Artist Talks
BSBSA Workshop with Bulgarian Graffiti School, Varna, Bulgaria
YOU GUYS ROCK BIG TIME 💥🩵💚🩷
The small square in the Greek Neighborhood in Varna has been truly transformed.
Over the course of a two-day workshop led by Bulgarian Graffiti School with mentor Kemsa , more than 20 participants per day came together to reimagine the space through street art, collaboration, and collective creative practice.
Reviewing the documentation and footage, it is clear how much energy, dedication, and joy shaped the process. The results speak for themselves — not only through the artworks created, but also through the way the local community has immediately embraced the transformation.
It is inspiring to see people continuously gathering, taking photographs, and spending time in the renewed public space. This kind of engagement reflects the true cultural value of such initiatives.
A sincere thank you to all participants for their commitment and contribution.
Special gratitude to Damyan Nikolov (kemsa.rt) for the outstanding mentorship and support throughout the project.
We look forward to continuing this momentum and developing future interventions.
This is only the beginning 🚀🩵💚🩷
🗓️ April 18-19, 2026
📍 5 Han Asparuh street, Varna, Bulgaria
💸 Free of charge 👥 Ages 16+ Suitable for all ages, with adults required for applicants under 16y
🖍️ All materials provided by BSBSA
💥 Workshop Topic: Mural Large Scale Techniques
Participants group contents experienced artists and art followers from different ages , this engaging workshop takes the audience into a colorful world of mural art. Guided by Bulgarian Graffiti School with mentor Damyan Nikolov (kemsa.rt)
✅ Two full days mural techniques workshop with more than 20 participants each day
✅ Two huge walls painted
✅ New city square renovated and truly transformed
Bulgarian Graffiti School are local organization working with open public workshops and transforming public neglected spaces into mural concepts.
Schedule
The events are free, but space is limited.
This workshop is part of the BSBSA project’s mission to bring art into everyday urban life across Bulgaria, Romania, and Serbia. It’s a chance to express yourself, connect with others, and contribute creatively to your city.
Pisica Pătrată – Free sticker art workshop in Varna, Bulgaria
We`re thrilled to show you a hands-on creative workshop archive led by Romanian street artist @pisicapatrata (Ciubotariu Alexandru) — happens right here in Varna, Bulgaria.
🗓️ September 24th, 2025
🕡 Starts at 18:30
📍 The Bookstore, ul. “Preslav” 12, Greek Neighborhood Odesos, Varna
💸 Free of charge 👥 Ages 16+ Suitable for all ages, with adults required for applicants under 16y
🖍️ All materials provided by BSBSA
💥 Workshop Topic: Stickers & Characters
Participants group contents experienced artists and art followers from different ages , this engaging workshop takes the audience into a colorful world of sticker art. Guided by Pisica Pătrată — known for his bold characters, playful shapes, and intuitive style — participants explored:
✅ Sticker-making techniques
✅ Concept development
✅ How sticker art transforms public spaces
This workshop is part of the BSBSA project’s mission to bring art into everyday urban life across Bulgaria, Romania, and Serbia. It’s a chance to express yourself, connect with others, and contribute creatively to your city.
About Alexandru Ciubotariu aka Pisica Pătrată b. 1979, Calarasi (Romania).
He graduated from the »George Enescu« Academy of Arts in Iasi / Iassy. He is a street artist, comics artist, illustrator, and curator for an ongoing project about the art of comics in Romania, which aims to archive, research, and promote these art forms in Romania. He is known as »Ciubi« or »Sir Squared Cat«: The name was inspired by one of his characters, »the squared cat«, which is now seen on many buildings in Bucharest.
The artist published his first cartoon in 1995 in a local newspaper; since then, he has illustrated books and contributed cartoons to over 90 newspapers and magazines in Romania, Belgium, Slovenia, Poland, France, Greece, Croatia, Hungary and the Czech Republic. Alexandru Ciubotariu has received almost 20 awards for his works, which have been presented in more than 100 exhibitions around the world. This book (Povestea despre eu) “The story of I” appeared for the
first time in 2005 in Romanian and has been officially translated into Hungarian, German and Finnish. The artist lives and works as a freelance graphic artist in Bucharest.
Schedule
Register for one or more events below. The events are free, but space is limited.
