General Info

Τhe Online Biennale Arts & Edges serves as a prelude to the in-person Biennale Arts & Edges 2027, which will take place on one of the islands where the University of the Aegean is located.

The 2025 Biennale opens a space for shared reflection on the multifaceted relationship between the arts and the critical concept of edge — a relationship that is crucial for ERUA. It reveals the interdisciplinary dynamics that emerge from the collaboration between academia, local communities, and external stakeholders, including socio-cultural actors, civil society organizations, artists, and cultural associations. These collaborations aim to address complex social challenges on both local and global levels, particularly in peripheral and border regions.

The 2027 Biennale will place emphasis on interaction, dialogue, creativity, performativity, inclusivity, collaboration, and innovation — all fostered through the exchange of discourses and practices within an insular context. Insularity is by itself the incarnation of an edge, serving as both a geographical and symbolic expression of liminality and transition.

Professor Elena Theodoropoulou
Chair of the Scientific Committee