On July 15th, we invite you to an afternoon of design in the green space of Irena Sendler Square in the Plac Grunwaldzki housing estate. You can join us for a stroll through the estate, participate in creative workshops on floristry, screen printing, and linocut, or have your portrait photographed in a mobile photography studio. Join us and experience the spirit of Grunwald!
The framework for our meeting at Irena Sendler Square is design, which is incredibly popular among you. As part of this year's "Osiedle dla Sztuki," we're focusing on workshops, and we encourage everyone from Wrocław interested in crafts, design, and applied arts to participate! Whether you live in Grunwald, Ołbin, Grabiszyn, or Popowice, we cordially invite you to participate!
„"Osiedle dla Sztuki" (A Neighborhood for Art) is another initiative of the Ładne Historie Foundation, in which we pay particular attention to the activation of people with special needs. People with disabilities have been an extremely important group to us since the very beginning of our organization, so here too, we have an event designed especially for you – a walk with audio description.
Participation in all activities and events is free of charge. Registration for some requires online forms (links to these can be found below, next to the descriptions of individual program elements). Each workshop is conducted in Polish, and an intercultural assistant will be present at the event to assist with translation into Ukrainian.
Please note that due to limited space in the floristry and linocut workshops, each person may only participate in one workshop of their choice. It is not possible to register for both workshops.
The event will take place at Irena Sendler Square, located between Łukasiewicza, Smoluchowskiego, and Maria Skłodowskiej-Curie Streets, and will run from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM. In case of inclement weather, the event will be held at the Plac Grunwaldzki OD NOWA Center (ul. Marii Skłodowskiej-Curie 63a, first floor, courtyard).
Programme of events within the Estate for Art
- A walk around the Plac Grunwaldzki housing estate with audio description led by Ewa PlutaFor the second time, we'll explore the nooks, crannies, stories, and urban legends associated with Grunwaldzki Square with audio description. This year, we'll circle the northern part of the estate. We'll stroll through the academic district, passing a block of flats known to residents as "the book." We'll also visit neighboring Ołbin to learn about the history of the 19th-century castle designed by the renowned architect Albert Grau, and Theodor Effenberger's modernist housing estate, one of the finest interwar housing developments in this part of Europe. The route also includes a landmark – the famous bar under the Golden Column.
REGISTRATIONS: applications are accepted via e-mail to the following address: aleksandra.skowronska@ladnehistorie.pl
[NO SPACES AVAILABLE. REGISTRATIONS ONLY FOR THE RESERVE LIST!]COLLECTION: At 12:00 noon at the main entrance to Pasaż Grunwaldzki. The walk will end at 14:00 at Pasaż Grunwaldzki.
There may be uneven sidewalk surfaces or improperly parked cars along the walking route.
To get to the meeting point – stop „Plac Grunwaldzki” by tram numbers: 1, 2, 4, 10, 16, 33, 70 or by bus numbers: 111, 115, 116, 121, 131, 145, 146, 149, 151, C, D.
- Workshops "Wrocław Flower Festival Reactivation 7.0 - flower arrangements in vases" with Mr. Floristem
As part of this event, we would like to recall the tradition associated with the "Wrocław Flower Festival," which was first organized in Breslau in 1911. During the workshop, we will be inspired by floral arrangements from the 1970s and 1980s, the period when the "Wrocław Flower Festival" was at its peak. Using exotic and seasonal flowers from organic farms, Wrocław residents will create summer flower arrangements in vases.Each participant should bring their own container (a vase or container without holes) in which to create the arrangement, as well as pruning shears or a florist's knife. Gardening gloves may also be useful.
Classes will be held in two groups:
- 1st group – 16:00 – 17:00 [NO SPACES AVAILABLE. REGISTRATIONS ONLY FOR THE RESERVE LIST!]
- Group 2 – 17:00 – 18:00 [NO SPACES AVAILABLE. REGISTRATIONS ONLY FOR THE RESERVE LIST!]
Registration via the form: bit.ly/ODS2023REGISTRATION FORM
The event has a limited number of participants. It is not possible to participate in both groups. Registration will be on a first-come, first-served basis.
- Linocut workshop "Discovering linocut" with Majka Dokudowicz
During this workshop, we want to inspire you to be creative with linocuts. During the workshop, we will recreate patterns and ornaments found in public spaces and in the former German tenement buildings of the Plac Grunwaldzki housing estate. Ornaments collected during the workshop, from building facades, tiles on former German stairwells, and historic stoves, will serve as templates for participants to decorate cards from the estate.
The workshop will last from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.Registration via the form: bit.ly/ODS2023REGISTRATION FORM
[NO SPACES AVAILABLE. REGISTRATIONS ONLY FOR THE RESERVE LIST!]The event has a limited number of participants. Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis.
