It is a pride for us, the people of Chaco, to have built an international event of full recognition in the world sculptural scene. Great sculptors of the world on stage and in action, working in open air and in public, sculpting pieces that are destined for Resistencia paths. And so the virtuous circle closes: the work of art becomes part of the everyday landscape making art a good of all.
Chaco Biennial 2022
Welcome to a different experience. An international manifestation of contemporary art that brings together artists and people in the same space and connects people in a powerful way with art and nature.
XII International Sculpture Biennial
VIII Meeting of Guest Sculptors
VIII Sculpture Contest for Arts Students
III International Congress of Arts
II Seminar on Art, Law, Heritage and Urbanism
I International Congress of Art Law
IV Youth Philharmonic Festival
V Meeting of Argentinean Master Craftsmen
VII Meeting of Craftsmen of Indigenous Peoples/Original Towns
In addition, other activities and plural
expressions of art y culture:
Performing Arts
Combined Arts
Courses, Workshops and Master Conferences
Individual and Colective Samples
Craft and Design Fair
Regional Gastronomy
Chaco Biennial 2021
Welcome to a different experience. An international manifestation of contemporary art that brings together artists and people in the same space and connects people in a powerful way with art and nature.
XII International Sculpture Biennial
VIII Meeting of Guest Sculptors
VIII Sculpture Contest for Arts Students
III International Congress of Arts
II Seminar on Art, Law, Heritage and Urbanism
I International Congress of Art Law
IV Youth Philharmonic Festival
V Meeting of Argentinean Master Craftsmen
VII Meeting of Craftsmen of Indigenous Peoples/Original Towns
In parallel, other activities and plural
expressions of art y culture:
Performing Arts
Combined Arts
Courses, Workshops and Master Conferences
Individual and Colective Samples
Crafts and DesignFair
Regional Gastronomy
All the activities of the Biennial are free and open access
The Next Biennial begins in…
The Sculpture Contest
Never Ending Providers of an Increasing Heritage
Never Ending Providers of an Increasing Heritage
From the First Wood Sculpture Contest in the Resistencia Main Square, in 1998, to the International Biennials at the present time, the Government of the Province of Chaco and the Urunday Foundation jointly work to make out of every Biennial a true celebration of identity of the people of Chaco.
These contests get together prestigious artists from all over the world, outdoors and in front of thousands of spectators, creating an original and unique work of art.
These works are made of different non-perishable materials, which are later integrated to public places, such as sidewalks, boulevards and parks of the city, uplifting an unprecedented cultural heritage, changing Resistencia into a modern and unique outdoors museum.
The sculpture contests quickly became into an unexpected large popular festival. Thousands of visitors arrive from the most diverse points of the country and the world to turn the site, where the
Biennial takes place, into a cultural and social event that brings together artists and people in a same place for multicultural interchange.
The importance reached by the Biennials has inserted Resistencia into the Sculpture Art World and positioned it as an international reference of arts and culture.
From the First Wood Sculpture Contest in the Resistencia Main Square, in 1998, to the International Biennials at the present time, the Government of the Province of Chaco and the Urunday Foundation jointly work to make out of every Biennial a true celebration of identity of the people of Chaco.
These contests get together prestigious artists from all over the world, outdoors and in front of thousands of spectators, creating an original and unique work of art.
These works are made of different non-perishable materials, which are later integrated to public places, such as sidewalks, boulevards and parks of the city, uplifting an unprecedented cultural heritage, changing Resistencia into a modern and unique outdoors museum.
The sculpture contests quickly became into an unexpected large popular festival. Thousands of visitors arrive from the most diverse points of the country and the world to turn the site, where the Biennial takes place, into a cultural and social event that brings together artists and people in a same place for multicultural interchange.
The importance reached by the Biennials has inserted Resistencia into the Sculpture Art World and positioned it as an international reference of arts and culture.
