Play with Glass – European Glass Festival in Wrocław – 14.10. – 20.10.2013


The festival’s main exhibition: UFO Unique–Form–Object – curator: Anita Bialic
15.10.2013 – 31.10.2013 – Wrocław Główny Station

Pilar Aldana-Mendez – Spain; Ed van Dijk – Netherlands/France; Aleksander Fokin – Russia; György Gáspár – Hungary;
Marta Gibiete – Latvia; Jens Gussek – Germany; Ekrem Kula – Turkey; Peter Layton – Great Britain; Agnieszka Leśniak-Banasiak – Poland; Eva Moosbrugger – Austria; Magdalena Pejga – Poland; Beata Stankiewicz-Szczerbik – Poland; Jiri Suhajek – the Czech Republic; Vesa Varrela – Finland; Milan Vobruba – the Czech Republic/Sweden; Maciej Zaborski – Poland

Programme:


14.10.2013 – Monday
12 noon – press conference
2 pm – unveiling of the stained glass window created by Pati Dubiel – the Association of Polish Artists and Designers in Wrocław, ul. Jatki
2.30 pm – 4.30 pm – the Wrocław Old Town Glass Trail walking tour and viewing of the glass windows – collection point: BB Gallery, ul. Jatki 3-6, 2.30 pm
5.00 pm – a visit to the Indrė Stulgaitė-Kriukienė and Remigijus Kriukas exhibition Poetry of Light – BWA Glass and Ceramics Gallery, Kościuszki Square 9/10, 03.10 – 28.10.2013
6.pm – opening of the Anna Klimczak- Dobrzaniecka exhibition EndGame – BB Gallery, ul. Jatki 3-6, 14.10. – 10.11.2013

15.10.2013 – Tuesday
10 am – 2 pm – Open Day at the Ceramics and Glass Faculty of the E. Geppert Academy of Art and Design. Visit
to the studios of instructors at the Glass Department of the Ceramics and Glass Faculty – collection point: ul. Traugutta
19/21, 10 am
2 pm – 3.30 pm – Glass in Urban Space – Wrocław city tour for festival guests – Wrocław Old Town Glass Trail – a walking tour of the city’s glass architecture – collection point: BB Gallery, ul. Jatki 3-6
5 pm – opening of the main festival exhibition – UFO Unique–Form–Object – Wrocław Główny Station, meeting room
7 pm – ceremonial dinner for invited guests

16.10.2013 – Wednesday
10 am – 2.30 pm – Seminar featuring the participation of artists taking part in the UFO Unique–Form–Object Exhibition – E. Geppert Academy of Art and Design in Wrocław, ul. Traugutta 19/21
3.30 pm – opening of Prof. Henryk Wilkowski’s exhibition (glass+serigraphy) – Glass Trace – Za szkłem Gallery, E. Geppert Academy of Art and Design in Wrocław, Polski Square 3/4, 17.10.2013  – 31.10.2013
4 pm – 5 pm – lunch served by the rector of the Academy of Art and Design in Wrocław
6 pm – opening of the Paulius Rainys exhibition Balance – Festival Debut – Na Solnym Gallery, Solny Square 11, 14.10.2013 – 20.10.2013
7 pm – opening of the X-Files exhibition – Kalina Bańka, Pati Dubiel – Versus Gallery, ul. Św. Mikołaja 54/55, 16.10.2013 – 10.11.2013

17.10.2013 – Thursday
11 am – 5 pm – a trip to the Borowski Studio – for participants in the UFO Unique–Form–Object exhibition and invited guests
12 noon – 4 pm – Studio Open Day – glass artists from Wrocław and Lower Silesia welcome visitors to their studios, demonstrate applied art techniques and present their work
4 pm – UFO – glass workshops for children – Save the Chance Association – SOS, ul. Wapienna 24/1, Wrocław

18.10. 2013 – Friday
12 noon – 3:00 pm – guided tour of the exhibitions presenting contemporary glass: BB Gallery, Na Solnym Gallery, BWA Wrocław Glass and Ceramics Gallery, E. Geppert Academy of Art and Design, National Museum – collection point: BB Gallery, ul. Jatki 3-6, 12 noon
3 pm – UFO – glass workshops – Young Offenders’ Home of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Poland in Sadowice, ul. Szkolna 10

19.10.2013 – Saturday
4 pm – 6 pm – Wrocław – Microcosmos of Events – art workshops for families with children – BB Gallery, ul. Jatki 3-6, information: jatki@galeriabb.com, mob: +48 607 610 691

20.10.2013 – Sunday
12 noon – 2 pm – Glass in Urban SpaceWrocław Old Town Glass Trail walking tour – collection point: Zdrój Fountain on the Market Square, 12 noon


Glass Window Contest: for students of the Ceramics and Glass Faculty of the Academy of Fine Arts in Wrocław for the design and construction of a shop window while the Festival is in progress. The rector of the E. Geppert Academy of Art and Design
in Wrocław, Professor Piotr Kielan, will select what in his opinion are the most interesting and original window displays.
The presentation of the prize, which he funded himself, will take place at the official opening of UFO Unique–Form–Object, the festival’s main exhibition, at Wrocław Główny Station, 15.10.2013, 5 pm.

The best glass window display will also be chosen by Internet users during a Facebook online vote. The winner will be offered the opportunity to present his/her own works at a solo exhibition during the next edition of the festival.

Organisers: Fly with Art Foundation and BB Gallery in cooperation with the Wrocław Branch of the Association of Polish Artists and Designers, the E. Geppert Academy of Art and Design in Wrocław and the Municipality of Wrocław.

The Play with Glass – European Glass Festival in Wrocław was included in Wrocław’s application for the title of European Capital of Culture 2016.