Soirée

Join us for the summer edition of Soirée, a vibrant party hosted by the art department of the Smíchov factory! 🎉 Taking place on Thursday, August 13th.

What to Expect:

• 🎨 Exhibition opening at the Kostka Gallery
• 🖼️ Guided tours of exhibitions and artists' studios on the factory's residence floor
• ✨ Art workshops

Featured Exhibitions:

• Julius Reichel: Dědictví krve – A monumental installation in the former glass furnace space featuring hundreds of kilograms of discarded textiles, accompanied by the artist's paintings and calligraphic texts. Guided tour with Julius Reichel and curator Ján Gajdušek.
• Cezary Poniatowski: Deep House – A surreal exploration of an abandoned apartment as a microcosm of insects, bacteria, and viruses. Guided tour with curator Ján Gajdušek.

Open Studios & Artist Presentations:
Meet resident artists including Zuzana Markéta Macková, Andréa Le Guellec, Rita Koszorús, Natália Sýkorová, Alžběta Bačíková, Roza Igzaw, and others. The residential team will present their work and the A-i-R program concept.

Workshops (registration required by August 13, 15:00 to [email protected]):

• Rita Koszorús: Jak spojit nespojitelné (How to Connect the Unconnectable) – Collage technique workshop creating unexpected visual and formal connections. Kitchen, residence floor, capacity 12.
• Roza Igzaw: Earth – Creative experience with clay, featuring free modeling, texture work, and painting. Studio 21, capacity 10.

Schedule:
18:00 – Workshops begin
18:45 – Opening
19:00 – Guided exhibition tours
20:00 – Guided tour of residence floor
18:00–22:00 – Open Studios

📍 Location: Ke Sklárně 15

Entry is free.