For three days, from April 22 to 24, ARTBO | Weekend brings together Bogota's exhibition spaces, artists, curators and the general public in a city event that includes four components with special free content, among them, Forum: a section that offers a series of talks and lectures by national and international guests to address issues associated with contemporary art. In its 2022 version, it will be held in person at the Bogota Chamber of Commerce.

– Chapinero Office (Calle 67 # 8-32, floor-1), curated by Ana Castella in collaboration with LIAISONS. At the CCB - Chapinero, in the Exhibition Hall, there will also be the Editorial Encounter, a section that brings together projects that promote the book as a means of artistic reflection, curated by Relámpago.

FORUM Curatorial concept The theme proposed in this curatorship approaches the concept of restoration from different axes and perspectives linked to the regional and global ecosystem of contemporary art in a post-pandemic framework. The talks analyze the predominant models of operation: institutions, foundations and residencies, galleries, fairs and other commercial platforms, as well as new curatorial practices and digital spaces. These fields of operation are reviewed under the different meanings that we can subtract from the concept of restoration, and in the other concepts related to artistic practices that have similarities with activities around health and care.

Curatorship is conceived as the act of curing and healing, and it is also a reflection on the restoration of material goods, but also of knowledge and histories. In this space we analyze the transformations we have undergone during and after the pandemic: what do we want to restore from that past and what changes do we keep? How could we work towards a healthier community and system? Urgent issues such as demographic shifts, climate change, the health crisis, labor conditions, food security, as well as mediation and information dissemination are considered through the lens of restoration, conservation and care. Finally, we seek to understand the role of hospitality within diverse cultural activities. About Ana Castella With more than 15 years of experience working in the field of contemporary art in Latin America and Europe, in her work as a curator and cultural manager she has a particular interest in the intersection of hospitality and the arts. She recently curated the Guest Projects section for the 9th edition of Salón ACME in Mexico City. Between 2018 and 2021 she was head of Development and International Council at Museo Tamayo, and was a member of the gallery selection committee at the art fair Fundación ArteBA in Buenos Aires, Argentina. In 2018 she coordinated the first edition of Condo in Mexico City, with 27 international galleries in 22 local galleries.

Programming FRIDAY, APRIL 22 5:00 p. m. - 6:00 p. m. Restoration

Restoration is understood not only as an act of rescuing and returning something to its original state, of re-erecting it, re-establishing it, as in the case of the conservation of art and historical sites, but is also approached from the perspective of health, nutrition and hospitality. The inaugural talk aims to lay a conceptual, philosophical and operational foundation of what it means to restore, which will be reviewed in subsequent talks.

Guests - Gloria Velandia (Colombia / USA), chief curator at GV Art Conservation, New York. - Anuar Maauad (Mexico), director of Casa Maauad in Mexico City, artist, collector and philanthropist. - Juana Berrío (Colombia), curator, Amant Foundation, New York, USA. - Doreen Ríos (Mexico), director of Antimateria in Mexico City and digital art curator. - Norma Listman (Mexico), chef at Masala y Maíz, Mari Gold and SuperCope in Mexico City. SATURDAY, APRIL 23RD 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Curator as restorer of stories Introducing the curatorial practice of each of the participants, crucial themes within the practice will be addressed: the curator and his or her role in restoring imposed historical narratives, the curator as a translator of history and its various outcomes. Finally, the curator as artist and curatorial practice as a tool of hospitality. Talk in English with simultaneous translation into Spanish.

Guests - Rodrigo Ortiz Monasterio (Mexico), independent curator. - Anna Goetz (Switzerland/Mexico), independent curator and writer. - Oliver Basciano (Brazil), journalist and general editor of ArtReview. - Anthony Huberman (USA), director and chief curator of the Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts, San Francisco.

11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Residencies and hospitality In the exercise of thinking about restoration, we will explore the models of artistic residencies and how their sustainability is being considered in times of precariousness. This talk will focus on the changes in platforms during and after the pandemic, what can be rescued, how do we understand hospitality in these spaces of collaboration and meeting point? We will think about these natural and human-designed spaces, as well as geography as a driver of creativity. Moderated by Ana Castella. Talk in English with simultaneous translation into Spanish.

Guests - Alberto Ríos de la Rosa (Mexico), chief curator of Casa Wabi, in Puerto Escondido, Mexico. - Cortney Lane Stell (USA), chief curator of Black Cube, in Colorado. - Maya Errazuriz (Chile), in charge of art and publications at Fundación Mar Adentro in Santiago, Chile.

SUNDAY, APRIL 24 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Apprenticeships, pedagogies and knowledge This panel will discuss the restoration of knowledge and how it has been included in educational and artistic narratives within cultural institutions. What pedagogical tools are used in art and what artistic tools are used in pedagogy? Guests - Marielsa Castro (Mexico), associate curator at the Museo Jumex in Mexico City. - Benedicta Badía (Argentina / USA), collector and philanthropist. - Danie Valencia Sepúlveda (Mexico), independent curator and educator. - Luis Camintzer (Uruguay), artist.

11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Territory and food sovereignty This panel will address the current practice of curators and researchers, whose interest is focused on the defense of territory through food security, the regeneration of agro-cultural traditions and the intersection with contemporary art. We will think about the restoration of community fabrics that are nourished and strengthened by the action of sharing food and offering hospitality.

