Wednesday, October 31, 2018
Call for artists: Residency program in Budapest, Hungary in 2019
Open Call for Artists: Hungarian Multicultural Center AIR-HMC residency program in Budapest, Hungary.
Deadline: November 25, 2018
Subject: “Environmental Project & BookArt2”
HMC International Artist Residency Program, a not-for-profit arts organization based in Dallas, TX / Budapest, Hungary - provides national and international artists to produce new work while engaging with the arts community in Budapest, Hungary.
For more info and application form write to: Beata Szechy
bszechy@yahoo.com
http://www.hungarian-multicultural-center.com/
Tuesday, August 1, 2017
Residency program in Budapest, Hungary in 2018
We are pleased to announce Open Call for Hungarian Multicultural Center residency program in Budapest, Hungary in 2018
Subject: “Environmental Project”.
Deadline: November 20, 2017
HMC International Artist Residency Program, a not-for-profit arts organization based in Dallas, TX / Budapest, Hungary - provides national and international artists to produce new work while engaging with the arts community in Budapest, Hungary.
For more info write to: Beata Szechy
bszechy@yahoo.com
http://www.hungarian-multicultural-center.com
Facebook: Budapest International Artist Residency
Monday, January 27, 2014
A.I.R./International Artist Residencies, Budapest 2014
A.I.R./International Artist Residencies, 2014
Workshop/Seminar/Exhibition/VideoFest
Visual arts / writing / other disciplines
http://www.hungarian-multicultural-center.com/id97.html
bszechy@yahoo.com
HMC International Artist Residency Program, a not-for-profit arts organization based in Dallas, TX / Budapest, Hungary - provides national and international artists with the opportunity to produce new work while engaging with the arts community in Budapest, Hungary. "Artist residencies allow the time for dialogue and create connections that contribute to the future.."
The residency is an opportunity for artists, designers, theorists, writers and curators to undertake a period of focused work at the HMC.
An important part of the creative process is taking time for renewal. Whether you are ready to explore a life-long passion, looking for inspiration or eager to take on a new challenge, HMC has a program designed to help you develop your creativity while experiencing another culture. Join us this summer to see the world, invest in your talent and get inspired. Budapest one of the world's most beautiful and most vibrant cultural hubs, is a city steeped in history and a favored destination of many travelers.
Each residency includes accommodation, working area, and access to all resources including WIFI, workshops, artist talk, gallery walk, field trip. In selected instances, the residency may also include some basic materials stipend.
Partnerships are vital to the way in which we work and we were delighted to be able to establish a partnership with a Print Studio and the BookArt Association.
Artists producing innovative work in book arts, electronic/digital media (video, sound, animation, etc.), installation art, social practice, photography, and printmaking are encouraged to apply.

Please indicate (X) when would you like to participate:
___Session 1: Wednesday May 14, 2014 - Friday, June 6, 2014 Deadline: January 28, 2014
___Session 2: Wednesday, June 11, 2014 - Friday, July 4, 2014 Deadline: April 5, 2014
___Session 3: Wednesday, July 09, 2014 - Friday, August 1, 2014 Deadline: April 5, 2014
___Session 4: Tuesday, August 5, 2014 - Friday August 29, 2014 Deadline: April 5, 2014
___Session 5: Friday, December 26 - Sunday, January 11, 2015 Deadline: August 11, 2014
Applications should consist of:
* Application form * Artist's statement/Project Description/One-page resume/CV * $35 application fee by PayPal (see instruction at the end of the Application Form) * Visual Artists: Provide 5 jpg images representing your most recent work. * Video/Performance/Time-based Artists Link to work on YouTube. * Curators/writers sample of written work(s). Maximum 6 pages.
Further Information and Costs:
Applications accepted on basis of availability and quality of work.
Please apply for funding in your home country for financial assistance to participate in our programs. There are also many private foundations that can assist with possible funding. If we can be of any help to assist you in your application please let us know.
The residency is located in Budapest. The residence offers shared room/bath as living quarters, and working area, exhibition, ArtistTalk, field trip, gallery tour are included in the cost. It's unique, is taking place inside the artist's own home.
There is a cost to attend the residency of the summer residencies cost: $1250/person or Euro 950. The winter residency cost $950 or Euro 700. Longer or shorter stays can be arranged. Artists are expected to pay all travel expenses, personal costs, visa (if necessary), insurance, and to supply artist materials for their use during the residency. We can provide basic materials and tools.
Artists are expected to give at least one informal public audio-visual presentation about their work during their residency and to leave one piece of work made during the residency as a donation to the HMC. The HMC will exhibit the artworks several times.
Successful applicant wish to be accompanied by family members or an assistant, it is necessary to consult with HMC beforehand. Non-artist guests accompanying residents are welcome. Ask the board for rates and availability.
Exhibitions are arranged at a professional gallery in August, 2014.
The Hungarian Multicultural Center, Inc.® (HMC), 501(c)(3), Dallas, TX/Budapest, Hungary based non-profit organization. The HMC dedicated to inspiring, connecting, exhibiting, and promoting artists. The HMC invites interested visual artists, writers, performers to submit application for its residency program in Budapest, Hungary. The residencies offer participants to interact with other artists representing a variety of cultures and backgrounds. Residents participate in weekly activities programmed by HMC such as artist studio visits, tours to exhibition spaces, networking events and workshop.
The Artist in Residence Program is open to all artists who wish to work independently on their own projects. Artists may use the residency to accomplish a specific project or to work in a creative and supportive atmosphere alongside other international artists.
Resident artists are able to exchange ideas and experiences through presentations and informal discussion.
Meals are the responsibility of the artists, either individually or communally. There are many shops, supermarkets and a wonderful daily farmers market all within 3 minutes walking distance. Also, there is an opportunity for meals on wheels!
