Art writings
The 25 years of the Art Colony of Cered
A jubilee of 25 years provides a great opportunity to give an account. Arriving to Cered is a special journey in time. Leaving behind the fickly curving, wild winding road, with giant trees lining up along its sides, leading steeply from Salgótarján, in the vicinity of the Slovakian boarder, suddenly [...]
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Eco-media-art as seen from Cered
The term ‘eco art’ needs no special explanation as it has been a regular staple in public discourse on socially committed art since the 1960s with a well-defined history and substantial literature. Suffice it to mention here György Kepes’s influential early work on the relationship between Art and Ecological Consiousness[1] [...]
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Guide for Progressive Experience Collectors
For the past 25 years, thanks to the fortunate circumstances, an international art colony has been running at Cered. What are the most important elements of this process that eventually led to the growth of this phenomenon? The factors would be hard to rank. We are certain that each element [...]
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Thoughts on the role of art colonies in spatial and settlement development in light of literature through the example of the Cered International Art Colony
Spatial and settlement development is a consciously reasoned and continuous intervention in the economic, environmental, social and built elements of a given settlement or region. Although it is generally the task of the state, nowadays it is increasingly becoming a multi-actor activity. (Madanipour et al., 2014) Beyond agents of central [...]
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Dr Loránd Bereczky’s speech at the exhibition opening ceremony of the Historical Museum in Salgótarján
These days it is extremely exciting if an art colony can survive for 10 years in a world where self-realization is a trend, even at other people’s expense. The artist community is extremely sensitive, which is why it is a miracle that, year by year, this art colony can give [...]
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