OPENING WITH ARTIST PHOTOGRAPHERS
FROM RZESZÓW (PL)
On Saturday, in the presence of a large audience, among which were also the 6 photographic artists from Rzeszów (PL), it took place in the "Euro Photo Art"
Gallery, FIAP Oradea - Romania Exhibition Center, within the section of the Oradea City Museum (MoO), belonging to The "Tărări Crisurilor" Museum, Museum Complex, the opening of the exhibition of
the photographic artists from the Rzeszów Photographic Association (RSF). The new international photographic art exhibition prepared by the International Association "Euro Photo Art" (AIEFA) in
partnership with Summit Agro Romania (SAR) and the Museum of the Country of Crișurilor Oradea - Museum Complex, through the Oradea City Museum section, also enjoys the auspices of the
International Federation of Photographic Art (FIAP), recognized by UNESCO. The public present at the event was greeted by Dr. Cristina Pușcaș, the department's museographer, who appreciated the
idea of organizing this exhibition of Polish photographic artists. Next, Mrs. Antonia Nica, the vice-mayor of Oradea municipality, took the floor, emphasizing in her speech: "I greet you very
warmly. It is a great joy for me that I could participate in the last 4 openings organized by AIEFA in Oradea (RO) and Debrețin (HU). The fact that today I am present at this international event
means that the municipality and the local administration also encourage this type of activities and want to give the competition and collaboration in your concerns. Next, the photographer artist
Ștefan Tóth István AFIAP, ESFIAP greeted the artists of the new Partner Organization of AIEFA in Poland and stated that "The first part of the exhibition grouped under the generic "Graphic
accidents in nature" demonstrates the fact that photographic art has a language of expression universal and multiple possibilities for presenting the created creations. Thumbnail photos grouped
by different subjects are one of the pretentious ways to approach subjects! The small-sized photos "challenge" the visiting public to get closer both physically and spiritually to the presented
subjects", emphasized the AIEFA president in his speech. The President of the Association of Photographic Artists from Rzeszow Jerzy Skiba, after thanking the organizer for the opportunity to
present himself to the visiting public, emphasized in his speech "I hope that this exhibition in Oradea will initiate a successful and fruitful cooperation, based on the slogan: " Photography
connects people", has its own specific language, which is very universal and easy to understand, regardless of the country or culture the author comes from. I hope that our photos will
demonstrate this in this way and, despite the language barrier, will communicate to everyone, both Poles and Romanians alike". In conclusion, the president of AIEFA handed to the photographer
artist Jerzy Skiba the Certificate of patronage of the International Association and the Certificate of auspices of FIAP. All the exhibited images can also be admired on the AIEFA
website: https://www.eurofotoart.com/
AN EXCEPTIONAL OPENING IN THE PRESENCE OF AN EXCEPTIONAL ARTIST PHOTOGRAPHER!
The Euro Foto Art Gallery, FIAP Oradea Exhibition Center – Romania, within the Museum of the Land of the Cress - Museum Complex, the Oradea City Museum section hosted on Saturday, November 19, 2022, at 4:00 p.m., the opening of the exhibition of the renowned photographer artist Kerekes István EFIAP/ d3 from Mosonmagyaróvár ( HU), organized with the support of Sumit Agro Romania and transmitted live: https://www.facebook.com/EuroFotoArtAssociation The author of the exhibition also participated in the event, who crossed the neighboring country from the extreme west to the east. The public present at the opening was greeted by the representative of the Oradea City Museum, dr. Cristina Pușcaș, museographer, who thanked the exhibiting artist photographer for the fact that he had traveled almost a day to reach Oradea. "We are happy for the fact that such a personality of the global photography world honored our opening today with his presence, as well as for the fact that he brought us a similar exhibition, unprecedented in Oradea" the representative of the Museum section emphasized in her speech Oradea city. Next, the artist photographer Ștefan Tóth István ESFIAP, AFIAP, president of the International Association "Euro Photo Art" (AIEFA) stated "The exhibition opened today is an unprecedented delight in our city, which should be enjoyed properly! The exhibiting artist demonstrated an important thing, which should also be in the attention of contemporary creators: in simplicity is complexity and not the other way around! His works were done with great craftsmanship! István Kerekes has a special strategy to get close to the core of the problems with the camera... His creations radiate originality, simplicity and a visual message, which challenges the viewers to admire the exhibits for a long time. He has a special gift for pressing the camera button exactly when he needs to….” stated the curator of the exhibition. The editor Szűcs László presented the context in which he met the exhibiting photographer artist 6 years ago, when he entered the Hungarian Photojournalist Contest. "During the six editions, he won dozens of prizes, medals and trophies with his works! His reportage photos were made at a special artistic level. The exhibiting photographer demonstrated the fact that a reportage photo can be made in such a way that, in addition to its documentary value, it also becomes an artistic creation..." stated the editor from Oradea in his speech, who in the end handed him a frame festive gold medal "Carol Pop de Szathmári – Szathmári Pap Károly" obtained at the last edition of the international Competition. In conclusion, the exhibiting photographer artist Kerekes István EFIAP/ d3 originally from Târgu Mureș emphasized "For me, Oradea and the Club Fotografi "Nufărul" Oradea (CFNO) of which I was a member for 3 years are two things of reference! I remember with nostalgia my first contact during my student days in Cluj Napoca with the photographer artist Ștefan Tóth István ESFIAP, AFIAP, from whom I could learn a lot! I am extremely happy that today we met again and for the fact that I also met with other photographic artists from Oradea" stated the exhibiting photographer artist. In conclusion, the president of AIEFA and CFNO handed over the certificate of patronage of the International Association to the photographer artist Kerekes István EFIAPd3. On this occasion, the exhibiting photographer artist was declared an Honorary Member of AIEFA. The musical moments of the opening were offered by the artist Thurzó Sándor József, the representative of the Cultural Group "Duo Sola Fide" from Oradea, who performed several pieces from the Hungarian repertoire: "Berceuse" by Zsolt Nándor, "Secă la secui" by Bartók Béla , "Arioso" by Farkas Ferenc and "Romance oublier" by Liszt Ferenc. In conclusion at 17:30 photographic artists from Oradea had a meeting of the photographic artist Kerekes István EFIAPd3 and a debate on photographic art moderated by the president of AIEF and CFNO. The exhibition of the renowned photographer artist from Hungary, organized in partnership with the Museum of the Country of Crișurilor - Museum Complex, through the section of the Oradea City Museum, will be open until 19.12.2022, from Tuesday to Sunday, between 09:00 and 17:00 (Monday - closed). The images exhibited in Oradea can also be admired on the website of the International Association: https://www.eurofotoart.com/efa-exbhibitions-halls/fiap-exhibition-center-oradea/07/ and will be available for viewing during November - December and on the screens of modern means of transport in our city, thanks to the protocol concluded with AIEFA and OTL SA. His creations can also be admired on his personal website: www.kerekesistvan.com
OPENING OF THE EXHIBITION OF ARTIST PHOTOGRAPHERS
FROM TRANSCARPATIA (UA)
The Euro Photo Art Gallery, FIAP Oradea Exhibition Center – Romania, within the section of the Oradea City Museum, belonging to the Museum of the Country of Criss - Museum Complex, hosted on Wednesday, October 19, 2022, at 17:00, the opening of the exhibition of photographic artists from Trascarpathia, organized with the support of Summit Agro Romania, under the auspices of the International Federation of Photographic Art (FIAP). The public present at the event was greeted by Dr. Diana Iancu, museographer at the Oradea City Museum section of the Țării Crisurilor Museum - Museum Complex, who appreciated the initiative of organizing this exhibition of exceptional photographic art and invited the artist photographer Ștefan Tóth István AFIAP, ESFIAP, the president of AIEFA and the curator of the exhibition to speak further, The well-known artist photographer from Oradea presented the context in which this exhibition was organized and regretted the fact that he could not personally participating in this special opening is the president of the Association of Artists F autographers from Transcarpathia (AFT), the photographer artist Volodimir Norba from Uzhhorod. Instead, the ZOOM platform offered the opportunity for him to speak live at the opening. The president of AFT stated "I am glad that this exhibition was organized with the support of the Cultural Foundation of Ukraine, within the Photographic Platform of Ukraine founded in 2021. Before the invasion of the Russian Federation in Ukraine, I agreed with the president of AIEFA that this exhibition should be presented in your city, during the exchanges of the FIAP Exhibition Centers in Oradea (RO) and Ujhorod (UA), which have their headquarters in the medieval fortresses of the two cities. Thank you very much for organizing this exhibition of photographic art from Transcaratia in Oradea, and I express my hope that we will be able to defeat the aggressors" emphasized the photographer artist Volodimir Norba in his speech. The literary secretary Elisabeta Pop appreciated the artistic value of the exhibits. "I noticed in many of the landscape photos and portraits the presence of fog, which has a special symbol of the uncertainty in which the Ukrainian people are at this time. The photos on display also convey feelings of optimism and confidence..., life must go on!” stated the well-known literary secretary from Oradea. Editor Szűcs László specified in his speech: "I was impressed when I first saw the exhibited images on the AIEFA website, but even more so when I saw the photos in reality on the screens of the well-known Photographic Art Gallery! Among the exhibited photos I noticed several genres of photographic art: such as still life and special portraits. The exhibited photos have an accentuated graphic, which is actually the element that defines the unity of the exhibited creations". The musical moments of the opening were offered by the artist Thurzó Sándor József, representative of the Cultural Group "Duo Sola Fide" from Oradea, who performed several pieces from the European repertoire: "Dreaming" by R. Schumann, "Si tu mi ai zis " by A Lotti, "Lullaby" by Zsolt Nándor and "Doje cel mare" by Mykola Lysenko. The opening of the exhibition was broadcast online on the Association's Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/EuroFotoArtAssociation/videos/661680872014258 The exhibition of photographic artists from Transcarpathia can be visited until 19.11.2022, from Tuesday to Sunday, in October between 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., respectively between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. in November 2022 ( Monday - closed). The images exhibited in Oradea can also be admired on the website of the International Association: https://www.eurofotoart.com/efa-exbhibitions-halls/fiap-exhibition-center-oradea/06-1/ The exhibited photographs can be viewed in between October and November and on the screens of modern means of transport in our city, thanks to the protocol concluded with AIEFA and OTL Bihor.
ARTIST PHOTOGRAPHER REHA BILIR AFIAP, ESFIAP EXHIBITION, (Turkey)
The International Association "Euro Photo Art" (AIEFA) organizes in partnership with the Museum of the Country of Crișurilor - Museum Complex, through the section of the Oradea City Museum, and with the support of Summit Agro Romania, under the auspices of the International Federation of Photographic Art (FIAP) the exhibition of a renowned photographer artist from Turkey. In this context, 72 monochrome and color photographs, made by the renowned photographer artist Reha Bilir A.FIAP, ESFIAP in Benin (Africa), China, India, Indonesia, will be installed on the walls of the longest-running permanent gallery of photographic art in Romania and Vietnam (Asia) and Oman (Middle East). The exhibiting photographer artist was born in Anaphab Beyşehir and graduated from Istanbul University Faculty of Pharmacy, currently works as an independent pharmacist. He has been invited as a member of the jury of more than 200 national and more than 85 international photography competitions. He is the founder and director of the art community called Sille Art Palace, which operates in Konya. He is the president of the International Photographic Art Association - UFSD. In 2014, his works can be seen on his personal website: https://rehabilir.com/. Interviews with him were published in photography magazines in the country and abroad. He has given basic photography training seminars in Turkey, Indonesia, China, Italy, Benin, Luxembourg, Canada, Oman, Belgium, Luxembourg, Tunisia, Finland, Italy, Romania, Cyprus, Sri Lanka, India and Kazakhstan. He was featured as one of the first Turkish photographers to make computer-based image processing edits in the publication titled "After 1960 in Turkish Photography" edited by Güler Ertan in 2005, on the occasion of his "Digital Frames" exhibition. He was awarded the ESFIAP distinction for his photographic work in the service of FIAP (Recognized by UNESCO). He is an honorary member of many associations in Turkey and more than 20 photography societies in many countries such as America, Bangladesh, India, Malaysia and Benin. Between 2012 and 2016, he was a board member of the GPU photography community of the Global Photographers Union. He was among the three invited photographers from around the world at the 7th World Cup competition - 2012 organized by the International Federation of Photographic Art - FIAP. Reha Bilir is the first and only Turkish photographer to be invited to the FIAP World Cup as a jury member. He is the director of the FIAP Exhibition Center Konya – Turkey ”This year, I leave behind my forty-seventh year of career in photography. I have many memories that I have accumulated during this time. Each of my awards, exhibitions I have opened, jury membership and interviews have different values. Photography completely filled my life. It's like breathing. I can't even remember a moment without a photo. Just like a toy a child never lets go of. For me, I think that photography is a colorful toy that breathes into my life," says the exhibiting photographer artist. The opening of the exhibition will take place on Tuesday, September 18, 2022, at 4:00 p.m., in the Euro Photo Art Gallery, FIAP Oradea Exhibition Center – Romania, within the Museum of Țării Crisurilor - Museum Complex, Oradea City Museum section. The public present at the event will be greeted by Dr. Ioan Ciorba, head of the Oradea City Museum section, belonging to the Museum of the Land of Crișurilor - Museum Complex and by the photographer artist Ștefan Tóth István AFIAP, ESFIAP, the president of AIEFA and the curator of the exhibition. The works will be presented by the art critic Dr. Ramona Novicov. Another personal exhibition will be opened in partnership with the "Vasile Vénig László" Photoclub from Carei, on Thursday, September 22, 2022, in the "Karolyi" Castle in the locality. The musical moments of the openings will be provided by the artist Thurzó Sándor József, the representative of the Cultural Group "Duo Sola Fide" from Oradea, who will perform several pieces from the Turkish repertoire. Both events will be broadcast online on the Association's Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/EuroFotoArtAssociation The exhibition of the photographer artist Reha Bilir A.FIAP, ESFIAP from Turkey in Oradea will be open until 18.10.2022, from Tuesday to Sunday, 10:00 - 18:00 (Monday - closed). The images exhibited in Oradea can also be admired on the website of the International Association: https://www.eurofotoart.com/efa-exbhibitions-halls/fiap-exhibition-center-oradea/05/, respectively the one opened in Carei at the address: https://www.eurofotoart.com/efa-events/02/ Both exhibitions can be viewed between September and October and on the screens of modern means of transport in our city, thanks to the protocol concluded with AIEFA and OTL Bihor.
