3D virtual gallery tours
Due to the rapidly changing pandemic measures and the frequent closure of cultural institutions, we are also preparing virtual tours for exhibitions, which will allow spectators a quality visit to the gallery from the comfort of their home.
Freedom of Speech Memorial Press Conference (December 20, 2021)
The Trnava self — governing region, in cooperation with surviving families and the general professional public, announced an art — architectural competition. Its goal is to create a place of reverence in the place of the tragedy of Ján Kuciak and Martina Kušnírová. The purpose of building a monument in the village of Veľká Mača is to commemorate, preserve and encourage people to discuss with due respect.
A press conference with the participation of TTSK representatives and the media took place on December 20, 2021 in Umelka Gallery.
More information about the competition on the web https://slobodaslova.sk/
Educational trail “In the footsteps of November 89” (November 11–18, 2021)
In the week from 11th to 18th November, the Slovak Art Union In 2021, it joined the activities of the ČSOB Foundation, which prepared the historic educational trail “In the Footsteps of November 89”, one stop of which is, of course, near Umelka.
In the appendix you will find a map of 5 places where info boards with QR codes were placed, which were directed to educational videos.
There is a website for project November 89
All videos can be seen on youtube channel Po stopách Novembra 89
You can see the map with places on special Google map
Show your step 8 (October 5, 2021)
The dance project “Show Your Step”, organized by the Tanečná Scéna platform, presents talented Slovak dancers from various dance styles and industries and accompanies their movements and dance self-expression in interesting artistic places.
The Umelka Gallery was part of the 8th part, where during the exhibition of the medal association “Slovak Medal 2016–2020” the breaking and concept Flow-to-go dancer Ondrej “El Prcinho” Hadidom demonstrated.
You can read more here
Video for the exhibition of Marta Chabadová — Penetrations (August 10–29, 2021)
DESIGN WITHOUT BORDERS (May 7, 2021)
In the link below, you can watch the video output of the Umelka Gallery within the Design without Borders project, in which we participated at least virtually due to the pandemic situation: https://svu.sk/sk/galeria-umelka-v-projekte-dizajn-bez-hranic-2021/
DESIGN WITHOUT BORDERS (May 7, 2021)
Design Without Borders (DBH), one of the most important independent exhibitions and series of events focusing on all the arts in the region, presents works by designers, furniture, textiles and jewelery designers and artists working in other visual fields. Each year, about 150 designers from more than 10 countries get the opportunity to present their work to an audience in this 16-year project. The exhibition is enriched by a rich selection of sister art events.
In October 2020, the exhibition was opened in Budapest. In 2021, it would also reach Bratislava and Vienna; however, these were canceled due to a pandemic. Instead, DBH’s innovative vlog, which premiered on May 7, 2021, presented the works of 154 artists from 14 countries in short videos 30 to 35 seconds long. At the same time, an online meeting took place at the FUGA BUDAPEST CENTER ARCHITECTURE, together with Szilvie Szigeti’s “Futuristic” textile collection, Rita Góbi’s dance etude and a concert of contemporary classical music by Róza Radnóti.
More here: https://svu.sk/sk/design-without-borders-dizajn-bez-hranic/
WORLD ART DAY (April 15, 2021)
The event took place on April 15, 2021, as part of the IAA Europe Talks international online conference on the occasion of World Art Day (the recipient was in charge of organizing and moderating), an official UNESCO event, which was born from the beginning of SUVA.
