OPEN CALL for the VI edition of the International Bad Video Art Festival

Eligibility:

We are looking for videos which are at the intersection of bad art, bad painting and bad cinema. We propose to study extreme forms of video art and single out certain video art works as bad videos or “B-videos”. Join us if you are interested in the issue of quality and boundaries of art.
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The International Bad Video Art Festival (BVAF) is an independent artist-run initiative.  It has been held since 2017. Last year, the war broke out in Ukraine. And we decided not to hold the Festival. We postponed it until peacetime. But the war is dragging on. Time moves on, and it is clear that neither side is capable of making a decisive breakthrough in the near term. So the future seems bleak to us. Sooner or later someone will win or lose. But what will the world be like after the war?
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We don't urge you to reflect on this or make a work about the war in Ukraine, or in any of the 32 countries embroiled in armed conflicts. There are probably enough works like that. But you surely can if you wish. You can show anything, except good works.
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So submit videos you consider bad in 2023. We are open to artists from all over the world. Although art is inappropriate now, it still unites us all. Especially bad art. Because it corresponds to the current historical moment. This year, the International Bad Video Art Festival will take place in Tbilisi (Georgia), May 12-13. Besides, there will be an online screening for everyone, May 12-21.

P.S. Please be aware, our former site now belongs to the American escort service!

 

Location: 
Tbilisi (Georgia) and online
Deadline: 
19/March/2023

Entry Fee:

Contact & Links: 
Call for Artists

Town of Natick

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MindSoul Meditations

Timmins

S2OC7. The Heart's Compass - Trusting Inner Wisdom

19/May/2025

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Viridian Artists

New York city

Viridian Artists Annual International Juried Exhibition

10/June/2025

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SOS ART

USA Miniprints for Peace and Justice 2025

02/June/2025

Residency

Gerald Moore Gallery

London

Artist-in-Residence at Eltham College

19/May/2025

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Azalea Arts Community

Nostalgia: Call for Art

15/June/2025

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Kathryn Chapman

#international #Global #online

DREAMING

15/June/2025

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Art Scene West

San Diego

Pop Art-esque

27/May/2025

Funding & Grants

Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson

Paris

Call for entries | Martine Franck Curatorial Research Grant

31/May/2025

Residency

Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity

Banff

Audio Engineer: BMiR 2026

09/July/2025

Call for Artists

Town of Natick

Natick and Framingham

Our Energy Future

27/May/2025

Call for Submissions

Feixue Mei

Harrisonburg

Boundless Bound Symposium and Art Book Fair

01/July/2025

Call for Artists

National Art League

New York

94th Annual Online Juried Open Exhibition

14/June/2025

Call for Artists

Dominique Sahms

Beneath the Surface

15/June/2025

Call for Artists

ONBOARDS BIENNALE

Antwerp

Onboards Biennale 2025

20/May/2025

Call for Entries

Takahiro Kanie

Tokyo

Call for entries “JIA Illustration Award 2025”

30/June/2025

Call for Entries

VAA

Online

Visual Art Open 2025

12/June/2025

Call for Entries

The Clara M. Eagle Gallery

Murray

2025 Magic SIlver Show

26/June/2025

Call for Artists

Lumen Art Gallery

#international #Global #online

"CONTEMPORARY MASTERSTROKES UNVEILED" - Voices and Visions

31/May/2025