The opening of the photographic art exhibition
"TRAVELS AROUND THE WORLD"
The Euro Foto Art Gallery, FIAP Exhibition Center Oradea – Romania, within the Museum of the Land of Criss - Museum Complex, the section of the Oradea City Museum hosted the opening of the exceptional photographic art exhibition number 610 on Thursday after lunch. Despite the tropical heat in which it "bathed" municipality of Oradea, a large group of photography lovers participated in the event. The public present at the opening was greeted by the head of the department of the Oradea City Museum Dr. Ioan Ciorba, who appreciated the initiative of organizing dozens of exhibitions opened over the years in this special space and especially this exceptional exhibition that invites all visitors on a "visual journey around the world". He also thanked the team that prepared this exhibition for their efforts, Mr. Thurzó Sándor József for the "musical jewels performed" and invited photographic artists from Pakistan to visit and photograph Oradea and Bihor county. The President of the International Association "Euro Foto Art" (AIEFA), the photographer artist Ștefan Tóth István AFIAP, ESFIAP presented the special existing collaboration between Romanian photographers, which began a quarter of a century ago, on April 15, 1997, once with the opening in the National Art Gallery in Islamabad of the exhibition entitled "Steps in the light" made up of the works of the members of the Photographic Club "Nufărul" from Oradea (CFNO). The exhibition was organized by the National Arts Council of Pakistan and Pakistan Salon Group (PSG) under the patronage of the Romanian Embassy in Pakistan. The Romanian ambassador from Islamabad, George Săvuică, participated in the event and spoke, who received from the president of PSG the photographer artist Aftab Ahmad, a great friend of the photographic artists in Romania, the Service Award Trophy awarded to the photographer artist Ștefan Toth AFIAP, the president of CFNO. The ambassadors of Austria, Bangladesh, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Great Britain, Malta and the Republic of Moldova participated in the opening. It is with great pleasure that I participate today in the inauguration of this "summer gift" offered by the photographer artist Syed Javaid A. Kazi M.FIAP from Pakistan, which is "a foray into the most mysterious realms of the orient from the spiritual point of view as seen by an oriental. I speak from the point of view of an admirer of the Orient who has always been fascinated by the creations of those from the Lands of the Rising Sun. The exhibiting photographer artist, who knew how to offer us this mysterious atmosphere enveloped in the flavors of the Orient, is also creative. Each image has a hidden story of the Orient, which we can only guess" the art critic Dr. Ramona Novicov emphasized in her speech. The musical moments of the opening were provided by the artist Thurzó Sándor József, the representative of the Cultural Group "Duo Sola Fide" from Oradea, who performed pieces from the Pakistani repertoire: the Pakistani national anthem "Pak serzameen" by Ahmed Ghulam Ali Chagla and "Trip to Pakistan ” (Travel to Pakistan) by Alistair Fraser and Nathalie Haas respectively and from the international one: “Din dramboaie” by Karl The event was broadcast online on the Association's facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EuroFotoArtAssociation The exhibition of the photographer Syed Javaid A. Kazi M.FIAP entitled "Journey around the world" can be visited until 18.09.2022, from Tuesday to Sunday, between 10:00 - 18:00 (Monday - closed). The exhibited images can also be admired on the website of the International Association: https://www.eurofotoart.com/efa-exbhibitions-halls/fiap-exhibition-center-oradea/04/ and will be viewable between 18.08 and 17.09. 2022 and on the scales of modern means of transport in our municipality, thanks to the protocol concluded with AIEFA and OTL Bihor.
OPENING OF THE PHOTOGRAPHIC ART EXHIBITION
"EGYPT - A WORLD BEYOND THE WORLD"
Euro Foto Art Gallery, FIAP Exhibition Center Oradea - Romania, within the Crisurilor Country Museum - Museum Complex, Oradea City Museum section hosted on Tuesday, July 12, 2022, at 17:00, an exceptional opening. The event took place in the presence of a large audience and the authors of the exhibition the artist photographer Dr. Morvay Szabó Edina and the art critic Dr. Ramona Novicov. On this occasion, the Exhibition entitled "Egypt - A World Beyond the World" was opened, organized under the auspices of the International Federation of Photographic Art consisting of 72 special artistic photographs taken on the occasion of the two artists at the first International Photography Festival organized by Pharaohs "International Photographic Club of Cairo (Egypt), Partner Organization of the International Association" Euro Foto Art. The festival included several photographic events, including the jubilee exhibition of photographer Ștefan Tóth István AFIAP, ESFIAP (guest of honor), as well as an unforgettable series of creative trips to various picturesque places in Egypt. The public present at the event was greeted on behalf of the Oradea City Museum by photographer Ștefan Tóth István AFIAP, ESFIAP president of the International Association "Euro Photo Art (AIEFA) and curator of the exhibition, which appreciated the initiative of organizing this exhibition, organized only one month after the end of the International Carnival of Photographers in which the two artists participated. For the two authors, the trip to Egypt was an excellent opportunity to learn about the universe of Egyptian art and civilization, ancient and contemporary. The Pyramids, the Sphinx, the Egyptian Museum and the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, the New Library of Alexandria - all these treasures of humanity gave them a thorough understanding of the symbolic and artistic language of Egyptian art. Next, the two exhibitors presented the special impressions and the context in which they took the exhibited photos. At the end of the opening, the president of AIEFA handed over to the two exhibitors the Patronage Certificate of AIFA no. 022 / 2022. The musical moments of the opening were offered by the artist Thurzó Sándor József, the representative of the Cultural Group “Duo Sola Fide” from Oradea, who performed several pieces from the international repertoire: “Serenada” by Enrico Toselli, “Miniature no. 1” by Carlos de Almeida, “Prelude” by Fr. Chopin. The event was broadcast online on the Association's Facebook page: and can be reviewed at https://www.facebook.com/EuroFotoArtAssociation/videos/1265844704221761 The exhibition of artists photographer Dr. Morvay Morvay Szabó Edina and Dr. Ramona Novicov can be visited until 17.08.2022, from Tuesday to Sunday, between 10:00 - 18:00 (Monday - closed). The exhibited images can also be admired on the website of the International Association: https://www.eurofotoart.com/efa-exbhibitions-halls/fiap-exhibition-center-oradea/03/ and can be viewed on the screens of modern media transport from our municipality, due to the protocol concluded with AIEFA and OTL Bihor. (Photo: Csíki János)
OPENING OF THE DEBRETIN (HU) PHOTOCLUB EXHIBITION (HU)
The International Association "Euro Foto Art" (AIEFA) organized in partnership with the Association "Saint Ladislaus" from Oradea and the Museum of Oradea, belonging to the Museum of the Land of Criș and with the support of the Summit Agro Romania in the preamble of the 10th edition of Saint Ladislaus Cultural Days, a photographic marathon of Hungarian photographers exhibition of members of the Debrecen Photo Club AIEFA Partner Organization, which this year celebrates its 90th anniversary. In this context, it was opened on Sunday, June 19, 2022, at 11:00 in the presence of a large audience, including a group of 7 photographers from Debrecen (HU) and 2 photographers from Cluj Napoca in the Euro Photo Art Gallery, Exhibition Center FIAP Oradea-Romania, within the section Oradea City Museum, belonging to the Museum of the Land of Crișuri - Museum Complex P. László, BorbélyTamás, Dremak Albert, F. Nagy Piroska, Fene Kata, Fülöp György, Gervai Tamás, Gink Károly, Gisser Gyula, Hapák József, Hollik István, Horváth Katalin, Horváth István, Illés Ferenc J, K Károlyi Gábor, Károlyiné Etelka, Keresztesi Éva, Kis Sándor, Kiss Edit Mária, Kocsis István, Konyhás István, Koszta József, Kövesi Eszter, Kövesi Péter, Lelesz Péter, Máthé András, Méhész Baláz István, Papp János, Pathó Sándor, Pósán Lajos, Seres Géza, Süli István, Szabó Antónia, Széles Lajos, Szilágyi László, Takács András, Takács István, Tóth Zsolt, Vadász Gyözk Velle, Vga Vida István and Zoltay Károly. The audience present at the event was greeted by the representative of the Oradea City Museum section, Dr. Diana Iancu, museographer, who appreciated the initiative of organizing this exhibition within the Saint Ladislaus Festival. Photographer Ștefan Tóth István AFIAP ESFIAP, AIEFA president and curator of the exhibition, congratulated the members of the Debrecen Photo Club on the occasion of its 90th anniversary and appreciated the fact that more than a third of this period meant an excellent collaboration between the Photography Club. ”Nufărul” Oradea and AIEFA, after which he handed over to the president of the Photoclub from Debrecen and the curator of the exhibition the Patronage Certificate of the International Association. In conclusion, the photographer artist Máthé András, the president of the Photoclub from the city twinned with Oradea, presented the members of the Photoclub present at the opening and presented the exhibited photos. The musical moments were provided by the artist Thurzó Sándor József, who performed several pieces from the repertoire of Hungarian composers from Oradea on viola: "Preclassic style aria" by Alfréd Macalik, "Ave Maria" by Bihari Sándor "Búvópatak" for solo viola by Lászlóffy Zsolt The opening of the exhibition was broadcast live on Facebook and can be reviewed at: https://www.facebook.com/EuroFotoArtAssociation/videos/767177837649847 Thanks to the partnership with OTL, the exhibition will be presented thanks to the support received from Summit Agro Romania (AIEFA supporter) and the traveling public on the screens of the means of transport in Oradea The exhibition will remain available to the visiting public until July 8, 2022 and can be viewed on the Association's website at: https: // www. eurofotoart.com/efa-exbhibitions-halls/fiap-exhibition-center-oradea/02/
OPENING OF THE "EUROPEAN STREETS" EXHIBITION
"European Streets" is the title of the international exhibition of photographic art dedicated to Europe Day, organized by the International Association "Euro Foto Art" (AIEFA), in partnership with the Museum of the Land of the Crisis varnished in a special setting. The photographers from the 62 AIEFA Partner Organizations were invited to participate in the Project organized under the auspices of the International Federation of Photographic Art (Recognized by UNESCO), with the support of the Agro Romania Summit. The opening of the exhibition took place at the opening of the 11th edition. of the European Photography Festival, organized by AIEFA and the 26th of the “Festum Varadinum” Festival, on Tuesday, May 10, 2022, at 17:00, in the Euro Photo Art Gallery, FIAP Oradea - Romania Exhibition Center in the Oradea Fortress. The audience present in large numbers was greeted by Dr. Diana Iancu, the representative of the Museum, who appreciated the initiative of organizing this exhibition in partnership with AIEFA, dedicated to Europe Day. Next, the photographer Ștefan Tóth István AFIAP, ESFIAP, the president of AIEFA and the curator of the international exhibition, presented the context in which the 14th edition was organized. of the International Salon of Photographic Art. "I was convinced that the theme of the exhibition" European Streets "was a very good choice. The street where many positive and negative events take place every day was a special artistic challenge for the photographers participating in this project ”. AIEFA Editor-in-Chief László Szűcs praised the unity of this exhibition in his speech. "It was a pleasant surprise for me to discover many exhibits of real artistic value for the exhibits, which presented the special atmosphere of the streets of Old Continent, regardless of the fact that they were made by photographers from Europe, Asia or the USA. Although I did not propose to highlight the names of the authors, but I can't help but remember the names of some photographers whose works caught my eye: Cornel Gingărașu from Galați (RO), Andrei Toma (MD), Gabriel Stanciu EFIAP from Bucharest (RO ) and the guest of honor Lázár Eszter Emese (GR) ”. The event was broadcast online and on Facebook of the International Association: The musical moments were offered by the kindness of the deputy director of the Oradea High School of Arts, Nagy Gabriella, who presented the musical program offered by high school students, who performed several songs from European repertoire. Thus, the student Ferencz István, from the 7th grade C (preparatory teacher Lupșe Anita Laura) performed on the violin the song “Fantasia” by the composer Jacques Féréol Mazas. A group of flutists from grades VI-VIII, consisting of students Füzesi Sára, Bacsó Ágnes, Szakács Panna and Simó Fanni, prepared by Professor Georgiana Mircescu, performed two excerpts from the song "Seasons" by Antonio Vivaldi. The 607 International Photographic Art Exhibition dedicated to Europe Day is organized in the preamble of the XXX edition of the "Festum Varadinum" Festival and will remain available to the public of Oradea and tourists who will visit our city until June 17, 2022, Tuesday until Sunday, from 10:00 to 18:00. The exhibited works can also be admired at: https://www.eurofotoart.com/efa-exbhibitions-halls/fiap-exhibition-center-oradea/01/ (Photo: by Csíki János)
BIATORBÁGY PHOTOCLUB MEMBER
EXHIBITION OPENING (HU)
Euro Foto Art Gallery, FIAP Exhibition Center Oradea - Romania, within the Museum of the Land of Crișuri - Museum Complex, Oradea City Museum section hosted on Sunday, April 10, 2022, at 11:00, the opening of the exhibition of members of the Biatorbágy Photoclub (HU), Organization Partner of the International Association "Euro Photo Art" (AIEFA). The works of the photographers Bozzai Attila, Csörögi Dóra, Frindt Péter, Jandó Zsuzsa, Kigyós Lajos, Kiss Andrea, Magyar János, Maráczi László, Mátrai Sánd Ákos, Szabolcs Eszter, Szécsényi Zsuzsa and Tonomár Mónika. The audience present at the event (including a group of tourists from Târgoviște, who were visiting Oradea at the end of this week) was greeted on behalf of the organizers by the photographer Ștefan Tóth István AFIAP, ESFIAP, curator of the exhibition, Known Photographer appreciated the artistic value of the exhibits (which comprise most genres of photographic art), which are characterized by simplicity, sensitivity and craftsmanship. Editor Szűcs László emphasized in his speech that although the theme of the exhibition is varied (reportage, nature, sports, landscapes, drone images, architecture, portraits, Hungarian and Romanian folk traditions and customs, respectively from Asia, macro photography, underwater and essays) they are unitary in style and form of expression. From the exposed photos radiate many beauties and messages sent to the viewer. During the opening, the artist Florinan Chelu Madeva, the founder of the Rock Philharmonic Oradea, was celebrated on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of his life, the founder, who unfortunately could not be present at the event due to health reasons at the last minute. The President of AIEFA thanked the celebrated artist for his contribution in the last three decades to raising the musical moments of the openings to which he was awarded the medal of the International Federation of Photographic Art (FIAP), recognized by UNESCO. The medal was handed to his daughter, Alexandrina Chelu, who supported the special musical moments of the opening and performed on guitar and vocals the sonnets: and you, so, beautiful sea ”after the poems of Constantantin Moldovan, music: Alexandrina Chelu. The event was broadcast online and can be reviewed on the Association's Facebook address: https://www.facebook.com/EuroFotoArtAssociation/videos/376479191021694 The exhibition of Hungarian photographers organized with the support of Summit Agro Romania can be visited until 06.05.2022, from Tuesday to Sunday, between 10:00 and 18:00 (Monday - closed). The exhibited images can also be admired on the website of the International Association: https://www.eurofotoart.com/efa-exbhibitions-halls/fiap-exhibition-center-oradea/ (Photo by: EFA/ Csíki János)
A SPECIAL OPENING…. WITH MANY FLOWERS!
