The Bandung Art Event (BAE) will be an international art biennale executed with some other collaborative event (theatre, music, and other public activities). It will be an attempt to revitalize art activities in the city of Bandung, which has never before had an international art biennale.

The 'awareness of trans-disciplinary' will be a key phrase for the planning and execution of the BAE in realizing its existence as part of a better practice of social and cultural life. This awareness is not only meant to be a mixture of artistic expressions (expression through visual art, music, theatre, performing art, etc), but also in a broader sense as an inter-field of activities (art, science, technology, spirituality, etc); an inter-field of professions (artists, scientists, teachers/ lecturers, businessmen, politicians, etc); and a cross-generational activity, etc.

In the era of rapid change of information and communication technology of today, the BAE should promote cross cultural co-operation to gain a better mutual understanding within the context of the inter-cultural influences of the post-industrial era.

We will locate the BAE in the city of Bandung, utilising its social, economical, political, geographical, cultural and historical potentialities as a frame for ideas, and recognising its potential as a strategic site for cultural exchanges.