the catalog “Ștefan Bertalan. În ritmul lumii / In Tune with the World.”

A museum in the name of artists | Talk with Philippe Van Cauteren

Friday, 20 February 2026

18:00

Art Encounters

What does it mean to build a museum in the name of artists?

Opening Radu Oreian: Retinal Vertigo

Friday, 23 January 2026

18:00

Art Encounters

We invite you to the opening of the exhibition 𝐑𝐚𝐝𝐮 𝐎𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐚𝐧: 𝑹𝒆𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝑽𝒆𝒓𝒕𝒊𝒈𝒐, Friday, January 23, 2026, at 6:00 PM, at Art Encounters Foundation, Bd. Take Ionescu 46C, Timișoara.

Opening: Another Time Has Other Lives to Live

Friday, 26 September 2025

17:00-20:00

Art Encounters Foundation

The exhibition curated by Diana Marincu captures the disruptive political change in the world order we are witnessing today, as well as a shift in humanity's relationship with the planet, the universe, our fellow human beings, and technology.

Sunday Tours #6

Sunday, 13 July 2025

16:00

All locations

Join our mediation team every Sunday for guided tours across all the biennial venues.

Closing Weeekend DJ set by Ploom #5: Makunouchi Bento (live set) / DJ Shuffle & Sandra

Saturday, 12 July 2025

18:00-23:00

Garrison Command

The Art Encounters After Hours program is supported by Ploom, the biennial's main partner.

Artist walk with Christine Cizmaș @ Garrison

Friday, 11 July 2025

18:00-20:00

Comenduirea Garnizoanei

These guided tours are personalised on a case-by-case basis through spontaneity, creativity and ingenuity on the part of the artists in relation to the biennale visitors.

Art Encounters of the third kind with Maria Sârbu

Wednesday, 9 July 2025

18:00

Art Encounters Foundation

The presentations are designed by Maria Sârbu around the Biennial’s exhibitions and artists.

Sunday Tours #5

Sunday, 6 July 2025

16:00

All locations

Join our mediation team every Sunday for guided tours across all the biennial venues.

Performance Manuel Pelmuș: Two times after Mladen Stilinović (extended)

Saturday, 5 July 2025

19:00-20:00

All locations

Two Times After Mladen Stilinović (Extended) takes Mladen Stilinović's iconic work Two Times / Dva Vremena and reimagines it through live performance and bodily presence.

Artist walk with Gavril Pop @ Art Encounters Foundation

Friday, 4 July 2025

18:00-20:00

Fundația Art Encounters

These guided tours are personalised on a case-by-case basis through spontaneity, creativity and ingenuity on the part of the artists in relation to the biennale visitors.

Cool Art Debate with Mihai Toth

Wednesday, 2 July 2025

18:00-20:00

Faber

These meetings will develop presentations, dialogues and debates around the phenomenon of contemporary art with its new trends and its impact on society.

Sunday Tours #4

Sunday, 29 June 2025

16:00

All locations

Join our mediation team every Sunday for guided tours across all the biennial venues.

Guided tour: Stefan Bertalan “In Tune with the World”

Saturday, 28 June 2025

17:00

ISHO Office 1

Every Saturday, from 17:00, we invite you to guided tours of Stefan Bertalan's exhibition "In Tune with the World".

Performance Manuel Pelmuș: Two times after Mladen Stilinović (extended)

Saturday, 28 June 2025

19:00-20:00

All locations

Two Times After Mladen Stilinović (Extended) takes Mladen Stilinović's iconic work Two Times / Dva Vremena and reimagines it through live performance and bodily presence.

DJ set by Ploom #4: Dissidance

Saturday, 28 June 2025

18:00-23:00

Garrison Command

The Art Encounters After Hours program is supported by Ploom, the biennial's main partner.

Artist walk with Mihai Toth @ Art Encounters Foundation

Friday, 27 June 2025

18:00-20:00

Art Encounters Foundation

These guided tours are personalised on a case-by-case basis through spontaneity, creativity and ingenuity on the part of the artists in relation to the biennale visitors.

