Call for Application, 2026 The 9th Graphic Art Biennial of Szeklerland, 2026 Sfântu Gheorghe/Miercurea Ciuc
Call for Application, 2026
The 9th Graphic Art Biennial of Szeklerland, 2026 Sfântu Gheorghe/Miercurea Ciuc
The Covasna, Harghita and Mureş County Councils, together with Covasna County Cultural Center, the Szekler Museum of Ciuc, the Lăzarea Cultural and Creation Center, the Mureș County Museum and the Transylvanian Art Centre, announce the application for the 9th Graphic Art Biennial of Szeklerland.
The Graphic Art Biennial of Szeklerland announces an open call in 2026 under the title Distortion for the creation and presentation of contemporary graphic works.
The term simultaneously carries a subtle value judgment and a critical charge, pointing to the distruption of harmony, states of alienation, as well as the crises and conflicts that define our contemporary world. In today’s political and social context, “distortion” is particularly relevant: fundamental principles, meanings, and truths are shifting away from their original purpose, sliding toward new interpretations.The concept of “distortion” is an extremely multifaceted and complex phenomenon: it may refer to physical deformation, psychological displacement, or even metaphorical, axiological, and moral deviation.
In contemporary art – including contemporary graphic art – distortion is not merely a formal or geometric deformation, but a complex expressive tool that enables the articulation of conceptual tensions, critical reflections, and visual inquiries. In the artist’s hands, distortion becomes a communicative strategy: through the deliberate deviation of reality, it opens up new perspectives, prompts the viewer to question, and challenges conventional frameworks of interpretation.
Through the concept of distortion – as one of the most powerful expressive tools in today’s artistic discourse – the Graphic Art Biennial of Szeklerland aims, in 2026, to encourage active inquiry and critical reflection among artists. Using contemporary visual language, artists are invited to reflect on the fragility of human perception, social and political pressures, the mutability of historical narratives, and the instability of truth. Through a wide range of graphic techniques, participants are encouraged to experiment with various forms and layers of meaning inherent in the distortion of reality. We welcome works that approach distortion not as an error, but as a conscious artistic choice, that are capable of generating new, critical, sensitive, or provocative perspectives through the language of contemporary graphic art.
In the spirit of the ideas above, the organizers of the biennial expect the submission of printed graphics created using the following procedures:
– graphic artworks created with traditional procedures of graphic art;
– graphic artworks created using digital methods of image creation and printed with digital devices;
– graphic artworks prepared with digital methods of image creation but printed using traditional methods.
All the details and entry form here and here
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