the exhibition of photographs taken in the course of the READY, STEADY, ART! project.
Opening: 30th November, 6 p.m.
Authors:
Alek Balcewicz / Iwona Błąkała / Mateusz Butowski / Armen Chrobak / Anna Duda / Rysiek Kałuża / Barbara Krawczyk / Iwona Porabik / Iza Skibińska / Jola Stankowska / Anna Tomaka-Wójcik
The BWA Contemporary Art Gallery has launched a year-long project, READY, STEADY, ART!, a series of art events throughout the city of Katowice aiming to creatively animate its inhabitants.
The scope of the project is two-dimensional and includes complementary actions: on the one hand, happenings, performances and events by guest artists, on the other — educational-motivational workshops.
The goal is to create situations that contrast reality, stimulating imagination and encouraging reflection our major concerns: identity, culture, ecology and more. Children, youth and the elderly will be involved in the educational-motivational part of the project. Workshop-like meetings with artists will show them various forms of artistic expression, and engage them in the design and realisation of the projects, thus developing their independent artistic direction.
READY, STEADY, ART! — actions in Katowice urban space started in August As we follow the same route every day, we slowly blend in with the landscape and stop responding to external stimuli. To prevent this, the BWA Contemporary...
These photographs were taken by workshop participants, who joined the sessions to perfect their artistic photography technique, with special focus on documentary and reportage. Photography workshops were scheduled within the READY, STEADY, ART! project. Prior to each artistic action, participants familiarised themselves with its idea and the author's profile, and created a concept on which their photographic documentation would be based.
