TIRANA, Aug 9 – The Ali Pasha castle in Porto Palermo, southern Albania has turned into an art venue bringing together international artists for three days in the ArtKontakt international festival. The 2012 edition of the ArtKontakt Festival aims to explore impressions, experiences, perspectives and sentiments that art is reflecting in this historic moment, as a result of the global crisis.
Art and musical performances, workshops will be some of the events featured in the festival scheduled for August 10 to 12.
The art festival features various innovative artistic techniques such as video, performances, installations, photography, modern ballet, experimental music, thus creating an artistic laboratory of ideas and expressions at the castle of Ali Pasha in Porto Palermo-Himara.
The Festival will be a creative space where art enthusiasts and artists of all genres (photography, painting, video, graphics, performance, music, design etc.) can express their talent, experience, inspire each other and turn the castle of Porto Palermo and all its territory into a creative and friendly zone.
Located in the 140-kilometer stretch of coastline between Vlora to Saranda, the18-century castle of Ali Pasha is regarded as one of the most attractive locations in the Albanian Riviera.
The castle of Ali Pasha is a place that transmits events, oral stories, history, traditions and lifestyles that are necessary to realize appropriate installations in order to create the atmosphere of the past. The installations are located along the road that leads to Porto Palermo.
Program
Friday, 10 August
Porto Palermo
Time: 19.00
The opening of Festival
A reception will be given to the sponsors, the journalists, and the special guests
Time: 19.30
A guided visit of the art works will be organized in presence of the artists participating in the exhibition, as well as journalists of written and electronic media
Time: 23.30
23.30 DJ/VJ performance
Saturday 11 August
Time: 10.00 -11.30
Round table: exchanging experiences and ideas on contemporary artistic practices
19.30
Guided Exhibition visit
A round table about the performing art. With curators and students of Academy of Fine Arts of Tirana
Time: 23.30
Live concert
Contemporary dance
Dj/VJ performance
Sunday 12 August
Time: 20,00
The closing ceremony of the festival
