The Artmania Festival (stylized as ARTmaИ!a Festival) is an art festival, held in Sibiu, a town in Romania. The festival, one of the most important projects developed by ARTmania,[1] was first organized in the summer of 2006 and has been held every summer since.
The main attraction of the festival is the music: bands perform in the Large Square (Piaţa Mare) during the first two days weekend of the festival. Major bands have performed at the festival including Nightwish, HIM, Opeth, Amorphis, Anathema, Lacrimosa, Tiamat, My Dying Bride and Within Temptation and the festival grows each year.[2]
The ARTmania Festival also features other cultural events, such as: visual art exhibitions, museum exhibitions, film screenings, classical music performances, lectures, workshops and parties.
The Sibiu annual festival has established a reputation for showcasing gothic metal artists and various other metal genres, expanding its scope to encompass heavy metal, punk, and alternative rock. Music serves as the central theme of the festival, with a strong emphasis on visual arts, particularly photography and painting.
"7 days and 7 nights" - by Roman Tolici at Habitus Cultural Centre - The art exhibition brings into the spotlight fragments of the projections of the world, of life and death.
"From White to Black" - an exhibition signed by Ioana Popescu. The young artist bring to Sibiu a black and white photo collection illustrating a minutious capture of the human feelings, dreams, hopes and uncertainties.
"Galateca presents a selection of engravings, drawings, photo collage, watercolors and bibliophile books by internationally renowned artists: Simon Henwood, Mircea Roman, Mircea Nechita and Edward Gorey.
ELINA BROTHERUS visual arts exhibition hosted by the Brukenthal MuseumofSibiu. Elina Broherus one of the most “en vogue” artistic figures of today’s international artistic world.
"Urban Comics made in Cluj" - a comic album inspired by urban legends. The comic books are available in Romania and German.
Bookaholic - "How do we read in the digital era?" - we will try to find the answer with the writers Cecilia Stefanescu, Florin Iaru, Paul Balogh (specialist in digital publishing) in a meeting moderated by Cristina Foarfa and organized by Bookaholic.ro.
Press @ school - a debate about what journalism means to the new generation, about what it means to write, to take interviews, to find attractive topics, to make people read; a debate about people you should listen to, about the people you should bring close to you; about the borderline between reportage and art.
"ARTmaniere Poetice #2" - contemporary poetry read by Claudiu Komartin, Vlad Pojora, Ilinca Pop and Catalina Stanislav. Ana Toma's piano will double the entire period of the reading.
Artmaniere poetice. Contemporary poetry read by Rita Chirian, Claudiu Komartin, Vlad Pojoga and Radu Vancu (the new Romanian literary generation), at Habitus Gallery, Sibiu.
Novel presentation ”Namaste”, by Sega, at Humanitas Library, Sibiu.
Peter Hammill acoustic concert at Brukenthal Palace, Large Square. The most influential and impressive progressive rock voice of all time has mesmerized the audience at ARTmania Festival 2014 in an exclusive solo performance.
The legendary piano innovator, Hauschka concerted at the Gong Theatre, Sibiu.
Daemonia Nymphe, the contemporary NeoFolk treasure from Greece, came to Sibiu and performed at the Gong Theatre during ARTmania Festival 2014.
Tides From Nebula, one of the best Post-Rock bands in Europe, performed at ARTmania Festival on the Altemberger stage.
65daysofstatic offered a unique experience on Thursday, August 7, in Sibiu, during ARTmania Festival.
Growth. Experiment. Focus. These are the 3 key words for one of Europe’s hardest working and continuously promising acts who performed at ARTmania Festival Sibiu. EF concert, at Altemberger Stage.
Deine Lakaien acoustic concert - at Brukenthal Palace Large Square. The great representatives of the avant garde of electronic music came to ARTmania Festival with an intense performance, full of emotions. Supported by Bosch Rexroth.
Classical music Festival-Contest „Carl Filtsch” - piano concerts and classical music recitals offered by young Romanian artists in Thalia music hall of Sibiu
“Carl Filtsch” Gala concert – offered by the winners of the “Carl Filtsch” classical music contest in Thalia music hall of Sibiu
Full Moon Preview 2013 - at Habitus Gallery. Presented 4 fantastic short-films that oscillates between absurd and macabre.
Political Dress powered by The Polish Institute - at Habitus Gallery.
