The opening of the Splitgraphic’s Main Group exhibition took place on Monday, 16th October 2017 in the Old City Hall. Award ceremony was a part of the opening event.
Awarded artists that were present at the opening and award ceremony in Split:
Ana Vivoda, Special Award
Iva Šarić, Robert Adam Award
Nils-Erik Mattsson, Special Award
Malgorzata Jozefowicz, Red Peristyle Award
Exhibition is open until 15th November, 2017.
Group exhbition of the 8th Splitgraphic is showing works of 73 contemporary graphic artist from all over the world with more than 100 exhibited prints on three floors of the Old City Hall.
Curator of the group exhbition is renowned Belgian professor and printmaker Ingrid Ledent. She is a professor of lithography at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerpen and The Shanghai Academy of Fine Arts (SAFA), and one of the leading names in contemporary printmaking with numerous solo and group exhibitions, as well as international awards and jury experiences in many international biennials and triennials of graphic art.
Concept of the selection was based on the idea of showing diversity in contemporary printmaking production.
Press (In Croatian):
Vijesti iz kulture, HRT, 17.10.2017.
Ćakula na Jadranu, TV Jadran, 24.10.2017.