Performative reading with Nelu Antocian and La Două Bufnițe

Thursday, 26 June 2025

18:00-20:00

Art Encounters Foundation

The three invited poets will aim to focus on the themes of each location: war as a common experience (Garrison), the relationship between the personal and capital (FABER), the nostalgia of a childhood that is gradually industrialising (Art Encounters Foundation).

Art Encounters of the third kind with Maria Sârbu

Wednesday, 25 June 2025

18:00

Garrison Command

The presentations are designed by Maria Sârbu around the Biennial’s exhibitions and artists.

Sunday Tours #3

Sunday, 22 June 2025

16:00

All locations

Join our mediation team every Sunday for guided tours across all the biennial venues.

Guided tour: Stefan Bertalan “In Tune with the World”

Saturday, 21 June 2025

17:00

ISHO Office 1

Every Saturday, from 17:00, we invite you to guided tours of Stefan Bertalan's exhibition "In Tune with the World".

Performance Manuel Pelmuș: Two times after Mladen Stilinović (extended)

Saturday, 21 June 2025

19:00-20:00

All locations

Two Times After Mladen Stilinović (Extended) takes Mladen Stilinović's iconic work Two Times / Dva Vremena and reimagines it through live performance and bodily presence.

DJ set by Ploom #3: Mini Zucchini / Mi-tzu

Saturday, 21 June 2025

18:00-23:00

Garrison Command

The Art Encounters After Hours program is supported by Ploom, the biennial's main partner.

Artist walk cu Lore Ilie @ FABER

Friday, 20 June 2025

18:00-20:00

FABER

These guided tours are personalised on a case-by-case basis through spontaneity, creativity and ingenuity on the part of the artists in relation to the biennale visitors.

Performative lecture with Alex Higyed and La Două Bufnițe

Thursday, 19 June 2025

18:00-20:00

Garrison Command

The three invited poets will aim to focus on the themes of each location: war as a common experience (Garrison), the relationship between the personal and capital (FABER), the nostalgia of a childhood that is gradually industrialising (Art Encounters Foundation).

Cool Art Debate with Mihai Toth

Wednesday, 18 June 2025

18:00-20:00

Art Encounters Foundation

These meetings will develop presentations, dialogues and debates around the phenomenon of contemporary art with its new trends and its impact on society.

Sunday Tours #2

Sunday, 15 June 2025

16:00

All locations

Join our mediation team every Sunday for guided tours across all the biennial venues.

Guided tour: Stefan Bertalan “In Tune with the World”

Saturday, 14 June 2025

17:00

ISHO Office 1

Every Saturday, from 17:00, we invite you to guided tours of Stefan Bertalan's exhibition "In Tune with the World".

Performance Manuel Pelmuș: Two times after Mladen Stilinović (extended)

Saturday, 14 June 2025

19:00-20:00

All locations

Two Times After Mladen Stilinović (Extended) takes Mladen Stilinović's iconic work Two Times / Dva Vremena and reimagines it through live performance and bodily presence.

Workshop for kids with Gavril Pop

Saturday, 14 June 2025

12:00-14:00

Art Encounters Foundation

An open workshop, for all ages, where you can experiment, look at things differently, draw with chalk and bounce around the ArtEncounters Foundation.

DJ set by Ploom #2: Mitsubi*chi / Who:ratio

Saturday, 14 June 2025

18:00-23:00

Garrison Command

The Art Encounters After Hours program is supported by Ploom, the biennial's main partner.

Artist walk with Ana Adam @ Garrison

Friday, 13 June 2025

18:00-20:00

Garrison Command

The first artist walk in the Garrison Command is guided by artist Ana Adam.

Art Encounters of the third kind with Maria Sârbu

Wednesday, 11 June 2025

18:00

Faber

The presentations are designed by Maria Sârbu around the Biennial’s exhibitions and artists.

