Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival | Open Call Dear Students, We are pleased to announce that Ji.hlava IDFF (Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival) offers submission fee waivers to all student films. As a documentary festival, they are particularly interested in films that push the boundaries of documentary and non-fiction filmmaking, as well as experimental, VR and other audiovisual projects, both short and feature-length. Films may be submitted via this link: www.ji-hlava.com/prihlaseni-filmu. Please use the waiver code 3C3RK9 for free submission. Please visit the above link for more information, guidelines and conditions. More information about the festival: https://www.ji-hlava.com/about-jihlava
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Presence in Absence. Katarzyna Kujawska-Murphy’s exhibition in the Nowa Scena Gallery | Interview by Contemporary Lynx Katarzyna Kujawska-Murphy is a visual artist, creator of art installations and academic teacher. Her interest lies primarily in the notions of time and space explored through the lens of psychophysiology of perception, social aspects of human existence immersed in the contemporary urban landscape. She draws on the achievements of modernism and pre-war constructivism, processing pre-existing reality with the use of objects that have specific, utilitarian functions in order to define abstract notions, such as decay, entropy, exhaustion, wear and tear. Dominika Górowska: We’re meeting to discuss your exhibition “Obiekty identyfikujące: stal, narzędzie, gwóźdź, robotnik. Tkanka domu” (“Identifying Objects: Steel, Tool, Nail, Worker. Home tissue”) that
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Culture Moves Europe | mobility program for artists and cultural professionals The program provides financial support for artists and cultural professionals who intend to implement a joint mobility project in cooperation with a foreign partner (organization or individual). These activities are intended to help support artists and cultural representatives in developing their international careers, acquiring competences and expanding cross-border cooperation. Applicants are free to choose the project partner with whom they intend to cooperate and the scope and goals of the project. Culture Moves Europe supports projects from sectors such as: The rolling call for applications is open until May 31 current year. More detailed information is available on the website:
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13th Edition of NEW IMAGE / NEW LOOK Competition | 2024 UAP Faculty of Painting and Drawing invites to take part in the 13th Edition of the New Image / New Look Competition. The competition is addressed to students and graduates of Painting at state universities throughout Poland. The works of those qualified for the final will be presented at a collective exhibition, which will open on May, 10 at the Słodownia +1 Gallery in Stary Browar. The main prize is PLN 10,000. Application deadline: April 10, 2024. The competition rules are available on the website: nowyobraz.uap.edu.pl/regulamin/ AWARDS Grand Prix – 10 000 PLN mBank Award – Purchase of a painting for the ” m jak malarstwo / m as
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Censorship and Identity | Performing Identity- Performance Art facing contemporary societal challenges 17-25.02.2024, Poznan, Poland Seminar and Workshops Why identity censorship ??? THE MAIN ELEMENT OF THE POZNAN WORKSHOP IS A CYCLE OF WORKSHOPS LED BY ARTISTS/PEDAGOGUES/CURATORS REPRESENTING THE THREE THEMATIC BLOCKS FOR CENSORSHIP AND IDENTITY: – PUBLIC SPACE AND THE BODY – POLITICS AND ART – CENSORSHIP, GENDER, DEMOCRACY THESE 3 BLOCKS, WHICH ARE STRONGLY INTERCONNECTED AND INFLUENCE EACH OTHER, WILL RESPOND TO THE OFTEN-IGNORED PROBLEM OF FREEDOM IN ART. TO THE IGNORED PROBLEM OF FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION IN SOCIETIES WHERE CENSORSHIP IS LATENT. POLAND IS NOW ONE OF THE LEADING EUROPEAN UNION COUNTRIES VIOLATING DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLES, VIEWING CULTURE THROUGH THE PRISM OF POLITICS, RELIGION AND CULTURAL DEPENDENCIES. WHAT
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Enrollment for Erasmus+ programme for students | organizational meeting Friday, February, 23 | 12:00–1:00 pmTime zone: Europe/WarsawInformation for meeting participants in Google MeetLink to on-line meeting: https://meet.google.com/mta-irxh-egs(Optional) Join via telephone: (US) +1 609-701-1372, PIN: 776 952 543#
