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The Unfinished Visual Arts Festival

05 May 2016 - 29 May 2016

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In May, the First Edition of the Unfinished Visual Arts Festival Transforms Bucharest into a Forefront of Visual Arts

The Festival shall be hosted from 5 to 29 May 2016 by some of the newest and currently most active exhibition spaces of Bucharest: the „I.L. Caragiale” National Theatre (on this occasion the exhibition space facing Bd. Carol shall be inaugurated, where the World Press Photo 2016 photojournalism exhibition shall be held), the Cultural Centre of Bucharest – ARCUB, the University Square and the „I.L. Caragiale” National University of Theatrical And Cinematic Arts, which shall provide the newly founded International Centre for Research and Education in Innovative-Creative Technologies – CINETic.

The opening event of the festival shall take place on Thursday, 5 May 2016, as of 7:00 p.m., at the „I.L. Caragiale” National Theatre, in the presence of officials from the partner institutions of the event. The festival curator from New York, Liza Faktor and the World Press Photo project manager, Anaïs Conijn, shall be present.

The greatest visual creators from arts and journalism at international level shall occupy downtown Bucharest between 5 and 29 May 2016, conveying a vision integrating the most innovative, captivating and interactive projects at the moment. unfinished shall highlight revolutionary productions of the last years in terms of multimedia journalism, installations, film, virtual reality and computational and digital art. The festival organised by the Eidos Foundation is a natural outcome of the interest registered by the World Press Photo exhibition, as well as the other programmes pursued by the foundation in the last 7 years.

In an age in which the information climate surrounding us is dominated by conflict - refugees, violence and major environmental crises – the festival invites through the selected topic for 2016, “Humanity”, to a meditation on the human condition and a reassessment of the way we interact and relate to one another. unfinished aims, through a variety of forms of visual arts, with the aid of internationally established curators and content creators and through partnerships with global institutions, media representatives and museums, at attracting and engaging the audience into a dialogue on the topic of the human condition in nowadays’ world.

unfinished is intended to be a platform of dialogue and interaction between traditional photography, visual journalism, film and art, merged through technology. The festival shall include web multimedia, journalistic and interactive documentaries, computational and visual art, VR, video installations and live events.

„Art is a process. Not a message, not a product, not a bubble frozen in time and space. The cycle commencing with the artist interpreting a stimulus – either a story of the world we inhabit or an inner experience – is a never-ending one. To the initial act, thousands, millions of interactions are added – with the audience, with the story of our days, with more art joining it, with the changes within the artist himself. With every living man who contemplates an artistic act, art is changing. That is why we came up with “unfinished”, declares Cristian Movilă, Festival manager and founder.

The main content partners include The New York Times, Time, United Nations VR Series, The Marshall Project, Al Jazeera and the National Film Council from Canada. Individual projects of great artists from various platforms, like the pioneer of trans-media journalism Tim Hetherington and visual artist Chris Milk shall be present.

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Organiser: Eidos Foundation; curator: Liza Faktor

The „unfinished” Visual Arts Festival is a priority project under the patronage of the Ministry of Culture and partner of the Capital’s Municipality, the Bucharest Local Council and Arcub.

The EIDOS foundation is a non-governmental organisation devoted to supporting contemporary Romanian art and exposing the audience and Romanian artists to international modern art. Its mission is to integrate Romanian art into the worldwide cultural area and to encourage the activity of local artists, aiming at artistic and cultural development and international dialogue.

Translated by Simona Nichiteanu

The opening of the exhibition "Faces" – In memory of Dr. Octavian Udriste 12 November 2025

On Wednesday, November 12, 2025, at 7 p.m., the National Theater in Bucharest will host the opening of the exhibition Chipuri (Faces), dedicated to the centenary of the birth of physician, artist, and researcher Octavian Udriste (1925–1995). The event, organized with the support of the Vâlcea Branch of the Romanian Union of Visual Artists, brings to the public's attention a representative selection of Dr. Octavian Udriste's visual art—portraits, studies, and works created using various techniques (watercolor, ink, oil, mixed media)— visual testimonies of a life dedicated to both science and art. The exhibition will be open daily from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. in the foyer of the Studio Hall on the first floor of the Bucharest National Theater. Admission is free. On the occasion of the exhibition opening, pianist Irina Petrescu, the artist's granddaughter, will give a short musical recital, evoking the musical dimension of Octavian Udriste's complex personality. Octavian Udriste belongs to a generation of intellectuals trained in the solid spirit of the interwar Romanian school, where general culture, professional rigor, and artistic expression coexisted harmoniously. He graduated from the Faculty of Medicine in Cluj in 1953, and in parallel with his medical studies, he attended courses at the Conservatory in Cluj, thus consolidating his artistic dimension. A doctor and researcher, author of a cybernetic-genetic theory on the origin of cancer (later confirmed in 1989 by a Nobel Prize awarded to other researchers), as well as a musician, graphic artist, and writer, Dr. Udriste is one of Romania's most prominent figures. The Romanian scholar will remain in the community's memory not only for his artistic and intellectual work, but also for the impressive number of lives he saved thanks to his exemplary professional dedication to his patients. The exhibition "Faces" – In memory of Dr. Octavian Udriste remains open to the public until November 27, 2025, and provides an opportunity to rediscover a multifaceted body of work that combined rigorous scientific observation with profound artistic expression and faith in God. For further information, please contact: Ruxandra Tuchel, exhibition curator (phone: 0731351972) Translated by Andreea Codrea-Boeriu