Child's Pose - in premiere at Sibiu - at Habitus Gallery. Directed by Calin Peter Netzer, is a film about the traumas of children suffocated by love and about the marks that parents leave upon their children's personality.
Rocker - powered by Transilvania Film - at Habitus Gallery. Directed by Marian Crisan.
Killing Time - in premiere at Sibiu - at Habitus Gallery. Directed by Florin Piersic Jr. Plot: two robbers await their next victim in an empty apartment. The hour pass. Tension rises. Innocent jokes turn into taunts. Insults become threats. Blood will flow.
Life Principles - at Habitus Gallery. A film by Constantin Popescu. Screening supported by PARADA Film.
Avalon - at Habitus Gallery. Five short-films (four fiction and one documentary). Supported by Cervantes Institute in collaboration with the External Affairs Ministry and the International Cooperation of Spain.
Romanian short powered by Timishort - at Habitus Gallery. The short movies selection presented at ARTmania is made up of movies that participated at the 2013 edition of Timishort National Competition.
FAMU Shorts powered by the Czech Cultural Centre - at Habitus Gallery. FAMU - Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague.
Austrian Shorts - at Habitus Gallery. The Austrian Shorts Series consists of a selection of 15 Austrian short-films, all nominated at the "Best Short-Film" section in 2012.
The ASTRA National Museum Complex, together with the Romanian Peasant Museum in Bucharest, with the support of the Turkish Democratic Union in Romania, brings to the attention of the public the Ada Kaleh island - the island of dream and oblivion - at Casa Hermes, Small Square.
"To found, to build...to become" - at Casa Artelor, Small Square. Traditional tools, vintage photographs.
"The fair of the traditional creators of Romania" - ASTRA National Museum Complex.
"The national festival of traditions" - ASTRA National Museum Complex.
"Gothic" - Brukenthal National Museum, Large Square. Is the first to explore the roots of the phenomenon in the visual arts at the end of the 18th century and throughout the 19th century, highlighting the literary sources and the historical context of the neo-gothic reaction to the Enlightenment.
"Poeme pentru pasari si extraterestrii" - by Cristian Badilita. At Contemporary Art Gallery.
Lounge area where the crowd saw movies, red books or played board games, learned tattoo ‘do it yourself style’ and got horror movie style make-ups, played with Happy Color and went shopping for music, clothes and accessories, all specially selected for core fans of the festival.
Bruno Wine Bar - comes to ARTmania to complete the depth of a prose or poetry lecture with a noble wine or a refreshing appetizer for the summer. Bruno Wine Bar introduces in the urban landscape a mix of refinement and tradition with modernity.
Editura Vellant - Small Square. Vellant brings a selection of the best books of the year. One of the best publishing houses in Romania, Vellant has published refined books for children, big and small, contemporary novels, art and architecture albums and essay collections that make us see the world in a different way.
"What I dream" by Julieanne Kost
Amazing Universe - 50 years of ESO, astronomical images/photo exhibition.
Ichtys” Paintings by Niklas Sundin (DT) – hosted by Bohemian Flow
“From A Dark Mind” Photo exhibition – offered by Aaron Stainthorpe (MY DYING BRIDE) hosted by Habitus Center
Jan Kaila visual arts exhibition hosted by the Brukenthal MuseumofSibiu. Jan Kaila is Head of the Post-university Studies Department from the Academy of Fine Arts of Helsinki and has a PHd in visual arts
The legendary piano innovator, Hauschka concerted at the Gong Theatre, Sibiu.
Daemonia Nymphe, the contemporary NeoFolk treasure from Greece, came to Sibiu and performed at the Gong Theatre during ARTmania Festival 2014.
Tides From Nebula, one of the best Post-Rock bands in Europe, performed at ARTmania Festival on the Altemberger stage.
Avalon - at Habitus Gallery. Five short-films (four fiction and one documentary). Supported by Cervantes Institute in collaboration with the External Affairs Ministry and the International Cooperation of Spain.
FAMU Shorts powered by the Czech Cultural Centre - at Habitus Gallery. FAMU - Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague.
Austrian Shorts - at Habitus Gallery. The Austrian Shorts Series consists of a selection of 15 Austrian short-films, all nominated at the "Best Short-Film" section in 2012.
“Contemporary Norwegian arts and crafts” exhibition – architecture and design exhibition hosted in House of Arts from the Small Square of Sibiu