- 27.07.2021 Bulgarian artists at Kunsthal 44Møen The Open Arts Foundation is a partner in the Brittle Power project, which opens season 2021 of Kunsthal 44Møen, a space for international exhibitions in Denmark. Brittle Power is an exhibition and an educational programme for presentation of Bulgarian contemporary art initiated by René Block. As co-curator, Vesselina Sarieva was invited to implement the educational programme... Read more
- 14.04.2021 OPEN CALL - LIVING WITH ART Sariev gallery and Open Arts Foundation are glad to announce the OPEN CALL: LIVING WITH ART A Workshop with Christian Kaspar Schwarm on the Wonder of Collecting April 24, 2021, online (full day) Working language: English Host: Vesselina Sarieva Entrance free. Only after a prior application Application deadline: April 20, 2021... Read more
- 01.05.2020 OPEN CALL - STUDIO AT SARIEV GALLERY During the preparation period for the opening of the gallery after the epidemic between May 13 and May 30, 2020, Sariev Gallery will give its space to an artist who wants to turn it into a studio. Vesselina and Katrin Sarievi will also provide the necessary conditions and freedom of the author for his work, as well as a budget for materials of 800 BGN. (And a beer or dink meeting every... Read more
- 30.04.2020 SARIEV Gallery new initiative: Ask Sariev Friday Nowadays it seems like every conversation you have with your friends, family, colleagues etc. is about the current situation and the pandemic related news. At such moments art can offer a powerful means of connection and the so desired escape from the hardships of the present. We decided to dedicate a day from the week to YOU, our visitors and anyone who wants to diversify their daily life by... Read more
- 28.02.2020 The institution as a place for aesthetic experience - Lecture by Marius Babias - Neuer Berliner Kunstverein, Berlin The german curator and art historian Marius Babias is coming to Bulgaria for a working visit at an invitation of the Sariev Gallery, the Open Arts Foundation and the Goethe-Institut. During his visit, he will also give a public lecture on the example of the Neuer Berliner Kunstverein as a hybrid institution. 30 March 2020, Monday 6.30 pm... Read more
- 27.11.2019 Catalogue "Open Art Files: Notes and footnotes" SARIEV Contemporary is pleased to announce the publication of "Open Art Files: Notes and footnotes", catalogue to the exhibition "Open Art Files: Notes and footnotes" 16 August – 30 September 2019 Kapana gallery, 29 Rayko Daskalov str., Plovdiv Organized and initiated by Vesselina Sarieva, Open Arts Foundation Curated by Vera Mlechevska... Read more
- 13.11.2019 Collectors' Forum: Lecture by Christian Kaspar Schwarm - 28.11, Sofia Open Arts Foundation and SARIEV Gallery are pleased to present: COLLECTORS’ FORUM 2019 THE REDISCOVERY OF WONDER. What Art Can Really Do for Us Lecture by Christian Kaspar Schwarm (founder of “Independent Collectors” , Berlin) 28 November, 6:30 pm Goethe-Institut Bulgarien, 1 Budapeshta str., Sofia Free admission The lecture will be in English... Read more
- 03.06.2019 Open call for participation in Portfolio Day 2019 SARIEV Contemporary is glad to announce the 2019 edition of Portfolio Day – an initiative aimed at supporting young Bulgarian artists Below is the text of the Open call for participation (in Bulgarian) Отворена покана към млади художници за участие в „ Портфолио ден “ Краен срок: 15 юни 2019 г. ... Read more
- 25.03.2019 Artist talk and workshop with Wilfrid Almendra - 28 and 30 March, Sofia Sariev Contemporary and French Institute in Bulgaria are pleased to invite you to Wilfrid Almendra in conversation Artist talk with Wilfrid Almendra, first resident artist of Sariev+Markov Artist Residency, part of the initiative Sariev+Markov sculpture projects 28 March 2019, 6 pm French Institute, 3 Slaveykov sq., Sofia Free admission The artist... Read more
- 14.03.2019 Creating bridges – art in public space - Lecture by Daria de Beauvais, 19 March, Sofia Sariev Contemporary and French Institute in Bulgaria are pleased to invite you to Creating bridges – art in public space Lecture by Daria de Beauvais, Senior Curator, Palais de Tokyo 19 March 2019, 6 pm French Institute, 3 Slaveykov sq., Sofia Free admission The lecture will be in French with Bulgarian translation The lecture is realized within the... Read more
- 29.01.2019 Premiere of the website openartfiles.bg Open Arts Foundation presents Premiere of the website openartfiles.bg 10 February 2019 (Sunday), 2 pm Sofia City Art Gallery, 1 Gen. Gurko Str., Sofia Free entrance With: Vesselina Sarieva (director of Open Arts Foundation), Svetlana Kuyumdzhieva (artistic director of Plovdiv 2019 Foundation), Vera Mlechevska (curator/... Read more
- 16.01.2019 Symposium "In the Belly of the Beast? Insights into the contemporary art market" 18 January 2019 11:30 am - 18:00 pm HFBK Hamburg, Hörsaal (R 229), Lerchenfeld 2, 22081 Hamburg Free entrance Organized by Prof. Dr. Astrid Mania Spectacular auction results always make big news, far beyond the realms of the art world. But we rarely hear about the everyday business of the smaller, supposedly less glamorous players who make up for the art... Read more