It has become a tradition for the International Association of "Euro Photo Art" (AIEFA) to organize every year, under the auspices of the International Federation of Photographic Art (recognized by UNESCO), an international exhibition of photographers, dedicated to International Women's Day. The organizing partners of the International Salon of Photographic Art entitled "Woman" were the Museum of the Land of Crișuri, through the Oradea City Museum section, as well as the Japanese multinational company Summit Agro Romania, a company that provides farmers with technology and Japanese experience for rich harvests. and healthy eating. Photographers from the 62 AIEFA Partner Organizations in Europe, Asia and the Middle East, who sent 180 images for selection, were invited to participate in the 8th edition of the exhibition entitled "The Woman". The curator of the Association selected from the recorded images 72 photos of a high artistic outfit made by the photographer artists from Europe: Italy, Serbia, Slovakia, Malta, Romania and Hungary; Middle East: Saudi Arabia and Asia: India and Japan respectively. The opening of the international exhibition took place on Tuesday, March 8, 2022, at 16:00 in the Gallery "Euro Photo Art, FIAP Exhibition Center Oradea - Romania, within the Museum of the Land of Crișurilor, Oradea City Museum section, in the presence of a large audience, mostly represented of ladies, who were greeted with red tulips, the universal symbol of love and peace. The opening was posted online on the Facebook page of the International Association: https://www.facebook.com/EuroFotoArtAssociation. The participants were greeted by Dr. Ioan Ciorba, head of the Oradea City Museum, who appreciated the special role that women play in our lives, especially in a family, and welcomed the initiative to celebrate International Women's Day by an international exhibition of photographers. Next, the photographer Ștefan Tóth István AFIAP, ESFIAP, the president of AIEFA and the curator of the exhibition presented the context in which the International Exhibition was organized and deeply regretted the fact that from the 8th edition the creations of the photographers from Ukraine are missing! "Today we open an art exhibition in which the authors of the images are rewarded instead of prizes and medals, with flowers and the spring thoughts of visitors," said Ștefan Tóth István AFIAP, ESFIAP. Mrs. Dr. Eng. Patricia Maria Știrbu, honorary member of AIEFA and president of Summit Agro Romania, greeted those present physically and online at the opening of the international exhibition and spoke about the universal symbols that unite us, as art unites us and helps us communicate beyond language or ethnic barriers: the symbol of spring, a holiday for farmers and for all of us, on the occasion of the rebirth of nature, as well as the symbol of mother and child, representing hope for a better future and the guarantee that that future will exist. "Unfortunately, in these times, the mother and the child have become a symbol of tragedy and war, through their tearful image. Summit Agro supports the efforts to help refugees in Ukraine, trying to bring back their light and smile on their faces, to become a symbol of hope again, in a better future. Also out of the desire to give hope and joy, the Summit Agro company supported this cultural gesture occasioned by the photographers, in the year that marks 25 years since the company was founded in Romania. We look responsibly and confidently to the next 25 years and promise that we will continue to innovate and be close to our partners and the cultural environment, to continue to bring light and smiles on the faces of women and children, "said Dr. Eng. . Patricia Maria Știrbu. The musical moments of the opening were offered by the manager of the Chamber Group "Duo Varadiensis" Oradea, the artist Thurzó Sándor József (viola), who delighted us with the pieces of the composers: Theresia Paradis "Sicilienne de Maria", Liana Alexandra "Melody", J Massenet - "Thais" and "Patrícia Tavares - Song". Finally, the photographer Stefan Toth congratulated the audience and offered the tulips to the ladies present at the opening. The International Photographic Art Salon entitled "Woman", dedicated to International Women's Day, can be visited until 06.04.2022, from Tuesday to Sunday, from 09:00 to 17:00 (closed on Mondays). The exhibited images can also be admired on the website of the International Association: https://www.eurofotoart.com/efa-exhibition-salons/woman/2022/ (Photo By: EFA/ Csíki János)
OPENING WITH EMOTIONS AND SURPRISES ...
The 10th edition of the International Photography Festival "Carol Pop de Szathmári - Szathmári Pap Károly" (trademark registered in Romania at the State Office for Inventions and Trademarks of Romania) organized by the International Association "Euro Foto Art" offered the opportunity to organize the 7th edition of the Bihor - Hajdú - Bihar Euroregion Photojournalist Contest. For this edition of the International Competition, 14 photojournalists from the media from the two counties have registered: Bihari Napló (RO), Bihoreanul (RO), Crișana (RO), denagy.hu (HU), dehir.hu (HU ), Hajdú - Bihari Napló (HU), Jurnal Bihorean (RO), ovidpop.ro (RO) and Várad (RO). A jury of art critic Dr. Ramona Novicov, Stanik István, media expert from Debrecen (HU), and photographer Ștefan Tóth AFIAP, ESFIAP president of the Euro Photo Art Association (president of the jury), established, based on appreciation of the reportage photography, the 72 images to be exhibited on the walls of the “Euro Foto Art” Gallery, FIAP Exhibition Center Oradea - Romania, as well as the prizes awarded. The opening of the international exhibition and the awards ceremony took place in a friendly atmosphere on Saturday, December 5, 2022, at 11:00, in the presence of all photojournalists (except for Szilágyi Loránd - Oradea (Bihoreanul), in isolation). The event was broadcast live on the International Association's Facebook platform. The audience present both physically and in the virtual space was greeted by Dr. Ioan Ciorba, head of the Oradea City Museum, belonging to the Museum of the Land of Crișurilor - Museum Complex, who praised the initiative to organize the International Competition. Next, the photographer Ștefan Tóth István AFIAP, ESFIAP presented the context in which he initiated the organization of the first edition of the international competition 7 years ago. Engineer Adrian-Dan ISOC, director of Western Zone Summit Agro Romania welcomed the existing partnership between the Company he represents and the International Association "Euro Photo Art", with which on December 10, 2021, organized the opening of the Exhibition of Romanian artists and Japan, dedicated to the 100th anniversary of diplomacy between the two countries. Media expert Stanik István, director of Magyar Házak Non-Profit SRL in Szeged and Partium House in Debrecen appreciated in his speech the professional level of accepted and awarded photos, respectively launched the invitation of all photojournalists to participate on March 15, 2022 in the opening of the exhibition organized by the Hungarian Press Day at Partium Ház in Debrecen (HU). On the occasion of this event, the digital catalog of the exhibition will be launched, which will be published by Euro Foto Art Publishing House, being edited with the financial support of the organizers from Hungary. At the end of the festivity, the prizes of the international competition were awarded, consisting of plaques and medals "Carol Pop de Szathmári - Szathmári Pap Károly", respectively three Cups and a special plaque of the jury. It was a surprise to announce the awarding of the UNESCO-recognized International Photographic Art Federation medal to media expert Stanik István, in appreciation of the continued support of international and Hungarian photographic art in particular. The musical moments of the opening were provided by the representative of the Chamber Group "Duo Varadiensis" Oradea: Thurzó Sándor József (viola), who will perform: "Balada" by Ciprian Porumbescu (processing for viola by Thurzó Sándor Jèzsef), "Arioso and Fugato" by Eszlári Erzsébet, “From the Drums” by Hilda Jerea (solo viola processing by Thurzó Sándor József) and “Menuetto in preclassic style” by Macalik Alfréd. The special guest of the opening was the artist and photojournalist Kocsis Csaba from Berettyóújfalu (HU), who performed two pieces from the Hungarian repertoire. In conclusion, the engineer Adrian-Dan ISOC, director of Zona de Vest and the photographer Ștefan Tóth István AFIAP, ESFIAP handed to the photojournalists a gift offered by Summit Agro Romania. The international exhibition of Photojournalists from the Bihor - Hajdú-Bihar Euroregion will remain at the disposal of tourists and the visiting public until 07.03.2022, from Tuesday to Sunday between 09:00 - 17:00 (closed on Mondays). All the exhibited works can be admired on the Association’s website: https://www.eurofotoart.com/efa-exhibition-salons/ro-hu-photoreporters/ Photos by: Csíki János (EFA)
OPENING OF THE EXHIBITION
“MASTER STEFAN TÓTH ISTVÁN AND HIS DISCIPLES”
Euro Photo Art Gallery, FIAP Exhibition Center Oradea - Romania, within the Oradea City Museum section of the Muzeul Țării Crișurilor - Museum Complex - hosted on Saturday, January 8, 2021 at 11:00 the opening of a unique photographic art exhibition, organized in absolute premiere in Romania. The international exhibition with the support of S.C. "Summit Agro SRL Bucharest was dedicated to the Photographic Art Day in Romania (January 11) and takes place in the preamble of the 10th edition of the International Festival "Carol Pop de Szathmári - Szathmári Pap Károly" organized by the International Association "Euro Foto Art", under the auspices of the International Federation of Photographic Arts. The physical audience, consisting mostly of special guest graduates of the Master's from Oradea, Sighetu Marmației and Marghita, respectively on the ZOOM platform in Yokohama (Japan), Serbia and Romania was greeted on behalf of the Museum, AIEFA and the Photo Club "Nufărul" Oradea by the photographer Ștefan TÓTH Isván AFIAP, ESFIAP. In the opening of the event, the well-known photographer from Oradea reviewed the more than 200 courses of technique and photographic art carried out by him, in the 45 years of professional activity, graduated by thousands of photography lovers, several of them distinguished with a series of international medals and distinctions. Editor Száss László appreciated the artistic level of the exhibits, emphasizing that some are located on the border with fine arts. The journalist Camelia Bușu underlined the special role played by the protagonist of the opening in promoting the photographic art. Photographer Balási Csaba, Romania's FIAP liaison officer in Mierciurea Ciuc, appreciated the work of photographer Ștefan TÓTH Isván during his professional career in preparing generations of graduates. Photographer Ryuichi Tazaki, president of the Yokohama "Japanese Danube" Photoclub (AIEFA Partner Organization), spoke at the opening via ZOOM. Serbian students Erdélyi Olívia and Jusztin László appreciated the level of courses completed in 2021, which was attended by 121 photography lovers from the Carpathian Basin. Mrs. Morvay Szabó Edina from Oradea also said words of appreciation, thanking the lecturer of the course for the way the course she graduated 10 years ago took place. At the end of the opening, Master Ștefan TÓTH Isván handed over to his “disciples” Gelu Vrabie, Ovidiu Gabor EFIAP and Ovi D. Pop EFIAPg Certificates of Merit of the Master, as a sign of appreciation of the results obtained in the field of photographic art. The musical moments were provided by the representative of the Chamber Group "Duo Varadiensis" from Oradea, Thurzó Sándor József, who performed the songs: "Ave Maria" by Michael Haydn, "Step by Step" (Chinese folk music), "Ave Maria" by S.Sasha Kovacevic, “Winter” by Watanabe Shigebu and “Arioso” by Eszlári Erzsébet. The opening was broadcast on the facebook platform of the acebook.com Association/EuroFotoArtAssociation/videos/468412531322095 The exhibited works can also be viewed at: https://www.eurofotoart.com/efa-exbhibitions-halls/fiap-exhibition-center-oradea / The new photographic art exhibition organized from the works of the well-known photographer Ștefan TÓTH Isván and his disciples Austria, Canada, China, Russian Federation, Japan, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, Hungary and Ukraine will remain available to the visiting public until 06.02.2022, and can be visited from Tuesday to Sunday, between 09:00 and 17:00
OPENING OF THE EXHIBITION OF PHOTOGRAPHERS FROM ROMANIA AND JAPAN
In the organization of the International Association "Euro Foto Art" partnership with the Foreign Affairs Commission, Chamber of Deputies, with the financial support of S.C. "Summit Agro Romania" S.R.L. In Bucharest, under the patronage of the Embassy of Japan in Romania, the Joint Exhibition of Photographic Artists from Romania and Japan was opened. The exhibition organized under the auspices of the International Federation of Photographic Art (recognized by UNESCO) entitled "Landscapes and people from Romania and Japan is dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries and includes 100 images accepted and awarded at the international exhibition can also be admired on the EFA website: https://www.eurofotoart.com/efa-exbhibitions-halls/fiap-exhibition-center-oradea/ The event took place on Friday, December 10, 2021 in the “Euro Foto Art” Gallery, FIAP Exhibition Center Oradea - Romania within the section of the Oradea City Museum subordinated to the Museum Complex “Țării Crișurilor. At the event he participated at the invitation of the International Association "Euro Photo Art" and E.S. Hiroshi Ueda, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to Romania. The public present at the event was greeted by the interim manager of the Museum of the Land of Criș, Dr. Gabriel Moisa, who emphasized the importance of organizing this exceptional exhibition event. Photographer artist Ștefan TÓTH István AFIAP President of the International Euro Photo Art Association ”, presented the context in which the first photographic art exhibition of photographic artists from Romania and Japan was organized. The President of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Biró Rozália Chamber of Deputies, appreciated the special role he played for several decades, - including at this event, the photographer artist Ștefan TÓTH István AFIAP, twice laureate of Oradea City Hall with the Cultural Ambassador of the Year Trophy, - in promoting the cultural relations between photographers from all over the world and the image of our city. The President of S.C. ”Summit Agro Romania” S.R.L. Bucharest, Mrs. Patricia Stirbu thanked the President of the International Association "Euro Photo Art" for organizing this event, which showed that exceptional cultural events must be financially supported according to their artistic level. In conclusion, the President of the International Association "Euro Photo Art" handed over to the President of S.C. "Summit Agro Romania" S.R.L. Bucharest Honorary Diplomas of the International Association "Euro Photo Art" awarded to Mrs. Patricia Știrbu and Mr. Răzvan Știrbu in appreciation of the way they supported the organization of the Exhibition of Photographers of Photographers in Romania and Japan entitled "People and landscapes in Romania and Japan. Musical moments of the opening were provided by the representative of the band "Duo Varadiensis" Thurzó Sándor József (viola), who performed the Japanese compositions: "Kono Mischi" by Yamada Kosaku, "Inu no omawarisan" by Onaka Negumi and "Nihonno fuyu" by Watanabe Shigebu ”The guest of honor at the event was mezzo-sporan Simona Totelecan from France, who performed several Christmas songs. He was invited to attend the anniversary event by the International Association "Euro Foto Art" and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Romania, Mr. Bogdan Aurescu, whose busy schedule did not allow participation in this jubilee event, according to the message received from the cabinet secretariat, During the opening, the jubilee album of photographic art was launched, which appeared in the care of the "Euro Foto Art" Publishing House, in Romanian, Japanese and English. The album can be browsed on the website: https://www.eurofotoart.com/efa-publishing-house/expo-photo-ro-jp/ The opening was broadcast online on the facebook platform. The event can be reviewed at: https://www.facebook.com/EuroFotoArtAsociatieInternationala/videos/1041971173253251. The international exhibition, - which is scheduled to open in 2022 and in Japan, - will remain available to the visiting public in Oradea and only until January 7, 2022. Tuesday to Sunday from 09:00 to 17:00 : 00.
