Košice Artist in Residence
What do a handful of soil, the forest, city greens, fresh air, or some invisible creatures have to do with the health of our bodies? We invite you to spend the November evening at Šopa gallery for a creative workshop, which will be guided by Hungarian artist Eva Bubla. Microbial Futures Lab is a traveling […]
We invite you to our fall edition of Meet & Greet, a unique opportunity to get up close and personal with artists in our community. The last Meet & Greet event of this year will feature a trio of artists from Hungary – Eva Bubla and the artistic duo Katalin Kortmann-Járay and Karina Mendreczky. EVA […]
Exhibition opening: 11.10.2024 / 18:00 Exhibition duration: 11. – 12.10.2024 Šopa Gallery, Hlavná 40, Košice Opening hours: FRI – SAT / 19:00 – 00:00 In this collection of ceramic works, the artist crafts a visual narrative that navigates the fluid boundaries of queerness, kinship, and personal mythology. Through dynamic forms, the exhibition explores oppositions—normal and […]
Katalin Kortmann-Járay and Karina Mendreczky have been collaborating closely since 2019, creating large-scale, walk-through installations—spatial collages—made up of diverse elements. In their work, they combine various techniques and materials such as textiles, photographs, and sculptures crafted from iron, concrete, and clay, to construct metaphorically fragile spaces. By drawing parallels between contemporary animistic perspectives, rooted in […]
We would like to invite you to Šopa Gallery for a reading and discussion on the topic of Queer Resistance, led by our resident, Belarusian artist, Lisa Deikun. In a world where simply existing as a queer person can be seen as an act of resistance, this reading event, inspired by Donna Haraway’s concept of […]
We invite you to start the first days of autumn at Šopa Gallery, where we will say goodbye to our artist-in-residence, Ukrainian artist Iryna Loskot. Iryna will present the result of her residency in the form of a studio video installation. During armed conflicts, the migration of animals, including birds, is hampered: birds may change […]