Was it always about the mask? | Ireneusz Domagała
Gallery Nowa Scena UAP, 28 Marcinkowskiego Ave.Opening: 19.11.2024, 18:0020.11.2024–8.12.2024 Curatorial and arrangement team: Katarzyna Podgórska-Glonti, Ewa Mróz-Pacholczyk, Karolina Grzeszczuk, Justyna Ryczek Was it always about the mask? Ireneusz Domagała We did not create a retrospective exhibition, we chose a set of works that, on the one hand, show the diversity of artistic explorations, and, on the other hand, their communal nature and intriguing repeatability. Chronologically, we have collected works that outlined the artistic path – its beginning is a diploma thesis from 1979, and the end is a playful and reflective mask for the difficult pandemic everyday life of 2020. Between drawings, designs, costumes, dolls, costumes brought to life in theater performances, sketches, scripts of plays he worked on, graphicMore
AMBIVALENCE part I / part II
AMBIVALENCE part I Gallery Curators’Lab, 12 Nowowiejskiego Str.Opening: 6.11.2024, 19:00Duration of exhibition: 6.11-13.11.2024 Artists: Aleksandra Drewniak, Aneta Wąsik, Damian Malendowski, Eva Cherniavskaia, Gabriela Swędrowska, Jagoda Dużyńska, Jakub Kubrak, Julia Brodzińska, Julia Seklecka, Julia Szczudlińska, Maja Chodakowska, Maja Ćwik, Marta Parfieniuk, Michalina Kwaśniewska, Nat Czad Białobrzeska, Oleksandra Anistratenko, Oliwia Mazur, Olivia Smith, Paulina Walaszczyk, Zofia Włodyka, Zofia Żak, Lidia Tomaszewska, Marianna Ratajszczak, Weronika Andrzejewska AMBIVALENCE part II Gallery Curators’Lab, 12 Nowowiejskiego Str.Opening: 18.11.2024, 19:00Duration of exhibition: 18.11-24.11.2024 Artists: Klaudyna Andrzejewska, Bartosz Czyżyk, Alicja Danilecka, Magdalena Domaradzka, Lidia Dziewulska, Agata Konkel, Marcelina Kopaczewska, Zofia Koprowska, Wiktoria Korneluk, Marta Krykant, Olga Kurosz, Lena Kwiatkowska, Lena Liszewska, Aleksandra Łojowska, Łucja Majcherek, Maja Nlogjeja, Karolina Ostrowska, Wiktoria Staszak, Maja Szewczykowska, Marcelina Wajdziak, Marta Wojszel, KajetanMore
Preview of works nominated for the 44th Maria Dokowicz Competition | Free Courtyard of Poznan City Hall
We cordially invite you for the preview of works nominated for the 44th Maria Dokowicz Competition for the Best Diploma Project at Magdalena Abakanowicz University of the Arts Poznan. From Oct, 31 to Nov, 14 you can get acquainted with the selected works at Free Courtyard of Poznan City Hall (17 Kolegiacki Sq.) The opening of the main exhibition and the award ceremony of the 44th edition of the Maria Dokowicz Competition for the Best UAP Diploma entitled “Narratives”, will take place on November, 8 (Friday) at 19:00 at Słodownia, Stary Browar (42 Półwiejska Str.). More details here.
