Supka Magdolna Prize 2016

The Day of Hungarian Paintings' prize giving ceremony's accompanying exhibition is

The Drawer

a collection of selected copper engravings of Csaba Rékassy (1937-1989). See more 

The 2016 Supka Magdolna Prize has been granted to Gábor Atlasz painter

Day of Hungarian Paintings autumn festival has been celebrated in every October since 2002 (October 18th is the day for Saint Luke the patron of artist). T-Art Foundation and Mr. József Csáki collector established the Supka Magdolna Prize in 2006 commemorating the famous Hungarian art critic and historian. Academia Humana Foundation joined as operator and supporter in 2015 after Mr. Csáki passed away. The prize medallion was designed by sculptor Márta Csikai. Prize giving ceremony has been held at Józsefvárosi Galéria since 2013.

The Supka Magdolna Prize

Magdolna Supka (1914-2005) has been one of the most recognized authority on contemporary graphics and paintings. Due to her books, lectures and writings unknown and underprivileged Hungarian painters were introduced to art life such as Vilmos Aba-Novák, Kálmán Csohány, Jenő Gadányi, György Kohán, Zoltán Perei, János Pirk, Csaba Rékassy, Vladimir Szabó, Lajos Szalay, László Tenk and Menyhért Tóth. Her book on Mihály Zichy is a classic.

List of Supka Magdolna Prize winners:
2016 Gábor Atlasz
2015 György Verebes
2014 Gabriella and Timor Shah
2013 Gabriella Sulyok
2012 István Márkus
2011 Flórián Kugler
2010 József Gaál
2009 János Gulyás
2008 Mihály Sípos
2007 Tibor Wehner
2006 Tibor Bráda

Supka Magdolna Prize operators: Eszter Bényi, Sándor Kiss, László Tenk, Erzsébet Szabó 

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National Day of Mourning was remembered at Corpus Hungaricum

It was 167 years ago when 13 Hungarian generals were executed in Arad by the order of Austrian general Julius Jacob von Haynau. They are known as Martyrs of Arad.  Prime Minister Count Lajos Batthyány was executed the same day in Pest. 6th of October has been a national day of mourning since long in Hungary.

Due to rain yesterday a silent remembering ceremony took place at Nándor Wagner's Corpus Hungaricum in Székesfehérvár. After the national anthem had played wrenches of city Székesfehérvár, the local military regiment, civil organizations, Academia Humana Foundation, a Polish group and civilians were placed at live martial music.

 Silent ceremony without words in rain

 Placing the wrench of Academia Humana Foundation

The program remembering and recalling of the 1849 sorrowful events was performed by the theater company and choir of the II. Rákóczi Ferenc elementary school inside at their gymnasium.

Full attention of school children 

 School theater company performed the program

Choir

For sake of memory: Sándor Kiss, Sándor Kálmán, László Szundy

Unveiling the statue Mother Earth

The ceremony was greeted by H.E. Tetsuo Ito Ambassador of Japan. He emphasized that the statue to be unveiled will be an attraction of the Buda Castle. After the great moment Zsuzsa Vámosi-Nagy played Telemann D-major flute fantasy. Dr. Gábor Tamás Nagy mayor of I. district in his speech pointed to the hidden message of Mother Earth, talked about Gaia and sculptor Nándor Wagner. Mr. Koji Akiyama President of Wagner Nandor Foundation in Japan thanked the place and highly appreciated the excellent carving of stone sculptor István Darányi . He also expressed his special thanks to Reneszánsz Zrt., Aspectus Architect Zrt. and Market Építő Zrt. for supporting and managing the project. The master of the ceremony was Sándor Kiss our President. (Photo: László Gergely)

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Nándor Wagner Program - the 10th Anniversary

A commemorative evening for the tenth anniversary of unveiling of the Garden of Philosophy on Gellért Hill was held at Petőfi Literature Museum.
Program: opening speech by H.E. Tetsuo Ito Ambassador of Japan; Tibor Wehner art historian talks about the recent results of Wagner researches; Sándor Kiss recalls the events at Garden of Philosophy. Videos about Nándor Wagner and the film of János Gulyás Corpus Hungaricum will be shown. Closing words was told by Wagner Chiyo. (We had 120+ participants)

 Garden of Philosophy the first 10 years (large ppt file)

Nándor Wagner Evening

Our Foundation has organized an evening program at the Petőfi Literature Museum.
Mr. Sandor Kiss president of the Foundation welcomed the participants and talked about the recent activities of our Foundation. The NHK video feature story of Mrs. Chiyo Wagner was shown. Mr. Tibor Wehner art historian talked about the recently discovered grave statue in Budapest. A documentary film made by Mr. János Gulyás titled  Nándor Wagner's Swedish period about his standing statues there was shown.

Nándor Wagner in his atelier in Lund

Gardens of Philosophy Symposium

Our Foundation organized a crowd attending Symposium about the reception of the Garden of Philosophy both in Budapest and Tokyo in the Petőfi Literature Museum in Budapest. Speakers:
Chiyo Wagner founder, Tibor Wehner art historian, Sándor Kiss president. The video documentary of the group of statues made by János Gulyás was shown.

5th Nándor Wagner Prize

This year the Nándor Wagner Prizes were presented to the winners at the competition of the Partium Christian University in Nagyvárad (Oradea) for 5th occasion. At this competition both art students of graphics and video animation were submitting works. Topic: commemorating the 350th anniversary of passing away of Lórátffy Zsuzsanna.
Winners: student of graphics 1. Tamás Szőcs, 2. Nóra Lázár, 3. Attila Csiszer. Students of Video-animation: 1. Eszter Ary, Zsófia Berényi and Dánil Barta, 2. Vilmos Varga, Gábor Oros, Mátyás Szabó, Ágnes Gordán, Szilárd Postal, 3. Zsolt Hegedűs. Special prize: Dénes Sántha.

Bishop László Tőkés and Sándor Kiss are congratulating the winners.

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