OPENING OF THE EXHIBITION OF PHOTOGRAPHERS
FROM ROMANIA AND CHINA
"Euro Foto Art" Gallery, the Exhibition Center of the International Federation of Photographic Art Oradea - Romania hosted on Friday, October 29, 2021, at 16:00, the closing ceremony of the ninth
edition of the Chinese Photography Festival in Romania. The event was organized by the International Association "Euro Photo Art" under the auspices of the Embassy of the People's Republic of
China in Romania, as well as under the auspices of the International Federation of Photographic Art, in partnership with the Museum of the Land of Criș - Museum Complex through Oradea Museum.
This year's festival was launched due to health restrictions on October 15 and was presented on the platform of the Association's website https://www.eurofotoart.com/
PHOTOGRAPHIC ART EXHIBITION NUMBER 600!
31 years ago, at the initiative of the photographer Ștefan TÓTH István AFIAP, the first
Permanent Gallery of Photographic Art in Oradea and Region was founded, which over the years has been based in different parts of the city. In 2019, the International Federation of
Photographic Art (Recognized by UNESCO) agreed that this Gallery should also become the FIAP Oradea Exhibition Center - Romania, the 17th in the world (out of the 22 existing ones)! It is
currently based in the Oradea City Museum section, belonging to the “Țării Crișurilor” Museum Complex. Throughout the 31 years of existence, in this Gallery 599 international exhibitions were
opened, made from the works of photographers from all over the world and over 45,000 artistic photographs were presented to the public, to which access was always free! On October 7, 2021,
at 17:00, the 600th International Exhibition was opened in a festive setting, consisting of works accepted at the World Competition of FIAP Photo Centers around the world. For this year's
competition, 408 works by 104 photographer artists from South Africa, Argentina, Bangladesh, Cyprus, France, Greece, India, Ireland, Italy, the United Kingdom, Moldova, Romania, Slovenia, Spain
and Turkey were submitted. International jury composed of photographers: Riccardo Busi EFIAP / p, President of FIAP (Italy), Joan Burgues Martisella AFIAP / Hon. EFIAP, FIAP Vice President and EC
Director FIAP (Andorra), Romain Nero Director of FIAP Patronage Service (Luxembourg), Paul Stanley EFIAP / g, FIAP Liaison Officer (Ireland), Joanne Stolte EFIAP FIAP Liaison Officer (USA)
accepted for the World Exhibition 61 of images, including three images of photographers from CE FIAP Oradea - Romania Ovi D. POP EFIAPs (one awarded) and Ovidiu Gabor EFIAP. The opening of
the international photographic art exhibition, made available by CE FIAP Oradea - Romania by the director of CE FIAP Sille Meram Palace of Arts / Konya - Turkey photographer artist Reha Billir,
as well as the award ceremony will take place on Thursday, October 7, 2021 at 17: 00 and was sent online https://www.facebook.com/
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EXHIBITION OF MÁTHÉ ANDRÁS - PHOTOGRAPHER ARTIST
DEBRECEN (HU)
The Euro Foto Art Gallery – FIAP Exhibition Center Oradea – Romania (the 17th in the world) – administered by the „Euro Foto Art” International Association, has prepared for the visitors, in partnership with the Muzeul Țării Crișurillor – Museum Complex, a new photography exhibition entitled „A small Life Opera”(Egy kis életmű). This time, on the walls of the Gallery, a series of 50 large format photographs (black and white as well as colour) have been exhibited. The photographs have been taken by Máthé András AFIAP from Debrecen,Hungary. The exhibition is organized under the auspicies of FIAP, to celebrate 30 years of bilateral colaboration between the photographers in Oradea and Debrecen. In the exhibition, the following cycle are presented: Nature, Static Nature, Nude. The photographer Máthé András AFIAP was born in Debrecen i 1953 in Debrecen, Hungary. At a young age he learned photography from his father, who was an amateur photographer, with wich he collaboirated many times. Since 1986 he is the member of the Hungarian Photographers Association (Magyar Fotóművészek Szövetségének) and of the Hungarian National Creators Union (Magyar Alkotóművészek Országos Egyesülete). Since 1973 he is a member of the Debrecen Photo Club and of 2007 – the president of the club. For a decade, between 2003 to 2013 we has the artistic coordinator of the private gallery „Multi Foto” where many exhibitions were organized with works of photographers from Oradea and Aleșd. He won the scolarship for Culture in Debrecen a number of 8 times (Debrecen Kultúrájáért Alapítvány).His work was recognized in 1993 by receiving the „Prize for Culture in Debrecen” („Debrecen Kultúrájáért Díj”), he was the first photographer to receive this award. „50 years ago, in 1972 I decided that Photography is the field for me. After two years of school, for the next 20 I worked in the photography field, as a photoreporter, commercial and portrait photographer. From the very begining I was attracted to the artistical side of photography. The first achievement came in 1974, at the National Exhibiton organized in Pecs, for highscool students. For 15 years I taught photography in several professional highschools, as well as the Reformed College in Debrecen”, the photographer said, afther the opening of the exhibition. The public was greeted by the director of the Museum – dr. Ioan Ciorba, the head of the Oradea Museum section. He appreciated the special role the artists’ collaboration between the two cities and the importance of the exhibitions organized there. Ștefan Tóth István AFIAP, president for over 45 years of the Photography Club and of the International Association for 13 years (these organizations have an important contribution in maintaining the photography collaborations in the two cities) underlined the role of the exhibiting photographer in organizing this international event. Dr. Ramona Novicov – art critic, talked about the value of the exhibited works, the way they were processed as well as the presentation. Szűcs László – editor – underlined in his discoure the special role of the creativity of the photographer artist, that these photos show. Máthé András said he felt honoured for the fact that this personal exhibition took part during the celebrating of the 30 years of collaboration between the photographers in the two cities. Musical moments were provided by Thurzó Sándor József, that interpreted music from the Hungarian repertoire: : „Introducere și Fugato” byEszláry Erzsébet, „Seara la secui” byBélaBartók, „Arioso” byFarkas Ferenc, „Romance oubliée” de Liszt Ferenc și „Bicinia” Kodály Zoltán - Sérgio Kuhlmann. The event was live streamed online and can also be viewed here: https://www.facebook.com/EuroFotoArtAsociatieInternationala/videos/387723146197953. The exhibition will be open to the public until October 3 2021, on days from Tuesday to Sunday, between 10 and 18.
OPENING OF THE PHOTOGRAPHIC ART EXHIBITION IN SINGAPORE
A new photographic art exhibition from Singapore was installed on the premises of the “Euro Foto Art” Gallery, FIAP Oradea Exhibition Center - Romania (the 17th in the World!), Within the Oradea City Museum section subordinated to ȚăriiCrișuriloe Museum, where 72 black-and-white and color photographs of a high artistic attire are exhibited. The exhibited photographs were taken by members of the Asian Photographers Union (Partner Organization of the International Association “Euro Foto Art.”) The exhibited photographs were taken by photographers Grace Tan, Jean Zee, Kennedy Lim Zhan Fu, KhooGek Koon Roger, KuahSiong Lim, Lim Teck Boon, Michael Seah, Pat Choo, See Chin Foo, Seow Hong Chiow, Steven Yee Pui Chung, Tan Ee Sin, Tan Kim Hock, Tan Ying Nian, TeoYiongHwee, Veronica Chai, Wong KumFatt and Wong Twee The exhibition was organized as part of the existing partnership between Euro Photo ArtInternational Association, the only organization in the world with regional membership of the International Federation of Photographic Art (FIAP), and the Asian Photographers Union, based in Singapore. It is worth mentioning that the Oradea Association has bilateral cultural collaborations with 60 partner organizations from Europe, Asia and the Middle East, as well as partners around the world. The audience present at the event that took place on Wednesday, July 7, 2021, at 17:00, and broadcast online, was greeted by Dr. IoanCiorba, head of the Oradea City Museum, who appreciated the initiative of organizing the exhibition and thanked the photographers from Singapore for the images they had sent. Next, photographer ȘtefanTóthIstván AFIAP, president of the International Association “Euro Foto Art”, greeted the Singapore Embassy in Brussels (which also serves Romania), and appreciated the good partnership between the two organizations in Romania and Singapore, which also made this event possible. He then presented the exhibited photographs, highlighting by the artistic and technical value of the exhibits. The opening was attended online through ZOOM by the president of the Singapore-based Asian Photographers Union, photographer Steven Yee, who said that the event takes place on the 7th day of the 7th month, which has a special significance in Singaporean culture. He thanked the organizers for the exhibition of photographers from Singapore in Oradea. Photographer David Tay, Board member of the International Federation of Photographic Art (recognized by UNESCO) appreciated the fact that out of the Federation’s 20 Exhibition Centers all over the world, this one is the 17th. He went on to point out that these Exhibition Centers have an important role to play in promoting international photographic art around the world. The two Singapore speakers were convinced that bilateral relations will continue in the future. The musical moments were offered by the representative of the Chamber Group "Duo Varadiensis" from Oradea (founded in 1985), Mr. ThurzóSándorJózsef, who performed pieces he had adapted for solo viola: "The Joy of Spring" by Mao Yuan, “Winter Landscapes in Japan” by Watanabe Shigebu and “Din drâmboaie” (Dance from Maramures) by Hilda Jerea. The exhibition entitled "Architecture in Singapore", organized in partnership with the International Association "Euro Foto Art" and the Oradea City Museum,as a department of Țări Crișurilor Museum, organized under the auspices of the International Federation of Photographic Art, will remain open to the public until 08.08. 2021, and can be visited from Tuesday to Sunday between 10:00 and 18:00. The images can also be admired on the Association's website: https://www.eurofotoart.com/efa-exbhibitions-halls/fiap-exhibition-center-oradea/.
OPENING PHOTOGRAPHIC ART EXHIBITION FROM INDIA
The
International Association "Euro Foto Art" (AIEFA), - the only organization in the world with the status of Regional Member of the International Federation of Photographic Art (FIAP), -
collaborates with 60 Partner Organizations from Europe, Asia and the Middle East. The purpose of these collaborations is to promote the establishment of partner organizations around the world. In
this context, AIEFA prepared in partnership with the Oradea City Museum - Cultural Complex and the Photography Institute "Bengal" from Kalkutta (India), a new photographic art exhibition from
India, organized under the auspices of the Embassy of India in Romania and under the auspices of FIAP. This time, on the picture rails of the “Euro Foto Art” Gallery, the FIAP Exhibition Center
Oradea - Romania (the 17th in the World!), located on the premises of the Museum, 72 black and white as well as color photographs are exhibited, pictures of a high artistic value, made by to the
members of the “Bengal” Institute of Photography from Kalkutta (India), a partner organization of AIEFA and its students. The photos were taken by: Suparna Acharya, Rituparna Bhattacharya, Sanjoy Bhattacharya, Suman Banerjee, Subrata Prasanna Banerjee, Anirban Basu, Dipankar
Chakraborty, Devi prasad Chandra Sayani Chowdhury, Aniruddha Das, Soham Dasgupta, Sutirtha Gayen, Sutap Goswami, Aebasish Guha,
Samir Kumar Datta, Subasis Datta,
Subhajit Dey, Sagarika Dutta,Mritunjoy Mahanta, Sovana Mohapatra, Abhishek Mondal, Shayan Mondal, Atish Mukherjee, Debashish
Mukherjee, Santanu Mukherjee, Pinaki Mukherjee, Surajit Mukherjee, Pritam Naskar, Arnab Ray, Amaresh Rakshit, Arnit Subhra Roychowdhury,
Anup Saha, Neha Sharma, Mahua Sarkar, Abhirup Sen, Satarupa Sen, Priyanka Sil. The opening ceremony of the exhibition took place on Friday, June 4th,
2021, at 15:00 hours, in the presence of His Excellency Mr. Rahul Shrivastava, the Ambassador of India to Romania, who honored the invitation made by Stefan Tóth István AFIAP, President of AIEFA.
