Join the Urban Workshop project in Kamionek Join the group with which we have started work in Kamionek. We are currently in the first stage and photographing its inspiring places, architecture, and objects. WHAT IS THE PROJECT ABOUT? HOW LONG WILL IT LAST? The project runs until the end of September. We plan several meetings during the summer period, and the final dates of the meetings depend on you. Our workshop space and the place for presenting the results of the group's activities will be the pavilion of the Kamionek Local Center at the former Rogatka market. We will also work on the current market space, adding our own accents and actions, whose assumptions and scenarios we will develop together. You can join the workshop at any stage, but the earlier, the better. We will systematically inform you about subsequent activities. The workshop will conclude with a jointly prepared exhibition in the pavilion of the Kamionek Local Center at the former Rogatka market at the end of September. WHO WILL LEAD THE WORKSHOPS? The project is led by Krzysztof Żwirblis, associated with the historically significant Polish art group Academy of Movement. For over 20 years, he has been carrying out various socio-artistic actions (e.g., "Cheap Television," "Social Museum"), performative activities, and installations in the district. More about the Academy of Movement: https://artmuseum.pl/pl/kolekcja/artysci/akademia-ruchu WHO ARE WE INVITING? - Residents of Kamionek and people who feel connected to this part of Warsaw or are simply curious about it - People who want to share their passion or collections (own works, old designs, postcards, etc.) - People who want to participate in creative activities - Adults and older youth Interested individuals are asked to contact the organizer directly via email or phone: - Email: [email protected] - Phone: 501 630 274 Recruitment is ongoing. Anyone can join at any time until the grand finale in the form of an exhibition, which opens on September 28. HOW WILL WE WORK? We will invite you to various types of visual exercises and interpretations of urban and social spaces. Participation in all meetings is not necessary, but for the group's work to be effective, each person should participate in at least three meetings, including the project finale (the date will be agreed upon together). Between meetings, we will invite you to various types of "homework," e.g., conversations with neighbors. Krzysztof Żwirblis – born in Warsaw. Associated with the Academy of Movement since the 1970s, with which he has carried out over 600 performances, actions, and projects. In the 1990s, curator of the AR Gallery at Kino/Teatr/Tęcza in Żoliborz, and from 2007 to 2012, curator of the Studio Gallery. He has carried out a series of exhibitions dedicated to the idea of democracy, e.g., with the Arsenał Gallery in Białystok and BWA Zielona Góra. Since 2005, he has been implementing socio-artistic projects with the participation of residents, e.g., in Warsaw's Grochów and Kamionek: Cheap Television, Wiatraczna Perspective, Social Museum (2010-2022). Similar activities have been carried out in Lublin, Kraków, Kalmar, Vienna, Drohobych, and Tserakvi (Georgia). His other artistic forms include performative actions and temporary installations in public spaces, e.g.: Translation Office, Warsaw 1997; Christmas Tree and Neighbors' Choir, Warsaw 2011; Tauzen Community Montage, Katowice 2015; Reading Schulz 1:1, 2016; Dialogue Square, Jazdów, Warsaw 2019-2020; Crystals, Warsaw 2020; Bond, Warsaw 2023. His projects and exhibitions have been presented by, among others: National Gallery of Art Zachęta; CSW Ujazdowski Castle; Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw; Museum of the City of Skopje; Kunstraum Pro Arte, Hallein (Austria); Ethnographic Museum in Wrocław; Gdańsk City Gallery; Museo Carlo Zauli in Faenza. Works by Krzysztof Żwirblis are in the collections of the National Gallery of Art Zachęta. The project is funded by the Praga-Południe District Office of the City of Warsaw. The event accompanies the exhibition "Found Objects. The Past and Future of Kamionek" Exhibition open from 09.04.2025 to 28.09.2025. Museum of Warsaw's Praga, ul. Targowa 50/52. Exhibition hours: - Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday | 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM - Thursday | 11:00 AM to 8:00 PM - Saturday and Sunday | 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM Tickets: 10 PLN / 8 PLN, Thursdays admission 1 PLN. More about the exhibition: https://muzeumpragi.pl/wystawy/znalezne-przeszlosc-i-przyszlosc-kamionka
