Events - ArtEncounters

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.

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.

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.

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.

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".

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.

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.

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".

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.

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.

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.

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.

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".

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.

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.

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".

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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!

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: 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 …

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 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 …

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.

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: 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".