We also ask you not to send anything to HMC in a parcel by mail because of excessive customs fees and other difficulties. Please, bring everything with you in your luggage!
Accommodation prices are per person. This includes bed linen, towels, use of fully equipped kitchens, lounges, internet, etc.
At the end of your stay we expect you to leave your apartment as clean as it was when you arrived.
Upon acceptance of your application you will pay $100 deposit of the accommodation charge to reserve your place.
End of your residency we are asking a Residency Evaluation submitted by you (1page) detailing your experience at Budapest and what you were able to accomplish during your residency regarding your specific Art project.
We very much look forward to receiving and reviewing your Project Proposal!
The Arts Team at HMC
bszechy@yahoo.com
Open call for book artists! Library Thoughts 4 Exhibition
Open call for book artists!
Library Thoughts 4 Exhibition
Deadline: March 31, 2014
Entry fee: USD 35
This year at Hegyvidek Gallery will open the Library Thoughts 4 exhibition. The exhibition curator Beata Szechy.
The exhibition scheduled from August 26 to September 6, 2014.
This exhibition is part of the AIR/HMC, Budapest, International Artists in Residency program.
For more info, application form write to:
bszechy@yahoo.com
Thursday, October 18, 2012
International Artist Residencies & Exhibition, Budapest 2013
Call for artists: International Artist Residencies & Exhibition, AIR/HMC, Budapest
Our program is open for 2013!
We do early jury selections on the third weekend of each month. Apply early!
HMC International Artist Residency Program, a not-for-profit arts organization based in Dallas, TX/Budapest, provides national and international artists with the opportunity to produce new work while engaging with the arts community in Budapest, Hungary.
"Artist residencies allow the time for dialogue and create connections that contribute to the future.."
E-mail address: bszechy@yahoo.com
Discipline: visual artists, writers, performers
Offered program: residency, seminar, artist talk, exhibition, Galleries & Museum Tour,.
Eligibility: International emerging artists
Please visit our website for more information and application form.
http://www.hungarian-multicultural-center.com/id93.html
Thursday, February 9, 2012
NEW PROGRAM: International Artist/Health Residencies, Ratot, Hungary 2012
NEW PROGRAM:
International Artist/Health Residencies, Ratot, Hungary 2012
at the Szell Kalman Historic Castle
http://www.hungarian-multicultural-center.com/id86.html
Dates:
___Session 1: Tuesday May 15, 2012 - Thursday, June 4, 2012 Deadline: February 28, 2012
___Session 2: Monday, June 14, 2012 - Thursday, July 4, 2012 Deadline: March 10, 2012
___Session 3: Monday, July 12, 2012 - Thursday, August 1, 2012 Deadline: April 6, 2012
20 artists will be accepted for each session!
Discipline: visual artists, writers, performers
Offered program: residency, seminar, artist talk, exhibition.
International Artist Residencies 2012
AIR/HMC, Budapest
NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS for 2012
http://www.hungarian-multicultural-center.com/id69.html
"Artist residencies allow the time for dialogue and create connections that contribute to the future.."
Deadline: February 28, 2012
E-mail address: bszechy@yahoo.com
Discipline: visual artists, writers, performers
Offered program: residency, seminar, artist talk, exhibition.
Eligibility: International emerging artists
The HMC is a not-for-profit arts organization founded in 1990 and based in Dallas/Budapest.
Please visit our website for more information and application form.
http://www.hungarian-multicultural-center.com/id69.html
Monday, November 14, 2011
opportunities: exhibit and work in Hungary, 2012
2012!
opportunities: exhibit and work in Hungary, 2012
Open call:
Library Thoughts, Budapest - part 2
http://www.hungarian-multicultural-center.com/id84.html
Deadline: 03/15/12
Saturday, July 16, 2011
Artists Talk 3. 2011
AIR-HMC, International Artists in Residency, Budapest 2011
MAGYAR IRÓSZÖVETSÉG (PenClub)
Budapest VI. ker. Bajza utca 18. I. floor
Thursday, August 4, 2011
Program:
6:00 - Joshua Watts, UAE/US -- installation, photograph, mixed media
6:30 - Tilley Stone, KY -- painting, drawing
Please join us to learn more about the artists!
Joshua Watts has been an Assistant Professor of Visual Arts at Zayed University in Dubai, United Arab Emirates since 2008. Teaching a variety of courses in printmaking, drawing, mixed media, and book structures.
Tilley Stone has consistently been interested in expressing and illuminating systems, intricacy, and repetition with unforgiving materials—drawing with pen and painting with inks.
An artist in residence at the HMC has the opportunity to live and work here at the studio in Hungary . Many artists find this a valuable time to experiment and investigate new directions in their work. Many artists come here to complete a specific project or work for a major exhibition or just to be able to work in an environment with other creative artists.
The aim of this program is to investigate and showing of contemporary art, develop theoretical and practical self-help through critical development.
HMC is 501©3 non-profit organization dedicated to promoting international art and the understanding of world cultures, through high quality art exhibitions, cultural exchanges and related educational programs. Based in Dallas and Budapest, the organization operates throughout the world. Incorporated in 1990.
www.hungarian-multicultural-center.com
AIR/HMC, MAVF, and Library Thoughts, Budapest exhibition 2011
Library Thoughts, Budapest exhibition
Raday Kepeshaz, 1092 Budapest, Raday utca 25.
