What's New > OISTAT News | April 2025
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OISTAT President and Executive Members
Nominations 2025-2029 Announced
The OISTAT Headquarters has received a total of one nomination for President 2025-2029 and a total of eleven nominations for Executive Committee Members 2025-2029 from OISTAT Centres as of March 31, 2025. The election will take place at the OISTAT World Congress on October 23, 2025 during World Stage Design 2025. The election for President will be carried out before the election for Executive Committee Members.
Candidate for President (ONE to be elected): Aby Cohen (Brazil)
Candidates for Executive Committee Members (SEVEN to be elected): Mia David (Serbia), Maarit Kalmakurki (Finland), William Kenyon (USA), Lise Klitten (Denmark), Johan Mansfeldt (Sweden), Suzanne Osmond (Australia), Patrick Rizzotti (USA), Jan Štěpánek (Czech Republic), April Viczko (Canada), Samuel, Shih-Hsing Wang (Taiwan), Faiz Zahir (Bangladesh).
- CLICK HERE for more information on each candidate.
Call for Candidates for Chair
Deadline: June 18, 2025
Education Commission
OISTAT Education Commission exists to facilitate international dialogue in the field of scenography, design for performance and theatre technology education and to foster quality, innovation and mobility.
- CLICK HERE for information and to nominate.
Space Design Sub-Commission
OISTAT Space Design Sub-Commission serves as a conduit of communication, a touch point for activity, and a facilitator of creativity for the community of international scenographers, scenic designers, and other designers of performance space.
- CLICK HERE for information and to nominate.
Technology Commission
OISTAT Technology Commission facilitates the exchange of ideas between professionals in the field of theatre technology worldwide.
- CLICK HERE for information and to nominate.
OISTAT Centres*, Associate Members and Individual Members are encouraged to send nominations to OISTAT Headquarters no later than June 18, 2025.
* CITT/ICTS is the Canadian center of OISTAT! If you are a CITT/ICTS member and wish to submit your nomination, we invite you to learn more about the nomination process and required documents by clicking the links for each call.
Call for Nomination for OISTAT Awards
Deadline: June 18, 2025
The OISTAT Awards is established to recognize and honor those who have great contribution to the organization or have achieved outstanding works in OISTAT. If you would like to nominate a colleague or professional, please provide their biography with a profile picture, and a short letter of nomination stating the reasons for nomination to the Headquarters at headquarters@oistat.org before June 30, 2025.
- CLICK HERE for the list of Awards and to nominate
World Stage Design 2025: Discount for CITT/ICTS members
Sharjah, UAE October 18 - 25, 2025
OISTAT members receive a 10% discount on the Voyager Pass for WSD 2025 with an exclusive promo code. CITT/ICTS members: Visit your Members Area for details.
Learn more about WSD 2025 | Get your tickets here
Call for entries:
Technical Invention Prize (TIP)
Looking for: Simple, creative stage inventions/devices
Open to: Theatre technicians
Deadline: June 15, 2025
International Organisation of Scenographers, Theatre Architects and Technicians
Organisation Internationale des Scénographes, Techniciens et Architectes de Théâtre
Suite L, Center for Innovation Taipei (CIT), No.1, Yumen St., Taipei 10452, Taiwan
Tel: +886225962294
Fax: +886225981647
Web: www.oistat.org
Email: headquarters@oistat.org