Organising Committee and New Statement 2020

Social distancing has stopped cultural activities that are dependent on visitors and direct interaction. After the first shock, it is essential to continue the work because art is necessary for the mental hygiene that we still need. The role of culture is now that art has the potential to influence the future. At the same time, it shows beautifully how safe the online world is because it is hygienic. That is why our project of Virtual Biennale Prague has more meaning than ever. At the same time, we slowed the project down. Because the lesson today is that we succumbed to hurry. From 2020 we will be holding the Virtual Biennial Prague every two years.

The project will remain non-profit and independent. We still react to actual themes related to the global evolution of society. Within a small organizational team and international jury, we will emphasize the processing of sent posters, feedback and more communication with the participating graphic designers and more precise timing of the whole project.

Ten years have passed, and now we are entering another decade. The 11th edition of the biennale will take place in November 2020 and will be accompanied by the publication, which will be the documentation of the ten previous years. We are going to print 200 pieces, but it will be primarily e-publication because it is the right way of supporting the development of international visual communication now.

Currently, the project resonates more abroad than in the Czech Republic. We want to use this and continue to deepen our cooperation not only in the EU but also in Asia (China), Mexico, USA, Russia etc.

Organising committee / Karel Míšek (Czech Republic, chairman of the committee), Lenka Sýkorová (Czech Republic) a Jakub Konupka (Czech Republic).