- Pisica Pătrată – sticker workshop
- Location: The Bookstore, Preslav 12, Varna, Bulgaria
- Date & Time: September 24, starts at 6:00 PM ends at 9:00 PM
Pisica Patrata – artist talk moderated by Nikolay Bozhinov / Sunshiners
Location: The Bookstore, Preslav 12, Varna, Bulgaria
Date & Time: September 24, starts at 6:30 PM ends at 9:00 PM
Glow – Mural workshop in Sofia, Bulgaria
We’re still buzzing from the amazing energy at our “MAKE YOUR MARK” mural workshop with the one and only @glowgraff, held on Saturday, April 5th, at one of Sofia’s legal graffiti walls!
As the inaugural BSBSA event in Bulgaria, this workshop brought together street art lovers from all over the city. Under Glow’s expert guidance, participants quickly picked up spray painting techniques and dove into transforming a blank wall into a vibrant community masterpiece.
🧡 In just 4 hours, we completed a massive collaborative mural — and the results are incredible. A huge thank you to everyone who joined, shared their creativity, and made this event unforgettable!
Workshop details:
- Host Artist: Glow, well known for his fresh colour palette, bold typography and intuitive shapes and movements, will guide attendees through the intricacies of mural wall creation, offering insights into technique, concept development, and the power of artistic expression in transforming public spaces.
- Location: Sofia Center, Blvd “General Danail Nikolaev” 22
- Date & Time: April 05, 2025, 14:00 – 18:00
Aleksi Ivanov – painting on cans, in Bucharest, Romania
BSBSA invites Bulgarian artist Aleksi Ivanov to reimagine mythological creatures in Bucharest
As part of the BSBSA (Belgrade Sofia Bucharest Street Art) project, multidisciplinary artist Aleksi Ivanov, originally from Varna and based in Sofia, is coming to Bucharest to create an impressive mural and host a street art workshop, followed by an artist talk. This is a unique opportunity to explore the vision and techniques of an artist known for revitalising public spaces through his interventions.
Don’t miss the chance to witness the transformation of urban space in Bucharest through Aleksi Ivanov’s unique vision and learn from an artist with vast experience in public interventions.
Street art workshop and artist talk
In addition to creating the mural in Bucharest, Aleksi will lead a workshop for street art enthusiasts, sharing his creative techniques and approaches. The workshop will be followed by an artist talk, offering participants the opportunity to interact directly with the artist and gain deeper insights into his artistic process and motivations.
About Aleksi Ivanov
Aleksi Ivanov, born in 1988, began his artistic career in 2003 with graffiti but quickly turned his focus to contemporary muralism and urban interventions. His work is centred on the positive transformation of public spaces, often choosing abandoned or neglected locations to revitalise through art. His early style, initially naive and colourful with cartoon-like characters and illustrative elements, evolved through collaborations with artists from various fields.
With a degree in Social Sciences, Aleksi’s primary purpose is to create a positive social impact. Recently, he has been exploring digital art as a new medium of expression, adding a fresh dimension to his work that is sure to capture the public’s curiosity.
Schedule
Register for one or more events below. The events are free, but space is limited.
- Aleksi Ivanov – Street art workshop
- October 13, 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Lente Lupu, Bucharest
- Aleksi Ivanov – Artist talk
- October 19, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Lente Lupu, Bucharest
SANDi – street art workshop in Bucharest, Romania
Workshop details: Drawing Workshop with SANDi
- Host: SANDi
- Location: Lente, 78 Dionisie Lupu street, Bucharest
- Date & Time: October 12, 2024, 15:00 – 17:00
- Cost: free
- Minimum age: 14+
Note: Attendance at the workshop requires prior registration due to limited availability.
Jana Danilović (Republic of Serbia) – street art workshop in Bucharest, Romania
Following Jana’s artist talk, Liljana Radošević, researcher and member of the Citizen Association “Kruna,”, a part of the BSBSA project consortium, will present digitisation processes in street art and showcase exceptional VR exhibitions produced in previous Kruna projects. This presentation is part of our ongoing collaboration with the Citizen Association “Kruna” and is included in the official Romanian Street Art program. We are thrilled to have Liljana contribute her expertise to this year’s program, enriching our understanding of the intersection between street art and digital innovation.
Join us in Bucharest to witness the creation of this stunning mural, participate in an inspiring workshop, and learn about cutting-edge advancements in street art from Liljana Radošević. Don’t miss this chance to engage with the art and the artists, and to be part of a project that celebrates cultural exchange and artistic collaboration.
