BEARS INTERNATIONAL CALLING -- August, 2018

BEAR ART IN STOCKHOLM

Works of Bear International art award diploma winners were displayed at the Stockholm,  August 12 celebration of the ILGCN-initiated 1st International Day of Rainbow Culture/birthday salute to Finnish/Swedish author/painter Tove Jansson.

This took place at the Wippet Lab/Social Justice Club along with LGBT poetry, song and music and other LGBT art works.

Adding to the international greetings came from Mike Wyeld and Charlie Hunter of Toronto/London, winners of Bear International annual Bear art award diplomas. (see "ILGCN," "Tupilak," "Bill Schiller" facebooks)

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2ND BEAR INTERNATIONAL CULTURE FESTIVAL -- STOCKHOLM, OCTOBER - 2018

(part of the 3rd Nordic Rainbow History & Culture Month taking place in a dozen Nordic cities.)

Monday, October 15:  --  "Why Bears on the Rainbow Barricades?" --panel with John Earhart of Norwegian Bamse Bears, Bears International written statements from Andrus K. of Lokys Bears - Belarus, Andrew of Ukrainian Bears, Vladimir of Moscow Bears, Alexei of Petersburg Bears

Tuesday, October 16  "Nordic Co-operation with Bears in Eastern Europe: Russia, Ukraine, Belarus" -- panel discussion

Wednesday, October 17 -- Bear art and photographty exhibition of Bear International annual art award winners

(from Spain, France, Toronto/London,  New Zealand, Australia, Russia.)

                                           

Bear short films from Denmark, Iceland, Norway

                                          

Announcement of Bear International art award winners -- 2019

(Alas we have no travel funds but hope to provide private accommodation for visiting Bears!)

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MORE BEAR ART

More Bear art and photos from Spain, Russia, Ukraine and other  countries have been added to the ILGCN (internatonal rainbow culture network) and Tupilak (Nordic rainbow culture workers) international travelling ILGCN/Tupilak art and photo exhibition.

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PROPOSALS FOR BEARS INTERNATIONAL ART DIPLOMAS 2019...?

New proposals are wanted for winners of the 2019 annual Bears International art diploma winners -- to be announced at the Bears International Bear festival in Stockholm in October, 2018 (see above) and hopefully handed out at the next Bearty-Tallinn session in March, 2019 in the Estonian capital.

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Bill Schiller, Bears International Stockholm  (facebook and e-mail)

Andrew Cy-Bear Netic,  Bears International Kiev (facebook)