Krakow's
Triennial Festival of Graphic Arts
International
Print Triennial in Krakow (Miedzynarodowe Triennale Grafiki in Polish,
abbreviation MTG) remains one of most important events for the
world’s graphic arts. Its scope covers traditional techniques such
as woodcut or copperplate engraving as well as modern methods, from
serigraphy to digital prints. The International Print Triennial is
organized in Krakow every third year and consists of a contest open to
artists from all over the world plus a series of exhibitions. The main
show takes place in Krakow and it displays the best entries for the
competition including all award-winning works. Other exhibits happen
both in Krakow and in other Polish cities.
International
Print Triennial in Krakow 2006, LPK Chapter I: Exact Translations by
Germany’s Eugenia
Gortchakova (Award of the Rector of the Katowice Academy of Fine Arts)
Program
of the 2009 International Print Triennial in Krakow
Note: things keep changing, so take
into account, please, that the following program is liable to
alterations.
Ceremony of the inauguration of the
International Print Triennial - Krakow 2009 takes place in the main
building of the National
Museum in Krakow at 1, 3 Maja street at 8 p.m.
Exhibitions in
Krakow
Main Exhibition of International
Print Triennial - Krakow 2009.
Venue: Bunkier Sztuki art
gallery, 3a Plac Szczepanski square at Planty
gardens.
Open from September 16 through October 11.
Konrad Srzednicki. Graphic Art
Poet.
Venue: International Centre of Culture at 25 Rynek Glowny central
square.
Open from September 11 through November 15.
Print Triennial from Taipei.
Arsenal hall of the Princes
Czartoryski Museum (Muzeum Czartoryskich) at 8 Pijarska
street.
Open from September 15.
"Mini-Digital" from
Plock.
Venue: Krypta u Pijarow in the crypt of the Kosciol Pijarow church, 2
Pijarska street at Sw. Jana street.
Open from September 15.
Exhibition from Chicago.
Venue: Stanislaw
Wyspianski Museum (Muzeum Stanislawa Wyspianskiego), 11
Szczepanska street and Plac Szczepanski square.
Open from September 15.
Lettra - Krakow 2009.
Venue: Krakow
University's Jagiellonian Library (Biblioteka Jagiellonska)
at 22 Mickiewicza avenue.
Open from September 21 through October 10.
Young Polish Print Grand Prix.
Venue: Bunkier Sztuki art gallery, 3a Plac Szczepanski square at
Planty gardens.
Open from October 17.
Shows of the 2009
International Print Triennial in other Polish cities.
Teodor Durski.
Venue: Contemporary Art Gallery in Bielsko-Biala at 11, 3 Maja street,
Open from September 3 till September 29.
"Covers". Grzegorz
Handerek, Laureate of Grand Prix 2006 of the Polish Print Triennial in
Katowice.
Venue: Pietro Wyzej Gallery, Uppersilesia Centre of Culture (Gornoslaskie
Centrum Kultury) in Katowice at 2 Plac Sejmu Slaskiego square. Open
from September 6 until October 15.
6th International Print Triennial
"Colour in print - Identity and tradition".
Venue: Contemporary Art Gallery "Wozownia" in Torun at 20
Rabianska street. Open from September 11 through October 11.
Laureates of Polish Print
Triennial 2006.
Venue: University Gallery in Cieszyn at 62 Bielska street. Open from
September 14 till October 14.
"Re-activation of
Matrix". Relief Printing Studio of ASP Katowice.
Venue: NovaArt ZPAP Gallery in Katowice at 13 Dworcowa street. Open
from September 16 to October 16, 2009.
7th Polish Print Triennial
Katowice 2009.
Venue: Biuro Wystaw Artystycznych in Katowice at 6 Wojciecha
Korfantego avenue. Open from September 17.
Triennial "PrintArt"
Krakow - Katowice 2009.
Venue: Rondo Sztuki Gallery in Katowice at 1 Rondo im. Gen. Jerzego
Zietka. Open from September 17.
The Jurors of 7th Polish Print
Triennial Katowice 2009.
Venue: Po schodach Gallery of the City Museum in Siemianowice Slaskie
at 6 Chopina street. Open from September 18 through October.
The European Print - Masters of
the Art.
Venue: Silesian Museum in Katowice (Muzeum Slaskie w Katowicach) at 3
Wojciecha Korfantego avenue. Open from September 18.
Polish Woodcut of the 20th
Century.
Venue Leon Wyczolkowski Museum (Muzeum Okregowe im. L. Wyczolkowskiego)
in Bydgoszcz at 4 Gdanska street. Open from September 25.
"Poliptych". Krzysztof
Kula.
Venue: Fra Angelico Gallery of the Archdiocesan Museum (Muzeum
Archidiecezjalne) in Katowice at 39 Jordana street. Open in September
2009.
"Poles".
A series of 12 exhibitions featuring 24 randomly selected outstanding
Polish artists.
Venue: Engram Gallery of Uppersilesia Centre of Culture (Gornoslaskie
Centrum Kultury) in Katowice at 2 Plac Sejmu Slaskiego square.
Exhibits take place from September 2009 through September 2010.
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