He traveled especially to Oradea, in order to participate in this exceptional exhibition event. The audience was greeted by the photographer Ștefan Tóth István AFIAP, who appreciated the good
collaboration relations with the “Bengal” Institute of Photographyfrom Kalkutta and the special artistic level of the exhibits. The Deputy Director of the Museum, Dr. Ioan Ciorbea, emphasized in
his speech that “India, although far away, is linked to Oradea since the 17th century, when a 40-day fair was held in Oradea and merchants from distant India were also present, therefore
making the relation between the two spaces still close”. Ms. Bíró Rózália, President of the Foreign Policy Committee of the Romanian Chamber of Deputies, appreciated the cultural-artistic and
diplomatic role of the “Euro Foto Art” Gallery, FIAP Exhibition Center, Oradea - Romania, which for several decades has become a true Cultural Embassy of Oradea, Bihor County, as well as Romania
worldwide, and its leader Ștefan Tóth István AFIAP - its “cultural ambassador”. His Excellency Mr. Rahul Shrivastava, Ambassador of India to Romania, stressed the importance of bilateral cultural
events and thanked the photographer Ștefan Tóth István AFIAP for the initiative of this project and for the effort made to organize it. The opening was broadcasted online: https://www.facebook.com/EuroFotoArtAsociatieInternationala/ , and was followed by over 1150 visitors from around the world, until the date writing of the present article.
Dozens of photographers from Kalkutta sent their messages of appreciation regarding the exhibition in Oradea and their friendly congratulations. The musical moments were offered by the
representative of the Chamber Group "Duo Varadiensis" from Oradea, the artist Thurzó Sándor József, who performed five violin pieces from the Indian repertoire: "Indian Anthem" and "One Heart" by
A.R. Rahman¸ “The Fire in the City of Poroshmoni” by R. Tagore, “I Still Want You” by Mithoon and “Sare Jahan Se Acha” by Suhale Mazoor. The exhibition entitled "LensVision" organized in
partnership with the International Association "Euro Foto Art", Oradea City Museum - Cultural Complex and the Photography Institute "Bengal" in Kalkutta (India), will remain available to the
visiting public until 06.07. 2021, from Tuesday to Sunday between 10:00 and 18:00. The images can also be admired on the Association's website: https://www.eurofotoart.com/efa-exbhibitions-halls/fiap-exhibition-center-oradea/ . The exhibition is to be opened on August 15, 2021, the National Day of India, through the goodwill of Bíró Rózália, Chair of the Foreign Policy Committee from the Romanian Chamber
of Deputies
”EFA WORLDWIDE CUP” THE OF THE PHOTOGRAPHIC CLUBS 2021.
Due to the current sanitary restrictions, on the 8th of April 2021 at 16:00, there was a small number of participants at the opening gala for the 5th edition of the Photo clubs 2021 International Competition, that took place in the “Euro Foto Art” FIAP Exhibition Center - Oradea, Romania - part of the Museum of Oradea.The international competition was organized by the “Euro Foto Art” International Association, in partnership with the Museum of Oradea - Cultural Complex, under the auspices of the International Photographic Art Federation (FIAP) - recognized by UNESCO. The exhibition was broadcast live on the facebook page of the Association: https://www.facebook.com/EuroFotoArtAsociatieInternationala/ It was followed by 497 photography enthusiasts from across the world. Those present at the event and those following it online were greeted by the President of the “Euro Foto Art” International Association - Ștefan TÓTH AFIAP - who brought to the attention of the attendants that 340 photos taken by members of 34 Partner Organizations from Europe, Asia and the Middle East were sent for the exhibition. An international jury formed by Dr Ramona Novicov (Romania) - art critic, as well as Georg S. Holzmann E.FIAP (Germany) and Paul Bock (USA) have selected 76 representative photographs, via the ZOOM platform, as well as given prizes to the best collections. At the event, Patricia Simina Arina MOȘ - deputy mayor of Oradea - appreciated the originality of organizing this photographic art salon as well as the special role the event had in popularizing Oradea as an art destination. Angela LUPȘEA - director of the Museum of Oradea - Cultural Complex, appreciated the special collaboration that is formed between the two institutions (the museum and the International Association) as well as the high level of quality of the exhibited works. At the closing of the event, the director of the “Euro Foto Art” International Association presented the winners with prizes: partner organizations from Saudi Arabia, China, India, Iran, Russia, Hungary. This year, the EFA World Cup was awarded to the Asia Photographers’ Union from Singapore. Musical moments were provided by the representative of the “Duo Varadiensis” Chamber Group - Thurzó Sándor József (viola) who interpreted the following melodies during the event: “The high lands 18” - Lavotta Janos; Gigue - Charlotte HAMPE, Inu no onawarisan - Onaka MAGUMI; Madrigale - Achille SIMONETTI, “I love China” - Zheng Giu FENG. The exhibition is open to the public Tuesday to Sunday - 10:00 to 18:00. The photos can also be seen here: https://www.eurofotoart.com/efa-exhibition-salons/efa-world-salon-photoclubs/ EFA Photo – Csíki János (03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 09, 10, 11, 12) & Mészáros Varga Erzsébet Mandy ( 01, 02, 08, 13)
OPENING OF THE INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC ART EXHIBITION DEDICATED TO WOMEN
The international Association “Euro Foto Art” (AIEFA) has organized yet again a competition open to all women photographers, members of the AIEFA and partner associations, dedicated to the International Day of Women. At this international salon, entries were open only for photographs belonging to the theme “Woman”. Each partner organization could send in a selection of 10 photographs. At this 6th edition of the International Salon, a total of 180 photos in black and white as well as color ones were submitted, from 21 partner organizations from Europe, Asia and the Middle East: Russia, Italy, Serbia, Slovakia, Romania, Ukraine, Hungary, China, India, Japan, Saudi Arabia. Out of the submitted photos, 70 were accepted by the curator of the exhibition. The photographs were taken by: Andorkó Gál Kinga (Romania), Najla Angawi EFIAP (Saudi Arabia), Badweilan Khadijah (Saudi Arabia), Bánházi Gyöngyi (Romania), Bartók Izabella (Romania), Valentina Bellini (Italy), Bilka Victória (Slovakia), Bozsoki Adrienn (Romania), Simona Brașoveanu (Romania), Mirela Cacuci (Romania), Ruxandra Călin (Romania), Elena Ceaușescu (Romania), Dan Chen (China), Chigira Keiko (Japan), Grazia Maria Daineli (Italy), Danijela Despotov (Serbia), Egeressy Orsolya (Hungary), Erdélyi Olivia (Serbia), Farkas Alexandra (RO), Ferenczi Éva (Slovakia), Cecilia Franci (Italy), Babrina Garofolo (Italy), Cristina Garzone MFIAP, EFIAPd1 (Italy), Nicoleta Gabor (Romania), Halász Gizka (Romania), Hayase Kisera (Japan), Daniela Iancu (Romania), Kertész Hajnalka (Romania), Kopják Angelika (Slovakia), Kovács Orsolya (Romania), Irene Petrovic (Italy), Monica Marton (Romania), Maosumi Das (India), Matus Dóra (Slovakia), Mészáros Varga Erzsébet Mandy (Romania), Morvay-Szabó Edina Éva (Romania), Nakanishi Michiyo (Japan), Norba Olha (Ukraine), Scubli Mariana (Romania), Shepeleva Julia (Russia), Szegi Éva (Romania), Szentes Monica (Romania),Snezana Lerh (Serbia), Suhalova Ekaterina (Russia), Sulais Samirah (Saudi Arabia), Șerban Tünde (Romania), Tanuresee Mitra (India), Tonomár Mónika (Hungary), Tommasi Antonella EFIAPd1 (Italy), Tudosie Simion Elena (RO), Varga Bernadette (Romania), Vitos Hajnal (RO), Zelkó Csilla (Hungary), Zih Kata (Hungary) and Zupunski Anica (Serbia). The opening gala took place on the 6th of March 2021, in the “Euro Foto Art” Gallery - FIAP Exhibition Center Oradea-Romania, part of the Oradea City Museum - Cultural Complex and was streamed online at: https://www.facebook.com/EuroFotoArtAsociatieInternationala/. Those present at the event were greeted by Ștefan Tóth AFIAP - AIEFA president as well as curator of the exhibition. Mr Ștefan Tóth AFIAP detailed the context in which this initiative started. During the event, the president of the Arad Photo Club - Mircea Boran also held a small speech, in which he appreciated the good collaboration relationship that exists between Ștefan Tóth AFIAP and himself as well as the initiative of organizing these types of Salons dedicated to women photographers from all over the world. Morvay Szabo Edina - member of AIEFA, expressed her joy of being able to take part at the event and to have her works included among those that were up on display. Musical moments were provided by students of the Oradea Art High School along with Thurzó Sándor József, from the Duo Varadiensis Chamber group. From their repertoire, they played: Sicilienne de Maria - Theresia von PARADIS, Romanza - Carlos GOMES, Canzone per il tuo amore - Ewerton Santos SILVA ( Arr. por viola Alex. ZILAHI). Takács Zsófia and Bódi Gréta Nóra, the two students from the 9th grade, under the training of Otilia Leopold interpreted:Ombra mai fu by G.F.Haendel, Cherubino by W.A.Mozart, as well as two small arias: Se tu m’ami by Alessandro Parisotti from Susanna’s aria, respectiv arieta Un moto di gioja de W.A.Mozart. Bódi Mátyás László provided his accompaniment. The photography Salon “Woman”, organized under the patronage of the “Euro Foto Art” International Association is open to the public until April 2nd 2021, from Tuesday until Sunday - 9am to 5 pm. The photos can also be seen at: https://www.eurofotoart.com/efa-exhibition-salons/woman/ Photo: Csíki János & Szilágyi Lóránd (14-16)
THE EXHIBITION OF PHOTO-REPORTERS FROM
BIHOR- HAJDÚ-BIHAR EUROREGION
The “Euro Foto Art” International Association has started 6 years ago to organize an international competition dedicated exclusively to photo-reporters from the two neighboring regions. Besides it being a friendly competition field between photo-reporters, the exhibitions also became a messenger of important events that took place in the Bihor-Hajdu-Bihar Euroregion in the past years. The yearly exhibitions were presented in Oradea and Debrecen, in the presence of the photo-reporters from the two cities and a photography loving public too. The opening of the 6th edition of photo-reporters from the Bihor-Hajdu Bihar Euroregion, organized under the auspices of FIAP (International Photographic Art Federation) - recognized by UNESCO as well as the prize ceremony took place on Friday 5 2021. The event took place in the new home of the “Euro Foto Art” Gallery - FIAP Exhibition center Oradea-Romania, now hosted in the Museum of Oradea - Cultural Complex in the medieval fortress. Present at event were the head editors of mass-media of the two cities, the photo-reporters and a photography loving public - smaller in number due to present health regulations. Those in attendance were greeted by Angela Lupșea - director of the Museum - who appreciated the initiative of organizing this international exhibition. The host of the event was Ștefan Tóth AFIAP, president of the “Euro Foto Art” Association as well as the curator of the exhibition. He presented his gratitude to the photographer Csiki Janos for his constant help as well as in the effort he went through to help with moving the Gallery in its new home. As a sign of gratitude, Mr. Toth presented him with a Diploma of Excellency Photo-reporters were presented with participation diplomas, while the winners were awarded commemorative plaques Mezey Lajos - the first Oradea photographer, bronze, silver and gold medals Carol Pop de Szathmári - Szathmári Pap Károly” as well as the three Cups offered by the organizers. During the event, Mr. Némethy Norbert from the Partium House from Debrecen talked about the excellent collaboration between his institution and the “Euro Foto Art” Association. Musical moments were offered by artists belonging to the “Duo Varadiensis” Chamber Group - Lucian Malița (violin) și Thurzó Sándor József (viola). They interpreted the “Ballad” by Ciprian Porumbescu and the “Bihor Suite” (song no. 2) by Adrian Gagiu (composer from Oradea) as well ass “Song from the Julieta operetta”, by Lehar Ferenc and “Short Duets” by Eszláry Erzsébet. A total of 72 photographs were selceted to be part of the exhibition. The selection was made by an international jury: Dr. Ramona Novicov - art critic, Ștefan Tóth AFIAP and Stanik Istvan from Debrecen (HU) - media expert. The event was live streamed on facebook, available at the address: https://www.facebook.com/EuroFotoArtAsociatieInternationala/ The Photo-reporters’ exhibition is organized under the patronage of the “Euro Foto Art” International Association and is open to the public until 5 March 2021, Tuesday to Sunday, between 9-17 (Monday it is closed). - Photos by: Csíki János
THE YEARLY EXHIBITION OF MEMBERS OF THE
“EURO FOTO ART” ASSOCIATION
(THE GOODBYE EXHIBITION)
It has become a tradition that the members of the international association present at the beginning of each year an exhibition of their best shots of the previous 12 months. For this exhibition a total of 237 photographs were sent, out of which 106 were selected, as part of an open debate, on the Zoom platform. The 590th exhibition will open on the 11th of January 2021 at 18:00, in the “Euro Foto Art” Gallery - FIAP Exhibition Center Oradea-Romania. The even will also be broadcast online via facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EuroFotoArtAsociatieInternationala/. Those interested in this event will be greeted by Ștefan Toth AFIAP, president of AIEFA and director of CEFIAPOR. Musical moments were provided by artists from “Duo Varadiensis” - Lucian Malița (violin) & Thurzó Sándor József (viola), as well as the two photographer members of Rock Filarmonica Oradea - Alexandrina Chelu (vocalist) & Florian Chelu (guitar). The annual exhibition of members of “Euro Foto Art” International Association, organized in partnership with the “Gheorghe Șincai” county library can be visited until February 15 2021, on workdays between 8-14. This is the last exhibition organized at this location, where the Association has been carrying out its activities for a decade. The exhibition can also be seen online at: https://www.eurofotoart.com/efa-annual-exhibtitons. Today we are presenting you with one of the photographs taken by Oszaczky Adam member of the ”Euro Foto Art” Association” currently based in Helsinki (Finland).
