Land of Symposium:

The symposium in the countryside in the context of contemporary artistic practice

"In the land of the symposium" I.

Organizers: ASK 3D – 3D Free Creativity Studio, Faculty of Arts, Technical University of Košice

Rules and regulations:

The organizer provides:

- Accommodation / 7 nights in the spa town of Vyšné Ružbachy

- Contribution to materials related to the creation of the work: 250 euros per 1 person

- Consultations and technological support by lecturers:

 * lecturer for work with various materials (stone, wood, etc.)

 * lecturer for work with video and editing

- Equipment and tools

- Photo and video documentation

- Lectures by experts

- Creation of a publication/collection of texts and lectures from the symposium (Land of Symposium I, Vyšné Ružbachy and Land of Symposium II. Hořice, Czech Republic)

Lecturers:

Mgr. art. Matej Gavula

Mgr. art. Michal Machciník, ArtD.

Dates:

May 6 – May 12, 2024

Assignment: The thematic understanding (concept) of the symposium is defined in more detail in the PROJECT section. The symposium focuses on a broader range of topics and offers artists space for creative artistic expression. In this section you will find specific information about the location of the spa town of Vyšné Ružbachy spa town,as well as theoretical knowledge and sources of inspiration.

Expected outputs:

- artistic interventions ("in the land of the symposium”)

- site-specific art (landscape, symposium site, Vyšné Ružbachy spa...)

- work with traditional techniques of stone carving

- environmental, ecological and geological reflections of the (cultural) landscape

- Reflection of social and cultural-social issues connected with the local characteristics of the spa and the wider region.

Applicable media:  sculpture, object, installation, conceptual strategies, environment, performance, video, documentation...

Each of the partner universities/studios will communicate the open call and, based on the proposals submitted, will select two students to participate in the symposium in May 2024. The individual projects must be prepared in advance to such an extent that the participants can already implement the work in the first days of the symposium. The partner universities will inform the organizer about the projects in good time (preferably one month before the symposium) so that the necessary time is available to clarify the production (or permits for implementation) and to advise on technical issues.

Symposium program:

(still in preparation)