The Grand Finale week at ASiB is approaching (May 28 - Jun 1st) and I am happy to invite you to apply to the lessons, lectures, films and the closing party which will be held during this week. Students who attended minimum 12 weeks at ASiB will have free admintion to all events of this week. The detailed scedule will be published soon.
To apply to any of these programs please contact ART SCHOOL in BUDAPEST.
Here is just a taste of the things which will be happenineg at ASiB during this week:
Monday: 14 -19h - Drawing Marathon
19.30h - lecture of photographer Ember Sári
Tuesday: 14 -19h Artists Talk about their works
19.30 - Film
Wednesday: 14 -19h Painting Marathon
19.30 - 21h - Introduction to Nonviolent Communication by Eva Rambala certified intern. trainer
Thursday: 14 -19 h FLOW Marathon
19.30 h Film
Friday: 15 -19h Contemporary Art Day
19h- The Waka Waka End of Year Party
Walking tour to small conetemporary art galleries in downtown Budapest
Saturday, May 12th
Starting 10.30h
Put on your comfortable shoes and join us at ART Walk in May - a special ART tour in the downtown of Budapest. During these 2,5 -3 h we will visit current shows at small, well established art galleries in districts 5, 6 and 7.
language: English
fee: 2000 Ft , ASiB students and IWC members 1500 Ft
Saturday, April 14th, 11h
2-2,5 h walking tour to art supply stores and art galleries in Budapest
Put on your comfortable shoes and join us to a special ART tour in the downtown of Budapest . During these 2 -2,5 h we will visit 2 art supply stores and several small well established art galleries around Ferenc List square. You will have a unique opportunity to explore the current Hungarain art scene as well as to get basic guidelines about how to choose your brushes, papers, paint, and other art materials.
The tour will start at 11 AM at Studio gallery, Rottenbiller u. 35 district 7 (about 100 m from ASiB, map: http://studio.c3.hu/en/contact/) and will finish in Rumbach street (Close to Dohány street synagogue and Deák squere). After the tour you may want to join me and my students for a light lunch, coffee and/or cake at beautiful historic Bookcaffe (with must to see wall paintings of 19 century painter Károly Lotz ) Alexandra book store, Andrassy steert 39 . Please note that Boookcaffe is often very busy on weekends therefore, if you are interested to join us for lunch, please specify this in your registration, by Friday, april 13th, noon and I will make reservations for you.
registration: Places for the walking tour are limited and will be allocated on first come, first served basis. To register, please write to artschoolbudapest@gmail.com or call + 36 20 467 5051 and give your name and your phone number.
language: English
fee: 2000 Ft , students 1500 Ft, ASiB students: free (the fee does not include your eventual costs at Bookcaffe)
I usually say that Art School in Budapest is so new that it is still in diapers and in the same time, thinking that this March it celebrates it’s first birthday makes my heart sing. You see, no matter what others had told me, I somehow have always managed to believed that dreams can come true. This is how I chose the somewhat unpredictable path of an artist and this is how the dream of Art School in Budapest was born a year and a half ago.
The idea of starting a school came out of my needs: my deep wish to share my knowledge and passion for art and nonviolent communication, to have a job which will be fun and give a lot meaning to my life and a job which will provide me with opportunities to grow and develop as a person, a teacher and an artist. How did it go? Is my school a success? I do not know. Maybe it is better if you judge about the success. All I know is that I witnessed so much beauty in watching my students open up creatively and develop artistically, that it has been a lot of fun and learning for me and I that I am a more enriched person now than what I was a year ago. And this is what makes me get up from my bed every morning.
I find it important to remember that I have not been alone working on this dream come true. I am overwhelmed with gratitude thinking about all of you who helped me get to where I am right now. Thank you for your unselfish professional advices – they were a big learning and support. Thank you for introducing my school to your friends, communities and clubs - I experience it as your care and love. Thank you for expressing what your needs were and for giving me your genuine feedback– it heeled my trust in honesty of people and it supported my growth. And above all, thank you for finding love in your hearts to accept my mistakes and voulnerability – it strengthened my believe that in order to learn, teach or run a school we all can put away shields and role-playing and simply be ourselves. Thank you all for supporting my vision that learning and teaching can be a personal, meaningful and in the same time a fun activity and so reinforcing my hope that schools could become part of the change we would like to see happen in this world.
THANK YOU FOR A WONDERFUL YEAR OF EXPERIENCES AND GROWTH!
Barbara Guttman
ASiB NEWS this March:
● March 6th, Tuesday, 17-19h : Free trial lesson for Studio Drawing course (starting March 13th) – click here for more information about the course
● March 7th, Wednesday, from 14.30h – Start of ARS MODO and Weekly Contemporary courses –introduction into contemporary visual arts - click here for more information
● March 13th, Tuesday, from 17h – Start of Studio Drawing course – basics of realistic drawing– click here for more information about the course
● Thursdays, 18 – 20.30h - Join FLOW, a course in creativity development, self expression and self growth - click here for more information about the course
● Upon a personal request, a new FLOW group may start on Thursdays from 14.30 -17h. (click here for more information about the course). Minimum 3 people are required to start this course. If you are interested please write to artschoolbudapest@gmail.com or call + 36 20 467 5051.
