Ballarat International Foto Biennale 2025 program introduced

The Ballarat International Foto Biennale (BIFB) has launched the complete program for its 2025 version, which runs from 23 August to 19 October.

This 12 months’s theme is Lifeforce, and it ties into an eight-week program of exhibitions, public artwork, talks, and workshops throughout greater than 100 venues all through Ballarat.

Presented by Intrepid Travel, the pageant will characteristic over 360 artists and produce collectively Australian and worldwide photographers, digital artists, and inventive practitioners. The program contains Australian-exclusive exhibitions, world premieres, and large-scale outside installations.

Vanessa Gerrans, Artistic Director and CEO of the Biennale, stated the 2025 version celebrates the artistic drive that connects artists with audiences. “This year’s program reflects a wide range of perspectives through photography and visual storytelling, offering visitors the chance to engage with both established and emerging voices.”

The Biennale is huge, with numerous occasions and exhibitions over the eight week lengthy pageant. Here are a couple of highlights:

Key Exhibitions

• I ❤ Campbell | Campbell Addy
  Ballarat Mining Exchange
  Australian-exclusive presentation of portrait and trend pictures by British Ghanaian artist Campbell Addy, whose topics embody Naomi Campbell, Beyoncé and Lizzo.

• Long Exposure: The Legacy of Prahran College
  Miners Tavern
  A gaggle present that includes 50 artists formed by the previous Prahran College of Advanced Education.

• Thành Phẩm | Lê Nguyên Phương
  Ballarat Library
  A counter-archive of private and household pictures exploring Vietnamese views on the Vietnam War.

• Nature~ista | Leila Jeffreys and Maria Fernanda Cardoso
  RACV Goldfields Resort
  A joint exhibition that appears on the traits of wildlife by way of pictures and sculpture.

• Prompted Peculiar International AI Prize
  Miners Tavern
  An exhibition of chosen entries exploring the position of synthetic intelligence in artistic apply.

• Hagoromo (Full Flower Moon) | Hiromi Tango
  RACV Goldfields Resort
  A brand new physique of labor knowledgeable by Japanese theatre and cultural traditions, reflecting on identification and grief.

• Martin Kantor Portrait Prize
  GovHub
  The $15,000 acquisitive prize highlights new work in modern portrait pictures.

Outdoor and Public Art

The Biennale’s outside program will activate Ballarat’s streets, laneways and public areas. Highlights embody:

• Mumu Mirri | Dave Jones and Dr Deanne Gilson
  Exterior of the National Centre for Photography
  A big sculptural work referencing the Bogong Moth, vital in First Nations cultural heritage.

• Memory Matrix | Jody Haines and Debasish Mukherjee
  Bridge Mall and The Goods Shed
  A collaborative set up analyzing reminiscence, place and identification.

• High Exposure
  Various laneways
  Works by rising Ballarat-based artists responding to the theme Lifeforce.

• GradFoto
  GovHub Precinct Gardens
  New work by latest Australian pictures graduates.

• Guma | Leicolhn McKellar
  Alfred Deakin Place
  A digital art work exploring connections between language, place and identification.

Events and Programs

The Biennale additionally features a sequence of public packages, artist talks and neighborhood occasions:

• Lifeforce Gala
  23 August, Ballarat Mining Exchange
  An opening occasion in assist of the Biennale’s programming and artist assist initiatives.

• The Art of Lunch
  24 August, RACV Goldfields Resort
  A hosted lunch and artist dialog that includes Campbell Addy, Lê Nguyên Phương and Hiromi Tango.

• Todd Hido in Conversation
  4 September, The Goods Shed
  A dialogue with the American photographer, offered in partnership with Leica Australia.

• Women Shaping Photojournalism
  14 September, 101 Lydiard
  A dialog with photojournalists Christina Simons, Carla Gottgens and Penny Stephens. Supported by Nikon Australia.

• Negotiating the Nude
  13 September, Craig’s Royal Hotel
  A full-day pictures workshop targeted on approaches to photographing the nude.

• Country Struts Line Dancing
  18 October, Ballarat Mining Exchange
  A free neighborhood dance occasion appropriate for all ability ranges.

• The Passion of Joan of Arc Screening
  19 October, Ballarat Performing Arts Community
  A screening of Carl Theodor Dreyer’s 1928 silent movie with a curated soundtrack by Erik Satie.

Additional Information

This 12 months’s program contains pop-up reveals in cafes and bars throughout the town. All ticket holders will likely be entered right into a prize draw to win an Intrepid Travel expertise price as much as $15,000.

For the complete program and ticket particulars, go to ballaratfoto.org.