THE CLOSING FESTIVITIES FOR THE EXHIBITION OF THE MOST
REPUTABLE PHOTOGRAPHER IN ROMANIA
Rarely does it happen that the opening of an exhibition is replaced with its closing festivities. The special situation in which we find ourselves as well as the health condition of the exhibiting photographer has determined the change. The event took place on December 12 2020, 11:00 together with the most reputed photographer in Romania - Nagy Lajos EFIAP/d3 GMPSA from TârguSecuiesc (Harghita county) and was broadcast online at: https://www.facebook.com/EuroFotoArtAsociatieInternationala/. The event took place in the “Euro Foto Art” Gallery - FIAP exhibition center Oradea - Romania. It was hosted by the renowned photographer ȘtefanTóth IstvánAFIAP - president of the “Euro Foto Art” International Association (AIEFA) and the curator of the exhibition. He presented Nagy Lajos EFIAP/d3 MPSA2 with the lifetime medal Carol Pop de Szathmári -Szathmári Pap Károly” number 9. This medal is created by AIEFA and is a registered trademark with the State Office of Marks and Inventions of Romania and was granted to the photographer for his great achievements in international photography and for his 70th birthday. Nagy Lajos EFIAP/d3 MPSA2 thanked the president of AIEFA for organizing the exhibition and for granting him this distinction, after which he continued to talk about the exhibited photographs. Musical moments were provided by Thurzo Sandor Jozsef - part of the “Duo Varadiensis” chamber group. With this occasion, the 200th anniversary since the birth of Mezey Lajos - the first Oradea photographer was celebrated. The 589th exhibition organized under the auspices of the FIAP - International Art Photography Federation (UNESCO-recognized) is composed of 100 photographs taken by Nagy Lajos and it is grouped in two cycles - “life scenes” and “landscapes”. The exhibition was made possible with the help of “Gheorghe Șincai” County Library and”Nufărul” Photographic Club Oradea. On Saturday afternoon, Nagy Lajos also visited the commemorative monument dedicated to the first Oradea photographer -Mezey Lajos - recently unveiled on the “alley of personalities” in the Rulikowski cemetery in Oradea. The exhibited works can be seen in the ”Euro Foto Art” Gallery - FIAP exhibition center Oradea - Romania and also online here: https://www.eurofotoart.com/efa-creator-members/053-nagy-lajos-efiapd-3/
Famous photographer and painter from Russia have an exhibition in Oradea (RO)
The celebration of 30 years of the “Euro Foto Art” Gallery, as well as 200 years since the birth of the first photographer from Oradea - Mezey Lajos - brought up the opportunity of organizing an exceptional visual arts exhibition. On the walls of the gallery, photographs by Sergey Majorov EFIAP and paintings by Tatiana Pyaterneva were exhibited. The paintings were inspired by the works of the exhibiting photographer. Both artists are from Penza (Russian Federation). The exhibition was organized under the patronage of the International Photographic Association (FIAP) and it bears the name “Next Life”. It opened on Tuesday, the 30th of June 2020 at 18:00, in the “Euro Foto Art” - FIAP Exhibition Center Oradea, Romania, in the company of a reduced public, but broadcast online on the Association’s facebook web page: https://www.facebook.com/EuroFotoArtAsociatieInternationala/. The public was greeted by Ștefan Tóth AFIAP - president of the “Euro Foto Art” International Association and the curator of the exhibition. In his speech, he appreciated the originality of the project: ”It is an absolute premiere that on the walls of our well-known Gallery, a painter and a photographer are exhibiting together. Also, there are few cases in which paintings are done after photographs”, mentioned Ștefan Tóth AFIAP. The works that were exhibited were also given a presentation by Dr. Ramona Novicov - art critic. She appreciated the artistic level of the works and regretted the fact that the paintings (sent from Penza on the 8th of June and are still stuck in transit as of June 13 2020, in the International Post Office of Khimki, close to Moscow) have not arrived, due to the pandemic. Musical moments were provided by artists of the “Duo Varadinensis” from Oradea - Lucian Malita (violin) and Thurzo Sandor Jozsef (viola) - they interpreted works from Russian and Romanian repertoire: Liana Alexandra: Melody (reworked for a duet by Thurzó Sándor József) Aram Haciaturian: from ”Masquerade”, No.2, "Nocturna" by George Enescu: Rapsodie Roumaine, op. 11 , no 2. G. Sviridov: from the Suite ”Viforul”, "Romance". The 584th exhibition in the “Euro Foto Art” gallery was organized with support from the Local County Council of Bihor and the City Hall of Oradea, in partnership with “Gheorghe Șincai” County Library, as well as the “Nufărul” Photography Club from Oradea. The exhibition is open to the public until July 23 2020, Monday to Friday, from 8:00 to 19:00, with free access.
A NEW EXHIBITION IN THE “EURO FOTO ART” GALLERY - FIAP EXHIBITION CENTER ORADEA - ROMANIA
Celebrating 200 years since the birth of the first
photographer from Oradea - Mezey Lajos, as well as three decades of the longest lasting permanent photographic gallery in Romania (“Euro Foto Art”) has given the opportunity of organizing a new
exceptional photo exhibition. In this context, beginning with the 5th of June 2020, those passionate about photographic art have the oportunity to see a special exhibition, held
in the gallery located in 1 December Square, no. 12. The exhibiting artist is Gelu VRABIE, member of the “Nufărul” Photography club. His personal exhibition, entitled ”Urban Impressions” is made
up of 100 truly valuable photographs. The opening event took place with the participation of the author, on the 5th of June 2020 ant 18:00. The event was transmitted live via the
facebook address of the association “Euro Foto Art” (https://www.facebook.com/
WOMAN PHOTOGRAPHERS - INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION
It has become a tradition for the International Euro Photo Art Association (AIEFA) to celebrate International Women's Day, with an international exhibition of photographic art. This was also the case this year, when in the "Euro Photo Art" Gallery, FIAP Exhibition Center Oradea - Romania were installed 108 black-and-white and color photographs made by 57 woman photographers, active in the 54 AIEFA Partner Organizations from Europe, Asia and the Middle East. In this context the visiting public can admire a series of exceptional photographs taken by the woman photographers from: Saudi Arabia, Czech Republic, China, Egypt, India, Iran, Italy, Japan, Serbia, Slovakia, Singapore, Oman, Slovakia, Russia, Romania , Ukraine and Hungary. The international exhibition presents the way in which the photographers saw and surprised their colleagues from Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Venezuela, Tibet, Nepal or even South Africa. In the exhibited photos the visiting public will be able to admire the special artistic message of the exhibits from which he will be able to understand the rolewomen around the world have: woman, mother, sister or grandmother in equal measure. The opening of the exhibition, organized under the auspicies of the International Federation of Photographic Art (Recognized by UNESCO) took place in the presence of a large public, on Sunday, March 08, 2020, at 11:00 am in the well-known Gallery in Oradea, Square 1 December no. 12. The audience present at the opening was welcomed by the photographer artist Stefan Tóth István AFIAP the president of the International Association "Euro Foto Art" and the director of the FIAP Exhibition Center Oradea - Romania, which offered to the women arriving at the opening a bouquet of snowdrops. The exhibits and the role of women in society were praised by lady Elisabeta Pop, writer and literary critic, UNITER member, who recited the poetry of an unknown child, addressed to his mother. The musical moments were provided by the students of the Oradea Art High School. Photographer artist Fórián Andrea, member of AIEFA performed the poem "Én hívlak élni" (I invite you to live) by the poet Dsida Jenő, accompanied by the artist Thurzó Sándor József (viola) representing the "Duo Varadiensis" band. For the first time, the public present at the opening was invited to nominate the photo that they consider the most successful in the exhibition. The most favored was the photo of the artist from China, Liu Xiaoling entitled "Nepalese girls" Exhibition number 580 organized in partnership with the County Library "Georghe Șincai" and the Photographic Club "Nufărul" Oradea will remain open for public until April 9 2020, on weekdays between 08:00 - 19:00, and the access is free of charge.
THE PRESS PHOTOGRAPHERS'S INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION AWARDS.
The event took place on Saturday, the 8th of February 2020 at 11.00 hours, at the Euro Foto Art Gallery - the FIAP Exhibition Center-Oradea, Romania in front of the representatives of mass media from Bihor and Hajdú-Bihar regions. The exhibition was organized by the Euro Foto Art International Association under the auspices of FIAP. At the 5th edition of this competition each amateur and professional written and online press photographer participated with 10 images, taken during 2019. After the first musical moment performed by the following: Costin Albert, Gîngă Ioana, Coyak Dávid, Marian Ioan, Marian Ana, Palas Iasmina (teacher: Lupse Anita) from the Art High School Oradea, the public was saluted by Stefan Tóth AFIAP, the president of the Euro Foto Art International Association and the manager of the festival. Serban Cartis-the president of the Union of the Romanian Professional Journalists-Bihor, dr. Ramona Novicov-art critic and Stanik István-media expert from Debrecen (HU) appreciated the importance of organizing this competition and the high level of the exposed images. The musical moments were offered by the following pupils: Alesia Nicole Alb (6th grade, teacher: Bonţu Aurica) and Porsztner Abigél (12th grade, teacher: Măslină Pop Ancuţa) who performed Romanian and Hungarian folklore pieces. In the second part of the exhibition the Cup of the press photographers was given to: Remus Toderici (Crișana from Oradea RO) and Halics Szófia (Bihari Hírlap from Beretyóújfalu (HU). The UZPBH Cup was given to Szilagyi Lorand (Bihoreanul, Oradea RO) and the Partium House Debrecen Cup was given to Ovi D. Pop (UZPBH). The ”Debrecen - Nagyárad” internet site gave a special prize to the DENAGY online journal from Debrececen for the "Flowers's Carnival" image taken by Csíki Ioan (RO) for its message of fraternity between Oradea and Debrecen. This event was the closing moment of the 8th edition of ”Carol Pop de Szathmári - Szathmári Pap Károly” International Photography festival, organized by the Euro Foto Art International Association under the auspices of FIAP, recognized by the UNESCO. The exhibition with no. 579, organized in partnership with the Gheorghe Sincai regional Library and the ”Nufarul” Photoclub Oradea, will be opened to the public until the 6th of March 2020 on working days between 8.00 and 19.00 hours for free.
EXCEPTIONAL OPENING IN THE EURO PHOTO ART GALLERY, FIAP ORADEA-ROMANIA EXHIBITION CENTER
The Day of Photographic Art in Romania is celebrated in accordance with the Government Decision of Romania number 458 from 05.05.2010, every year, on January 11, the birthday of the first war photographer in the world ”Carol Pop by Szathmári - Szathmári Pap Károly”. The International Association "Euro Foto Art" (AIEFA) has been organizing since 2013 an exceptional Festival dedicated to this event. Within the Festival organized under the auspices of the International Federation of Photographic Art (FIAP), with the support of the AIEFA Partner Organizations in Serbia, Romania, Ukraine and Hungary, tens of photographic art exhibitions will be opened in one of the best-known galleries in Europe. The official launch of the eighth edition of the International Photography Festival "Carol Pop de Szathmári - Szathmári Pap Károly", took place on Friday, January 10, 2020, at 18:00, at the "Euro Photo Art" Gallery, FIAP Exhibition Center Oradea - Romania (CEFIAPOR), in the presence of more than 50 photographers and photography lovers from Romania and Hungary, who filled up the well Gallery Oradea known. The audience present at the event was greeted by the photographer artist Ștefan Tóth AFIAP, the president of AIEFA and the director of CEFIAPOR. During the festivities, the opening of the annual International Exhibition of AIEFA members took place. It has become a tradition for the members of the International Association to present at the beginning of each year with a representative exhibition with the most successful artistic photographs taken during the past year. This time on the simes of the well-known Oradea Gallery 109 photos were taken with great professional mastery by the 78 artist photographers members of the International Association "Euro Photo Art" (AIEFA) from: Austria, Czech Republic, China, France, Germany, Ireland , Israel, Italy, Republic of Moldova, Netherlands, Serbia, Spain, USA, Romania, Russia, Ukraine and Hungary. The works were presented by art critic dr. Ramona Novicov. The musical moments were offered by the artist of the "Duo Varadiensis" Thurzó Sándor József (alto), respectively by two photographers artists members of AIEFA: Kocsis Csaba from Berettyóújfalu (HU) and Radui Elemér from Oradea (RO) (guitar). The annual exhibition of the members of the International Association "Euro Foto Art" organized with the support of the County Library "Gheorghe Șincai" and the Photographic Club "Nufărul" Oradea will remain available to the public during the working days, until February 7, 2020 between 08:00 - 19:00, to which access is free.
THE INAUGURATION OF THE FIAP EXHIBITION CENTER ORADEA - ROMANIA
On Friday, the 6th of December 2019, at 18.00 hours there took place the inauguration of the 17th FIAP Exhibition Center in Oradea-Romania with the participation of over 70 photographers from: Andorra, Germany, Greece, Romania, Ukraine and Hungary. The public was saluted by Stefan Tóth AFIAP, the manager of the Oradea FIAP exhibition center, who founded the most last-longing permanent photography gallery in Romania. Joan Burguse Martisella from Andorra, the vice-president of the FIAP and the manager of the FIAP Exhibition Centers, appreciated the activity of the gallery with its 570 international exhibitions. Ioannis Lykouris MFIAP, Hon E.FIAP from Greece, the FIAP secretary, appreciated the 25 years of best collaboration with Stefan Tóth AFIAP and his over 40 years experience. Georg S. Holzmann EFIAP, the honorable president of FIAP Germany from Karlsruhe, gave Stefan Tóth AFIAP the golden medal expressing his appreciation. Deputy Biró Rozália sent the message of the president of the Bihor Council who thanked Stefan Tóth for his over 40 years activity in promoting photography in Oradea. A special moment was the cutting of three-colours ribbon by the honorable guests and the revealing the plate of the FIAP Oradea-Romania exhibition center by Joan Burguse Martisella from Androrra and Stefan Tóth AFIAP. Then the word was taken by Eugen Antal representing the The Bihor County Prefect Institution and the Oradea City Hall and by Angela Lupsea-the general manager of the Oradea Museum-Cultural Center. Stefan Tóth AFIAP thanked to all who supported this event financially and to all volunteers who participated at the renovation of the ”Euro Foto Art” Gallery. In the second part of the festivity the opening of the 4th edition of the World-wide EFA Photo Clubs Cup took place. The exhibition was organized by the Euro Foto Art International Association for its 57 partner organizations from: Asia, Europe and the Middle East. The musical moments were offered by: Duo Varadiensis: Lucian Malița and Thurzó Sándor József (violin and viola), Elemér Radui and Florian Chelu (guitar) and Alexandrina Chelu (voice). The event closed with a festive dinner at the ”Grand Palace” restaurant where the dancer couple: Tóth István Aramisz (Romania) - Lilly Cantineau (France) have performed, Santa Claus have given gifts to all guests and a huge cake have come as a surprise. The president of Bihor Council, Pásztor Sándor presented the city to the honorable guests from Andorra and Germany.