BEYOND | REFLECTIONS
BEYOND | REFLECTIONSGallery Duża Scena UAP, 24 Wodna Str.Opening: 6.11.2024, 18:00Duration of exhibition: 6.11 – 17.11.2024 ARTISTS:Igor MikodaMaja Kisiel / Anna Piętowska / Piotr Czaban / Ireneusz PachlińskiCURATOR: Igor Mikoda Studio as an idea – studio as an environment. The curatorial assumption of the Refleksy exhibition series is to present the sculpture studio as an idea connecting professor and graduates, not limited by the clause of time and formal affiliation. The studio defined in this way includes artists focused on assumptions and methods that have shaped their personality over the years and initiated their creative path. Showing the studio environment from the curator’s perspective is one of the possible interpretations of its assumptions. When selecting participants, the professor-curator asks importantMore
Inspace_Exspace | Exhibition on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of Stage Design of the University of the Arts Poznan
Inspace_Exspace | Exhibition on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of Stage Design of the University of the Arts Poznan Słodownia +1, Stary Browar, 42 Półwiejska Str.Opening: 4.10.2024, 18:00Duration of exhibition: 4 – 13.10.2024Gallery is open daily from 12:00 to 20:00 Curatorial, design and implementation team: Tomasz Ryszczyński, Martyna Stachowczyk, Marta Wyszyńska, Krzysztof Cicheński, Karolina Grzeszczuk, Dorota Kuźniarska, Kinga Ludek, Krzysztof Urban Inspace_Exspace – an exhibition organized on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the Stage Design major at the Magdalena Abakanowicz University of the Arts Poznan – shows a multifaceted, interdisciplinary approach to creating space and the relationship between a human/”actor” and the world/”stage”, sensitive to the constantly changing reality. It is guided by both artists who conduct classesMore
Grażyna Imiela | Painting and textile
Grażyna Imiela | Painting and textileOpening: 25.09.2024 18:00Gallery Duża Scena UAP, 24 Wodna Str.25.09–17.10.2024 Grażyna Imiela is a graduate of the Faculty of Painting, Graphics and Sculpture at the State Higher School of Fine Arts in Poznan (diploma in Painting, 1966). Her oeuvre consists of painting and artistic textile. Imiela has participated in numerous exhibitions and art reviews both in Poland, e.g. “Plastyka poznańska” at the Arsenał Gallery in Poznan (1974), “Tkanina Poznańska” at the Zachęta Gallery in Warsaw (1980), and abroad: “Wystawa Tkaniny Poznańskiej” in Aix-les Bais, Grasse, Toulouse, Lille, Lyon, Le Havre (1979), individual exhibition in Lünen (2012). The artist’s works are in private collections in Poland, Germany, Switzerland and the United States. The painter comes from the classicalMore
Late Transformation Archive | Minilabists
Late Transformation Archive | Minilabists (Marek Mielnicki, Joanna Miklaszewska-Sierakowska, Radek Spassówka) Curator: Witold KanickiVenue: Gallery Curators’LAB, 12 Nowowiejskiego Str.Duration of exhibition: 17.10.2024 – 3.11.2024Opening: 17.10.2024, 17:00 The Polaroid JoyCam camera, one of the last products of a bankrupt manufacturer of instant photographic materials, was intended to function as a cheap party toy. Members of the Poznan Minilabists group used it not only for this purpose, immortalizing reality, objects, people and events preceding Poland’s accession to the European Union on miniature films. The resulting archive of nearly 2,000 color snapshots is a unique collection of images of the symbolic end of the political transformation, in which the post-communist reality of the old regime merges with the sad consumerism of the crisis years at the beginning of the new century. The features of the Polaroids used by Minilabists, such as fast food impatience,More
ARCHÉSPECTIVE | Eugeniusz Skrzypczak
ARCHESPECTIVE | Eugeniusz Skrzypczak Gallery Nowa Scena UAP, 28 Marcinkowskiego Ave.Opening: 20.09.2024, 18:00 20.09 – 6.10.2024 Meeting with author:Gallery Nowa Scena UAP, 28 Marcinkowskiego Ave.3.10.2024, 18:00 REVIEWS EXHIBITION MTP PAVILION NO. 11 (SPIRE)– MODERNIZATION „The main task was to reveal the original steel supporting structure and create a well-lit, open space… The old lattice, riveted columns and girders, which are the main architectural detail, attract attention with their precision of workmanship and excellent technical condition. The new designed balustrades of the mezzanine and stairs have been incorporated into the existing structure in a neutral way…”Tomasz Trusewicz, A-m 1/98 PROVINCE ROAD TRAFFIC CENTER IN WILCZAK STR. IN POZNAN “…the building of the Province Road Traffic Center presents an economical form of an officeMore
