The Blank's association is particularly focused on the design and implementation of ArtDate, the weekend dedicated to Contemporary Art organized annually in Bergamo and its province.
Numerous public and private institutions inaugurate and witness a plurality of collateral events, including studio visits, extraordinary openings of historical residences and private collections, concerts, conferences and performances.
The program covers all time slots of the day and involves different targets:
from the artist to the collector, from the young to the mature public, from the professionals to the general and curious viewers, all united by the desire to discover and exchange views on Contemporary Art.

ARTDATE 2019
BE PART / BEING PART OF
Contemporary Art Festival
14 - 17 November, Bergamo
9th Edition

The 9th edition of the ArtDate Contemporary Art Festival takes place for the first time in November, with over thirty initiatives including:

- Exhibitions
- Performance
- Conferences
- Studio Visit

and news like:
- Workshops for children
- Guided tours in LIS
- Routes for Erasmus students

The theme around which the Festival is developed is BEING PART / BEING PART OF, with reference to the importance and incidence of the individual within a complex system, an extensive reflection on the individual and the challenges he faces.

The Festival is supported by the Lombardy Region as an initiative of regional importance, by the Municipality of Bergamo which supports the activities of The Blank association and with which it has entered into a Cultural Agreement, and is also made possible thanks to the support of various foundations and private sponsors .
ArtDate has received the European recognition of EFFE-Europe for Festivals, Festivals for Europe.