IMPRESSIVE OPENING AT THE
EURO FOTO ART GALLERY
The Euro Foto Art Gallery-FIAP Exhibition Center Oradea, Romania is been hosting a new photography exhibition since the 8th of August 2019. 100 images, taken by Udvardi Árpád EFIAP from Brasov, are shown. The author is a professional photographer since 1979. He's a freelancer since 1993 making book covers, art, touristic and publicity albums. He has collaborated with museums from Brasov, especially with the Ethnography Museum and this way he has improved his ethnographic photography and has made documentary films on this theme. The author's favourite subject is the human being in his environment with his joy and sorrow, with his loneliness and his destiny. The opening took place on Wednesday, the 7th of August, at 18.00 hours in front of the author and a large number of visitors including the twins: Lotte Lee and Candice Lee from Hong Kong, China and the family of Borka Sándor-painter from Veszprém, Hungary. The public was saluted by Stefan Tóth AFIAP, the president of the Euro Foto Art International Association and the manager of the gallery, who gave the author the patronage certificate with no. 047/2019. The images were presented by dr. Ramona Novicov, art critic and by Szücs László, chief editor at the "Várad" magazine. The musical moments were offered by the Vardiensis Duo: Thurzó Sándor József-viola and Lucian Malita-violin, who performed the following: "Dream of love” by Francisco CANARO, ”Concert vals” by G.Boulanger, ”Argentine tango” by Patacini, ”Serenata” by Eurico TOSELLI and Alter Jögermarsh. The retrospective exhibition of Udvardi Árpád EFIAP with no. 574, organized in partnership with the Gheorghe Sincai regional library and the Nufarul photoclub, with the support of the Bihor Council, will be opened to the public until the 16th of September 2019 every working day between 8.00 and 19.00 hours, for free. (Photography: Magdolna Tóth)
PHOTOGRAPHY ARTIST FROM
CLUJ-NAPOCA IS EXPOSING IN ORADEA
The ”Euro Foto Art” Gallery - FIAP Exhibiting Center Oradea-Români is been hosting a new photography exhibition since the 11th of July 2019. This time 100 images taken by Vas Géza from Cluj-Napoca are presented. The opening took place on Tuesday, the 11th of July 2019, at 18.00 hours in the presence of the author. The public was saluted by Stefan Tóth AFIAP, the president of the ”Euro Foto Art” International Association, who gave the author the patronage certificate with no. 043/2019. The images were presented by the author himself. The musical moments were offered by Thurzó Sándor József, viola artist, member of the ”Varadiensis Duo”. The retrospective exhibition of Vas Géza, the 573rd exhibition in the gallery, organized in partnership with the ”Gheorghe Sincai” Regional Library, will be opened to the public until the 7th of August 2019, every working day, between 8.00 and 19.00 hours for free.
THE EXHIBITION OF THE MEMBERS OF THE PHOTOCLUB FROM DEBRECEN IN ORADEA
The Euro Foto Art Gallery-EFIAP Exhibiting Center Oradea - Romania is hosting since the 25th of June 2019 a new photography show. 75 images taken by the members of the Photoclub from Debrecen are presented. The opening took place on Tuesday, the 25th of June 2019, at 18.00 hours in the presence of the following: Máthé András AFIAP (the president of the photoclub), Micskey István, Micskey Katalin, Károlyi Gábor, Károlyiné Etelka, Illés Gábor, Illés Katalin, F. Nagy Piroska, Fülöp György, Méhész Balázs, Keresztesi Éva si Major Brigitta. Also we had the presence of Vas Géza from Cluj Napoca. From the local photographers there were present at the event: Illés Imre ( the”Nufărul” Photoclub), Varga Erzsébet Mandy, Csikí Ioan and Gardó Zoltán (the ”Euro Foto Art International Association). The public was saluted by Stefan Tóth AFIAP, the manager of the FIAP Exhibiting Center Oradea who gave the president of the Photoclub from Debrecen the patronage certificate with no. 038/2019. The exposed images were presented by Máthé András AFIAP and László Szűcs, chief editor at the "Várad" cultural magazine. The musical moments were offered by Lucian Malita, violin artist, member of the Varadiensis duo. This photography art exhibition with no. 572, organized in partnership with the Gheorghe Sincai Regional Library and the Nufarul Photoclub, with the support of the Oradea city hall and the Regional Council of Bihor, will be opened to the public until the 8th of July 2019, every working day between 8.00 and 19.00 hours, for free.
THE "EUROPE'S DANUBE" INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION AT THE EURO FOTO ART GALLERY - FIAP EXHIBITING CENTER ROMANIA
This took place on Wednesday, the 5th of June 2019, at 18.00 hours. The director council of FIAP, accepted by the UNESCO, at its last meeting from Belfast, has recognized the well-known ”Euro Foto Art” Gallery, founded in 1990 by Stefan Tóth AFIAP, as a FIAP Exhibiting Center in Oradea-Romania. This way, the gallery became the 17th FIAP Embassy in the whole world and the 1st in Romania ! 570 international exhibitions have been opened here in the last 29 years. The ”Euro Foto Art” International Association, the unique regional member of FIAP in the world, in partnership with the "Japanese Danube" Photoclub from Yokohama, has initiated the "Europe's Danube" exhibition. The purpose of the project was to present through photography the longest river of Europe. A shorter version of this project was already presented with the support of the Romanian Counsel in Solotvino/ Slatina (UA) and in Sighetu Marmatiei. In Oradea, the public was saluted by Stefan Tóth AFIAP, the manager of the FIAP Exhibiting Center Oradea-Romania. The images were presented by dr. Ramona Novicov, art critic (in Romanian) and by László Szűcs, chief editor at the ”Várad” cultural magazine (in Hungarian). The musical moments were offered by Thurzó Sándor József, viola artist, member of ”Varadiensis Duo”. The exhibition with no. 571, organized in partnership with the ”Gheorghe Sincai” Regional Library and the ”Nufarul” Photoclub, with the support of the Oradea City Hall and the Bihor Regional Council, will be opened to the public until the 24th of June 2019, on working days between 8.00 and 19.00 hours for free. The exhibition will be opened in June at the Romanian Cultural Institute from Beijing (China).
"MY ORADEA" - PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION
The Euro Foto Art International Association has prepared a new photography art exhibition for the public. This time, 115 color and monochrome images, taken by dr. Kiss András from Hungary, are presented at the well-known ”Euro Foto Art” Gallery. Through this exhibition with no. 569, the author gives a homage to the city he was born and lived almost his whole life in. The public will have the opportunity to discover streets of Oradea the way they once were and portraits of well-known people of the city and of the author's colleagues. The opening took place on Wednesday, the 17th of April 2019, at 18.00 hours, in front of the author, his family and a large number of visitors. The public was saluted by Stefan Tóth AFIAP, the president of the EFAIA and of the ”Nufărul” Photoclub and also the curator of the exhibition. The images were presented by Szilágyi Aladár, local writer and publicist. The musical moments were offered by ”Duo Varadiensi” Thurzó Sándor József (viola). The exhibition, organized in partnership with the ”Nufărul” Photoclub and the ”Gheorghe Sincai” Regional Library with the support of the Oradea city hall and the regional council, will be opened to the public until the 7th of May 2019, on working days between 8.00 and 20.00 hours, for free.
THE OPENING OF MARIANA SCUBLI'S EXHIBITION, PHOTOGRAPHY ARTIST FROM SIGHETU MARMATIEI
The Euro Foto Art International Association has prepared a new outstanding photography exhibition for the public, called "Coming home". 96 color images, taken with great talent by Mariana Scubli, were exposed at the Euro Foto Art Gallery. The author was born in Oradea and has lived here for 20 years. She's an engineer, although she has studied violin at the Art High School from Oradea. The life paths leaded her later to Maramures, a place called by so many - a heaven's corner. The opening took place on Friday, the 22nd of March 2019, at 18.00 hours in front of the author and a large number of visitors. The public was saluted by Stefan Toth AFIAP, the president of the Euro Foto Art International Association. The images were presented by Felician Sateanu from Baia Mare, member of the EFAIA. The musical moments were offered by Bianca Popa, 10th grade pupil at the Art High School. She was prepared for the event by her teacher, Aurica Bontu. The author and her husband - Horia Vasile Scubli, the mayor of Sighetu Marmatiei, presented the circumstances of taking the exposed images. The 568th exhibition, organized in partnership with the Gheorghe Sincai regional Library and the Nufarul photoclub Oradea, will be opened to the public until the 16th of April 2019 on working days, between 8.00 and 19.00 hours, for free. (Photograph courtesy: Varga Erzsébet).
THE EURO FOTO ART WORLD-WIDE CUP OF THE PHOTOCLUBS
Was opened on Friday, the 1st of March 2019, at 18.00 hours, at the Euro Foto Art Gallery, in a festive atmosphere. The host and the curator of the event was Stefan Tóth AFIAP, the president of the Euro Foto Art International Association. The images were presented by dr. Ramona Novicov, art critic-in Romanian and by Szücs László, the chief editor of the Várad cultural magazine-in Hungarian. The musical moments were offered by the Vardiensis duo including Thurzó Sándor József(viola) and Lucian Malita(violin). The winner of the competition was the Biatorbágy (Hu) photoclub represented by Niksz Gyula, who got the EFA WORLD-WIDE CUP. The public was invited to vote for the best exposed image. The winner images, with the same number of votes were: "The passionate violinist" by The international competition was organized by Jinrongv Wu (China), member of Photo Network Online from Zuhai and "The horse" by Tóth Brigitta (Hu), member of Biatorbágy photoclub. The international competition was initiated by Stefan Tóth AFIAP for the 52 partner organizations from Europe, Asia and Middle East of the Euro Foto Art International Association. 19 partner organizations with 182 images from South Arabia, China, Russia, Egypt, Italy, Japan, Serbia, Hungary, Romania were in the competition. The international jury formed by: dr. Ramona Novicov, art critic, Georg Holzmann Hon. EFIAP(Germany) and Paul Bock (the USA) selected 99 images from: South Arabia, Bahrain, China, Russia, Japan, Oman, Palestine, Romania, Serbia, Syria, Sudan, Hungary and Jemen. The exhibition, organized in partnership with the Gheorghe Sincai regional library and the Nufarul photoclub, will be opened to the public until the 21st of March 2019 on working days between 08.00 and 19.00 hours, for free.
THE OPENING OF THE BRASSAI PRESS PHOTOGRAPHY
The 7th edition of the ”Carol Pop de Szathmári - Szathmári Pap Károly” International Photography Festival, organized by the ”Euro Foto Art” International Association, offered the opportunity to open the Brassai press photography exhibition at the ”Euro Foto Art” Gallery. The jury of the competition, organized by the Union of the Hungarian Journalists from Romania (UJMR), selected 100 images taken by photojournalists from Hungary, Serbia, Romania and Ukraine. The opening of this exhibition took place on Saturday, the 12th of January 2019, at 12.00 hours. The public was saluted by Ștefan Tóth AFIAP, the president of the ”Euro Foto Art” International Association. The images were presented by dr. Ramona Novicov, art critic. The president of UJMR gave the prizes to the winners and the vice-president, Szücs László appreciated the high artistical level of the images. The musical moments were offered by the artist and prized photographer Kocsis Csaba from Berettyóújfalu (HU) who performed with guitar and voice. The exhibition, organized in partnership with the Gheorghe Sincai regional library, will be opened to the public until the 10th of February 2019 on every working day between 8.00 and 19.00 hours for free.
NATIONAL PREMIERE
THE FIRST "SMART MOBILE" INTERNATIONAL SALON IN ROMANIA
The ”Euro Foto Art” International Association ( EFAIA) has organized for its partner organizations from Europe, Asia and the US the first international photography competition with images taken by mobile phones with collection made out of 10 photographs. 11 Partner Organizations from South Arabia, Iran, Russia, Japan, Romania, Serbia, Hungary, China and Ukraine has participated. Beyond the competition there were invited: Teodor Radu Pantea EFIAPs (Ro), China Network Online (China) and the Transcarpathian Photography Association (UA). The opening of the exhibition and the announcement of winners took place on Thursday, the 20th of December 2018 at 17.00 hours at the ”Euro Foto Art” Gallery in front of a large number of visitors. The public was saluted by Stefan Tóth AFIAP, the president of the EFAIA. The images were presented by Ioan Moldovan, poet, the manager of the "Family" cultural magazine and by Teodor Radu Pantea EFIAPs, the manager of international relationships of the EFAIA. The musical moments were offered by Alexandrina Chelu (voice) and Florian Chelu (guitar). It is remarkable that in the ”Euro Foto Art” Gallery this year there were opened 18 exhibitions from Europe, Asia and South Africa. The "Smart Mobile" exhibition organized by the ”Euro Foto Art” International Association in partnership with the ”Nufărul” Photoclub and the ”Gheorghe Sincai” Regional Library will be opened to the public until the 10th of January 2019 on working days between 8.00 and 19.00 hours for free.
