Biennale of Western Balkans

the biennale of western balkans (bowb) is a new arts and cultural event and institution, hosted for the first time in the city of ioannina, region of epirus in northwestern greece, in october 2018. the vision is to bring intangible cultural heritage and community values in the contemporary context, in connection with art and new technologies. bowb explores the new artistic and creative directions of intangible cultural heritage, valuing in particular contributions that examine lesser known bodies of knowledge, collective, anonymous and non-textual works, queer theorists, undiscovered collections, and projects that make interconnections of smaller scenes with wider ones. the aim is to support and present contemporary art that can engage aspects of intangible cultural heritage of the greek and western balkan communities, and of the european and international field as well. moreover, the biennale aims to create a critical framework for the dissemination of contemporary thought and resear