August 24 - September 16, 2011
Opening reception: Wednesday, August 24 at 7:00pm
Opening remarks by Gyorgy Orban
Curator: Beata Szechy - HMC, Istvan Sziranyi -president of the Hungarian BookArt Association
Exhibiting International Artists:
Bandy Laszlo-H, Marton Barabas-H, Lorena Carbajal-GB, Laara Cassells-CDN, Michael Connors-WI, Nick Davies-UK, Andrea Eis-MI, Melissa Gasparotto-NY, Gert-Jan van den Bemd-NL, Liz Goldberg-PA, Cynthia Gregory-KY, Susan Hase-AUS, Matthew Herring-UK, Enrico Hirashima-SGP, Melanie Irwin-AUS, Sandee Johnson-NC, Naomi Kasumi-WA, Csilla Kelecsenyi-H, Roberta Lavadour-OR, Andras Lengyel-H, Kichung Lee Lizee-TN, Kate Morrell-UK, Catherine Nicolas-F, Tibor Pataki-H, Pamela Paulsrud-IL, Roland Ruisz-D, Melissa Smith-TX, Valeria Sovaradi-H, Holly Streekstra-IN, Beata Szechy-H, Istvan Sziranyi-H, david K (Thompson)-CT, Christopher Troutman-IL, Nancy Kay Turner-CA, Laszlo Sandor Vasvari-H, Alice Chebba Walsh-NY, Deborah Whistler-IN
AIR/HMC, Budapest:
Pip Brant-FL, Elaine Byrne-IRL, Joan Edlis-UK, Michal Gavish-CA, Julia Hitchcock-TX, Benjamin Page-CA, Jinhee Park-UK, Tilley Stone-KY, Paulo Cesar Teles-BR, Joshua Watts-UAE
Video Artists:
Ophir Agassi-NY, Lesley Ash-OH, Charlotte Cornaton-F, EQUΔLΔTERΔL (Emily DiCarlo, WJ Wilson, Jacqui Arntfield)-CDN, Rajorshi Ghosh-OH, Liz Goldberg-PA, Yunna Kim-NY, Christine Lucy Latimer-CDN, Levy Li Sva-IL, Valeria Lopez-CA, Sebastian Mundwiler-CH, Bridget Riversmith-MN
The exhibition is supported by Raday Konyveshaz Kft. - www.radaykonyveshaz.hu & HMC - www.hungarian-multicultural-center.com
Raday Kepeshaz, 1092 Budapest, Raday utca 25.
August 24 - September 16, 2011
Opening reception: Wednesday, August 24 at 7:00pm
Opening remarks by Gyorgy Orban
Curator: Beata Szechy - HMC, Istvan Sziranyi -president of the Hungarian BookArt Association
Exhibiting International Artists:
Bandy Laszlo-H, Marton Barabas-H, Lorena Carbajal-GB, Laara Cassells-CDN, Michael Connors-WI, Nick Davies-UK, Andrea Eis-MI, Melissa Gasparotto-NY, Gert-Jan van den Bemd-NL, Liz Goldberg-PA, Cynthia Gregory-KY, Susan Hase-AUS, Matthew Herring-UK, Enrico Hirashima-SGP, Melanie Irwin-AUS, Sandee Johnson-NC, Naomi Kasumi-WA, Csilla Kelecsenyi-H, Roberta Lavadour-OR, Andras Lengyel-H, Kichung Lee Lizee-TN, Kate Morrell-UK, Catherine Nicolas-F, Tibor Pataki-H, Pamela Paulsrud-IL, Roland Ruisz-D, Melissa Smith-TX, Valeria Sovaradi-H, Holly Streekstra-IN, Beata Szechy-H, Istvan Sziranyi-H, david K (Thompson)-CT, Christopher Troutman-IL, Nancy Kay Turner-CA, Laszlo Sandor Vasvari-H, Alice Chebba Walsh-NY, Deborah Whistler-IN
AIR/HMC, Budapest:
Pip Brant-FL, Elaine Byrne-IRL, Joan Edlis-UK, Michal Gavish-CA, Julia Hitchcock-TX, Benjamin Page-CA, Jinhee Park-UK, Tilley Stone-KY, Paulo Cesar Teles-BR, Joshua Watts-UAE
Video Artists:
Ophir Agassi-NY, Lesley Ash-OH, Charlotte Cornaton-F, EQUΔLΔTERΔL (Emily DiCarlo, WJ Wilson, Jacqui Arntfield)-CDN, Rajorshi Ghosh-OH, Liz Goldberg-PA, Yunna Kim-NY, Christine Lucy Latimer-CDN, Levy Li Sva-IL, Valeria Lopez-CA, Sebastian Mundwiler-CH, Bridget Riversmith-MN
The exhibition is supported by Raday Konyveshaz Kft. - www.radaykonyveshaz.hu & HMC - www.hungarian-multicultural-center.com
The Inner Act - exhibit in Budapest 2011
Jeremy Austin
&
annavarro (Kiss Anikó)
The Inner Act
Music by Zsigmond Deak
Curator: Beata Szechy
Opening on Monday, 1 August 2011 at 7:00 pm
The exhibition will be open until August 20.
Raday Kepeshaz, 1092, Budapest, Raday utca 25.
annavarro (Kiss Anikó)
The artist called “annavarro” (born as Aniko Kiss) displays as kinetic models those of her works, which were appeared before through other media, like paintings, photos, movies or graphics, and all of which she held independent. Old works are in the new context reinvented as new ones. The artist places in her works mobile components, triggering changes in the various forms of visualisation as the case arises. Adjustments in the original forms are implemented through copying, re-drawing, insertion into the work of new layers, recording part of old works, or motion picture. Visitors can catch a new glimpse of the oeuvre, while comparing with each other the various formats, in which the artist’s visions are manifested.
Jeremy Austin removes the nonessential, refining to an absolute, to achieve compositions with a detached relevance. Works are executed achromatically and demarcated specifically in sections of nine, nineteen and ninety-five. Numbers significant to the Bahá’i Faith (the idea that there are lucky and unlucky numbers is explicitly rejected by the Bahá’i writings). Their significance originates from the traditional Abjad system of letter-number equivalence to express religious concepts. The process also incorporates the use of prayer and meditation. The work is therefore the result of a focused systemic spiritual approach. "In my collages I utilize cut, torn, and abraded paper and rely on subdued painting and drawing techniques to construct non-objective works. The drawings are white-on-
white or heavily burnished graphite surfaces with inscribed delineations.
