quarterly / 03 2018 / eng

2018 jul y a ugust se ptem b e r the contemporar y art galler y in opole

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O P E N IN G 06.07 6 p.m. / / ad m i s s i on f r e e

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0 7 –29 . 0 7 2 018 AR T S D E PAR T M E N T D IP LO M A WO R KS

Exhibition of Diploma Works of Graduates of the Arts Department of the Opole University. The Contemporary Art Gallery has been cooperating with the Opole University in the promotion of the creative output of young artists for many years. The annual exhibition hosted by the Contemporary Art Gallery is an excellent opportunity to get to know the work of the local graduates.

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ENROLMENT 0 2 .07 Monday OPEN WORKSHOP enrolment at the cash desk of the Contemporary Art Gallery (from 2 to 6 July 2018, from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. and in the period from 7 to 15 July 2018 from 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.)

C URATOR’S GUI DED TOUR (P L) 0 8 .07 Sunday 4 p.m.

Tour of the ‘2018 Arts Department Diploma Works’ exhibition guided by professors and lecturers of the Arts Department of the Opole University (Magdalena Hlawacz, Grzegorz Gajos, Bartosz Posacki) // admission free 5 p.m. (P L ) tour for people with hearing disabilities, cooperation: Polish Association of the Deaf / Opole Branch // admission free

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ENR O L M EN T 0 2 .0 7 M o n day CANO N W O R K S H O P by e-mail (limited number of participants) details: galeriaopole.pl/en

SU M M ER H O LIDAY S 1 6– 2 0 .0 7 ( by e n r ol m e n t on l y) O PEN W O R K S H O P The ‘Summer Holidays & Art’ ‘open studio’ – this plein air workshop for children aged 10–13 is a good way to spend some quality time! During the summer holidays, the Contemporary Art Gallery in Opole will offer a drawing and painting course for children and teenagers. The meetings will have a form of plein air workshops. We will leave the studio space to look at the landscape and the urban architecture.

Observations of nature will come alive on paper as the participants will paint using the techniques learnt. All the painting materials necessary during the workshop are provided by the course organiser. The workshop will be run by the following artists: Józef Chyży and Ignacy Nowodworski. // Cost: PLN 100 / cycle, more information at: galeriaopole.pl

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O P E N IN G 03.08 6 p.m. / / ad m i s s i on f r e e 0 4 . 0 8–0 2. 0 9 P H OTOGR AP H Y A N D R Z E J WA L K U S Z ANDRZEJ WALKUSZ (born in 1956). Graduate of Cinematography in Wrocław.

Lives in Düsseldorf. Since 1992, has been employed as a sound engineer and assistant operator by WDR – a German TV station in Cologne. Has worked with photography for many years.

Appreciates the values stemming from the spontaneity of meeting other people, therefore his photographs are most often taken in the streets of towns and cities all over the world. Is fascinated by the uniqueness of each human face; using the camera, consistently creates portraits of the people he meets. The photographs presented make up but a part of his collection of over 4,500 faces.

MEET THE AUTH O R 0 3.08 Fri day a meeting with Andrzej Walkusz on the occasion of the exhibition opening // admission free

CANON WORKS H O P 0 9.07 Monday 1 0 a.m. – 4 p.m.

‘IT’S US WHO IS CREATI NG THE WORLD’ photo workshops with the Canon company for teenagers (13–18 years of age) The project comprises a photo and film workshop as well as a Polish-wide open film and photo contest. The theme of works presented should refer to the UN Sustainable Development Goals, i.e. environmental protection, gender equality, no poverty, good health, responsible consumption, peace, justice, etc. The workshop will be conducted by professional filmmakers and photographers: Piotr Małecki, Marcin Jamkowski. // free of charge, more information at: galeriaopole.pl

FAMILY WORKS H O P 25.08 Satu rday 1 2.00 noon THE ‘CAMO UFL AGE ’ family workshop to close the summer holiday season (ticket at PLN 10 to be purchased on or after 20 August at the cash desk of the Contemporary Art Gallery)

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ed u ca ti on in t h e g a ller y s ch ool ye a r 2 018 / 2 019 The Contemporary Art Gallery in Opole is the only one in the region to offer extensive education for children, teenagers and adults in the area of contemporary visual arts. We are interested in the Polish and world art of the 20th and 21st centuries. Each exhibition gives us a pretext to undertake educational activities run all school year long.

We encourage teachers and pupils to participate in the guided tours of the exhibitions, in discussions and in art presentations as well as in workshops run especially for organised groups.

