23 June 2012 (Saturday)
Opening of Laboratory Bulgarian Rose
17:00 – 21:30

Address:
3 Ivan Vazov str., on the corner with Rakovski str.

Working hours for the period 24-30 June are 15:00 – 20:00 h.

Music:
The Shadow Government (Bulgaria)

Artists:
Anika Weshinskey (USA, Turkey) & Arni Gudmundsson (Iceland, Sweden): “American Girl” performance
Galina Yotova (Bulgaria): “Abandoned and Seduced” photographs
Chris Swoon and Chris Fellner (Austria): “Rabbits and Queens” sound installation
With kind support of the Embassy of Austria
Georgi Stamenov (Bulgaria): “Room Way”
Nikola Minchev (Bulgaria): “Do-Undo” video installation
Lilla von Puttkamer and Karen Bösser (Germany): “The Slide Touch of an Animal” video installation
Maddalena Mauri – “A Past that Sometimes Makes it Difficult to Build the Present” wall drawing with colored earth
With the kind support of the Italian Cultural Institute
Stela Vassileva (Bulgaria): Installation
Stina Pehrsdotter and Niclas Hallberg (Sweden): “Wonderland”
Hitomi Kammai (Japan): “Rose Garden” installation
Francisca Ribeiro (Portugal): “Tales of Hope” photography
Yasen Gyuzelev (Bulgaria): “Alice in Wonderland” illustration
Julie Upmeyer (USA/Turkey): “Eat Me!” installation
Mia Momchilova – Performance fashion review start 20:00h. (23.06)

21:00 – 1 hour of UAMO City Tour – Skype conversation with UAMO City Tour 2012/13, Sofia

Sofia is part of the UAMO city tour 2012/13. In 9 cities worldwide artists are presenting their works connected to the theme “PLAY TIME”.
UAMO is happy to connect with wtaf in sofia.
UAMO considers itself as a platform for artists of all kinds, and thus, since the first festival in 2004 up till now,
more than 300 artists from over 20 countries have presented their works.
The festival’s theme to which the artists can present their works varies each year.
Since 2011, apart from the annual art festival in Munich, the UAMO City Tour also takes place focusing on local artists of the respective cities.
All works shown on site can also be seen at the annual UAMO Art Festival.
Each city tour event will be transmitted through a live skype connection to a parallel event in Munich.
more info: www.uamo.info

After 22:00 Party @ Blue Lion

Laboratory Bulgarian Rose, 2nd floor
25 June 2012 (Monday) – 11:00 – 14:00 h
26 June 2012 (Tuesday) – 11:00 – 14:00 h
Vanessa Daws (Ireland) – Stop motion animation workshop

Laboratory Bulgarian Rose
26 June 2012 (Tuesday) – 15:00 – 18:00 h
27 June 2012 (Wednesday) – 15:00 – 18:00 h
Lisa Hinterreithner (Austria) – Performance

24 June 2012 (Sunday)
Pancharevo lake – Picnic
12:00 – 19:00

Artists:
Jan Doms (Netherlands): Pancharevo Balloon Party – “BBQ” at the lake installation performance
Lusina Terziyan (Bulgaria): “Kitsch and Vulgarity – Nowadays Alice and What She is After…” installation and performance

25 юни 2012 (Monday)
Lavele hostel
19:00 – 21:30
Opening of the graffiti wall drawing – result from the contest in partnership with “ Na tumno”.

Address:
Lavele str. 14
www.lavelehostel.com

Artists:
Einat Shteckler (Israel) – Recycled graffiti
With the kind support of the Embassy of Israel

28 June 2012
20:00 – 21:00

Crooked Cinema + Live Music: “Robinson Cruzified” at Twins Club

30 June 2012 (Saturday)
Concert at Pork Pie
20:00

address:
Borisova Garden, near the water lillie pond

Water Tower Art Fest presents:
A water tower night (to a July morning) with

Kottarashky and the Rain Dogs

Q-Check

BRAZZ VILIDJ LIMITED EDITION

Entrance: BGN 6

Open call for 2012 edition of Water Tower Art Fest
22-30 June

On behalf of NGO IME, we have the pleasure of inviting you to submit a proposal for an art work, installation or performance to the Water Tower Art Fest in Sofia, Bulgaria

This year WTAF follows the white rabbit

in this respect any interpretation of Alice in Wonderland — treated as a contemporary issue is welcomed.

The main activity of the organization NGO IME is the Water Tower Art Fest. Since 2006, annually the fest took place in an abandoned historic building of the Water tower in Sofia. Since 2007 we have incorporated other abandoned buildings and locations also into the program of the festival. The fest presents international and national contemporary artists’ work in the spheres of performance, video and site specific installations. The art works are specifically created and produced according to the places in question reflecting their history or architectural value.
WTAF is an initiative started only with a few people in Sofia encompassing ideas of art, creativity, urban renewaland alternative art spaces. Gradually it became an international event gathering artists form around the world that came together as independent entities representing their individual style and search for mutual understanding and cosmopolitanism in the face of widely spread apathy and unwillingness to cooperate. “We believe that art has a function in the society and we delegate that function back to it.”

Please make your proposal specific to the venue/s in which you are interested in working. 2012 sites will be:
Water Tower, Sofia (Main/first exhibition venue) — site specific installations are welcomed

Art Hall Vivacom (any of the details attributes to the old analogue telephone central can be used, just ask) 

Laboratory “Bulgarian Rose”

1 Day exclusive Performance venue at Pancharevo Lake in partnership with transformatori.net

(Venues may be subject to change due to unforseen circumstances. Please request specs for venues by email)

Please state a detailed explanation and concept of your proposed art work including:
— concrete technical requirements, material needed for its implementation
— sketches (if applicable) describing its specifics
— or photographs

Selection committee:
Artists and curators have been invited to be part of the selection committee, amongst which:

Yovo Panchev — art and cultural manager, founder of “Studio Dauhaus”

Nia Pushkarova — organizer of festival

More artist and curators pending invitation

Application fee (for processing the applications): 5 Euros by bank transfer to:

Sdrujenie IME
Bank Account: FIB
IBAN BG56FINV915010BGN094XS
BIC code: FINVBGSF

Deadline: 15th of April 2012

Send to: watertowerartfest@gmail.com
Or on address:
Nia Pushkarova
9 Bogatica Street, app. 12
Sofia 1421
Bulgaria
(please send recommended postal packages due to high percentage of lost parcels in the past)

Your proposal should be accompanied with a short CV or resume (stating Name, gender and current country of residence), and transaction number of application fee.

Artists are responsible for their own travel and accommodation expenses, unless otherwise arranged, under third parties relations made in advance. What we can do is issue an invitation to be used for applying to available findings and grants at selected artist’s countries of residence.

What you can expect from us during WTAF:
— Extended coverage in media and official catalogue of the fest
— Assistance in finding cheap accommodation – hostel or private based
— Recommendations and invitations for travel funding
— Technical and other assistance during the festival
— Overall guidance and assisting in production of work by volunteers and technical team
— Possible meeting at airport and accompanying to hotel or accommodation
— In case your artwork requires special equipment hire, please state this in your application, so further arrangements can be made
— Great time interacting with different artists, both local and international, a chance to get valuable contacts for your professional and personal life
— Generally meeting great people and experiencing festival’s frenzy in its full

Distribute at your discretion

Water Tower Art Fest Team

27.02.2012, Sofia

This project is realized with the financial support of the Sofia Municipality and supports Sofia’s application for European capital of culture 2019.

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Laboratory Bulgarian Rose

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