&
annavarro (Kiss Anikó)
The Inner Act
Music by Zsigmond Deak
Curator: Beata Szechy
Opening on Monday, 1 August 2011 at 7:00 pm
The exhibition will be open until August 20.
Raday Kepeshaz, 1092, Budapest, Raday utca 25.
annavarro (Kiss Anikó)
The artist called “annavarro” (born as Aniko Kiss) displays as kinetic models those of her works, which were appeared before through other media, like paintings, photos, movies or graphics, and all of which she held independent. Old works are in the new context reinvented as new ones. The artist places in her works mobile components, triggering changes in the various forms of visualisation as the case arises. Adjustments in the original forms are implemented through copying, re-drawing, insertion into the work of new layers, recording part of old works, or motion picture. Visitors can catch a new glimpse of the oeuvre, while comparing with each other the various formats, in which the artist’s visions are manifested.
Jeremy Austin removes the nonessential, refining to an absolute, to achieve compositions with a detached relevance. Works are executed achromatically and demarcated specifically in sections of nine, nineteen and ninety-five. Numbers significant to the Bahá’i Faith (the idea that there are lucky and unlucky numbers is explicitly rejected by the Bahá’i writings). Their significance originates from the traditional Abjad system of letter-number equivalence to express religious concepts. The process also incorporates the use of prayer and meditation. The work is therefore the result of a focused systemic spiritual approach. "In my collages I utilize cut, torn, and abraded paper and rely on subdued painting and drawing techniques to construct non-objective works. The drawings are white-on-
white or heavily burnished graphite surfaces with inscribed delineations.
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
AIR/HMC, Budapest 2010
AIR/HMC, Budapest - International Artist Residencies, 2010
http://www.hungarian-multicultural-center.com
AIR/HMC, Budapest residency unlike any other
"understanding of world cultures"
The Hungarian Multicultural Center, Inc.® (HMC), 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, invites interested visual artists, writers, performers to submit application for its residency program in Budapest, Hungary. The residencies offer participants to interact with other artists representing a variety of cultures and backgrounds. Accepted applicants are expected to speak and understand English. Approximately 6-8 artists are invited for each session. The residence offers shared room/bath as living quarters. Studio, room, workshop, exhibition, seminar and gallery tour are included in the cost.
Artists will give at least one informal public slide/powerpoint/DVD/CD presentation (45 minutes) about their work during their stay at the HMC and leave one exhibition ready art work made during the residency as a donation to the HMC. Exhibitions, workshops and lectures will be arranged in Budapest. (Exhibition 1. opening on August 24, 2010 at Jokai Club, Budapest and Exhibition 2. at the Pen Club, Budapest).
Candidates may apply for additional weeks if space becomes available.
While HMC does not provide funding for residencies, we are helping to facilitate the creation of program, the cost of the exhibitions and cover %40 of total cost, artists cover %60. We encourage the applicants to apply for a grant or scholarship. The artist needs to calculate, travel, health insurance costs, for lunch and dinner for the duration of their stay at the residency. The HMC will provide accommodation and breakfast.
The HMC will provide all participants with:
A) Accommodation (share room)
B) Breakfast
C) Basic tools and material & equipment required for the workshop
All participants need to arrange for the following:
A) International return airfares
B) Visa (if necessary) to Hungary
C) Participation Fees (Fees may vary depending on the Euro-US Dollar exchange rate.)
D) Personal Insurance
Applications should consist of:
- Application form
- 5 - 10 images under 1 MB each/ writers 5 page writing/ video, please email clearly labeled YouTube site links. Please do not refer us to a general website link or send an incomplete application.
- Artist's statement/Project Description/One-page resume/CV
- $35 application fee
Please do not send an incomplete application, send the application electronically (by via email only and PayPal)
About the HMC
HMC is dedicated to promoting international art and the understanding of world cultures, through high quality art exhibitions, cultural exchanges and related educational programs. Based in Dallas and Budapest, the organization operates throughout the world. Its principal focus is an international residency program to which artists from around the world are invited. The goal is to provide a supportive community with uninterrupted time to work. Like many visual arts residency programs, the HMC is a microcosm of the cultural diversity: multi-national. Unlike others, however, HMC makes a concerted effort to connect its artists and curators to the art community, while connecting the local art community with contemporary art practice from all over the world. The dynamic of HMC is a programming hybrid conceived to facilitate genuine exchange, specifically its Artist Talks and exhibitions. The exhibitions attract not only professionals, but a wider audience of art enthusiasts. As a direct consequence of connections forged at HMC, many of the over 500+artists who have participated in the program since its founding, are now represented by galleries and have been included in numerous group exhibitions and projects throughout the United States and Hungary.
Who Should Apply
HMC welcomes artists at all stages of their careers and seeks to create a mix of various experience levels in each group of residents. Through a competitive application process, HMC offers residencies to visual artists, writers, composers, and interdisciplinary artists such as those working in sound, performance, choreography, etc. AIR is an international meeting point for the arts. Its aim is to support and encourage contemporary artistic creation, research and debate. The purpose of this program is to offer a platform to promote the exchange of artistic discourses from artists with different artistic backgrounds and from different geographical origins. The program is designed to encourage the exchange of ideas in order to broaden creative horizons. HMC considers art as a dynamic social force that is capable of inspiring individuality and of defining groups. Art -- one of the few languages that transcends all boundaries -- offers a way to understand not only ourselves and one another, but it offers a venue for greatness, which must be supported if we as a civilization are to move forward.