Open Studio: Łukasz Gruszczyński | Infected, broken, dead
Open Studio: Łukasz Gruszczyński | Infected, broken, dead Gallery Szewska 16, gallery is open from 9:00 to 19:00 August – September 2004 Artist residency Curatorial team of the Gallery:Natalia Czarcińska, Jerzy Muszyński, Dorota Tarnowska-Urbanik photo Marzena Mirewicz-Czumaczenko
(Fe)male, From intimacy to society | Agata Ciesielska-Shovkun
(Fe)male, From intimacy to society | Agata Ciesielska-ShovkunGallery Nowa Scena UAP, 28 Marcinkowskiego Str.Opening: 22.08.2024, 18:0022.08-15.09.2024 The exhibition (Fe)male, From intimacy to society is characterized by a variety of expressions regarding sexuality and interpersonal relations. The exhibition consists of several cycles of works dominated by graphics using both traditional and digital techniques, but the exhibition also includes drawings, assemblages and small installations. All works are based on ten years of creative experience of the artist who speaks to the recipients through various media, documenting personal experiences and deeply felt reflections on sexuality and individual aspects of intimacy. One of the key themes of this exhibition is to highlight a divided society in which gender and related roles are often a source ofMore
(RE)LOCATIONS (RE)LOKACJE (徙) 徒
(RE)LOCATIONS (RE)LOKACJE (徙) 徒 Opening: 27 July 2024 (Saturday), 6pm Dates: 28.07–04.08.2024 Place: Atrium, Magdalena Abakanowicz University of the Arts Poznań Artists: Curators: Agnieszka Mori, Zoe Chan, Max Skorwider, Witold Modrzejewski Artists throughout history have embraced relocation as a significant aspect of their creative journey – moving to new places for a variety of reasons – to seek fresh inspiration, find supportive patrons, improve their living conditions, or respond to political circumstances. The act of emigration offers artists a chance to expand their horizons and connect with new audiences, while also promoting cultural exchange and fostering a greater understanding of the harmony of our world. Relocation can also be seen as a way for artists to challenge dominant narratives, power structures, and to explore different perspectives andMore
SLALOM
SLALOM Gallery Duza Scena UAP, 24 Wodna Str.Opening: 02.08.2024, 18:00Duration of exhibition: 02-20.08.2024 Participants: Krzysztof Balcerowiak, Wojciech Dada, Rafał Jakubowicz, Dorota Jonkajtis, Paweł Kaszczyński, Aleksandra Kosior, Sebastian Trzoska, Radosław Włodarski Imagination and imaging – Slalom, i.e. a spontaneous collection of thoughts, quotes, ideas and things. Wordplay – cheap or not? It depends on what the play is about. Stanisław Jerzy Lec Compared to other alpine skiing disciplines, slalom is held on the shortest route with the proportionally greatest number of changes in directions. Additionally, the competition itself consists of two runs on two different routes marked with characteristic poles, and only the summed result of these runs is the final result of a given competitor in this discipline. But apartMore
OUTLINE OF MOMERIES OUTLINE OF SPACE | Exhibition in London by Marta Weronika Węcławska-Lipowicz
OUTLINE OF MOMERIES OUTLINE OF SPACE | Exhibition in London by Marta Weronika Węcławska-Lipowicz July, 28 – August, 9Opening: July, 28 5 p.m.238-246 King Street, Hammersmith, London W6 ORF
The cover must speak for itself! 30/30 Competition
The cover must speak for itself! 23.07 – 18.08.2024Opening: 23.07.2023, g. 18.00Gallery Nowa Scena UAP, 28 Marcinkowskiego Ave.Participants: Bovska, Zbigniewa Bielak, Hanna Cieślak, Maciej „Animisiewasz” Grochot, Patryk Hardziej, Mariusz Mrotek, Łukasz Paluch, Grzegorz „Forin” Piwnicki, Dawid Ryski, Ada ZielińskaCurator: Ewelina Muraszkiewicz My dears, the cover must speak for itself! It is not without reason that I recall, at the very beginning, the almost sacred words of Rosław Szaybo, which were heard many times during the most heated discussions during the 30/30 Competition. Usually, there was a deafening silence afterwards, glances were exchanged and a raging brainstorm could be felt J What should a good cover be like? This question appears in every edition and each time justifying our opinion inMore
