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An exhibition has been openened at the Keresztúry Dezso ÁMK Concert and Exhibition Hall
(Synagogue) from the works of Ferenc Farkas sculpturer and György Tánczos painter.

This is the first time when one can see their works together in the same place.
„They have accepted each other”- said Sándor Pinczehelyi, an Munkácsy-awarded artist
opening the exhibition. Thus gathered the Ferenc Farkas with György Tánczos, who made
copper engraving and water-colors earlier but nowadays makes paintings that recall old
photograps and childhood memories.
The exhibition can be seen until 10th June of 2008.
www.zalamedia.hu

"Painting (store)house" at the Páter-hill.
Storehouse: because initially all of the paintings were stored in empty rooms. Paintinghouse:
because nine young artist’ works are exhibitid around the house. (Helga Borbás, Róbert Cseh,
István Dienstag, Judit Fischer, Petra Gyerák, Ágnes Katinka Kiss, Balázs Monok, Dávid Szentgróti,
Norbert Tóth)
In groundfloor corridors, chambers, unheated halls. Everywhere. Most of them (80 works) created
by Ágnes Katinka Kiss, so the collection is called: First Katinka Painting (store)house in Zalaegerszeg.
„Ágnes Katinka Kiss about the backgrounds and the impressionable pictures” article by
Petra Pánczél can be read here:
www.zalamedia.hu

The Old Townhall in Vienna (Altes Rathaus, 1010 Wipplingerstrasse 8.)
was the location of the first independent exhibition of Helga Borbás in Austria between
25th and 15 th of November in 2007. The actor, who lives in the Austrian capital, is a member
of the Europäschen Kulturkreis der bildenden Künstler art-group.

The EU-Region Art Award 2007
The West Pannonia EU-Region has published for the third time the EU-Region Art Award which
had been established by Burgenland Province, Gyor-Moson-Sopron, Vas and Zala County.
The Organization, which has several achievments concern to co-operation in transborder
relations, emphasizes the importance of the further strenghtening of cultural connections
in West Pannonia. This year 186 artists have been applied for the tender with 409 works.
A strict jury made the awards and selected 60 works for the exhibition. The works reflect the
differencies in modern fineart not only in the region but in the whole.
www.museum.hu

New Age-New Generation
Exhibition of Young Artists in Zala Conty in the Town Concert and Exhibition Hall. The organizers
like to make it to be a precedent for the next years. It had been garnished the walls of the
Synagogue until 14th of July 2007.
The artists were: Ágnes Bacsó, Katinka Bárdosi, Diána Bóbics, Helga Borbás, Szabolcs Burucs,
István Dienstag, Judit Fischer, Ágnes Gazdag, Anna Gondos, Petra Gyerák, Zsuzsanna Gyulai,
Mátyás Barnabás Herkli, Csongor Horváth, László Adrián Horváth, Katinka Kéri,
Ágnes Katinka Kiss, Edina László, Attila Marics, Dániel Molnár, Balázs Monok, Bernadett Peto,
Attila Szabó, Balázs Szabó, Dávid Szentgróti, Norbert Tóth és Veronika Tóth.
At the opening ceremony Helga Borbas were awarded with the Zalaegerszeg Municipal Town Prize.
www.egerszeginfo.hu

The XVI. National Medal Salon
The XVI. National Medal Salon has been opened on the 20th of June 2007 in the
„Lábasház” in Sopron. Ferenc Farkas has been awarded with the Hungarian Medal
Collectors Association’s prize for the nicest medal with his works: Egon Schiele,
El Greco and Auguste Rodin.
www.erembiennale.hu

’Noisy paintings in the doldrum’
’Noisy paintings in the doldrum’ exposure at the 2nd Color Arts Festival between
14th and 17th of June in 2007. The free associate experiment exhibition used basically
local elements.
The artists were: Helga Borbás, István Dienstag, Judit Fischer, Ágnes Gazdag,
Attila Grubánovics, Petra Gyerák, László Karácsony, Hajnalka Király, Ágnes Katinka
Kiss, Valter Lengyel, Miklós Mécs, Balázs Monok, Dávid Szentgróti and Norbert Tóth.
www.zazee.hu/colorarts

An exposition will be opened at the Petró Gallery in Nagykanizsa from the sculptures and
drawings of György Fischer
. It’s open from 14.-28. of April, 2007.

