VOLTAshow 03 11.-16.06 Basel (CH)

VOLTAshow is a platform for presenting the vision of contemporary art galleries of global repute whose artists represent new and relevant positions for curators and collectors alike. Conceived to bridge a gap between Basel's pre-existing fairs, VOLTAshow showcases mature galleries who choose as their mandate to work with the most exciting emerging artists. Continuing the original concept of reaching beyond a marketplace atmosphere and creating an event that is even more exhibition than just an art fair, for the third edition of VOLTAshow -- this June and positioned right between the openings of the Venice Biennale and Documenta 12 -- we have instituted a Curatorial Board, which will secure the independence of the choices.

Pocket Films Festival. 8,9 -10.6 Paris

During the last two years more than 800 films shot with mobile telephones were screened at the Pocket Films Festival. Short films or full-length features, from imaginary tales to real-life drama, will be presented once again at the Pompidou Centre in Paris on June 8, 9 and 10, organised by the Forum des Images. For the third edition, come and meet filmmakers and artists from around the world and discover the “4th Screen” a new program of the latest international works made especially for the mobile telephone. More innovation than ever before and a festival open to all !

CRACK THE SKY: THEME OF THE 5th EDITION OF LA BIENNALE DE MONTRÉAL, MAY 10 TO JULY 8, 2007

The 5^th edition of La Biennale de Montréal, organized by the Centre international d'art contemporain de Montréal (CIAC), will be held from May 10^th to July 8^th, 2007, under the theme Crack the Sky. Featured will be a selection of recent and unpublished works, created by well-known and emerging artists from around the world, with more than 60 artists from Quebec, Canada and many other countries including South Africa, Brazil, China, Denmark, USA, Peru, the United Kingdom and Uruguay.

Grouped together under various themes, the exhibits, which will be presented over an area spread over more than 50,000 square feet, will be seen in six venues across the city: École Bourget, the Galerie de l'UQAM, the Galerie Liane and Danny Taran at the Saidye Bronfman Centre, the Parisian Laundry, The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts and the Cinémathèque québécoise. Works using various techniques will include painting, sculpture, video, photography, film and mixed media.

International Short Film Festival Oberhausen 3.-08.05

"Short film is a great first step for a budding filmmaker. That’s how I made my beginnings and Oberhausen was an important step on my path to become a Director." Roman Polanski

"I smoked my first cigarette here. For years, I saw every single film at the Westdeutsche Kurzfilmtage, looking forward to those days in Oberhausen every year. These events were important for me, for my decision to become a filmmaker." Wim Wenders

"There can be no doubt that the Oberhausen Short Film Festival has written film history... The short film has kept itself young, and so has Oberhausen. This atmosphere, this creative power are what still distinguishes short films today." Gerhard Schröder (German Chancellor 1998-2005)

arteBA'07 18.-22.05.07 , Buenos Aires, Argentina

arteBA Foundation presents arteBA'07, focuses attention and acts as a platform for promoting the art of our region. It is a space that displays the strong presence of curatorial projects, the participation of art galleries, institutions and organisations that support and promote the art of our time. Furthermore, it enables participation and open discussion through the extensive program of discussion sessions.