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Kemitraan Negara Berkembang Scholarship, popularly known as KNB Scholarship, is a financial assistance offered by the Indonesian Government to prospective international students coming from developing countries to pursue their degree (Bachelor, Master or Doctorate Degree) at one of the universities in Indonesia. The scholarship was conceived in the 10th Conference of Heads of States of Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) countries, 1st–6th September 1992. The Government of Republicof Indonesia began to offer the scholarship to potential students from NAM member countries in the following year. The regional exclusiveness of the scholarship was revoked in 2002 since it had developed global interest. It was then the scholarship was officially renamed as Kemitraan Negara Berkembang Scholarship (KNB) and the recipients were no longer limited
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We are excited to announce that the Lovely Professional University (LPU), our partner institution in India, starts accepting applications for the Student Exchange Program for the September 2024 intake, in accordance with the bilateral agreement between UAP and LPU . More information about the partner university and the offered programme can be found in the Fact Sheet below, as well as on LPU official web-site https://www.lpu.in/ Application form for those interested can be found here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdzmiLAQBjv3r_1MnKDu255NFxr6LP28xgTusc29yiaQ30eNg/viewform
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Young European Artist Trieste Contemporanea Award (YEATCA) Deadline30 November 202311:59 pm (Italian time) The call is open to young artists under the age of 30 (born after 30 November 1993) and born in one of the following countries: Albania, Austria, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia and Ukraine. The 2023 YEATCA call will expire on 30 November 2023 (find below the application form)There is no fee for participation and applications must be submitted online.The winner will be asked to plan a 2024 solo exhibition at Studio Tommaseo in Trieste.Exhibition production budget includes the publication of an exhibition catalogue edited by an art
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UAP at European Education Fair Taiwan (EEFT) On November, 4-5 Magdalena University of the Arts Poznan was represented at the European Education Fair Taiwan* by Agnieszka Meller-Kawa, dr hab., prof UAP, Rector’s Representative for Foreign Cooperation, Head of Department for Architecture and Urban Planning. During EEFT numerous attendants got acquainted with the potential of UAP, fields of study available both for Study in English, and those taught in the Polish language. The visitors also found out general information about the Poznan University of Arts, its infrastructure, calendar of events, biggest exhibitions and competition organized by UAP. Rector’s Representative also provided extensive information to those interested about more than 100 studios offered by the university, as well as showed works by UAP students. *Established
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The Phenomenon of Magdalena Abakanowicz | Discussion Panel at Art Corner We cordially invite you to the next event entitled The Phenomenon of Magdalena Abakanowicz, organized at Art Corner by Porsche Centrum Poznan, DESA UNICUM and our University (simultaneous translation into English to be provided). The meeting will be attended by outstanding artists and researchers of Abakanowicz’s work and representatives of the DESA UNICUM Auction House 11.10 (Wednesday), 17:30Atrium UAP, build. B20, 23 Lutego Str. Anna Goebel Anna Goebel (born 1951 in Katowice) – visual artist, creates spatial compositions and objects, deals with ephemeral activities in open spaces, paper art and experimental textiles. In the years 1972–1977 she studied at the State Higher School of Fine Arts in Poznan (currently Magdalena
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What Paweł Edmund Strzelecki saw | Sound and visual spectacle on the occasion of the celebration of the year of Paweł Edmund Strzelecki 6.10.2023 (Friday), 19:30, 17 Kolegiacki Sq., Poznan “Your fears that I would go higher than the Blue Mountains have come true. I was there and even further (…). P. E. Strzelecki We cordially invite you to a special audio and visual event (mapping combined with live music) commemorating the figure and life of an extraordinary man, a resident of Poznan and a citizen of the world, considered right next to the brilliant Chopin and the brilliant Maria Skłodowska-Curie to be the most important Pole of the 19th century! Paweł Edmund Strzelecki was the author of numerous geographical,