To reserve a place at the meeting/workshop/lecture/ guided tour, please contact us by phone The agenda of meetings is kept by the Promotion, Information and Education Department of the Contemporary Art Gallery: phone 77 402 12 35 en r olm e n t s st a r t in S e p te m b e r 2 018 Wor ks h o p s fo r c h il d r e n On a Tra i l (kindergarten groups) workshops are run between 9 a.m. and 11.30 a.m., cost: PLN 5 (per person), duration: approx. 1.5 hour, conducted by: Józef Chyży and Ignacy Nowodworski – education at the Contemporary Art Gallery Wor ks h o p s fo r c h il d r e n Th e Ga l l e r y D oe s N ot Bi te (primary school groups) workshops are run between 9 a.m. and 11.30 a.m., cost: PLN 5 (per person), duration: approx. 1.5 hour, conducted by: Józef Chyży and Ignacy Nowodworski – education at the Contemporary Art Gallery galeriaopole.pl

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0 7.0 9– 30 .0 9 AU TU M N SA L OO N 20 1 8 cura to r: A n d rzej S zn ejweis

0 7. 0 9 –3 0 . 0 9 JÓZEF CHYŻY GRAND PRIX OF AU T U M N SA L OO N 20 1 7

The Autumn Saloon is the annual contest and overview of the achievements of the Opole-based artistic milieu organised by the Association of Polish Artists and Designers. The origins of this prestigious event, which has been held by the Contemporary Art Gallery in Opole for many years, date back to the turn of 1950s and 1960s . Ever since that time, it has become well established in the artistic agenda of Opole.

The Autumn Saloon is a cross-disciplinary event.

In 2008 graduated summa cum laude from the Institute of Art of the University of Opole in Graphic Art and Painting, also graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow in Interior Design. His creative output includes painting, drawing, graphics and illustrations. The artist’s work can be found in numerous private collections in Poland, Germany, France, Switzerland and the US.

C URATOR’S GUI D ED TO U R 0 9.09 Su nday 4 p.m.

Tour of the AUTUMN SALOON 2018 // admission free 5 p.m. (P L) tour for people with hearing disabilities, cooperation: Polish Association of the Deaf / Opole Branch // admission free

EUROPEAN H ERITAGE DAY S (P L) 1 6.09 Sunday 1 1 a.m.

WAL KI NG TO UR ‘Sculpture in the Opole Townscape’ Monika Ewa Adamska, Ph.D. Eng. Arch., meeting place: Plac Ignacego Daszyńskiego // admission free

L ECTURE ( P L) 24 .09 Monday 6 p.m.

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1 00 YEA RS O F PO LI SH ART ‘Polish Conceptualism’ Luiza Nader, Ph.D., President of the Polish Section of the International Association of Art Critics, AICA, adjunct professor at the Institute of Art History of the University of Warsaw // admission free

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Wor ks h o p s fo r c h il d r e n Co n st ru c t i n g (primary school groups) workshops are run between 9 a.m. and 11.30 a.m., cost: PLN 5 (per person), duration: approx. 1.5 hour, conducted by: Józef Chyży and Ignacy Nowodworski – education at the Contemporary Art Gallery G ui ded to u r s fo r te e n a ge r s a n d s tu d e n t s to urs of c u r r e n t ex h i b i t i on s (post-middle school pupils and students) guided tours take place between 11.30 a.m. and 3 p.m., cost: PLN 5 (per person), duration: 30 minutes, conducted by: Agnieszka Dela-Kropiowska, Natalia Krawczyk – curators of the Contemporary Art Gallery A r t cla sse s fo r te e n a ge r s a n d st u d e n t s (post-middle school pupils and students) classes take place between 11.30 a.m. and 3 p.m., cost: PLN 5 (per person), duration: 45 minutes, conducted by: Agnieszka Dela-Kropiowska – curator of the Contemporary Art Gallery sample presentation subjects: Presentation 1: Who Was Marcel Duchamp?

– Breakthrough for the 20th Century Art Presentation 2: New Media in Art – What Can I See in the Contemporary Art Galleries and Museums?

Presentation 3: Can Art Deal with Social Problems – Most Important Phenomena in Polish Art Wor ks h o p s fo r sp e c ia l sc h o o l s P uf f - B u f f (children with special needs from special schools) workshops are run between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m., cost: PLN 5 (per person), duration: approx. 1.5 hour, conducted by: Józef Chyży and Ignacy Nowodworski – education at the Contemporary Art Gallery en r olme n t s st a r t in S e p te m b e r 2 018 galeriaopole.pl

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the contemporary art gallery pl. Teatralny 12 45–056 Opole exhibitions open from monday to sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. contact tel. +48 77 40 21 235 info@galeriaopole.pl follow us www.facebook.com /gswopole instagram: #gswopole tickets regular ticket — 4 PLN reduced ticket — 2 PLN sunday — free admission pensioners — reduced ticket family ticket — 10 PLN (Entitles up to 5 people to enter) for organized grups visiting the exhibition with a tour or lecture on art history — 5 PLN (per person) students of the Faculty of Arts of the University of Opole and students from the Secondary School of Fine Arts in Opole — free admission

details concerning the exhibitions and events can be found at our website: galeriaopole.pl/en

il l ustration : Józef C hyży

Our Ga l l er y is l o ca l g over nment cul t u ra l ins t it ut io n of Op o l e.