FONLAD HISTORY

FONLAD #1_05
The Festival appeared in 2005 with the participation of two important artists: Agrícola de Cologne and Annie Abrahams. 19 artists from 13 countries presented 24 works on diferent media. The great atraction was its presence in Madrid, on October 05's, in Tesauro's Gallery, with the support of the Recrearte Association (a local artists colectiv).

FONLAD #2_06
Pursuing the reception in Madrid, it was opted the second year for a phisic exhibition: 32 artists from 14 countries. From 3 to 26 of November, took place the Bissaya Barreto's Foundation exhibition, in Coimbra. The festival counted on 38 workmanships: 24 photographs from 19 artists; 6 videos and 8 web art works. Yan Chung Hsien come especially from Taiwan to the opening of Festival, having pronounced some words about he's video at the Bissaya Barreto's Foundation. Equally to detach, was the performance from António Azenha that pleased all the present ones.

FONLAD #3_07
Fonlad 07, The Digital Arts Festival of Coimbra, Portugal, in he's third edition has the participation of 26 artists from 12 countries.
Presented at The Block of The Arts, in Montemor-o-Velho, between May and July 07, the exhibition included photography and video taken from the 06 festival: with the goal to promote digital arts in several ways, Fonlad goes from the on line exhibitions to show rooms, promoting the materials proposed by artists in other events, like show rooms or screening projections.
The 2007 festival is linked to the New Media Fest of Cologne in the first of several cooperations that are been made.

FONLAD #4_08
The Fonlad exhibitions program presented a exhibition at MIAB - Madeira International Art Biennale (1 Sptember to 13 October 08). The Biennale was opened with the Antonio Azenha's performence "Contemporanius Vitruvius" inserted in the Fonlad festival.
The exhibition program also include "Watermarks", in the UAVM Virtual Museum (3 October 08 to 3 January 09) and the 4th Fonlad's virtual exhibition (1 to 30 November 08).
In the project 32 artists was participated from 15 countries.

FONLAD #5_09
The project was marked by the exchange with the Ventipertrenta Festival promoted by the Terra del Arte in Italy who presented in Coimbra and-o-Velho an exhibition of his collection. In turn the FONLAD made a presentation to MIDAC in Belforte del Chienti in Italy. Also to highlight the exhibition at Galeria do Teatro Municipal da Guarda and show Cologne Off Festival Concert at Café GMT. In UAVM was more a virtual exhibition: "Byte Scrapers.
The festival involved 36 artists from 24 countries.