FROM EUROPE AND MEDITERRANEAN
In particular: the main target of BJCEM is promoting young creators : “…the association wants to dynamize their cultural and expressive product, and to make easier their access to the international market circuits trough the creation of meeting points, exchange, reflection and formation about the contemporary art reality...” (from the association's Statute).
BJCEM is a great and articulated network that hasn’t competitors in the continent and promotes cultural relationships over all the political and geographic frontiers: the Biennial proposes a concept of Europe and Mediterranean that willing to unify the countries of this area promoting continuous relationship and common work.
The Biennial of Young Artists of Europe and Mediterranean was born in 1984 by an idea of ARCI Kids, the office of ARCI focused on young people, with the aim to join young European and Mediterranean artists for a periodical meeting in the principal towns of Mare Nostrum.
Young people's creativity in these years has been considerate a marginal sector in the world and in the market of culture. In the same time, an "idem sentire" among the boys of Barcelona, Marseilles, Torino, Zagreb, Algeri has developed through common languages, ways and desires.
After “Tendencias” ( 1984 – Barcelona ), prologue of the manifestation, in 1985 the Catalan city host the first edition of the Biennial. During this first Biennial, the artists of six different countries (Italy, France, Spain, Portugal, Greece, and Yugoslavia) met together with some guest of Balkanian and Arabian areas. In that meeting, The International Committee of Biennial has been joined by some Ministers and Mediterranean Cities and Associations.
The following editions took place in Salonicco in 1986, in Barcelona in 1987, in Bologna in 1988, in Marseilles in 1990, in Valencia in 1992, in Lisbon in 1994, in Turin in 1997 and in Rome in 1999.
Is important to remember that some events connected with the Biennial have been realised, such as Anteprima rock in Turin in 1990, Rotte Mediterranee in Algeri in 1990, Six Workshops in Sarajevo in 1998.
During these years, the Biennial has been considered the most important Mediterranean window on young creativity, featuring artists 18/30 years old, with cultural production divided in sectors: architecture, comics, cinema, video, graphic, industrial and communication design, photography, literature, gastronomy, music, theatre, dance, and so on.
The XI edition of the Biennial will take place in Athens 6/15 june 2003, organised by the Grecian Secretary for Youth into the Cultural Olympics that precede 2004 Athens' Olympic Games.In June 2003 (6-15 June), the city of Athens will host the 11th Biennial of Young Artists of Europe and the Mediterranean countries, organized by General Secretariat for Youth of Greece: the Biennial has already been organized ten times, (Barcelona 1985, Thessaloniki 1986, Barcelona 1987, Bologna 1988, Marceille 1990, Valencia 1992, Lisbon 1994, Turin 1997, Rome 1999, Sarajevo 2001).
The Biennial is promoted by International Association for Biennial of Young Artists from Europe and Mediterranean, born in July 2001 in Sarajevo during the X edition of the Biennial, to enforce the work and the relationships between Ministers, Cities, Institutions and Cultural Associations of the Mediterranean: now the Association counts 45 members from 15 countries, who represent national and local organisations of the Mediterranean.
The main target of BJCEM Association is promoting young creators, making easier their access to the international market circuits trough the creation of meeting points, exchange, reflection and formation about the contemporary art reality.
BJCEM Association is a great and articulated network that promotes cultural relationships over all the political and geographic frontiers: the Biennial proposes a concept of Europe and Mediterranean that willing to unify the countries of this area promoting continuous relationship and common work.
The Biennial is the most important Mediterranean window on young creativity, and presents artists from 18 to 30 years old in many sectors: visual art, applied arts, cine-video, music, spectacles, art performances, fashion and graphic design, etc.
Members of Association Biennial of Young Artists from Europe and Mediterranean :
ABIT (Association Amis de la Biennal de Tipasa) - Algeria;
IPC (International Peace Center) - Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina;
Moderna Galeria - Rijeka, Croatia;
Education and Culture Minister, Nicosie – Cipre ;
City of Helsinki – Finland;
City of Montpellier, Espace Culture of Marsiglia - France;
Minister of Culture, General Secretariat for Youth of Greece, City of Tessaloniki – Greece;
Cities of Ancona, Bologna, Campobasso, Catania, Ferrara, Firenze, Genova, Messina, Milano, Modena, Roma, Padova, Parma, Pisa, Torino, Arci Nazionale, Arci of Bari, Milano, Napoli, Pescara, Torino, Salerno, Sicilia - Italy;
Iniziamed - Malta;
Ministero alla Cultura - San Marino;
Cities of Barcellona, Malaga, Madrid, Murcia, Siviglia, Valencia, RAI - Barcellona, Spain;
Sabanci Universitate - Istanbul, Turkey;
ARTES et IDEIAS - Portugal;
Youth Creativity Center, Belgrade – RFY;
SKUC, Ljubljana – Slovénie.