Guests - Martina Manterola (Mexico), creator of Colectivo Amasijo in Mexico City. - Leonor Espinosa (Colombia), chef of LEO Restaurant. - Cristina Consuegra (Colombia), artist. - Carlos Alfonso (Colombia), artist. EDITORIAL MEETING Curatorial concept Under the name Mutantes, Relámpago proposes a space that celebrates transformation as a fundamental process of creation and life. Ideas and matter are reorganized, regrouped and through continuous interactions result in new alternatives.

Forty-one independent projects will gather here to review the edition of publications as a craft that through energetic mutations produces publications and objects; to reflect on the use of matter, the practices that promote new orders and the creation of these as a transformative act. This space will also present a photographic exhibition that will dialogue with these proposals.

Participating projects and artists Publishing Fair - Agora Here and There - Graphic Art Two - Cain Press - Calipso Press - Casa Fuego - Cooperativa Editorial de Projetos Autónomos - C.E.P.A. (Autonomous Projects Publishing Cooperative) - Chanclas Japonesas - Colmillo - Dust - El Cajón - El Futuro - Gráficas Molinari - Hambre Libros - Jardín - Kitshcic - La Diligencia - La Fulmine - La Jaula - La Oficina del Doctor - La Silueta - Malparadx - Mesaestandar - Musa Paradisiáca - NADA - Nómada Ediciones - Notas al futuro - Piedra Tijera Papel - Primer Ocaso - Primitivo - Prosa del Mundo - Rat Trap - Raya Editorial - Revista Matera - Rojinegro - Salvaje - Tangrama - Techo Roto - Tormenta - Relámpago

Photographic exhibition - Arte Dos Gráfico, graphic workshop. - Alejandra Montero Vargas, director of Casa Fuego, a space for the arts and publishing. - La Fulmine, typography and graphics workshop. - Bill Abner, director of Dust. - Cuarentaydoslineas, bookbinding workshop. - Francisco Toquica, editor of Caín Press, publishing project. - José Lindaber Granada, pressman at Relámpago, experimental printing, publishing and design studio. - Juan Manuel Rosero, artist and musician, part of the team of Rat Trap, cultural house and silkscreen printing workshop. - Luz Stella Romero, paper distributor. - María del Carmen Rojas Africano, director of Solu Master, distributor of graphic supplies.6 - NADA, bookstore specializing in art, books and objects. - Nicolás Arbeláez artist and part of the team of La Diligencia, distributor of Colombian publishers. - Prosa del Mundo, bookstore and countercultural educational space. - Primitivo, silkscreen printing workshop. - Roberto Garzón, die cutter. - San Sebastián, paper distributor. - Taller Colmillo, risography workshop. - Taller Trez, graphic workshop. - Tatiana Castellanos, designer and illustrator, part of the Relámpago team, experimental printing, publishing and design studio. - Tupac Cruz, artist and author.

About Relámpago

Relámpago is a place where visual projects are thought and produced. It is a team, a publishing house, a printing house, an exhibition space, a design studio. At its heart is a movable type workshop which, through experimental practices, reconfigures heritage and uses it to learn and unlearn the present. It is a platform where whimsical projects are revised, disrupted and rearranged. It is a team that believes in building networks and rebuilding community through craft and art. Relámpago is a republican house located in the Santa Teresita neighborhood of Bogotá. There, there is an exhibition space where talks, workshops and parties have been held, a printing press and several offices on the second floor. Relámpago is a project by Andrés Fresneda and Valeria Giraldo.

Program*

SATURDAY, APRIL 23 3:00 p. m. To transmute clothes Practical workshop on garment transformation with Antonia Retamal

3:00 p. m. Collage Practical collage workshop with Juan David Laserna

SUNDAY, APRIL 24 11:00 a.m. Cianotipo Practical cyanotype workshop with David Perez

11:00 a.m. Binding Practical workshop of chain stitch sewing with Chanclas Japonesas

* All workshops are free of charge and include materials. No previous knowledge is required. Space for each workshop is limited. Registrations will be received on a first-come, first-served basis. Workshops are face-to-face. Previous registrations at luz@proyectorelampago.co Send: name, telephone, e-mail and name of the workshop of interest.

Notes for editors • ARTBO, the arts program of the Bogota Chamber of Commerce, was born in 2004 as part of its commitment to the cultural and creative industries, with the purpose of promoting and positioning Bogota as a place and destination for culture and business, as well as to create a commercial platform for the arts and a space for cultural exchange and audience development. • The initiative's website is www.artbo.co/semanaartbo; and on social networks it can be found through @feriaARTBO on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter. • ARTBO Week will be held from September 29 to October 3, 2021 in different artistic and cultural spaces in Bogota. • In cases where ARTBO is cited in a text or note, sustained capital letters should be used (note that ARTBO is a single word).

Correct usage: ARTBO. Incorrect usage: ArtBO, ARTBo, Art-BO, etc.

About the CCB The Bogotá Chamber of Commerce is a private entity that has been supporting the dreams of the city's entrepreneurs and businessmen since 1878. By legal delegation, it administers public registries. It works for legal security, strengthening the environment and the interests of entrepreneurs. It also accompanies the different life cycles of companies and promotes business in Bogota and the region.