At NTB - exhibition of projects from the 2025 National Triennale of Restoration - 10th Edition 02 November 2025

The National Union of Historical Monument Restorers (UNRMI) announces the organization of the Project Exhibition and Awards Gala of the 2025 National Triennale of Restoration - 10th Edition in the Media Foyer of the "I.L. Caragiale" National Theater in Bucharest - a cultural institution that is a traditional partner of UNRMI and the National Restoration Triennial. The exhibition will be open to visitors starting November 2, 2025, and the Triennial Awards Gala will take place on Thursday, November 6, 2025, starting at 5 p.m. UNRMI, founded in 1991 (President - founder Prof. Dr. Arch. Virgiliu Polizu), is a professional guild organization that includes some of the best specialists in the field of historical monument restoration in Romania. In 2025, UNRMI will celebrate 34 years of existence, and its traditional event - the National Restoration Triennial (TNR) - will reach its 10th edition in 2025. Once every three years, UNRMI members present their restoration projects implemented and completed over the previous three years at this event and submit them for evaluation by an independent jury of professionals in the field. The program of the National Triennale Restoration Gala focuses on awarding diplomas for the best restoration projects selected by the jury, as well as the opening of the exhibition of participating projects. The event will also feature the launch of the Hereditas photo album, which presents 302 images of 10 historical monuments restored by RASUB Construct Engineering (a member of UNRMI) and Art & Resturo Building between 2019 and 2025. The launch will be accompanied by an exhibition of photographs from the album. The 2025 National Triennale of Restoration - 10th Edition - features 19 members of UNRMI with 58 historical monument restoration projects, as well as specialized studies, investigations, and research projects - works implemented and completed over the last 3 years. The Jury of NTR 2025 - 10th Edition - is composed of:- Arch. Irina Popescu Criveanu- Painter and restorer Simona Patrascu- Arch. Constantin Gorcea- Prof. Nicolae Noica, PhD - Director of the Romanian Academy Library, Honorary Member of the Romanian Academy- Arhg. Theodor Ignat - Head of the Archaeology Department at the Bucharest Municipal Museum The judging categories established for which prizes will be awarded are:1. Monuments in urban and rural areas - places of worship2. Monuments in urban and rural areas - civil constructions3. Fortresses and archaeological sites4. Wooden churches5. Artistic components6. Specialized studies, investigations, and research NTR 2025 will also award the following two special prizes:- Special Award from the Bucharest City Hall- Special Award from the President of UNRMI The 2025 National Triennale of Restoration exhibition will be open until November 16, 2025, in the exhibition space in the foyer of the Media Hall at the I.L. Caragiale National Theater in Bucharest, a cultural institution that is a traditional partner of UNRMI and the National Triennale of Restoration. The winning projects at NTR 2025 will be announced and presented on UNRMI's communication channels: unrmi.com and facebook.com/UNRMI, as well as in Status Quo magazine (Vol. 16/2025), which will be published at the end of 2025. The 10th edition of the National Triennale of Restoration 2025 is organized by the National Steering Committee of UNRMI:- Arch. Smaranda Baciu - vice-president- Arch. Andrei Atanasiu - vice-president- Arch. Constanta Carp - member- Av. Alina Stoica - member- Arch. Mircea Capatana - member- Ing. Ionut Stoica - member- Ing. Daniel Purdea - memberPresident of UNRMI - Ing. Gabriela Carpov Translated by Andreea Codrea-Boeriu

