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MEETING POINT @CdRF
Meeting Point brings together curators and photography experts from around the world in Bucharest, creating a space for meaningful exchange with Romanian photographers.
The program is designed to foster dialogue, share knowledge, and open new professional perspectives. It features an exhibition by a Romanian artist selected through an open call and curated by Marina Paulenka, alongside portfolio reviews and seven workshops led by the invited experts.
Gilles Cargueray, Claudio Composti, Elina Heikka, Wiktoria Michałkiewicz, Marina Paulenka, and Rui Prata will be present at CdRF from April 30 to May 4, offering a unique opportunity to connect, learn, and engage directly with leading voices in contemporary photography.
Program
Program
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April 30 | 17:00 – 20:00 | "Professional Practice in Photography" | with Marina Paulenka (curator, founding director and ex artistic director of Fotografiska Berlin) - about how to develop your career in photography (how to start, grants, etc.) |
May 1 | 17:00 – 18:00 | "How to present a portfolio" | with Wiktoria Michałkiewicz (interdisciplinary expert for developing talents) - about how to prepare for portfolio presentations, talks and other public events |
May 1 | 18:00 – 19:00 | Artist talk | with Erika Guadagnin (visual artist) and Marina Paulenka (curator, founding director and ex artistic director of Fotografiska Berlin) |
May 1 | 18:00 – 23:00 | The exhibition's opening | artist Erika Guadagnin, curator Marina Paulenka
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May 2 | 09:00 – 12:00 | "The Paths of Documentary Photography
in the Post-Truth Era" | with Rui Prata (historian, curator and essayist, founder of Imago Lisboa) - about the way photographers can navigate the fragile relationship between truth, perception and storytelling |
May 2 | 12:30 – 16:15 | Portfolio Reviews | with Gilles Cargueray, Claudio Composti, Elina Heikka, Wiktoria Michałkiewicz, Marina Paulenka and Rui Prata |
May 2 | 17:00 – 20:00 | Receiving Exposure in the Art World and Getting Gallery Representation | with Wiktoria Michałkiewicz (interdisciplinary expert for developing talents) and Claudio Composti (founder of mc2gallery Milano) - about the necessary ingredients in order for an artist to build a career in the contemporary international art world |
May 3 | 10:00 – 13:20 | Inner Folio Reviews | with Claudio Composti (curator, artistic counselor and founder of mc2gallery Milano) - how to take your photographic project to the next level (concept, sequencing, presentation, etc.) |
May 3
| 11:00 – 14:00 | "Photographers and archives.
Are we more captivated by the past than the future?" | with Elina Heikka (art historian, independent curator, with extensive experience in the museum field) - about the incorporation of archive images in today's projects |
May 3 | 15:00 – 18:00 | "How to develop a photography book in 2026" | with Gilles Cargueray (director and editor at Editions Odyssee) - how to transform your photographic project into an editorial product |
May 4 | 10:00 – 14:30 | Inner Folio Reviews | with Claudio Composti (curator, artistic counselor and founder of mc2gallery Milano) - how to take your photographic project to the next level (concept, sequencing, presentation, etc.) |
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