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The Head of the Admissions Committee of the Study in English Programme at the Magdalena Abakanowicz University of the Arts Poznan informs all intending applicants for first and second-cycle studies in the academic year 2023/2024 that the deadline for submitting applications for studies has been extended to Monday 1st August 2023. The fields and levels of studies that still accept applications are: – Intermedia – second-cycle studies – Stage Design – second-cycle studies – Product Design – second-cycle studies – Painting – first and second-cycle studies – Graphic Design – first and second-cycle studies – Interior Design – first and second-cycle studies – Photography – first and second-cycle studies
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The Taipei Design Award (TDA) 2023 is now open for entries. Submission period is till August 17th, 2023. This year’s total prize money is up to NT$ 4.23 million including NT$ 600K for the grand prize -Taipei City Mayor Award. We sincerely invite all of you from various fields to participate, take Taipei as an international stage to shine to the world. 1. QUALIFICATIONS 2. CATEGORIES 3. REGISTRATION FEE No registration fee required. For more information please check on TDA official website or FB. If you have any questions please contact us, wish to see your outstanding works! Organizer 主辦單位 ：Department of Economic Development, Taipei City Government 臺北市政府產業發展局 Executive 執行單位 ：China Productivity Center 2023 TDA working team 財團法人中國生產力中心 2023臺北設計獎工作小組 Taipei Design AwardWorking Team TEL (+886) 2-2698-2989 Ext.03072 (Mr. Tang)
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Attention! Chance for international friendships! ESN Buddy Program opens the recruitment! What is it though? Schedule: P.S. In the first week of July, we’ll send via e-mail an invitation to a WhatsApp group dedicated for Mentors. Wanna join? Great! All it takes is to fill that form: https://forms.gle/4skdMU47dbxss8546 and wait for the message! In case of questions, contact us: https://www.facebook.com/esn.poznanhttps://www.instagram.com/esn.poznan/president.poznan@esn.pl Albert BartyszakPresident of ESN Poznań
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Faculty of Arts and Music, University of Ostrava (Czech Republic) would like to invite students interested in animation and other moving art media, to the International Festival of Children and Student’s Multimedia Production Trikfilm. The festival is going to take place on 26th – 30th September 2023 in Czech Republic in Ostrava. Open call is until 3rd September. You can already sign up and enter your own artwork now here on the link https://www.trikfilm.cz/festival/application-form/. The aim of the festival is to present student and children’s creative works in the areas of: The prize in the main category is 500 euros. By organizing other activities, TrikFilm supports education in the field of multimedia creation for children and young creators in their activities. We want
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SCHAUBAU International Summer School of Design in Dessau, Germany (August 13-18, 2023)
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ANIMATOR International Animated Film Festival | Volunteering The ANIMATOR International Animated Film Festival will be held on June 21-25, 2023 in Poznan, on June, 26-30, 2023 online, and on July 1-2, 2023 in the form of screenings of awarded films at the Muza Cinema. Do you want to be part of this event? Fill in the application form below! During the festival volunteers will work in the following sections: Today is the last day to send your application! We accept applications from persons over 16 y.o. Should you have any questions regarding volunteering during the festival, please, contact:biurofestiwalowe@animator-festival.com Application form: https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=6x_iGD8OB0an5xzrSYDBrbscY5M7pjpGjB28XEOLu7VUMklSV0xNTVFVVklXUFkxSFVZR1dTRTU3Wi4u
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Biennale of Graphic Arts, established in 1999, is a cyclical review presenting the work of artists of the young generation, active in the field of graphic arts. For some time, we have been implementing a new formula of the Biennale, which is adapted to changes in contemporary art and to the role of graphic statements in the context of social activities (activist movements). The theme of the 13th Biennale of Graphic Arts, which will start on April, 21 this year in Poznan, is “Error” – an issue that criticizes the existing reality as defective and imperfect in relation to art, proposing instead improvements and transformations within culture and society. At the exhibition, we will see dozens of works by young
