Silesian Museum is a partner of the 3rd edition of the Majesty Skis//Redefined competition!
A curatorial tour, a lecture on art aimed at G(g)deaf people and art workshops for the youngest with Superheroes in the background - these are the most interesting events at the Silesian Museum in Katowice for the coming week.
We are pleased to announce that the Silesian Museum in Katowice has joined the Partners of the
The 3rd Edition of the Majesty Skis//Redefined Utility Design Competition - a competition for young, creative designers!
Our colleague Magdalena Niziołek - curator of the art department - was invited to participate in the deliberations as a member of the Jury.
On the occasion of the exhibition "Looking down from above. Wanda Rutkiewicz's Archive" in the cashier's hall we presented utilitarian objects from previous editions of the competition.
As part of the side events to the exhibition, there was also a meeting with Majesty's brand founder Janusz Borowiec.
The meeting can be viewed on our FB profile, and at the end of the meeting, a unique pair of skis with graphics by Krzysztof Ostrowski (Cool Kids of Death) was donated to the museum's collection, enriching the growing design collection of the Silesian Museum in Katowice.
Young, creative people are encouraged to participate in the 3rd edition of the Majesty Skis//Redefined competition.
Works can be submitted until April 19, 2024.
Jury:
Magdalenia Nizołek - Curator of the Art Department of the Silesian Museum
Natalia Kawczynska, Design Center Gdynia
Beata Nikolajczyk-Miniak, Institute of Design - Lodz Academy of Fine Arts, winner of the 1st edition of the Skis Re//Defined competition
Krzysztof Ostrowski - Institute of Animation and Games - Academy of Fine Arts in Lodz, comic creator, leader of the band Cool Kids of Death
Competition partners:
Silesian Museum in Katowice
Gdynia Design Days
Gdynia Cultural Center
Consulate of Culture in Gdynia
Utility design, ideas of eco-responsibility, upcycling, concern for the environment - these are elements that are important to many of us, both at work and in our private lives.
For more information on the competition and the rules and regulations, see this
link: https://konkurs.majestyskis.com/
1/ Friday, 19.04.2024, 17:30, Gallery of Non-professional Art
A curatorial tour of the temporary exhibition "War Never Enough!"
The exhibition presents a curatorial, particularly timely commentary on the reality around us in the face of past and ongoing armed conflicts around the world. The curators of the exhibition express opposition to aggression by showing the works of artists who have responded to the violence with art of war.
The meeting will be hosted by Sonia Wilk, Magdalena Lukow vel Broniszewska, Katarzyna Kościelny.
The following curatorial tours:
17.05.2024 / Friday / 17:30
21.06.2024 / Friday / 17:30
13.09.2023 / Friday / 17:30
11.10.2023 / Friday / 17:30
The exhibition is on display until 13.10.2024
2/ Saturday, 20/04/2024, 11:30 a.m., workshop for families with children (6-9 years old) as part of the series "Trick, or art for the undersized.
Superheroes are among us!
Workshop participants will visit the "Beyond Eden" exhibition to see how contemporary artists portray superheroes. Together with educators from the museum, the youngest participants will explore whether anyone can become such a hero and what it actually means to be a superhero.
At the end of the class participants will create their own works under the title "My superhero. My superhero."
The exhibition "Beyond Eden. Contemporary Art from the Collection of the Silesian Museum in Katowice" presents the wealth and level of one of the largest collections of contemporary art in Silesia, which can be counted among the nationally representative overviews. The exhibition features works by such artists as Andrzej Urbanowicz, Natalia LL, Zbylut Grzywacz, Urszula Broll, Luxus Group, Jan Tarasin, Stanisław Dróżdż, Jerzy Rosołowicz and many others.
The exhibition is curated by Joanna Szeligowska-Farquhar and Dr. Michal Burdzinski.
3/ Saturday, 20.04.2024, 2:30 pm, lecture "The Art of Loving. Intimate life in art - from Pompeii to modern times" as part of the series "Motifs known and liked", a series in Polish Sign Language with translation into spoken language.
The meetings are aimed at deaf and hearing people. Michał Justycki's lectures introduce characters and motifs firmly embedded in culture, including popular culture.
Eroticism, carnal love are not motifs peculiar to modern art. Already the ancient Greeks and Romans... The lecture will show how the approach to physical love, its artistic expression, the popularity of the motif in art changed in different eras. Many works on erotic themes were not presented to the public, they were hidden from the general public although they speak not only about human sexuality, but also about the history of culture and customs.
Lecture for adults 18 years and older.
Room B, level -3,
Tickets: PLN 1, available at the box office and online