Bucharest Graphic Days 01 November 2025

Bucharest Graphic Days – 4th edition, in the NTB RotondaDates: November 1-30, 2025Main exhibition: in the Rotonda and the foyer of the Small Hall of the I.L. Caragiale National Theater in Bucharest.Visiting hours: 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., closed on Mondays.Other exhibitions: Liszt Hungarian Institute, OAR Romania, Seneca AntiCafe, Amzei Creative Corner. Bucharest Graphic Days is a multifaceted event dedicated to graphic design and related fields. The educational component and the involvement of important artists from Romania and abroad define the festival's purpose—to raise the existing visual aesthetic level, to increase the degree of interaction between graphic artists in the guild, and to emphasize the usefulness, importance, and beauty of graphic design to the general public. Now in its fourth edition, the festival is structured around two categories of content: exhibitions and workshops. The first of these also includes an international poster call – Roar Poster whose theme this year will be Resistance. Organized by the Graphic Front Association & Graphic Workshop – Bucharest, the event is designed and built on collaboration with some of Romania's cultural institutes, as well as other artists and cultural organizations. The main exhibition, held in the Rotonda and foyer of the Small Hall of the I.L. Caragiale National Theater in Bucharest, comprises the following sections>01. Women in Italian graphic design, from its origins to the present day02. Roar Resistance PosterSelection of posters resulting from an international poster call. Project by the Graphic Front Association.03. Revolutionaries – Armenian women who changed the worldIllustrations by Maretta Aivazan. Project of the Armenian Cultural Center04. Antalis ComicsSelection of works from comic book contests organized by Antalis in recent years Event organized by Antalis Romania in partnership with the Graphic Front Association.05. Bestiarium HungaricumWonderful Creatures and Beings from Hungarian Folklore. Project supported by the Liszt Hungarian Institute.06. Creative Resistance PosterIntermarium Posters: The art of resistance and unityProject supported by the European Union through the House of Europe program and implemented by the Faina UA Association in partnership with the National University of Culture and Arts in Kiev, the University of Culture in Kiev, the Polish Institute in Kiev, Bucharest Graphic Days, and Jagiellonian University.07. Graphics Workshop 20 yearsEvent organized by Graphic Front Association + Graphic Design Workshop08. The most beautiful books from Germany and AustriaEvent supported by Goethe-Institut Bukarest and the Austrian Cultural Forum09. 100 Beste PlakateThe 100 best posters of 2024, from Germany, Switzerland, and AustriaEvent supported by the Goethe-Institut Bukarest10. Beyond Paper Plane Children's books created by contemporary Czech illustrators and artists Project supported by the Czech Center, Bucharest Translated by Andreea Codrea-Boeriu

Ana Iulia Mihesan – a highly expressive painter exhibits at the NTB Rotonda 18 September 2025

Starting September 18, 2025, Ana Iulia Mihesan's painting exhibition Layers of Memory can be visited in the Rotonda foyer of the Small Hall of the "I.L. Caragiale" National Theater. The exhibition's opening is scheduled for Monday, September 29, at 6 p.m. Based in Greece, Ana Iulia Mihesan studied art in Cluj-Napoca, both at the Romul Ladea High School and at the renowned University of Art and Design in the city. From the outset, she approached painting with great seriousness and with the modern intensity characteristic of those who studied in Cluj. She had several exhibitions in Cluj and Athens, and in 2023 she returned to Romania with her first solo exhibition at the Athenee Palace Hilton, which amazed viewers with its deeply profound paintings, generating an atmosphere and images of paradisiacal gardens or unique experiences. In a short time, he had several important exhibitions, culminating in "Transcendence" at the New Hall of the National Museum of the Romanian Peasant in 2024. Art critic Marius Tita, editor-in-chief of Radio Romania International and curator of Ana Iulia Mihesan's exhibitions in Romania, presented the new pictorial creation appearing on Bucharest's walls as a revelation: With a little boldness and a lot of sincerity, we could recognize Ana Iulia Mihesan's painting as the revelation of recent years in this field. Her painting is intense, powerful, and expressive. The atmosphere is essential, and the subtle chiaroscuro transports us into the world of great painting. It has been a long time since I have seen such a unique exhibition. The artist is discovering the Bucharest art scene, and the public in the Romanian capital is enthusiastically learning about a new work, the painting of Ana Iulia Mihesan. We look forward to seeing you on Monday, September 29, 2025, at 6 p.m., in the Rotonda foyer of the Small Hall of the National Theater in Bucharest, at the opening of Ana Iulia Mihesan's painting exhibition Layers of Memory. Dr. Marius Tita, the exhibition's curator, will speak about the artist's work and the significance of the moment. Public access is through the entrance on Bd. Carol. The exhibition will be open until October 15, 2025. Visiting hours: daily from 2:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., except Mondays. Translated by Andreea Codrea-Boeriu

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