Dates
1.____ Tuesday May 11 - Thursday, June 3, 2010
2.____ Tuesday, June 8 - Thursday, July 1, 2010
3.____ Tuesday, July 6 - Thursday, July 29, 2010
4.____ Tuesday, August 3 - Thursday, August 26, 2010
5.____ Tuesday, September 22 - Thursday, October 07, 2010
6.____ Monday, December 27 - Tuesday, January 11, 2011
http://www.hungarian-multicultural-center.com
AIR/HMC, Budapest residency unlike any other
"understanding of world cultures"
The Hungarian Multicultural Center, Inc.® (HMC), 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, invites interested visual artists, writers, performers to submit application for its residency program in Budapest, Hungary. The residencies offer participants to interact with other artists representing a variety of cultures and backgrounds. Accepted applicants are expected to speak and understand English. Approximately 6-8 artists are invited for each session. The residence offers shared room/bath as living quarters. Studio, room, workshop, exhibition, seminar and gallery tour are included in the cost.
Artists will give at least one informal public slide/powerpoint/DVD/CD presentation (45 minutes) about their work during their stay at the HMC and leave one exhibition ready art work made during the residency as a donation to the HMC. Exhibitions, workshops and lectures will be arranged in Budapest. (Exhibition 1. opening on August 24, 2010 at Jokai Club, Budapest and Exhibition 2. at the Pen Club, Budapest).
Candidates may apply for additional weeks if space becomes available.
While HMC does not provide funding for residencies, we are helping to facilitate the creation of program, the cost of the exhibitions and cover %40 of total cost, artists cover %60. We encourage the applicants to apply for a grant or scholarship. The artist needs to calculate, travel, health insurance costs, for lunch and dinner for the duration of their stay at the residency. The HMC will provide accommodation and breakfast.
The HMC will provide all participants with:
A) Accommodation (share room)
B) Breakfast
C) Basic tools and material & equipment required for the workshop
All participants need to arrange for the following:
A) International return airfares
B) Visa (if necessary) to Hungary
C) Participation Fees (Fees may vary depending on the Euro-US Dollar exchange rate.)
D) Personal Insurance
Applications should consist of:
- Application form
- 5 - 10 images under 1 MB each/ writers 5 page writing/ video, please email clearly labeled YouTube site links. Please do not refer us to a general website link or send an incomplete application.
- Artist's statement/Project Description/One-page resume/CV
- $35 application fee
Please do not send an incomplete application, send the application electronically (by via email only and PayPal)
About the HMC
HMC is dedicated to promoting international art and the understanding of world cultures, through high quality art exhibitions, cultural exchanges and related educational programs. Based in Dallas and Budapest, the organization operates throughout the world. Its principal focus is an international residency program to which artists from around the world are invited. The goal is to provide a supportive community with uninterrupted time to work. Like many visual arts residency programs, the HMC is a microcosm of the cultural diversity: multi-national. Unlike others, however, HMC makes a concerted effort to connect its artists and curators to the art community, while connecting the local art community with contemporary art practice from all over the world. The dynamic of HMC is a programming hybrid conceived to facilitate genuine exchange, specifically its Artist Talks and exhibitions. The exhibitions attract not only professionals, but a wider audience of art enthusiasts. As a direct consequence of connections forged at HMC, many of the over 500+artists who have participated in the program since its founding, are now represented by galleries and have been included in numerous group exhibitions and projects throughout the United States and Hungary.
Who Should Apply
HMC welcomes artists at all stages of their careers and seeks to create a mix of various experience levels in each group of residents. Through a competitive application process, HMC offers residencies to visual artists, writers, composers, and interdisciplinary artists such as those working in sound, performance, choreography, etc. AIR is an international meeting point for the arts. Its aim is to support and encourage contemporary artistic creation, research and debate. The purpose of this program is to offer a platform to promote the exchange of artistic discourses from artists with different artistic backgrounds and from different geographical origins. The program is designed to encourage the exchange of ideas in order to broaden creative horizons. HMC considers art as a dynamic social force that is capable of inspiring individuality and of defining groups. Art -- one of the few languages that transcends all boundaries -- offers a way to understand not only ourselves and one another, but it offers a venue for greatness, which must be supported if we as a civilization are to move forward.
Dates
1.____ Tuesday May 11 - Thursday, June 3, 2010
2.____ Tuesday, June 8 - Thursday, July 1, 2010
3.____ Tuesday, July 6 - Thursday, July 29, 2010
4.____ Tuesday, August 3 - Thursday, August 26, 2010
5.____ Tuesday, September 22 - Thursday, October 07, 2010
6.____ Monday, December 27 - Tuesday, January 11, 2011
AIR-HMC, International Artists in Residency, Budapest - Artists Talk 6
AIR-HMC, International Artists in Residency, Budapest - Artists Talk 6, 2009.
HMC/Medosz, Hunting Conference Room
Budapest, VI. Jokai ter 9.
Host: Beata Szechy
Program:
Wednesday, December 30
10:00-Daniel Temkin, Astoria, NY -- photo
10:30-Françoise Duresse, Boulder, CO -- video, mixed media
11:00-Sudhir Kumar Duppati, New Zealand -- painting
11:30-Esta Roh, Chicago IL -- mixed media
12:00-Marian O’Donnell, Ireland -- painting
Lunch
2:00-Neil Chowdhury, Syracuse, NY -- digital photomontage, digital video, and mixed media.
2:30-Annie Heckman, Chicago, IL -- installation, video, drawing
3:00-Richard Soler, Houston, TX -- masks
*** Daniel Temkin: "The Metro Postcard project" highlights the struggle of the modern city to retain its character against the influx of chain stores and generic commercialism. It is made up of postcards of banal urban stores that could seemingly be anywhere, while providing visual clues, or superimposed text (in a style typical of postcards) identifying the location. These postcards are blown up to a large size...
