OSTEN BIENNIAL Skopje 2024 began with the announcement of the international OPEN CALL, to which 273 artists from 51 countries applied with 863 works!

30.6.2024 was the deadline for the open call, after which the SELECTION of artists followed (selector Kornelija KONESKA, N. Macedonia https://www.osten.mk/kornelija-koneska)

27-31.8.2024 JURYING was held by an international jury consisting of:
Bruno CORA, Italy (chairman) https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruno_Cor%C3%A0 – a prominent figure in the art world, known for his contribution as a critic, author and educator since the 1960s, curator of numerous art biennials and exhibitions including Alberto Burri, Yves Klein, Lucio Fontana, Michelangelo Pistoletto and many others.
Dr. Pick KEOBANDIT, Belgium (jury member) https://www.facebook.com/pick.keobandith – founder and director of the Brussels-based organization Inspiring Culture https://www.inspiringculture.art – an organization for art and cultural diplomacy, editor-in-chief of the magazine “Target Global”.
Maja KOLARIC, Serbia (jury member) https://www.facebook.com/maja.kolaric.16 – art historian and curator, director of the Museum of Contemporary Art in Belgrade (https://msub.org.rs).
The jury awards emerged from several days of activities of the international jury.
 
AWARDS from the COUNCIL of AMBASSADORS of OSTEN
The GRAND PRIX for Lifetime Achievement was awarded to Michelangelo PISTOLETTO (b. 1933) – Italian artist (painter, artistic actions, objects) and theorist, one of the founders and main protagonist of Arte Povera, a radical Italian art movement of the last century, whose artists explored a series of unconventional processes and the use of non-traditional “everyday” materials.
The WORLD CULTURAL HERITAGE award was awarded to Vangel NAUMOVSKI – one of the greatest Macedonian artists whom theorists classify as self-taught surrealist painters – quite appropriate to pay tribute to his work on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of his birth (1924 - 2006) and the 100th anniversary of surrealism (1924 - 2024).
SPECIAL GRAND PRIX was awarded to Simon SEMOV, N. Macedonia – one of the most prominent artists on the Macedonian contemporary art scene, most specific in his work with handmade paper.
SPECIAL GRAND PRIX to Mrđan BAJIĆ, Serbia – one of the most important contemporary artists in Serbia, representative of Serbia at the Venice Biennial, winner of a grant from the Pollock-Krasner Foundation and Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters
In cooperation with WAVA – WORLD ASSOCIATION OF VISUAL ARTS
( WAVA – World Association of Visual Arts) the following awards were traditionally awarded:
ARTIST OF THE WORLD Award to Kiro URDIN, N. Macedonia
REMBRANT Award for Excellence in Art to Jean BOGHOSSIAN, Belgium
BALKAN ARTIST Award to Danco ORDEV, N. Macedonia
 
AWARDS by the INTERNATIONAL JURY
FIRST AWARD for drawing, prints, mixed media on paper – Pavol TRUBEN, Slovakia
FIRST AWARD for painting on canvas, installation, objects – K.S. SHRIVATHSHAN, India
FIRST AWARD for photography, video, multimedia – Filip JOVESKI, N. Macedonia
 
SPECIAL AWARD by the Jury– Sungchan KIM, South Korea
SPECIAL AWARD by the Jury– Nikola MARKOVIC, Serbia
SPECIAL AWARD by the Jury– Mari TERAUCHI, Germany
 
SPECIAL RECOGNITION by the Jury – Anica KITANOSKA, Italy
SPECIAL RECOGNITION by the Jury – Bruno PAVIC, Croatia
SPECIAL RECOGNITION by the Jury – Thodoris TRAMPAS, Greece
 
AWARDS by the OSTEN BOARD
GOLDEN OSTEN AWARD – Steven BALOGH, Hungary / USA
GOLDEN OSTEN AWARD – Anca BOERIU, Romania
GOLDEN OSTEN AWARD – Pantelis TSATSIS, Greece
GOLDEN OSTEN AWARD – Lia LAPITHI, Cyprus
GOLDEN OSTEN AWARD – Jana LULOVSKA, N. Macedonia
 
OSTEN Award – Tatiana AN, The Netherlands
OSTEN Award – Gjon ANTONI, Croatia
OSTEN Award – Arleta CEHICH, Bosnia and Herzegovina
OSTEN Award – Philippe LEBLANC, Belgium
OSTEN Award – Judith STURM, Germany / Spain
 
OSTEN AWARD for BEST INDIVIDUAL PRESENTATION – Lissette SOLORZANO, Cuba
OSTEN AWARD for BEST GROUP PRESENTATION – BUFF Group, Greece
OSTEN AWARD for NATIONAL REPRESENTATION – ITALY