The processes of Organization of the Chaco Biennial are certified with the
INTERNATIONAL QUALITY STANDARD IRAM ISO 9001:2015
The processes of Organization of the Chaco
Biennial are certified with the
INTERNATIONAL QUALITY STANDARD IRAM ISO 9001:2015
Acknowledgments for making
art a good of all
The Bienal del Chaco was declared of municipal, provincial and national interest. Declared of tourist interest and recognized with the license Country Brand Argentina by the Ministry of Tourism of the Nation. Declared of cultural interest by the Organization of American States, the General Secretariat of the Presidency of the Nation, the Ministry of Culture, the Senate, the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs and Worship, the Chamber of Deputies of the Nation and by the Chamber of Deputies of the Province of Chaco. Recognized by the Argentinean Marketing Association with the Mercurio Grand Prize and the Rotary Club of Buenos Aires with the Sol de Plata award. Distinguished by its high artistic and cultural interest with the auspices of the National Academy of Fine Arts and the National Fund for the Arts.
Acknowledged by the Argentinean Association of Art Critics with the Alfredo Roland award for its cultural development and by Konex Foundation with the Konex award to the Argentinean Visual Arts.
The Bienal del Chaco was declared of municipal, provincial and national interest. Declared of tourist interest and recognized with the license Country Brand Argentina by the Ministry of Tourism of the Nation. Declared of cultural interest by the Organization of American States, the General Secretariat of the Presidency of the Nation, the Ministry of Culture, the Senate, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Worship, the Chamber of Deputies of the Nation and by the Chamber of Deputies of the Province of Chaco. Recognized by the Argentinean Marketing Association with the Mercurio Grand Prize and the Rotary Club of Buenos Aires with the Sol de Plata award. Distinguished by its high artistic and cultural interest with the auspices of the National Academy of Fine Arts and the National Fund for the Arts.
Acknowledged by the Argentinean Association of Art Critics with the Alfredo Roland award for its cultural development and by Konex Foundation with the Konex award to the Argentinean Visual Arts.
Resistencia,
the City of Sculptures
Suddenly, in a common place, you meet art, you touch it, you feel it,
you live it and you are amazed… and so, some 600 more times.
America is a continent of great sculptors, and a scene of a cultural identity, which locates art in natural places, along with daily life in the city. Argentina, even though its different accents, is not an exception. There we find Chaco, a paradigmatic example of this new conception. And in this land, we find Resistencia, its capital city, showing its peculiar spirit to express the language of arts.
Resistencia, The City of Sculptures, is the capital of the Province of Chaco, located in the north of the Argentine Republic. Its outdoors areas offer the generosity of abundant vegetation, and its art, available to all.
As a magic scenario, more than 630 sculptures are shown to the spirit, whose prestigious authors were once brought together to build up this unprecedented Cultural Heritage, which turns the city into a modern and peerless outdoors museum.
Resistencia, the city of the sculptures, is a phenomenon. Not only because the sculptures on its streets, parks or boulevards, but also for its sculptures with and for its people, as a visual continuation of the urban landscape and a creative impression which encourages sensitivity and stimulates imagination.
National Capital of the Sculptures
The City of Resistencia was declared National Capital of the Sculptures by the Congress of the Nation, October 2006 – Law 26.157.
Mercosur Capital City of Sculptures
In October 2010, the Mercosur Parliament, declared “Resistencia: Mercosur Capital City of Sculptures” .
Resistencia,
the City of Sculptures
Suddenly, in a common place, you meet art, you touch it, you feel it,
you live it and you are amazed… and so, some 600 more times.
America is a continent of great sculptors, and a scene of a cultural identity, which locates art in natural places, along with daily life in the city. Argentina, even though its different accents, is not an exception. There we find Chaco, a paradigmatic example of this new conception. And in this land, we find Resistencia, its capital city, showing its peculiar spirit to express the language of arts.
Resistencia, The City of Sculptures, is the capital of the Province of Chaco, located in the north of the Argentine Republic. Its outdoors areas offer the generosity of abundant vegetation, and its art, available to all.
