News Archives
January to June, 2007
Andrew Benyei exhibits in Toronto
Visual artist (and CHAC member) Andrew Benyei is having an exhibit at the Grace Gallery in Toronto www.gracegallery.ca May 31- June 17 and is part of a group show at the Liss Gallery, opening on June 16th at the gallery’s gala opening in Yorkville. http://www.lissgallery.com
Andrew Benyei’s work can be seen on his website at: www.benyei.com/html/news.htm
Bestiaire / Bestiary - Exhibition by / Exposition de Rose Szasz
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17 mai - 16 juin
Guilde canadienne de métiers d'art - Canadian Guild of Crafts
Montreal.
Rose Szasz is a long-time member of the Canadian Hungarian Artists’ Collective (CHAC), and her work can be viewed here:
http://www.chaccanada.org/sculpting/Szasz_Rose/index.htm
Cliquez sur l’image pour obtenir des renseignements - click on the graphic for information.
Paved Paradise: L’Art Village” exhibit at the Luminato Festival
Toronto, June 2 - June 10
Visit this exhibition of videos and installations in five shipping containers as well as an outdoor projection of photographs at night as part of Toronto’s Luminato Festival. The exhibit is located at the Parliament St Slip where the L’Art Boat sails from. It was curated by former Art Gallery of Ontario curator, Clara Hargittay, and includes work by Vera Frenkel; Cecilia Berkovic; Sharon Switzer; Janis Demkiw, Emily Hogg, and Olia Mishchenko; Kevin Krivel and David Warne; Gyula Kalko. Clara was the key initiator and organizer behind the “Hungary Reborn” arts festival in Toronto in the early 90’s and has been an independent curator and arts organizer since.
For more information on the exhibit and the Festival, click here.
50th Anniversary Sopron-UBC Celebration
- June 14-16th, 2007
The University of British Columbia is planning a 50th Anniversary Sopron Celebration to mark the arrival of the Sopron Forestry School students and faculty to UBC in 1957. UBC wishes to recognize the alumni and celebrate this special part of its history. For more information click here
Hungarian Films at the Cinema du Parc in Montreal, May 25-June 2nd
Several Hungarian films are being screened at the Cinema du Parc in Montreal as part of Eurofest 2007, an East European Film Festival. One of the films "Eaux de vie / Touched by the water" is by Canadian Hungarian film-maker, Tamas Wormser. Click here for details.
State Visit by the President of Hungary.
The president of Hungary, His Excellency, Dr Laszlo Solyom, visited Canada between April 24-28. During his visit he was received by the Governor General and the Prime Minister, and participated in a state dinner given in his honour. In addition to Ottawa, his visit included Toronto, Calgary and Lake Louise. Among the members of his delegation was also Hungary’s Minister of Culture and Education, Dr Istvan Hiller. At a reception held at the Embassy of Hungary on April 26th, the Hon Mauril Bélanger, MP and Mr Peter Herrndorf, Director General of the National Arts Centre, were awarded the Officers’ Cross of Merit of the Republic of Hungary by President Solyom in recognition of their contributions to relations between Canada and Hungary.
For details of the visit and photos, see the Hungarian embassy’s website at:
http://www.mfa.gov.hu/kulkepviselet/
For the Governor General’s media release and photo gallery, see
http://www.gg.ca/media/doc.asp?lang=e&DocID=5042
14th International Book Fair held in Budapest
Canada was the guest of honour at the 14th International Book Fair held in Budapest from April 12-15, 2007. The event, at the Budapest Congress Centre highlighted Canada’s culture, literature and publishing industry. To see the posters, invitation, Canadian writers present, click here...
International Roma Day: A Day to Raise Awareness of the Human Rights Problems Experienced by Roma
On the occasion of International Roma Day, April 8, the European Roma Rights Centre (ERRC) recalls that, to date, Roma remain the most deprived ethnic group of Europe. Across Europe, the fundamental rights of Roma are still being violated on a regular basis. Repetitious cases of racist violence and hate speech targeting Roma are reported frequently. Read more...
Zoltán Kodály - Orchestre de la Société Philharmonique de Montréal (25e anniversaire)
As part of the 50th anniversary celebrations and also to mark the 125th of Kodaly’s birth the Société Philharmonique de Montréal gave a special concert on April 6th 2007 at the Eglise Saint Jean Baptiste de Montréal. Place of honour on the programme was given to Kodaly's Psalmus Hungaricus. Artistic Director of the Société Miklós Takács conducted the concert.
Oral History Seminar in Budapest, based on Bridging the Divide
The Canadian Embassy in Budapest, Hungary's Culture and Education Ministry, the OSA Archives and www.ontheglobe.com hosted a seminar at the OSA Archives for high school teachers on approaches of educating students about Hungary's 1956 revolution. On March 22, educators presented Hungarian-Canadian Andrew Princz's publication Bridging the Divide: Hungarian and Canadian Stories of the 1956 Revolution as a tool for using oral-history in a classroom setting. Oral history is a relatively new approach in Hungary, and speakers discussed the topic, and methodologies. The event was organized as a result of a study last year which indicated that young Hungarians know very little about the events of October 1956. The seminar attracted over 70 educators for the event.
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