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EVIDENCE It’s not folklore. It’s national identity. It’s not a manifesto. It’s EVIDENCE. From March 25 – the Belarusian Independence Day, 12 video-performances will be uploaded on the Internet, on social medias and in Tik Tok application, one a day, reflecting the Belarusian national identity in various forms. Each of them represents one of the ritual songs of the Belarusian calendar year. These songs come from various regions of Belarus and were recorded during ethnographic expeditions at the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries. The recordings are reproduced in detail: they convey the intonation, singing technique and language dialect of the presented regions of Belarus. Links: https://www.tiktok.com/@katsiaryna.kardash https://www.instagram.com/katsiaryna.kardash https://www.facebook.com/KatsiarynaKardash Katsiaryna Kardash I am Belarusian. My country has been fighting
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DARMASISWA | Indonesian scholarship from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research and Technology Darmasiswa is a one year non-degree scholarship program offered by the Indonesian government to all non-Indonesian citizens from countries which Indonesia has diplomatic relations to study Indonesian language, arts, music, crafts and other specific subjects at 68 Indonesian Higher Education Institutions selected in various cities in Indonesia. This program is organized by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research , and Technology in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The main objective of the DARMASISWA program is to increase and cultivate interest in Indonesian language and Indonesian culture among citizens from other countries. It is also designed to increase mutual understanding and provide stronger cultural bonds between
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Artist Talk | Paweł Krzysztof Kasprzak The talk will be in English and we warmly welcome you to attend. 14.03.23, 18:00, room 109, building A, UAP Paweł Krzysztof Kasprzak was born in Szczecin in 1996. In 2020, he completed his bachelor’s degree in Intermedia, and in 2022, he completed his master’s degree in Photography at the University of Arts in Poznań. He is interested in different faces of violence. He seeks out its manifestations and examines the factors that contribute to its occurrence, focusing on systemic, cultural, and socio-political contexts.
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On curating contemporary art. Critical theory and practice of curating contemporary art exhibition by Veronika Rudorfer (conducted in English) Lecture is organized by the Department of Art Education and Curatorial Studies with the support of Austrian Cultural Forum in Warsaw. March, 9; 18:00, lecture hall B02 This lecture is focusing on both the theory and practice of exhibiting the work of contemporary artists at institutions such as museums and exhibition halls. By presenting selected examples from my own curatorial work, I am addressing the milestones of realizing an exhibition project – from writing an exhibition concept, researching potential loans, contacting lenders, working on the exhibition catalogue and the exhibition design, up to the installation of the artworks. The lecture aims to give an
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Rector’s announcement on A+ scientific category It is my pleasure to inform you that by the decision of the Minister of Education and Science as of February 16, 2023, Magdalena Abakanowicz University of the Arts Poznan was awarded the highest scientific category A+ in the discipline of visual arts and conservation of works of art. I believe this decision is a historical success of artists – employees of our University, appreciation of their competence, artistic quality and creative activity, which has been duly recognized on a national scale. I would like to thank everyone who contributed efforts to this success, especially the employees involved in the long-term and laborious evaluation process, e.g. employees of the Evaluation Office, faculty coordinators as
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Dear Student! We are delighted to invite you to take part in Gooodlife Co-creation project! At GooodLife, we connect you with people to experience purposeful human interactions – for more mental well-being in your everyday life. Your participation is highly appreciated! It results with: – valuable entrepreneurship experience – your own network building opportunity – participation certificate – discounts post launch Project duration: – 1-2 months – weekly time investment – as per availability Apply latest by the 10th of November 2021 and start creating deep and meaningful relationships beyond nations. Apply here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfTiOBLkYwZz_QG1LcTPbxe0e8TtGVGd5h7nffN9GOvB6EKCw/viewform Warm regards Gooodlife Team www.gooodlife.de
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