Miniart 2017

``There is nothing that man fears more than the touch of the unknown…`` (E. Canetti)

Sixth International Biennial The Art of Miniature

2017, Ruse, Bulgaria

The Biennale “The Art of the Miniature” is held under the patronage of the Mayor of Ruse, Mr. Plamen Stoilov, and is implemented with the financial support of the Municipality of Ruse and the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Bulgaria.

178 artists from Bulgaria, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Germany, Italy, Macedonia, Romania, Turkey, Croatia, and Japan sent their works to participate in the competition. Jury composed of: Gue Schmidt, Austria – curator, artist; Stoil Mirchev – artist, representative of SBH; Dimitar Anastasov – artist; Irena Petrova – Director of the Culture and Education Directorate, Ruse Municipality and Elena Velikova – Director of the Art Gallery – Ruse selected the works and announced the winners in the categories of painting, graphics, drawing, sculpture and photography, as well as the winner of the Grand Prize. Additional awards were also presented to organizations and sponsors. The exhibition includes 276 works by 125 authors.