About Jana Danilović
Jana Danilović was born in Užice in 1989. She completed her undergraduate and master studies in wall painting at the Faculty of Philology and Arts in Kragujevac and defended her master’s thesis in 2013. She received her D.A. from the Faculty of Applied Arts in Belgrade in 2018, defending the art research project “City and Painting – Significance and Function of Painting Interventions in Public Space“. The focus of interest and action is on the relationship between the image and various aspects of the public’s construct both through the author’s artistic work and through theoretical research and critical texts in the media. So far, she has exhibited her works several times in reference galleries in the country and abroad. She is the author of many murals and interventions in public spaces in the country, region and Europe.
Calendar
Register for one or more events. The seats are free and limited.
- Host: Jana Danilović – Stencil workshop
- Location: Lente, 78 Dionisie Lupu street, Bucharest
- Date & Time: June 16, 2024, 18:00 – 22:00
- Cost: free
- Minimum age: 14+
Note: Attendance at the workshop requires prior registration due to limited availability.
- Host: Jana Danilović – Artist talk
- Location: Lente, 78 Dionisie Lupu street, Bucharest
- Date & Time: June 22, 2024, 20:00 – 21:00
- Cost: free
- Minimum age: 14+
Note: Attendance at the workshop requires prior registration due to limited availability.
About Liljana Radošević
Liljana Radošević is an art historian that is currently finishing her PhD thesis under the title Understanding Street Art; Street art in the European Context. In the research process related to the thesis, she conducted research in Barcelona, London, Berlin and Paris, where she interviewed more than fifty interviewees who were involved in various ways in contemporary European street art. She started following graffiti in Belgrade as an art history student and in the 2000s she decided it was going to be a topic of her master thesis. She was one of the crew members of the first documentary about Belgrade graffiti and has been active in researching, documenting and promoting graffiti and street art ever since. While preparing for PhD thesis defense, she is conducting research about the present state of Belgrade graffiti and street art scene that is financed from the commercial educational tours via Street Art Walks Belgrade project. She is a published author and a coordinator of the Graffiti and Street Art Research Network, an informal group of graffiti and street art researchers. She is a licenced tourist guide for Serbia.
Workshop details:
- Liljana Radošević (Kruna) – Digitisation processes in street art / presentation
- Location: Lente, 78 Dionisie Lupu street, Bucharest
- Date & Time: June 22, 2024, 21:00 – 22:00
- Cost: free
- Minimum age: 14+
Note: Attendance at the workshop requires prior registration due to limited availability.
Ortaku – stencil workshop as the inaugural event of BSBSA project in Bucharest, Romania
The BSBSA (Belgrade Sofia Bucharest Street Art) Project kicks off with an enthralling stencil workshop led by the esteemed street artist Ortaku. This event marks the first in a series of transformative artistic endeavours under the BSBSA project, aimed at reshaping public spaces through creativity and community engagement.
Workshop details:
- Host: Ortaku, an expert in the realm of street art renowned for his captivating stencil work
- Location: Lente, 78 Dionisie Lupu street, Bucharest
- Date & Time: January 27, 2024, 14:00 – 18:00
- Cost: free
- Minimum age: 16+
Note: Attendance at the workshop requires prior registration due to limited availability.
This hands-on workshop invites participants of all artistic backgrounds to delve into the fascinating world of stencil artistry. Ortaku, celebrated for his evocative street art pieces adorning various urban landscapes, will guide attendees through the intricacies of stencil creation, offering insights into technique, concept development, and the power of artistic expression in transforming public spaces.
This event supports the BSBSA project’s mission to humanise public spaces in Bulgaria, Romania, and Serbia through art. The stencil workshop by Ortaku promises to be an engaging, interactive experience, allowing participants to learn how to contribute to the fabric of their city in an artistic and meaningful way. Attendees can expect to immerse themselves in an atmosphere brimming with inspiration, creativity, and a shared passion for redefining public spaces.
The workshop takes place in the urban living-room and art gallery Lente, it lasts 4 hours and it can accommodate 10-15 participants, aiming to foster individual expressions, facilitate dialogue and the production of a stencil sprayed on A2 size paper. Ortaku will tell you about street art and graffiti in general, with a focus on stencils. You learn to cut and to experiment with over-layered shapes and colours. All the materials needed are included (markers, A2 and A3 papers, spray cans, cutter, gloves and mask).
Join us for a day of artistic exploration and community celebration.
Photography © Save or Cancel / George-Andrei Ilie