- Screen printing workshops "Print yourself the art of Wrocław" with inside outIn this workshop, we invite you to try your hand at screen printing. Bring along your unused sweatshirts, T-shirts, and bags, and under the watchful eye of the workshop leader, you'll give them new life by printing a replica of one of the most popular sculptures at Grunwald – Roman Pawelski's "Atom," located on the coast of Frederic Joliot-Curie.
REGISTRATION IS NOT NECESSARY FOR THE WORKSHOPS
- Mobile portrait studioA mobile portrait studio will create portraits of the participants of "Osiedle dla Sztuki." The studio will be a great opportunity to connect and learn the secrets of photography, but we anticipate that it will create beautiful photo keepsakes that will stay with you forever.
NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED
- Collage workshop with the Student Government of the Academy of Fine ArtsDuring the workshop, we will give free rein to our imagination, with shapes, volumes, light, and color playing the leading role. Collages will be created through free-form experiments with cutting out and arranging various elements such as prints, magazines, and photographs. Drawing and painting accents will add a unique character. Participants will learn to build narratives in collages, the principles of composition, and consciously break them.
NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED
- Nature Prints Workshop with the Student Government of the Academy of Fine ArtsWe'll imprint various treasures in clay and create unique compositions, which we'll immortalize in plaster. The workshop is suitable for children and adults, and participants will be able to take home the results of their work. We'll learn to recognize seeds, leaves, pine cones, and other natural structures.
NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED
- Creative games, animations for the youngest, for future designers, and lots of beloved soap bubbles!NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED
Participation in events as part of the "Osiedle dla Sztuki 2023" project is tantamount to acceptance of the regulations, which can be found below:
- walk: bit.ly/ODS2023REGULAMINspacer
- picnic: bit.ly/ODS2023RULESpicnic
People in charge
- Ewa Pluta – a cultural worker and art historian, professionally associated with the Wrocław City Museum and the Art Transparent Foundation. A spokesperson, curator, accessibility coordinator, and occasional guide, she considers Wrocław the most wonderful city in the world (despite its lack of a sea). She compulsively explores its history to uncover the yet-to-be-discovered threads. She is particularly interested in Wrocław's herstory and queer history. A proud resident of Ołbin, she has a dog and a cat.
- Filip Marek – gardener, florist, teacher, and permaculture enthusiast. For over 10 years, he has been teaching ornamental plants and floristry in Wrocław, Poznań, and Opole. He specializes in plant scenography, interior design, and urban planting. He trains and examines future gardeners, landscape architects, and florists. He is the creator of the "Academy of the City Gardener" series of plant-focused meetings and curates exhibitions on the history of Polish floristry. He was awarded the "30 Creatives" title in the culture/art/design category by the Mayor of Wrocław. For five years, he has been reviving the Wrocław Flower Festival. He currently runs a floristry school in Wrocław. He creates gastronomic gardens and arranges plants in well-known Wrocław restaurants, including Czuła jest noc, AULA, and NAPA.
- Zuza Tokarska – works in graphic design, illustration, and screen printing. She runs the brand odpodzywa, where she covers stains on second-hand clothing and prints illustrations on used T-shirts. She runs screen printing and upcycling workshops, and recently began printing on second-hand ceramics.
- Majka Dokudowicz – PhD student in graphic design at the Eugeniusz Geppert Academy of Fine Arts in Wrocław, where she also works as a laboratory technician. Founder of Misprint, a graphic design studio and bookbinding shop. She approaches graphic design experimentally, utilizing metal techniques, screen printing, and linocut, which she combines with the art of paper and art books. Her work has been presented in over 150 exhibitions worldwide. She has won 17 awards and distinctions in international competitions.
- Marlena Szeliga — A graduate of the Eugeniusz Geppert Academy of Fine Arts in Wrocław, Faculty of Sculpture and Art Mediation, and current curator of the MD_S Gallery. She works as an art educator at the Pan Tadeusz Museum. She is fascinated by the structure of matter, light in space, and color in sculptural forms. She is particularly interested in working with materials such as stucco and wood. Besides sculpture, she works with photography, collage, and experiments with cyanotype and pinhole techniques.
- Laura Gizicka – Wrocław-based artist, sculpture student at the Eugeniusz Geppert Academy of Fine Arts in Wrocław. She works in graphic arts, design, and painting, specializing in sculpting with ceramics. She is inspired by the therapeutic aspect of creative expression, and her works address working with emotions and the subconscious. She explores ethnic and indigenous art using natural materials and techniques.
Event partners
Foundation for the Development of Audio Description "Katarynka", Academic Radio LUZ, Student Government of the Eugeniusz Geppert Academy of Fine Arts in Wrocław
The project "Osiedle dla sztuki 2023" is being implemented by Fundacja Ładne Historie thanks to funding from the Municipality of Wrocław (www.wroclaw.pl).
