Z historii i kroniki 5 lat trwania Festiwalu Kręgi Sztuki
Chronicle of 5 Years of the Circles of Art Festival

Summary/Abstract: The growth of the European Union, media globalization and commercialization indicate an urgent need to create a place, which will exhibit the current works of young European and international artists. New trends and movements in the arts and confronting them with Masters and the public – all this takes place in one space and time at the Circles of Art Festival. Fields of artistic activities are evolving in an unprecedented speed in the history of art due to the development of media techniques. These „circles of art” provide a way to showcase achievements from various fields of art: music, theatre, film, visual arts, among them new media and other interdisciplinary works. The ability to draw from the heritage of past generations, as well as being open towards the latest trends and technology, was what brought together a lecture and recital by the renowned pianist and teacher Andrzej Jasiński and „Video-Well” - a multimedia event by students from the new media department headed by Marian Oslislo of the Academy of Fine Arts in Katowice. European art academies hold huge potential that could benefit societies. One of the key features of the Circles of Art festival is bringing together art and scholars, which is why each year we also invite experts in fields connected with the arts, such as anthropology, ethnography, history of art, philosophy and others. Educating society in art and culture, regardless of age, environment, level and type of education or economic status, is another aim of the festival. Through this, we reduce the group of those excluded from culture, and in later stages, from society. We cater to have the broadest range through free access to festival events and their diversity. During each edition, dozens of concerts take place, over 100 films are played and numerous workshops, lectures and other events are carried out. The 5 edition of the Circles of Art festival, which took place alongside the film festival Wakacyjne Kadry, confirmed the need to meet on the part of European academic environments, inhabitants of cities and regions that welcomed the festival, but also on the part of tourists, who all the more often search not only for scenic views, but an experience with the highest quality of culture and art. The first place to undertake the idea of the festival was Cieszyn. What encouraged this was its openness towards religion and multi-culture character, traditions connected with education, but also its location – on the former boarder on the Olza river – between Poland and the Czech Republic. We continuously expand the festival’s circles of art to other centers in the country and the world. The Festival of European Art Academies and Art, Circles of Art, provides conditions for promoting the region and its universities and art academies – hosts of the festival. Through this, we also promote Polish culture, art and artistic education in other countries.

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