Art education: thinking through art
Art education: thinking through artGallery Curators’Lab UAP, 12 Nowowiejskiego Str.Opening: 11.07.2024, 18:0012.07 – 3.10.2024 Artists: Aleksander Bajorek, Gabriel Jasiński, Mikołaj Kaczmarski, Maciej Karkoszka, Danuta Kobylacka, Stanisław Korycki, Katarzyna Lem, Urszula Niklas, Olga Ormańczyk i Anka Rynarzewska, Karolina Paczewska, representatives of Transdisciplinary Projects and Research Studio Curators: Izabela Kowalczyk, Justyna Ryczek The exhibition presents selected works created in the studios of the Faculty of Art Education and Curatorial Studies, as well as work by art education students created in another studio. It is a continuation of the reflection on teaching art and the relationship between art and theory, which was initiated by the publication Thinking through Art (ed. A. Paradowska, M. Szeląg). The main theme is artistic education. Therefore, the exhibitionMore
Jarosław Szelest | Hypothetical visions of impossible music
Jarosław Szelest | Hypothetical visions of impossible musicGallery Szewska 16 (16 Szewska Str.)Opening: 25.07.2024, 18:0025-31.07.2024 Gallery curatorial team: Natalia Czarcińska Jerzy Muszyński Dorota Tarnowska-Urbanik
SYNONYMS
SYNONYMS Opening – 21.06.2024 18.00 – Gallery / Courtyard of Poznan City Hall,17 Kolegiacki Sq. 19.00 – Gallery Szewska, 16 Szewska Str. The exhibition will be held in two places – in the Courtyard of the Poznan City Hall and in Gallery Szewska 16, from June 21 to July 5, 2024. The SYNONYMS exhibition will present the works of artists studying at the Magdalena Abakanowicz University of the Arts Poznan, touching on topics related to neurodiversity. These are works that talk about difficulties in communication and proper understanding, as well as those that show the perception of the world by highly sensitive and neuroatypical people. A “synonym” is a word that is identical or similar in meaning to another word. InMore
Witch Hunt. Non-places of memory (diploma exhibition)
Witch Hunt. Non-places of memory (diploma exhibition)Exhibition opening: 15.06-18.06, 11:00-17:00Finissage: 17.06 18:00Venue: UAP Design Gallery, 9 Wolnica Str., Poznan Non-places of memory is a term used in the context of places that are not officially recognized, commemorated or protected as historical or national memory sites, but which have significance for collective memory, often through their symbolism or the events that took place there. Unlike memorials, such as museums, monuments or war cemeteries, non-memorials can be forgotten, neglected or even unknown to the general public. Their essence is that they store memory in an informal way and often require some effort on the part of people to find and understand their meaning. The exhibition Witch Hunt. Places of Non-Memory is basedMore
Family in the folds of reality | Zofia Słupczyńska
Family in the folds of reality | Zofia SłupczyńskaGallery Nowa Scena UAP, 28 Marcinkowskiego Ave.Duration of exhibition: 4-9.06.2024 Zofia Słupczyńska’s master’s degree deals with the topic of family in the modern world, which is entangled in certain folds imposed by reality. The issue is presented through the use of draperies and people interacting or not interacting with them. The fabric takes on the role of a symbol of the relationship between people who pull it, touch it, or leave it without any interference. The works encourage reflection on the existing situation and reality, which does not always have to be as we think. Family has always been an important aspect in my life. Many times, my loved ones lifted myMore
Next stop | Collective exhibition
Next stop | Collective exhibition Gallery Nowa Scena UAP, 28 Marcinkowskiego Ave. Opening: 11.05.2024, 18:00Duration of exhibition: 11.05-20.05.2024 Curator: Marc Tobias Winterhagen (DE) Assistant: Irina Caia (RO) Artists:Sonja Beckmann (DE)Berkem Bulut (TR)Vanessa Wing Yan Chu (HK)Dilan Demir (TR)Laura Dimarco (IT) Ioanna Dimosthenous (RO)Alexandra Cristina Duță (RO) Hannah Fylkesnes Tomaszewicz (NO)Nehir Kaytanlı (TR) Chenhong Li (CN) Marie Lunkenheimer (DE) Siyuan Peng (CN)Merve Sandıkcı (TR) Luís Silva (PT)Damla Ünlü (TR) Zhao Zhang (CN) International students’ exhibitionStudying abroad is a great opportunity to gain inspiring experiences and connect to new people. But it also means leaving comfort you normally have at home behind: your family and friends, your culture and language, your daily routines and safe spaces. You exchange your comfort zone for an unknown and unpredictable level of discomfort.More
