The Artistic Council of the Konrad and Paweł Jarodzki Artist-in-Residence Programme (Bożena Grzyb-Jarodzka, Renata Jarodzka, Rafał Jarodzki, Anna Kudarewska, Zbigniew Libera, Dorota Monkiewicz, Ruth Noack, Joanna Sokołowska, Vera Zalutskaya) has selected artists to participate in the upcoming edition of the programme in September and October 2024. The work of the Council is supported by the Permanent Guests: Maryna and Michal Czaplinski. Joanna Sokolowska is the curator of the programme.
The following artists have been selected for the programme: Alaa Abu Asad, Uladzimir Hramovich, Gayatri Kodikal, Beata Rojek, Annette Ruenzler.
Read more: Artist in Residence Programme - 2024 edition
Krzyżowa is a place where anyone can find something they’ll enjoy. You can participate in international meetings, as well as have unforgettable holidays with peers from all over Poland. That’s the atmosphere with which we entered the month of July when children came to Krzyżowa to take part in the “Kreatywne wakacje” project. What a week it was!
Aerial silk and trapeze acrobatics, making stop motion movies, art classes and woodwork workshops. To top it all off hiking in the woods, sitting by a fireplace, listening to an international orchestra concert and a movie night. The program included going to an adventure playground, where everyone could test their courage.
The final presentation was the cherry on top-aerial silk acrobatics show interspersed with a showing of stop motion movies and an exhibition of wooden fish figurines. The happiness of the children and appreciation of their parents reassures us that “Kreatywne wakacje” will stay in our summer offer of projects dedicated to youth. See you next summer in Krzyżowa!
Read more: Kreatywne wakacje, 2024
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In May 2024, at first glance, it seems difficult to imagine a less favorable international context for celebrating the 20th anniversary of Poland's membership in the EU than the conditions still prevailing just beyond the eastern borders of both the EU and Poland. The ongoing full-scale war between Russia and Ukraine, which has been raging for over two years, and the troubling political developments in Georgia under Russian influence, provide an opportunity to reflect on the significance of the European integration process for Poland – and vice versa.
Looking back to Poland's accession to the EU in May 2004, it is important to remember that this moment marked both an end and a beginning. It effectively closed the so-called post-communist period, during which Poles – along with Czechs, Slovaks, Hungarians, Estonians, Latvians, Lithuanians, Slovenians, and later Bulgarians and Romanians who joined the Union three years later – underwent a deep political, economic, and social transformation that enabled them to join the common market and community formed over half a century earlier during the Cold War's geopolitical division of the European continent. In this context, the frequently cited phrase "return to Europe," as seen on the cover of the May 1, 2004 issue of the weekly magazine Polityka (no. 18 (2450)), aptly reflected the satisfaction of many Poles with the achievements of the few years that had passed since the start of the systemic transformation in 1989.
Read more: 20 Years of Poland in the European Union: A Different Perspective on the "Return to Europe"
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Krzyżowa Foundation for Mutual Understanding in Europe, Club of Catholic Intelligentsia, Plast – National Scout Organization of Ukraine and Kreisau-Initiative e. V invite youth leaders who work with children and teenagers with the experience of refuge, migration or being internally displaced for a Polish-German-Ukrainian exchange that will take place from 13th to 19th October, 2024.
The exchange of the youth leaders is part of a networking project „LIKHTAR / Ліхтар”
The exchange aims to provide the youth leaders with necessary tools for mutual understanding and cooperation with young people who experienced refugee and migration. The main goals are the development of leadership skills in young participants and gaining intercultural experience and practical knowledge.
Participants will be able to develop their leadership abilities, talk about interesting topics and have a chance to associate with people from different countries who have similar experiences. The project will focus on learning how to remain resilient, creative and how to foster self-confidence, compassion and hope.
The important aspect of this project is using art as a tool to talk about war and its effects. The project gives an opportunity to develop one’s competence and actively contribute to supporting youth in difficult life situations.
Read more: Young Leaders - Polish-German-Ukrainian exchange for those working with children and youth with...