*** Françoise Duresse: My work introduces both performance as well as manipulation with the image by drawing and painting directly on the surfaces of film and layering video footage. The nature of my work relies on the visual and narrative that materialize through the joining of images associated with direct handwork of traditional mediums such as painting, drawing and photography. I use customary pictorial codes, merge with the characteristics of cinema to produce animate images that are historically grounded within the traditional art-making practices...
*** Sudhir Kumar Duppati: The concept of Evolution in my work is a response to the Contemporary and Historical aspects of Human Existence. Perhaps my imagination about Genesis is but a part of the whole concept of evolution and its process. This is about my personal experiences of imagining the origins of life. My paintings engage in a religious and scientific understanding and reasoning about the process of evolution. My ideas are drawn from the aspects of the theory of Evolution by natural selection proposed by Charles Darwin, the big bang theory proposed by Stephen Hawking and the religious creation of life...
*** Esta Roh: I usually have a lot of dreams at night. Many of them are nightmares, so I constantly tried to ignore them. However it has been getting bigger and bigger, and starting to take out considerably large part of both my feelings and everyday lives. So it finally leads me a decision on this new project. I felt that it was time for me to find out why I had to have such dreams at night, and what their meanings were. Finding out the meaning of dreams by using a drawing is quite interesting. Since most dreams leave me some kinds of atmospheres or feelings rather than clear imagery, the process of imagification can be only possibly made through my imagination. In the middle of this process, dreams are somewhat distorted. I call it “re-dreaming process."
*** Marian O’Donnell: What I appreciate most about it is the architectural space. This is enhanced by the exciting new constructions being built and their juxtaposition with the classical architecture International Celtic Sculpture Trail, Otzenhausen, of the previous generations. Other cities have not been so successful in this marriage of styles. I like the mid scale of the city: not so tall that the human feels diminished. The larger buildings are complimented by space on the ground. For me the city creates a sense of ‘cool space’ which I find inspirational...
*** Neil Chowdhury: As a mixed British and Indian, raised in the United States, I witnessed and took part in post-colonial battles playing themselves out on a domestic scale. For me the complex history of Indian calendar and commercial imagery signifies the emergence of my own identity, a slow process of assimilating influences from both cultures. These images, collaged with my documentary photographs function as a kind of subversive bridge between cultures with the understanding that part of their richness arises from the multiple
meanings that are doomed to different interpretations by individuals on either side of the East-West divide. Finding some way to reconcile these differing perspectives inspires my creative project...
*** Annie Heckman: You told me that the end of life looks just like the mouth of a broad tunnel: a project on Budapest's Labyrinth and Bridges
My project is an exploration of Budapest’s Labyrinth and Bridges through drawing and installation, with potential publication and animation outcome, as a way to look for resemblances to pictures of the afterlife as formulated in different philosophies, religions, and visual narratives: the mythic underworld tunnels of hell and the pearly gates of heaven. I will use the Budavari Labirintus as a physical starting point to consider visual metaphors for death and loss, with a special attention to the writings of Maria Nagy, a Hungarian psychologist who investigated the relationship between age and comprehension of death, most notably in her 1948 study with children and adolescents in Budapest. The bridges of Budapest will serve as a visual reference for the grandeur of imagined entryways and portals. My studies will involve text-based historical and contemporary research as well as the creation of photographs, drawn materials, and field notes.
*** Richard Soler: I am a mask maker. I produce art masks, rarely wearable. Masks have been a part of my life since I began to sculpt as a teenager. My purpose in visiting Budapest is to seek out new opportunities for inspiration, that will encompass the Hungarian heritage and my own interests. My own work is akin to craft, because I extensively use media like papier-mache, yet I have a more sophisticated approach. I love folk art, dolls, costumes, theater and the magic of make-believe. I am not an actor, but I can play many roles through my masks.
An artist in residence at the HMC has the opportunity to live and work here in Hungary . Many artists find this a valuable time to experiment and investigate new directions in their work. Many artists come here to complete a specific project or work for a major exhibition or just to be able to work in an environment with other creative artists.
The aim of this program is to investigate contemporary art, develop theoretical and practical self-help through critical development.
HMC is 501©3 non-profit organization dedicated to promoting international art and the understanding of world cultures, through high quality art exhibitions, cultural exchanges and related educational programs. Based in Dallas and Budapest, the organization operates throughout the world. Incorporated in 1990.
Further information: Beata Szechy, bszechy@yahoo.com
Hungarian Multicultural Center, Inc. (HMC)
http://www.hungarian-multicultural-center.com
HMC/Medosz, Hunting Conference Room
Budapest, VI. Jokai ter 9.
Host: Beata Szechy
Program:
Wednesday, December 30
10:00-Daniel Temkin, Astoria, NY -- photo
10:30-Françoise Duresse, Boulder, CO -- video, mixed media
11:00-Sudhir Kumar Duppati, New Zealand -- painting
11:30-Esta Roh, Chicago IL -- mixed media
12:00-Marian O’Donnell, Ireland -- painting
Lunch
2:00-Neil Chowdhury, Syracuse, NY -- digital photomontage, digital video, and mixed media.
2:30-Annie Heckman, Chicago, IL -- installation, video, drawing
3:00-Richard Soler, Houston, TX -- masks
*** Daniel Temkin: "The Metro Postcard project" highlights the struggle of the modern city to retain its character against the influx of chain stores and generic commercialism. It is made up of postcards of banal urban stores that could seemingly be anywhere, while providing visual clues, or superimposed text (in a style typical of postcards) identifying the location. These postcards are blown up to a large size...