Images | Bogdan Wegner
Images | Bogdan WegnerGallery Duża Scena UAP, 24 Wodna Str.Opening: 14.05.2024, 18:00 Duration of exhibition: 14-28.05.2024 Images of the Father. Not chosen, assembled or arranged by Him. Without His suggestions or decisions.With doubts.The sun is shining as we hang canvases in the gallery, and a piece of paper falls off the board. Is it a sign or a naive wish?It’s quiet on this floor.Memories of an indulgent smile. From the very beginning, the image should announce its final appearance. He carried landscapes inside him and rarely went out to see them. He did not have to. The earth enchanted by rebuses is present in the landscapes painted around the house. In the garden, near a few stones, a bunch of sticksMore
Culture Beat
Culture Beat Gallery Nowa Scena UAP, 28 Marcinkowskiego Ave.Gallery Duża Scena UAP, 24 Wodna Str.Opening: 19.04.2024, 18:0019.04-5.05.2024 Artists:Mirjana Blagojev, Natalia Brzezińska, Reyes González Vida, Karolina Jacewicz, José Manuel Jiménez Muñoz, Tomasz Kalitko, Magdalena Kasprzak, Petr Kovář, Marcin Lorenc, Federico Lagomarsino, Joanna Marcinkowska, Fernando Miranda, Paweł Napierała, Ondrej Navratil, Františka Orságová, Jesús Osorio, Francesco Pedrini, Barbara Pilch, Marek Przybył, Lidija Srebotnjak Prisic, Olga C. Rodriguez Pomares, Agustín Sánchez, Dariusz Subocz, Fryderyk Szulgit, Diuna Ostrowski, Gonzalo Vicci, Filip Wierzbicki-NowakCurator: Joanna Marcinkowska Rhythm of culture “The movements of the stars, the position of planets in relation to the fixed stars, the regular course of the celestial bodies, and order, harmony, is not all this a reflection of the prehistoric cosmic dance?”[1] – wroteMore
REINTERPRETATIONS | Exhibition by students from the Studio of Open Art Interpretations
REINTERPRETATIONS | Exhibition by students from the Studio of Open Art Interpretations Gallery Design, 9 Wolnica Str. Curator: Aleksander RadziszewskiOpening: 15.04.2024, 18:0015.04-5.05.2024 The exhibition presents the works and projects of students from the Studio of Open Art Interpretations, whose starting point was reflections on specific works of other artists, creative attitudes and various theories and concepts in the field of art. The resulting REINTERPRETATIONS are works that enter into dialogue with other works, in a sense paying homage to them, or in opposition to them, thus taking an extremely critical approach. And sometimes, they are simply a development and update of a certain artistic thought. Nevertheless, each of these activities led to the creation of works and projects of a completelyMore
Rhizosphere: SPUN EXPEDITION – fungal hotspots of the Carpathians
Rhizosphere: SPUN EXPEDITION – fungal hotspots of the CarpathiansGallery Curators Lab, 12 Nowowiejskiego Str.Opening of exhibition: 11.04. 18:00Duration of exhibition: 11.04 – 5.05.2024 Myconauts: Mikołaj Charchuta, Maksymilian Chmielewski, Joanna Hoffmann, Robert Kalak, Władysław Polcyn, Jadwiga Subczyńska, Maria Subczyńska Curator: Joanna Hoffmann, assistant: Mateusz Janik The art & science exhibition presents the results of the Mycorrhizal Riches of the Eastern Carpathians research project as part of the global SPUN Expeditions program. It includes artistic works combined with the popularization of scientific research results regarding biodiversity and the fundamental role of fungal (mycorrhizal) networks in ecosystems. We are an interdisciplinary team that, as part of the SPUN Expeditions program, conducts research on the role of monumental trees and their mycobiomes in maintainingMore
ON TRANSCENDENT NO | Daniel Balabán, Václav Rodek, Marek Sibinský
ON TRANSCENDENT NO | Daniel Balabán, Václav Rodek, Marek SibinskýGallery Nowa Scena UAP, 28 Marcinkowskiego Ave.Curator: Sebastian DudzikOpening: 27.03.2024, 19:0027.03 – 14.04.2024
„…recent paintings – Episode I” | Piotr Kielan
