The Project

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The Lodz Biennale is an international art celebration, managed and supervised by The International Artists' Museum. It is based upon ideas developed during Construction in Process.

The Lodz Biennale will include all media and embrace all cultural backgrounds and artistic activities, including:

• drawing, painting, sculpture, installations, new media, performance, theatre, film, video, among other art forms;
• readings of poetry, texts, literature, or dialogues with the public;
• public lectures, discussions, and symposiums on diverse aspects of art and culture, science, religion and politics;
• work and activities that address personal, social, environmental, and other issues;
• events and creative forms not yet anticipated.

A basic principle of the Lodz Biennale is that all works of art must be made exclusively for the biennale exhibition. Works of art made for other exhibitions cannot be included.
To realize this goal, The International Artists' Museum will provide "working days" for the biennale artists. These "working days" will be scheduled from September 20 to October 1, 2004. The opening of the Lodz Biennale will be held on October 2, 2004. The exhibition will be on view through October 31, 2004.

For those invited artists who are unable to come to Lodz from September 20-October 1, The International Artists' Museum will offer them two alternative possibilities:

1. The artist can begin to make their work as soon as they have accepted the invitation to participate in the Lodz Biennale.
2. If the participating artist is unable to come to Lodz to make his/her work, he/she can send a precise project description that can be realized by local assistants.

The organizers will cover all costs of making the artist's work as well as travel expenses and accommodation during the artist's stay in Lodz.

The organizers understand that this biennale format may present a special challenge for the participating artists. In recognition of this challenge, The International Artists' Museum has decided that an international jury will offer awards for the most outstanding works created for the Lodz Biennale.

The Lodz Biennale offers an opportunity for Polish artists to present their works to an international public. Accordingly, The International Artists' Museum Board has decided to organize a parallel exhibition entitled Biennale of Polish Art which will be held at the City of Lodz History Museum. The Artistic Director of this exhibition is art critic Aneta Szylak.

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