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Is creativity missing in your life? Do you enjoy art and would like to learn some more? Would you like to enjoy more „me” time and have fun expressing yourself? Or are you maybe thinking about applying to an art school next year?
Visit us at Art School in Budapest and choose a course which will fit your interestes and needs the best.
Free trial lessons will be offered one week before the start of each course.
Places for all courses and free lessons are limited and will be allocated on first come, first served basis. To register please contact Art School in Budapest at: artschoolbudapest@gmail.com and give your name and your phone number or call + 36 20 467 5051
New courses this March:
● March 7th – May 9th: Weekly Contemporary - a series of 8 interactive lectures which will offer you an introduction into undertsnading contemporary art. (for more information click here)
fee: 14 000 Ft (for 8 x 75 min. )
time: Wednesdays, 14.30 – 15.45h
free trial lesson: February 29, 14.30 - 16h (register now)
● March 7th – May 9th: ARS MODO – Through series of interactive lecturees and work on your own art projects, this course of 8 lessons will deepend you understanding about what contemporary art is and how it is made. (for more information click here) fee:24 000 Ft (for 8 x 75 min. of interactive lecture followed by 75 min. consultations about the personal project)
time: Wednesdays, 14.30 – 17.15h
free trial lesson: February 29, 14.30 - 16h (register now
● March 13 – May 15: Studio Drawing – During 8 lesson you will reveal some of the skills and knowledge of old masters. Students of all levels and previous expereince welcome. (For more information click here) fee: 24 000 Ft (for 8 x 3h lessons
time: Tuesdays, 17 -20h
free trial lesson : March 6th, 17 – 19h (register now)
● …or consider joining the FLOW , a weekly course based on Barbara Guttman’s doctorate reserch and designed to help you open up createvely and enjoy the process of making art, regardless of your skills and talent. All materials provided. (For more information click here)
Possibility of trial lesson
Lessons fee includes all materials
To see the fee and terms and conditions please click here
time: every Thursday, 18 – 20.30h
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S.E. working on her charcoal |
S.E. was attending Studio Drawing and Painting lessonsns during the fall term. Here is what she says about her experience of the course :
"I came across ASIB on the Internet at the end of the summer when I tried to find art classes in English for my American husband (I am from Hungary). I did not even hope there would be any, but thanks to Barbara there are! In the autumn I started to attend the classes with my husband to gain back my long forgotten art skills. At the first lesson we observed that the lines are alive... and they have emotions, they may be sad, happy, bored or hopeful... Then we learnt how to answer the big question, how you are supposed to hold your drawing-paper, horizontally or vertically. (That is called composition in art circles.)
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S.E. working on her charcoal study
of a still life |
Then we learned how to draw cubes, fortunately disguised as old suitcases and tea boxes. Working by music we practised how to depict perspective, how to measure angles and proportions, how to shade, and how to hide the bacground and emphasize the foreground. Our efforts produced their fruits in the form of a detailed still life in charcoal that we spent a few weeks working on.
In the course of time we worked in pencil, pen and ink, charcoal, brush and ink and even some colorful oil pastel. (It was interesting to see how to stain your cloths in a tasteful way using different media.)
My favourite exercise was to draw little sketches during one or two minutes of objects or of each other. Because of lack of time one has to concentrate on the essence of the sight and you do not think so much, but just let your hands draw the lines.
At every occasion Barbara waited for us with snacks and hot tea and candle light on a well-laid table so we always started the lessons in a jolly and relaxed atmosphere. (The taste and fragrance of jasmin tea will remind me of her art classes henceforth.)
The drawing lessons at ASIB with Barbara`s tactful and expert corrections and interesting exercises helped me to stop judging myself negatively while drawing. Thus I learned to enjoy the process of creating. The classes were a period of peace for me in my busy life and I managed to open up my own creativity. The presence of likeminded students was also useful and it was inspiring to work together.
I suggest this course with all my heart to people who want to improve their drawing skills or start learning from any level, who want to discover their talents, who want to dig into their psyche more deeply and last but not least who like to have a good time! "
(S.E.)
January 26, 2012
Thursday
10 – 11.30h
„A Door to The Contemporary Art Room” (interactive lecture)
Whether you feel completely lost in a museum of contemporary arts wishing to understand what artists of today are trying to say or simply are an art lover interested in expanding your knowledge, this dynamic and interactive lecture is meant for you. Through offering you some basics guidelines and engaging you into a discussion about several works of art created in the last 20 years the lecture will give you an interesting glimpse into the exciting world of contemporary art.
Places for this lecture are limited and will be allocated on first come, first served basis. To register, please write to artschoolbudapest@gmail.com or call + 36 20 467 5051 and give your name and your phone number.
·Fee: 2000 Ft/person including snacks and tea, docents of BMFA 1000 Ft
·Lecturer: Barbara Guttman (DLA)
Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing, and rightdoing, there is a field. I will meet you there. (Rumi)
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