As a magic scenario, more than 630 sculptures are shown to the spirit, whose prestigious authors were once brought together to build up this unprecedented Cultural Heritage, which turns the city into a modern and peerless outdoors museum.
Resistencia, the city of the sculptures, is a phenomenon. Not only because the sculptures on its streets, parks or boulevards, but also for its sculptures with and for its people, as a visual continuation of the urban landscape and a creative impression which encourages sensitivity and stimulates imagination.
World Cultural Heritage
Since 1998, UNESCO follows these activities and the process to declare Resistencia “World Cultural Heritage” has begun.
National Capital of the Sculptures
The City of Resistencia was declared National Capital of the Sculptures by the Congress of the Nation, October 2006 – Law 26.157.
Mercosur Capital City of Sculptures
In October 2010, the Mercosur Parliament, declared “Resistencia: Mercosur Capital City of Sculptures” .
Resistencia,
the City of Sculptures
Suddenly, in a common place, you meet art, you touch it, you feel it, you live it and you are amazed… and so, some 600 more times.
America is a continent of great sculptors, and a scene of a cultural identity, which locates art in natural places, along with daily life in the city. Argentina, even though its different accents, is not an exception. There we find Chaco, a paradigmatic example of this new conception. And in this land, we find Resistencia, its capital city, showing its peculiar spirit to express the language of arts.
Resistencia, The City of Sculptures, is the capital of the Province of Chaco, located in the north of the Argentine Republic. Its outdoors areas offer the generosity of abundant vegetation, and its art, available to all.
As a magic scenario, more than 630 sculptures are shown to the spirit, whose prestigious authors were once brought together to build up this unprecedented Cultural Heritage, which turns the city into a modern and peerless outdoors museum.
Resistencia, the city of the sculptures, is a phenomenon. Not only because the sculptures on its streets, parks or boulevards, but also for its sculptures with and for its people, as a visual continuation of the urban landscape and a creative impression which encourages sensitivity and stimulates imagination.
National Capital of the Sculptures
The City of Resistencia was declared National Capital of the Sculptures by the Congress of the Nation, October 2006 – Law 26.157.
Mercosur Capital City of Sculptures
In October 2010, the Mercosur Parliament, declared “Resistencia: Mercosur Capital City of Sculptures” .
Resistencia,
the City of Sculptures
Suddenly, in a common place, you meet art, you touch it, you feel it, you live it and you are amazed… and so, some 600 more times.
America is a continent of great sculptors, and a scene of a cultural identity, which locates art in natural places, along with daily life in the city. Argentina, even though its different accents, is not an exception. There we find Chaco, a paradigmatic example of this new conception. And in this land, we find Resistencia, its capital city, showing its peculiar spirit to express the language of arts.
Resistencia, The City of Sculptures, is the capital of the Province of Chaco, located in the north of the Argentine Republic. Its outdoors areas offer the generosity of abundant vegetation, and its art, available to all.
As a magic scenario, more than 630 sculptures are shown to the spirit, whose prestigious authors were once brought together to build up this unprecedented Cultural Heritage, which turns the city into a modern and peerless outdoors museum.
Resistencia, the city of the sculptures, is a phenomenon. Not only because the sculptures on its streets, parks or boulevards, but also for its sculptures with and for its people, as a visual continuation of the urban landscape and a creative impression which encourages sensitivity and stimulates imagination.
World Cultural Heritage
Since 1998, UNESCO follows these activities and the process to declare Resistencia “World Cultural Heritage” has begun.
National Capital of the Sculptures
The City of Resistencia was declared National Capital of the Sculptures by the Congress of the Nation, October 2006 – Law 26.157.
Mercosur Capital City of Sculptures
In October 2010, the Mercosur Parliament, declared “Resistencia: Mercosur Capital City of Sculptures” .
Visit the Biennial
Avenida de los Inmigrantes 1001 – H3504DMA
Resistencia, Chaco – Argentina
Tel: +54 362 4415020
urunday@bienaldelchaco.com