*** Françoise Duresse: My work introduces both performance as well as manipulation with the image by drawing and painting directly on the surfaces of film and layering video footage. The nature of my work relies on the visual and narrative that materialize through the joining of images associated with direct handwork of traditional mediums such as painting, drawing and photography. I use customary pictorial codes, merge with the characteristics of cinema to produce animate images that are historically grounded within the traditional art-making practices...
*** Sudhir Kumar Duppati: The concept of Evolution in my work is a response to the Contemporary and Historical aspects of Human Existence. Perhaps my imagination about Genesis is but a part of the whole concept of evolution and its process. This is about my personal experiences of imagining the origins of life. My paintings engage in a religious and scientific understanding and reasoning about the process of evolution. My ideas are drawn from the aspects of the theory of Evolution by natural selection proposed by Charles Darwin, the big bang theory proposed by Stephen Hawking and the religious creation of life...
*** Esta Roh: I usually have a lot of dreams at night. Many of them are nightmares, so I constantly tried to ignore them. However it has been getting bigger and bigger, and starting to take out considerably large part of both my feelings and everyday lives. So it finally leads me a decision on this new project. I felt that it was time for me to find out why I had to have such dreams at night, and what their meanings were. Finding out the meaning of dreams by using a drawing is quite interesting. Since most dreams leave me some kinds of atmospheres or feelings rather than clear imagery, the process of imagification can be only possibly made through my imagination. In the middle of this process, dreams are somewhat distorted. I call it “re-dreaming process."
*** Marian O’Donnell: What I appreciate most about it is the architectural space. This is enhanced by the exciting new constructions being built and their juxtaposition with the classical architecture International Celtic Sculpture Trail, Otzenhausen, of the previous generations. Other cities have not been so successful in this marriage of styles. I like the mid scale of the city: not so tall that the human feels diminished. The larger buildings are complimented by space on the ground. For me the city creates a sense of ‘cool space’ which I find inspirational...
*** Neil Chowdhury: As a mixed British and Indian, raised in the United States, I witnessed and took part in post-colonial battles playing themselves out on a domestic scale. For me the complex history of Indian calendar and commercial imagery signifies the emergence of my own identity, a slow process of assimilating influences from both cultures. These images, collaged with my documentary photographs function as a kind of subversive bridge between cultures with the understanding that part of their richness arises from the multiple
meanings that are doomed to different interpretations by individuals on either side of the East-West divide. Finding some way to reconcile these differing perspectives inspires my creative project...
*** Annie Heckman: You told me that the end of life looks just like the mouth of a broad tunnel: a project on Budapest's Labyrinth and Bridges
My project is an exploration of Budapest’s Labyrinth and Bridges through drawing and installation, with potential publication and animation outcome, as a way to look for resemblances to pictures of the afterlife as formulated in different philosophies, religions, and visual narratives: the mythic underworld tunnels of hell and the pearly gates of heaven. I will use the Budavari Labirintus as a physical starting point to consider visual metaphors for death and loss, with a special attention to the writings of Maria Nagy, a Hungarian psychologist who investigated the relationship between age and comprehension of death, most notably in her 1948 study with children and adolescents in Budapest. The bridges of Budapest will serve as a visual reference for the grandeur of imagined entryways and portals. My studies will involve text-based historical and contemporary research as well as the creation of photographs, drawn materials, and field notes.
*** Richard Soler: I am a mask maker. I produce art masks, rarely wearable. Masks have been a part of my life since I began to sculpt as a teenager. My purpose in visiting Budapest is to seek out new opportunities for inspiration, that will encompass the Hungarian heritage and my own interests. My own work is akin to craft, because I extensively use media like papier-mache, yet I have a more sophisticated approach. I love folk art, dolls, costumes, theater and the magic of make-believe. I am not an actor, but I can play many roles through my masks.
An artist in residence at the HMC has the opportunity to live and work here in Hungary . Many artists find this a valuable time to experiment and investigate new directions in their work. Many artists come here to complete a specific project or work for a major exhibition or just to be able to work in an environment with other creative artists.
The aim of this program is to investigate contemporary art, develop theoretical and practical self-help through critical development.
HMC is 501©3 non-profit organization dedicated to promoting international art and the understanding of world cultures, through high quality art exhibitions, cultural exchanges and related educational programs. Based in Dallas and Budapest, the organization operates throughout the world. Incorporated in 1990.
Further information: Beata Szechy, bszechy@yahoo.com
Hungarian Multicultural Center, Inc. (HMC)
http://www.hungarian-multicultural-center.com
Beata Szechy exhibition
Beata Szechy exhibition
"Everybody has a Dream"
This exhibition is part of Beata Szechy's self-portrait exhibition series (video, silk screen on paper, monoprint, lithographs).
Beata Szechy was born in Budapest, Hungary, and has lived in San Francisco (California), Rome (Italy) and Dallas, Texas. Her artworks have been exhibited in distinguished galleries and museums nationally and internationally.
Opening: December 12, 2009, Saturday 11:00am
Opening remarks: Balazs Feledy
Address: Jokai Club, 1121 Budapest, Hollos ut 5.
December 12, 2009 - January 13, 2010
"Everybody has a Dream"
This exhibition is part of Beata Szechy's self-portrait exhibition series (video, silk screen on paper, monoprint, lithographs).
Beata Szechy was born in Budapest, Hungary, and has lived in San Francisco (California), Rome (Italy) and Dallas, Texas. Her artworks have been exhibited in distinguished galleries and museums nationally and internationally.
Opening: December 12, 2009, Saturday 11:00am
Opening remarks: Balazs Feledy
Address: Jokai Club, 1121 Budapest, Hollos ut 5.
December 12, 2009 - January 13, 2010
Friday, October 30, 2009
Air/Hmc, Budapest 2010
"understanding of world cultures"
The Hungarian Multicultural Center, Inc.® (HMC), 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, invites interested visual artists, writers, performers to submit application for its residency program in Budapest, Hungary.
