About JAB
Jelsa Art Biennial
The Jelsa Art Biennial on the island of Hvar is a festival of contemporary art that connects different audiences through a multitude of artistic media and practices. It is aimed at both established artists and emerging artists. The event is specific for works that are mostly performed in public spaces with the aim of bringing contemporary art closer to the widest possible audience, emphasizing art that conveys a message of social responsibility and sustainability. In this sense, JAB has a vision to become a unique and recognizable event of socially responsible art at the European level and a generator of development based on environmental awareness and culture.
2025 concept - Concrete Tenderness
The fourth edition of the Jelsa Art Biennial under the concept of Concrete Tenderness will be held from July to September 2025 in Jelsa and other places on the island of Hvar.
Concrete Tenderness
Like a freshly poured mass of concrete on once living ecosystems, despite the general promotion of self-care and environmental care in our anthropocentric bubble, we continue to be unconsciously rude to ourselves and the life that surrounds us. The concept of the Jelsa Art Biennial 2025 Concrete Tenderness calls for reflection, looking for alternatives in which soft and temporary life forms co-exist with solid and permanent materials, in which empathy and tenderness are embedded in the monumentality of a post-dystopian, more sustainable, more thoughtful, more caring way of life.
