Professor Chika Okeke-Agulu has been appointed to the International Jury of the 60th International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia. The exhibition, titled Stranieri Ovunque – Foreigners Everywhere, will be on view from April 20 to November 24, 2024. Curator of the exhibition Adriano Pedrosa and the Biennale's Board of Directors selected jury members. These also include Julia Bryan-Wilson (President), American curator and professor at Columbia University; Alia Swastika, Indonesian curator and writer; Elena Crippa, Italian curator; and María Inés Rodríguez, French-Colombian curator.
The International Jury will award the following official prizes:
- Golden Lion for best National Participation
- Golden Lion for best participant in the International Exhibition Stranieri Ovunque – Foreigners Everywhere
- Silver Lion for a promising young participant in the International Exhibition Stranieri Ovunque – Foreigners Everywhere
The Jury may also award:
- a maximum of one special mention to National Participations
- a maximum of two special mentions to the participants in the International Exhibition Stranieri Ovunque – Foreigners Everywhere
The Awards Ceremony will take place in Venice on Saturday, April 20, 2024.