„…recent paintings – Episode I” | Piotr Kielan Solo drawing exhibitionCurator: Sławomir KuszczakOpening: 27.03.2024, 18:00Szewska 16 Gallery, 16 Szewska Str.27.03-14.04.2024 Currently, there is a problem with painting, painting creates images, and billions of images are disseminated by the media. It’s just that these media images have little in common with the images brought to life by painters. There is still an elite of people who create unique objects – paintings and an elite of people who are fortunate to experience these objects in the only way that is right for them, in the original. What percentage of our population realizes this? Who knows what painting is? Who can answer the question: which painting is good and which is bad? PiotrMore
2023. The year of Paweł Edmund Strzelecki
2023. The year of Paweł Edmund Strzelecki Courtyard of the City Hall17 Kolegiacki sq. 22.03–28.04.2024 Exhibition of posters by students of the I Poster Studio at the Faculty of Graphics and Visual Communication UAP Students participating in the exhibition: Aleksandra Rybowska, Aleksandra Kozak, Cristiana Niculae, Dominika Jaczewska, Jakub Franczak, Joanna Lisiecka, Julia Kuć, Karol Bachewicz, Maja Myszkowiak, Marcel Przybył, Marta Ramón Garrido, Nataliia Hordiienko, Natallia Shkraba, Oliwia Modzelewska, Patrycja Walczak, Zuzanna Kaczmarek The atmosphere in our studio reminds me of Jan Matejko’s painting “The Battle of Grunwald”. Students from Poland, Ukraine, Belarus, France, China and Japan are coming forward with their projects. We treat everyone equally fairly (height, beauty and gender do not matter here). Together with the students, we ask ourselves: areMore
Figurama 24
Figurama 24 We invite you to visit the international exhibition of student figurative drawing Figurama 24, accompanied by two special exhibitions! Opening: 27.03.2024 Figurama is an international review of figurative works by students of art schools; the program’s exhibitions are dominated by drawing, but painting, sculpture and multimedia are also shown. The homeland and main organizer of Figurama is the Czech Republic. Figurama was founded in 2001 on the initiative of the Czech educators: prof. Boris Jirku and prof. Karel Pokorny, who organized a collective exhibition of their students’ works. What was initially a random event turned into an annual international project. Figurama has been held under the honorary patronage of the Minister of Culture of the Czech Republic and theMore
monster | Martyna Pakuła
monster | Martyna Pakuła Gallery Duża Scena UAP, 24 Wodna Str. Opening: 28.03.2024, 18:00Duration of exhibition: 28.03-14.04.2024 monster is the experience of invisible suffering from another person. Thousands of seemingly insignificant events that create uncertainty. These are long hours of talking to the wall, where words lose their value and get lost in the void. The monster is the growing loneliness and slow detachment from oneself. It’s an escape attempt that comes full circle. The monster is emotional violence in partnerships. It is a phenomenon that happens every day but is rarely noticed or discussed. It is something that remains invisible to outsiders, even to the victim him/herself. Emotional abuse is often masked by seemingly normal social interactions, and yet itsMore
Franz John | Light on Earth
Franz John | Light on Earth Open lecture (ATRIUM)21.03.2024 / Thursday, 19:00 Workshops (Building B, room 02)20.03.2024 / Wednesday10:00–13:00 21.03.24 / Thursday9:00–12:00 and 13:00–16:00 Curator: Marc Tobias Winterhagen The event is held under the support of the City of Poznan within the frames of the Academic Poznan programme. In his artistic projects, Franz John deals with nature and the possibilities of its media representation. His work combines intensive scientific research and analysis with living, haptic and usable installations in public spaces. Since 2011, Franz John has been producing his own dye solar cells from plant pigments, which are used as a sustainable energy source for his artistic works. The special feature of these dye-sensitized solar cells is that their photosyntheticMore
Pipistrelli in fiamme |Temporary collective
Pipistrelli in fiamme |Temporary collectiveGallery Nowa Scena UAP, 28 Marcinkowskiego Ave.Opening: 9.03.2024, 18:00Duration of exhibition: 9 – 24.03.2024 Participants: Maja Korczyńska, Maja Kaczmarzyk, Weronika Szaładzińska, Mona Wiśniewska, Mateusz Janik, KJB, Magda Gaładyk, Weronika Perłowska, Wiesław Napierała, Marcel Gadalski