This year Judit Fischer is one of the winners of the Derkovits Gyula Scholarship which is
probably the most honourable fine arts scholarship in Hungary. Congratulations!
www.lektoratus.hu

György Fischer sculptor’ works were being exposed at the Galerie „Time” in Vienna
(Wollzeile 1-3.) with three other artist works. The salon closed on the 3th of March, 2007.

With the title of "Please, hang them on!" an exposure will be opened in the "Mirror"
Frame Shop,
Zalaegerszeg on the 15th of February at 17pm. The selected works of the
15 young artists
(Helga Borbás, Róbert Cseh, Fatime Dobribán, Judit Fischer, Ágnes Gazdag,
Attila Gubránovics,
Petra Gyerák, László Karácsonyi, Ágnes Katinka Kiss, Valter Lengyel, Dániel Ludvig,
Balázs Monok, Attila Szabó, Dávid Szentgróti, Norbert Tóth) can be seen until the
15th of March.

The "New Artworks" exhibition of the "Vitrin" Contemporary Fine Arts and Handicrafts Society
was opened on the 22th of January 2007 in the Gallery of the Hevesi Sándor Theatre as a
part of the celebrations of the Day of the Hungarian Culture. The Salon of almost 30 well-known
artists from Zala County are on display until the beginning of March.
Three of them were awarded on the occassion of the celebration:
János Béres, Ferenc Farkas sculptors and Zoltán Horváth M. painter.

On the occasion of the 50th birthday of the sculptor György Fischer
a family exhibition will be opened at the Gönczi Ferenc Cultural Center in Zalaegerszeg.
Not only sculptures but also Fischer paintings and graphic works will be seen there.
Additionally, some works of Fischer Judit and Bence will be exposed for the public.

A tribute to the sculptor Ferenc Farkas:
He’s to be awarded with the „For the Town of Zalaegerszeg Prize”
on the 15th of December. Congratulations!

15th anniversary of the „GebArt”- International Art Camp in Zalaegerszeg
The Gallery of the Gönczi Ferenc Education Center and Middle European
Cultural Institute
in Zalaegerszeg will support an exhibition of  the GebArt which celebrates its
15th anniversary this year.
The selected works of the last 5 years would be presented here.
You may find here the statue creatured by Horváth Csaba Árpád:
"Small Imperial Stepper"
The exhibition is open for public: October 02-October 07, 2006

Fresh Europe-Mania, The passion obligates
Hungarian and International selection of the works of artists (and their masters)
graduated in 2006.
The exhibition is planned in the Kogart-house, Budapest where 21 young
hungarian artists
 show their works such as Judit Fischer –graduated at the Hungarian
Academy of Fine Arts
- and Horváth Csaba Árpád –graduated at the University of Pécs Faculty of  Fine Arts.
Open for public: 25.08.2006.-08.10.2006.
www.kogart.hu

Initiative Capital- Articles in the „Új Művészet” paper about fine artists
who graduated in 2006

The " Új Művészet" (New Art) monthly paper reports in detail on the final
examination works of newly graduated young artists from
different Art Colleges and Academies.
Judit Fischer and Ágnes Gazdag got a degree at the Hungarian Academy of
Fine Art as a professional painter.
Helga Borbás graduated as a painter, Horváth Csaba Árpád as a sculptor at
the University of Pécs Faculty of Fine Arts.
They are all our regular Guests.
www.uj-muveszet.hu