Kaloyan Ivanov – “Moon on the Sea” – A Space for Shared Movement and Play
16 May – 15 June 2026 Opening: 16 May 2026, 4:00 PM Art Gallery – Ruse In the installation “Moon on the Sea,” Kaloyan Ivanov creates an environment that fully exists only through the presence and participation of the audience. Three strips of
Stela Lie – “At Home” – The Poetics of the Everyday
16 May – 15 June 2026 Opening: 16 May 2026, 4:00 PM Art Gallery – Ruse The exhibition “At Home” by Stela Lie transforms seemingly ordinary objects from the domestic environment into carriers of personal memory and emotional meaning. Through drawing and a
Martian Tabakov: I Prefer to Die Rather Than Admit My Guilt
May 16 – June 15, 2026 Opening: May 16, 4:00 PM Art Gallery – Ruse The sculptural installation “I Prefer to Die Rather Than Admit My Guilt” presents a powerful visual metaphor for the internal collapse of power and the refusal to take
Contemporary Art Festival – Ruse 2026 opens on May 16
On May 16 at 4:00 PM, the Ruse Art Gallery will launch the festival program for contemporary art, which will unfold through exhibitions, installations, video works, interventions, and performances across multiple locations in the city of Ruse. The initiative brings together
Niya Pushkarova – Performance and Spatial Installation: Exploring the Eye-Level and Multiple Planes
May 16 – June 15, 2026 Opening: May 16, 2026, 9:00 PM Naval Tower The project explores the discrepancy between internal reactions and public silence — a condition in which personal positions remain unspoken due to fear, social pressure, and the need for
Video Program: Spaces of the Image
May 16 – June 15, 2026 Opening: May 16, 2026, 7:30 PM Canetti House Within the framework of the festival theme “Space,” this video selection approaches space not as a background, but as an active system of mediation — between images, bodies, technologies,
“ECOLOGICAL BAROQUE” – a Facade Intervention by Daniela Kostova
May 16 – June 15, 2026 Opening: May 16, 2026, 7:00 PM Eco Museum with Aquarium “Ecological Baroque” is a façade intervention that activates the bricked-up windows of the Ruse Eco Museum, transforming them into a stage for images that communicate climatic tension
“ENERGY BOX” – a Site-Specific Installation by Anton Tsanev and Momchil Varbanov (Momcheto)
May 16 – June 15, 2026 Opening: May 16, 2026, 6:30 PM Khan Kubrat Square, “The Boy with the Violin” Fountain “Energy Box” is a site-specific installation in the public space of Ruse that visualizes the pulse of the contemporary city and the
Melih Nehad – “I Am From There When I Am Here” – Augmented Reality and 3D Sculpture in Urban Space
May 16 – June 15, 2026 Opening: May 16, 2026, 6:00 PM Svoboda Square “I Am From There When I Am Here” explores hybrid identity as a living, dynamic condition between cultures, languages, and historical layers. The project originates from the artist’s personal
Imaginar Kolectiv – “CHRONOTYPES” – An Exhibition on TIME WITHIN US
May 16 – June 15, 2026 Opening: May 16, 2026, 5:00 PM Block 14 “Chronotypes” begins with a simple yet essential question: how do we experience time within ourselves? Not time as measured by clocks or calendars, but that inner time which expands