Sunday Tours #1

Sunday, 8 June 2025

16:00

All locations

Join our mediation team every Sunday for guided tours across all the biennial venues.

Guided tour: Stefan Bertalan “In Tune with the World”

Saturday, 7 June 2025

17:00

ISHO Office 1

Every Saturday, from 17:00, we invite you to guided tours of Stefan Bertalan's exhibition "In Tune with the World".

Performance Manuel Pelmuș: Two times after Mladen Stilinović (extended)

Saturday, 7 June 2025

19:00-20:00

Toate locațiile

Two Times After Mladen Stilinović (Extended) takes Mladen Stilinović's iconic work Two Times / Dva Vremena and reimagines it through live performance and bodily presence.

Artist walk with Laurian Popa @ Private Public, Jecza Gallery

Friday, 6 June 2025

18:00-20:00

Jecza Gallery

These guided tours are personalised on a case-by-case basis through spontaneity, creativity and ingenuity on the part of the artists in relation to the biennale visitors.

Performative lecture with Mădălina Aldescu and La Două Bufnițe

Thursday, 5 June 2025

18:00-20:00

Faber

The three invited poets will aim to focus on the themes of each location: war as a common experience (Garrison), the relationship between the personal and capital (FABER), the nostalgia of a childhood that is gradually industrialising (Art Encounters Foundation).

Cool Art Debate with Mihai Toth

Wednesday, 4 June 2025

18:00-20:00

Garrison Command

These meetings will develop presentations, dialogues and debates around the phenomenon of contemporary art with its new trends and its impact on society.

Guided Tour — „In Tune With The World” with curator Bernard Blistène

Sunday, 1 June 2025

14:00-15:30

ISHO Office 1

The exhibition, curated by Bernard Blistène, Honorary Director of the Musée National d'Art Moderne - Centre Pompidou, Paris, presents over 250 works by the artist in the most comprehensive retrospective …

Performance Manuel Pelmuș: Two times after Mladen Stilinović (extended)

Sunday, 1 June 2025

19:00-20:00

All locations

Two Times After Mladen Stilinović (Extended) takes Mladen Stilinović's iconic work Two Times / Dva Vremena and reimagines it through live performance and bodily presence.

Guided tours: Garrison Command

Sunday, 1 June 2025

14:30-16:00

Garrison Command

Inside the Garrison walls, the works on display interact with the deep traces left by the various historical regimes of authority, war and control, transforming the building into a space …

Guided Tours: Art Encounters Foundation

Sunday, 1 June 2025

19:00-20:00

Fundaţia Art Encounters

Marieta Chirulescu, Simone Forti, Robert Gabris, Jean Genet, Maria Gutu, Sky Hopinka, Hassan Khan, Jumana Manna, Silvia Moldovan, Eduardo Navarro, Christian Nyampeta, Gavril Pop, Larissa Sansour, Johanna Unzueta, Cecilia Vicuna

Guided Tours: FABER

Sunday, 1 June 2025

17:00-18:00

FABER

Located on the banks of the Bega canal, in the Fabric district of Timișoara, the FABER space, in its current form and purpose, is the result of a transformation and …

Guided tour: Private Public with curator Mihnea Mircan

Sunday, 1 June 2025

10:00-12:00

Jecza Gallery

Guided tour of Private Public, an exhibition part of the Complementary Platform of the Biennial, by curator Mihnea Mircan.

June 1st in the Garnizoana Garden – Picnic and Kids’ Activities with Catena

Sunday, 1 June 2025

12:00-18:00

Garrison Command

From 1 June, we're activating the Garrison Headquarters garden in Libertății Square with activities for families and children, together with Catena.

Tur Ghidat: Ștefan Bertalan “În Ritmul Lumii”

Saturday, 31 May 2025

17:00

ISHO Office 1

În fiecare sâmbătă, de la ora 17:00, vă invităm la tururile ghidate ale expoziției Stefan Bertalan „În Ritmul Lumii”.

