After the exhibitions opened in Bucharest and Râmnicu Vâlcea, events followed by visits to local workshops, the program continued in Arad and Timișoara between July 7-16. Laurian Popa, Cosmin Moldovan, Miki Velciov, and Marius Jurca are just some of the artists who open their workshops in Arad and Timișoara

ARAD – Exhibitions and studio visits between July 7-9

Eight artists with different experiences and histories, some who work in UAP studios and others without a studio, have collaborated for a collective exhibition that will be opened on Friday, July 7, from 6:00 p.m., at the ALFA Gallery in Arad (Revolution Boulevard No. 90).

Exhibiting artists: Anamaria Șerban, Cosmin Florin Moldovan, Laurian Popa, Diana Serghiuță, Radu Pandele Mihai Coltofean, Michael Wieczorek and Ema Hrițcu.

“La pas prin atelierele UAP” continues on Saturday, July 8, between 12:00 and 19:00, when the public is invited to walk through Arad, starting from Colonia Artistilor Pădurice, where 15 creators will open their studios for the first time. They are recently renovated and functional art spaces, brought together in an ensemble completed in 2021 by the Arad Branch of the Union of Visual Artists from Romania.
In a beautiful location near Pădurice Park, the complex has become a creative center of the city, regularly hosting cultural events and artistic residencies, often with international participation.

Artists: Mihai and Camil Păcurar, Dumitru Şerban, Anamaria Şerban, Delia Brândușescu, Maria Furnea, Linda Barkasz, Sofia Klemenco, Margareta Șimo, Corina Stoica, Laurian Popa, Diana Serghiuță, Cosmin Florin Moldovan, Ludmila Moldovan.
Address: Colonia Artistilor Pădurice, Miron Costin Street no. 2C.

The route continues on Lucian Blaga Street, at no. 8, where the studios of artists Nicolae Popa and Bianca Hociung will be opened. Colorful stories are also told in Mircea Stănescu Street no. 1-3, apartment 19, in the creative universe of the painter Kett Groza.

The organizers offer two guided tours on Saturday, July 8, at 12.00 and 16.00. The meeting point is Miron Costin Street no. 2C. All studios remain open during the day so visitors can choose their itineraries.

Timisoara. Inopportune meetings during July 15-16

For more than 38 years, the Union of Plastic Artists Timisoara Branch has owned 38 creative workshops in the city scattered through basements, mezzanines, or attics. These spaces, managed before 1989 by the old local administrative structure URBIS, were later entrusted to UAPT, which assigned them to artists who needed creative spaces.
The public is invited to stroll through these creative spaces on Saturday and Sunday, July 15-16, between 12:00 and 19:00.
On July 15, starting at 19.00, a new collective exhibition will be opened, hosted by the UAP headquarters (Strada George Enescu no. 1, in Rozelor Park). Exhibiting artists are Marius Jurca, Ioana Nicoară, Dana Constantin, Mădălina Trofin, Miki Velciov, Aura Bălănescu, Cristian Sida, and Edith Torony.

Guided tours will be available daily, at 12.00 and 15.30, starting from meeting points in Martir Sebastian Iordan Street, no. 20-22 and in Ciprian Porumbescu Street, no. 66, ap 11. The workshops can also be visited individually at the addresses below.

The creative centers of Timisoara have countless stories to tell since the capital of Banat has a long tradition in attempts to organize the local artistic life. Their visions had crystallized since 1903 when the first serious steps were taken to find the Guild of Painters, sculptors, graphic designers, and decorative artists. Various societies and associations would appear, starting from the 1920s – 1930s, when Salonul Artelor Bănățene was established – an event with immense prestige, which has continued its tradition uninterrupted until today. The Timișoara branch of UAPR has, in turn, collected memories from over 70 years of history. It was founded in 1951, immediately after the formation of the UAP in Romania, in 1950. Since 1956, it has been headquartered in George Enescu Street no. 1 (formerly Dobrogeanu Gherea). Here, the first creative workshops were assigned to the artists, bringing, one by one, into an exceptional community of artists such as Romul Nutiu, Xenia, Leon Vreme, Petre Jecza, and Bela Szakats, among many others.
Time has enriched reality with new stories, and now, a new generation of creators takes on the mission of taking all these ideas forward.

ADDRESSES OF STUDIOS IN TIMISOARA

UAP Timișoara headquarters, George Enescu street no. 1: Andreea Flondor Palade, Renee Renard and Ciprian Chirileanu, Miki Velciov, Bogdan Nueleanu, Nicolae Moldovan and Marius Cozariuc;
Brediceanu Street, no. 2, ap 15: Toma Claudiu;
Eugen de Savoya Street: Torony Pavel, Apostu Daniel and Andreea, Dumitru Popescu (Saturday);
Martir Sebastian Iordan Street, no. 20-22: Vasile Pintea (only Saturday, 15 July), Cosor Viorel, Hedy Kiss, Lucaciu Adriana (only Sunday, 16 July);
Gheorghe Lazăr Street, no. 1, apartment 12: Suzana Fântânariu;
Ion Ghica Street, no. 10, apartment 4: Marius Jurca and Moroz Mihai (Sunday);
Vasile Alecsandri Street, no. 6, apartment 4: Mihai Olteanu;
Paul Chinezu Street, no. 5, apartment 16: Smaranda Moldovan;
Ciprian Porumbescu Street, no. 66,a partment 11: Gloria Gratti;

TIME SCHEDULE

On July 7, “La pas prin atelierele UAP din Romania”, arrives in Arad. The project will be launched through an opening at the Alfa Gallery, an event that starts at 6:00 p.m.
Exhibiting artists: Anamaria Șerban, Cosmin Florin Moldovan, Laurian Popa, Radu Pandele, Diana Serghiuță, Mihai Coltofean, Michael Wieczorek and Ema Hrițcu.
On Saturday, July 8, a walk through the artists’ workshops in Arad is organized between 11.00 and 19.00.

In Timisoara, on Saturday 15 July, starting at 7 p.m., after the visits to the workshops, a collective exhibition of the artists: Marius Jurca, Ioana Nicoară, Dana Constantin, Mădălina Trofin, Miki Velciov, Aura Bălănescu, Cristian Sida and Edith will be opened. Torony. Galeria Park in Parcul Rozelor hosts the event.
On Sunday, July 16, between 12:00 and 19:00, the public is invited to stroll through the artists’ workshops in Timișoara.

The program “La pas prin atelierele UAP din Romania 2023” includes exhibitions, debates, and guided tours by professionals from the creative industries in the buildings of the Union of Visual Artists in Bucharest, Râmnicu Vâlcea, Arad, and Timișoara. Art lovers can meet dozens of exceptional artists in their creative universe: the Studio.

Project organized by the Nucleu 0000 Association in partnership with the Union of Visual Artists from Romania.
Co-financed by AFCN.

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Cover photo: UAP workshops and UAP headquarters in George Enescu street no. 1, from Parcul Rozelor, Timișoara