HMC is dedicated to promoting international art and the understanding of world cultures, through high quality art exhibitions, cultural exchanges and related educational programs. Based in Dallas and Budapest, the organization operates throughout the world. Its principal focus is an international residency program to which artists from around the world are invited. The goal is to provide a supportive community with uninterrupted time to work.
The residencies offer participants to interact with other artists representing a variety of cultures and backgrounds. Accepted applicants are expected to speak and understand English. Approximately 6 artists are invited for each session. The residence offers shared room/bath as living quarters. Studio, room, workshop, exhibition, seminar and gallery tour are included in the cost. For performers organize theaters.
Program Dates:
Tuesday May 11, 2010 - Thursday, June 3, 2010 --Deadline (must be received) by February 6. 2010* Cost*
Tuesday, June 8, 2010 - Thursday, July 1, 2010 --Deadline (must be received) by March 6. 2010* Cost*
Tuesday, July 6, 2010 - Thursday, July 29, 2010 --Deadline (must be received) by March 6. 2010* Cost*
Tuesday, August 3, 2010 - Thursday August 26, 2010 --Deadline (must be received) by March 6. 2010*
Wednesday, September 22, 2010 - Tuesday, October 05, 2010 --Deadline (must be received) by June 16. 2010*
Monday, December 27, 2010 - Tuesday, January 11, 2011 --Deadline (must be received) by September 6. 2010*
For questions, application form please write to Beata Szechy
bszechy@yahoo.com
http://www.hungarian-multicultural-center.com
The Hungarian Multicultural Center, Inc.® (HMC), 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, invites interested visual artists, writers, performers to submit application for its residency program in Budapest, Hungary.
HMC is dedicated to promoting international art and the understanding of world cultures, through high quality art exhibitions, cultural exchanges and related educational programs. Based in Dallas and Budapest, the organization operates throughout the world. Its principal focus is an international residency program to which artists from around the world are invited. The goal is to provide a supportive community with uninterrupted time to work.
The residencies offer participants to interact with other artists representing a variety of cultures and backgrounds. Accepted applicants are expected to speak and understand English. Approximately 6 artists are invited for each session. The residence offers shared room/bath as living quarters. Studio, room, workshop, exhibition, seminar and gallery tour are included in the cost. For performers organize theaters.
Program Dates:
Tuesday May 11, 2010 - Thursday, June 3, 2010 --Deadline (must be received) by February 6. 2010* Cost*
Tuesday, June 8, 2010 - Thursday, July 1, 2010 --Deadline (must be received) by March 6. 2010* Cost*
Tuesday, July 6, 2010 - Thursday, July 29, 2010 --Deadline (must be received) by March 6. 2010* Cost*
Tuesday, August 3, 2010 - Thursday August 26, 2010 --Deadline (must be received) by March 6. 2010*
Wednesday, September 22, 2010 - Tuesday, October 05, 2010 --Deadline (must be received) by June 16. 2010*
Monday, December 27, 2010 - Tuesday, January 11, 2011 --Deadline (must be received) by September 6. 2010*
For questions, application form please write to Beata Szechy
bszechy@yahoo.com
http://www.hungarian-multicultural-center.com
Sunday, September 13, 2009
AIR/HMC, Budapest - quick update on the residencies
Here is a quick update on the residencies, press and exhibitions so far this year.
We are proud to announce that due to its success, our Residency/Seminar program has been expanded!
Starting this year, we are organizing 7 sessions per year. I will host them in Budapest from May through August, and then again in December and January. The September and March residencies will be hosted by volunteer artists. Last September, October, March and April, the residencies were hosted by my Daughter Beata Veszely. This September's group will be hosted by David Wilkinson.
Even though the residencies will no longer be held in Csopak and Balatonfured, we still maintain a fruitful relationship with the city and its leadership. We have been invited to mount an exhibition of residents' art works at the City Gallery and Gombas Kuria in Balatonfured next year.
In March and April we presented a traditional Indian dance group at the Jokai Klub and the Hungarian Museum of Trade and Tourism. The performances were a great success!
In May we had a beautiful exhibition of works from the 2008 AIR/HMC artists at the Ferencvarosi Gallery.
The 12 artists participating in the May, June, July and August residencies at the Hungarian Museum of Trade and Tourism. The show has been so popular, the Museum has extended it until the end of September!
Media:
Metropol, Tuesday, August 11, 2009 (AIR/HMC, Budapest-Balatonfured, photo: Douglas Gast, 30 Days of New Life: Budapest)
Fidelio Est, Szeptember 2009
Radio Cafe, Monday, August 3, 2009 1:00pm
Zetapress, July 29, 2009
Budapester Zeitung, August 4, 2009
We are currently busy organizing next year's exhibitions. In June 2010, Christopher Pelley will exhibit in a 2 person show at Vizivarosi Gallery, Budapest. (Chris was a resident in December 2006, and has been an HMC board member since 2009) The title of the show is "New York".
In the mean time I am preparing for 2 upcoming solo exhibitions. The first one, "Confucius", will be an installation at the Jokai Klub in December. The second one will be my 60th birthday exhibit "Tango" (I cannot believe it!) at Gallery IX, Budapest in April.
Please go to http://airhungary.ning.com/photo to see most of the works uploaded from the HMC collection in the album 2009 residencies art works
If you do not see yours, let me know and please send me a photo of your donated work. I will label all the uploaded art with names and titles.... I just need more time to do so....
Our 2010 residencies and exhibitions are already organized. Please check out our website for dates and info at
http://www.hungarian-multicultural-center.com
I wish all of you a creative, happy and prosperous rest of the year!
Kind regards and hugs,
-Beata-
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