Guided Tours: FABER

Saturday, 31 May 2025

11:00-13:00

FABER

Located on the banks of the Bega canal, in the Fabric district of Timișoara, the FABER space, in its current form and purpose, is the result of a transformation and …

Guided Tours: Art Encounters Foundation

Saturday, 31 May 2025

14:30-15:30

Art Encounters Foundation

Marieta Chirulescu, Simone Forti, Robert Gabris, Jean Genet, Maria Gutu, Sky Hopinka, Hassan Khan, Jumana Manna, Silvia Moldovan, Eduardo Navarro, Christian Nyampeta, Gavril Pop, Larissa Sansour, Johanna Unzueta, Cecilia Vicuna

Guided Tour: Ștefan Bertalan „In Tune With The World” by curator Bernard Blistène

Saturday, 31 May 2025

15:30-17:00

ISHO Office 1

The exhibition, curated by Bernard Blistène, Honorary Director of the Musée National d'Art Moderne - Centre Pompidou, Paris, presents over 250 works by the artist in the most comprehensive retrospective …

Art Encounters Biennial 2025 Opening Party

Saturday, 31 May 2025

18:30-23:00

Garrison Command

We invite you to the opening party of the Art Encounters 2025 Biennale in the Garrison Garden!

Guided tour with artists and curators: Garrison Command

Saturday, 31 May 2025

18:30 - 20:00

Garrison Command

Take advantage of the presence of artists and curators and come to the first guided tour of the Art Encounters 2025 Biennial at the Garrison!

Performance Manuel Pelmuș: Two times after Mladen Stilinović (extended)

Saturday, 31 May 2025

19:00-20:00

All locations

Two Times After Mladen Stilinović (Extended) takes Mladen Stilinović's iconic work Two Times / Dva Vremena and reimagines it through live performance and bodily presence.

Performance by Christine Cizmaș: ÎNTRE PEREȚI ȘI CUVINTE | BETWEEN WALLS AND WORDS Praelūdium. Prélude. Preludio. Preludiu. Vorspiel. 

Friday, 30 May 2025

18:00-19:00

Garrison Command

Between Walls and Words, 2024/2025 - Installation, performance, variable dimensions

Performance by Manuel Pelmuș: Two times after Mladen Stilinović (extended)

Friday, 30 May 2025

19:00-20:00

All locations

Two Times After Mladen Stilinović (Extended) takes Mladen Stilinović’s iconic work Two Times / Dva Vremena as its point of departure, reimagining it through live performance and embodied presence.

Opening: Art Encounters 2025

Friday, 30 May 2025

17:00-20:00

Garrison Command

The opening weekend will offer a series of events such as guided tours, meetings with artists and curators, dialogues and conversations with artists, performances, workshops, walks, talks, discussions and more.

Opening: Private Public

Thursday, 29 May 2025

18:00-21:00

Jecza Gallery

The opening of Private Public, an exhibition part of the Complementary Platform of the Biennial.

Guided tour: Stefan Bertalan “In Tune with the World”

Saturday, 24 May 2025

17:00

ISHO Office 1

Every Saturday, from 17:00, we invite you to guided tours of Stefan Bertalan's exhibition "In Tune with the World".

Guided tour: Stefan Bertalan “In Tune with the World”

Saturday, 17 May 2025

17:00

ISHO Office 1

Every Saturday, from 17:00, we invite you to guided tours of Stefan Bertalan's exhibition "In Tune with the World".

Guided tour: Stefan Bertalan “In Tune with the World”

Saturday, 10 May 2025

17:00

ISHO Office 1

Every Saturday, from 17:00, we invite you to guided tours of Stefan Bertalan's exhibition "In Tune with the World".

Guided tour: Stefan Bertalan “In the Tune with the World”

Saturday, 3 May 2025

17:00

ISHO Office 1

Every Saturday, from 17:00, we invite you to guided tours of Stefan Bertalan's exhibition "In the Tune with the World".