A NEW OPENING AT THE EURO FOTO ART GALLERY FROM ORADEA
100 images taken by photoartist Fülöp Jenö AFIAP (from Târgu Mureș). Mwere installed in the most long-lasting photography gallery from Romania, founded in 1990. The opening took place on Thursday, the 27th of September 2018 in front of the author at the ”Euro Foto Art” Gallery Oradea (1st of December square, no. 12). The images were presented by dr. Teodor Radu Pantea EFIAPs. The musical moments were offered by Thurzó Sándor József, viola artist. The author thanked to the organizers for the outstanding conditions created for his personal exhibition. The 559th exhibition, organized in partnership with the ”Gheorghe Sincai” Regional Library and with the ”Nufarul” Photoclub, will be opened to the public until the 18th of October 2018 on working days between 08.00 and 19.00 hours for free. (Photography: Gardó Zoltán).
OUTSTANDING OPENING AT THE EURO FOTO ART GALLERY ORADEA
100 images of the Bakony photoclub from Veszprém HU (partner organization of the Euro Foto Art Association) were shown in the most long-lasting photography gallery from Romania. The opening took place in front of Mátyus Károly, the president of the photoclub mentioned below, on the 7th of September 2018, at 18.00 hours. The public was saluted by Stefan Toth AFIAP, the president of the Euro Foto Art International Association, who gave to Mátyus Károly the patronage certificate with no. 069/2018. The exposed images were presented by dr. Ramona Novicov, art critic, who appreciated their high artistical level. The musical moments were offered by Carmen Vasile (soprano) and Thurzó Sándor József (viola). The 558th exhibition, organized in partnership with the Gheorghe Sincai regional library and the Nufarul photoclub, will be opened to the public until the 26th of September 2018, every working day between 8.00 and 19.00 hours for free. (photography courtesy: Gardó Zoltán)
THE EXHIBITION OF THE PRISMA PHOTOCLUB FROM MIERCUREA CIUC AT THE EURO FOTO ART GALLERY ORADEA
105 images of the members of the Prisma photoclub from Miercurea Ciuc (partner organization of the Euro Foto Art International Association) were installed in the most long-lasting photography gallery from Romania - the Euro Foto Art Gallery, founded in 1990. The opening took place in front of some members of the Prisma photoclub's and of a few visitors on Saturday, the 18th of August 2018, at 10.00 hours. The public was saluted by Stefan Toth AFIAP, the President of the Euro Foto Art International Association, who gave the patronage certificate with no. 065/2018 to the President of the Prisma photoclub. The images were presented by dr. Ramona Novicov, art critic, in Romanian language and by Szücs László, chief editor at the ”Várad” cultural magazine, in Hungarian language. The Prisma photoclub was presented by István Labancz, its President, who was grateful for this opportunity. The musical moments were offered by Kinda Péter and Veres Loránt, a double bass duo. The 557th exhibition, organized in partnership with the Gheorghe Sincai regional library and the Nufarul photoclub, will be opened to the visitors until the 6th of September 2018, on the working days, between 8.00 and 19.00 hours, for free.
A NEW PHOTOGRAPHY ART EXHIBITION FROM THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION OPENED AT THE EURO FOTO ART GALLERY ORADEA
On Friday, the 27th of July 2018, at 18.00 hours, there was opened the exhibition of the members of the Creative Union Photoart from Penza, the Russian Federation(a partner organization of the Euro Foto Art international association since 2013). The many visitors were saluted by Stefan Toth AFIAP, the President of EFA, who appreciated the long lasting collaboration. Dr. Ramona Novicov, art critic, appreciated the high artistical level and the diversity of the exposed images, underlying the genuine Russian spirit of them. The musical moments were offered by Alexandrina Chelu(voice) and Florian Chelu(guitar), performing the "Sound of shape" by Valeri Briusov and the 25th sonet by Shakespeare. Alexandrina Chelu performed " The poet" by Puskin. At the closing of the event, Stefan Toth AFIAP read the message of His Excellency, Valery I. Kuzmin, the Extraordinary and Plenipotential Ambassador of the Russian Federation Embassy in Romania, who appreciated the collaboration between the two countries and the two cities: Oradea and Penza. The 556th exhibition, organized in partnership with the Nufarul photoclub and the Gheorghe Sincai regional library, will be opened to the public until the 16th of August 2018 between 8.00 and 19.00 hours on working days (Photo:Tünde Gorzó)
OUTSTANDING PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION FROM
SOUTH AFRICA
IN ORADEA
The Euro Foto Art Gallery is hosting the personal exhibition of Jill Sneesby MFIAP from Porth Elisabeth, South Africa, between the 15th and the 30th of June 2018. 105 images with high artistical level, taken all over Africa, are exposed. The opening of the 554th exhibition organized by Euro Foto Art International Association was on the 14th of June 2018, at 11.00 hours, in front of a large number of visitors. The public was saluted by Stefan Tóth AFIAP, the President of the Euro Foto Art association and curator of the exhibition. Dr. Ramona Novicov, art critic, presented the works and appreciated their artistical value. The musical moments were offered by the students of the Art Highschool and also by the viola artist, Thurzó Sándor József. So, a new photography exhibition worth to be seen is now opened to the visitors, between 8.00 and 19.00 hours on every working day for free. (Photography by: Gorzó Tünde
OUTSTANDING OPENING AT THE EURO FOTO ART GALLERY ORADEA
The 7th edition of the European Photography Festival, organized by the ”Euro Foto Art” International Association, opened its 553rd exhibition. 100 colour and monochrome artistically very valuable images were presented. They were taken by the members of the "Floarea de colt" photography club from Râmnicu Valcea. The well-known photoclub was founded in 1985 by: Trestian Găvănescu AFIAP, Laurentiu Mărgineanu sr. and Ioan Ciobotaru, three enthusiast artists. The "Floarea de colt" Photoclub has 30 members from all over Romania: Râmnicu Valcea, Bucuresti, Craiova and from abroad: Germany and the UK. It is the most active partner of the EFA association. The 100 exposed images were taken by the following artists: Mircea Băduț, Daniel Chiosilă, Ioan Ciobotaru, Marius Cinteză, Ionescu Dragoș, Sorin Mateescu, Nicolae Sotir EFIAP, Laurențiu Mărgineanu, Cătălin Nimigeanu Julien Oncete și Cătălin Vezetiu. The opening took place on Friday, the 25th of May 2018, at 18.00 hours at the ”Euro Foto Art” Gallery in Oradea. The images were presented by dr. Ramona Novicov, art critic, who appreciated their high artistical level. The official opening was sustained by Stefan Tóth AFIAP, the President of the EFA international association. The musical moments were offered by: Alexandrina Chelu” (voice and guitar), Lucian Malița (violin) and Thurzó Sándor József (viola). The exhibition, organized in partnership with the ”Gheorghe Sincai” Library and the ”Nufărul” Photoclub, will be opened to the public until the 14th of June 2018, between 8.00 and 19.00 hours, on every working day, for free. (Photography: Gardó Zoltán).
THE RELEASE OF THE EUROPEAN PHOTOGRAPHY FESTIVAL
Took place on Tuesday, the 8th of May 2018, at 18.30 hours, at the ”Euro Foto Art” Gallery, in front of a large number of visitors. The European Photography Festival, dedicated to the Europe day, organized by the Euro Foto Art international association, includes an exhibition series all over Romania and in the countries connected to it. The public was saluted by Stefan Toth AFIAP, the president of the association and the manager of the festival. The images, exposed during the 10th edition of the ”Eurofotoart Stars” International Salon, were presented by dr. Ramona Novicov, art critic. 106 colour and monochrome images, taken in Europe by 75 photographers from 26 countries were exposed:Olga ANDRIUC (MD), Najla ANGAWI ESFIAP (Saudi Arabi), Ferenc BARABÁS (HU), Johanna BORBELY (A), Sergey BORISOV (RUSS), BORVIZ Attila (RO), Nicolae BRÎNZARI (MD), Paul BOCK (SUA), Ruxandra CĂLIN EFIAP (RO), Marius CINTEZA (RO), Ioan CIOBOTARU (RO), Mirioslav DABIC (SRB), Igor DEBEVEC EFIAPb (SL), László DEZSŐ EFIAP (RO), Dumitru ELINEȚCHI (RUSS), FAZAKAS Ferenc (RO), Christian FILIPESCU (RO), Iurie FOCA (MD), Nicoleta GABOR (RO), Ovidiu GABOR (RO), Oana GELEP (UK), Georg HOLZMANN EFIAP (D), Marius INDRIEȘ (CZ), Dusan JIVKIC (SRB), Tibor KAJTÁR (HU), Kauko Keranen (FI), Yan Jianwu (CN), Tibor KERECZ (HU), Kerekes Istvan EFIAPp-5(HU), Eszter-Emese-LÁZÁR (IR), Viesturs LINKS AFIAP (LV), Michele MACINAI EFIAP (I), MAGDÓ István AFIAP (RO), Sergey MAJOROV EFIAPs (RUSS), Gavriel MOZES (IL), Ioan OLAH (RO), Zsolt PETRÓ (HU), Mihai POTÂRNICHE (MD), Robert PRANAGAL EFIAP (PL), Ovi D. POP EFIAP (RO),Yarema PROTSIV (UA), Péter RÁCZ (HU), Ivan RANOGAJEC (HR), Rob RONDA (Netherlands), Liviu ROTARU (RO), Ioan ROXIN (F), Cristian MARTINAȘ (RO), Monica MARTON (RO), Dorin MOCANU (RO), Mihály MOLDOVÁN EFIAPs (RO), Julian Negredo SANCHEZ (ES), László POTOZKY AFIAP (RO), Atle SVEEN (Norway), Gelu STAN AFIAP (RO), Valentina STAN EFIAPg (RO), Gabriel STANCIU AFIAP (RO), Claudiu SZABÓ EFIAP (RO), Béla SZABÓ EFIAP (HU), László SZÁNTÓ (SK), Felician SĂTEANU (RO), Zsuzsa SZÉCSÉNYI (HU), Sorin TABACU (RO), Joao TABORDA EFIAP (PT), Yurii TARIANYTSIA (UA), TARCZALI Éva (RO), András TAMÁS (HU), Raluca TATAR (RO),Radu Teodor Pantea EFIAPs (RO), Alpár TEUTSCH EFIAP (RO), Tamás TÓTH (GB), Ilie TUDOREL (RO), Tarquinius VĂDEANU AFIAP (RO), Gelu VRABIE (RO), Djordje VUKICEVIC EFIAPp (SRB). Bálint Zsigmond AFIAP from Targu Mures was the honorable guest of the event. The musical moments were offered by Thurzó Sándor József (viola artist) and Alexandrina Chelu (guitar-voice). This new exhibition, organized during the Festum Varadinum, will be opened to the visitors until the 24th of May, every working day between 8.00 and 19.00 hours, for free.
THE ANNUAL EXHIBITION OF THE MEMBERS OF THE EURO FOTO ART INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Was opened on Saturday, the 14th of April 2018, at 11.00 hours, at the ”Euro Foto Art” Gallery, in front of a large number of visitors, including artists from Oradea, Baia Mare, Cluj-Napoca (Ro), Budapest and Szolnok (HU). Stefan Tóth AFIAP, the president of the ”Euro Foto Art” International Association, presented a short briefing of the last 10 years of the organization, which became a Cultural Embassy of Oradea, the Bihor region and of Romania through all over the world. The Euro Foto Art association is the organizer of 4 annual photographic international festivals in Romania and China and has 52 partner organizations from Europe, Asia and the USA. The 106 images taken by the 81 members of the association from Europe, Asia and the USA, were presented by dr. Ramona Novicov, art critic, who appreciated their execution high level. Stefan Tóth AFIAP, the association's president, gave the Appreciation Certificate to Gardó Zoltán for his continuous voluntary work in the exhibition's organizing between 2010 and 2018. The musical moments were offered by Gabriella Nagy, vice-manager of the Art Highschool Oradea, inviting Kozák József, a talented 8th grade student who played on violin, under the piano according of Teszler Júlia, pieces from Grigoras Dinica and Vittorio Monti. The young talented student, prepared by his teacher Anita Lupse, was rewarded with great applauses for his performance. The exhibition organized by the ”Euro Foto Art” International Association in partnership with the ”Nufarul” Photoclub and the ”Gheorghe Sincai” Regional Library, will be opened to the visitors until the 7th of May 2018, during 8.00 and 19.00 hours on working days, for free.
IMPRESSIVE OPENING AT THE EURO FOTO ART GALLERY
It took place on Friday, the 23rd of February 2018, at 18.00 hours in front of a large number of visitors. The host of the event was Stefan Tóth AFIAP, the founder and the president of the Nufarul photographic club (CNFO), for 42 years now. The beginning moments were dedicated to the loving memory of Constantin Dancoglu EFIAPb, who passed away in the spring of 2017. After that, dr. Ramona Novicov, art critic, appreciated the 105 exposed images taken by the 15 members of the club. Christian Filipescu, the new counselor of the club spoke highly of Constantin Demeter and Gheorghe Petrila EFIAP for becoming honourable members. At the closing of the event, the president offered the honourable member diplomas and the excellence trophies to: Nicoleta Gabor, Ovidiu Gabor, Ovi. D. Pop EFIAP and Gelu Vrabie for their appreciable results in the last year. The musical moments were offered by the students of the Art Highschool, presented by Gabriela Nagy, the principal of the institution: Ferencz István, violin (3rd grade), Kozák Dávid şi Ioan Marian, violin (7th grade) and Pálfi Boróka, flute (8th grade) in the accompany of Ferencz Mercedesz, piano teacher.
International humorous photography exhibition in Oradea
It is a known fact that April 1st is also known as April Fools’ Day. Sending our friends to a fake meeting or other similar jokes have been a common practice in most European countries dating back to the 16th Century. We have tied our newest international exhibition about humorous photography to this day. The exhibition was opened in the “Euro Foto Art” Gallery” in Oradea in the last day of March. Over 100 color or black and white photographs, taken by members of the 33 partner organizations of “Euro Foto Art” International Association from Europe and Asia have been put up on display. Members of the Photojournalists’ Club Bihor have also displayed their works in this exhibition. The club functions as part of the International Association. Works taken by the following artists have been put up on display: Aelenei Robert (ES), Baoku Xu (CN), Bikfalvi Zsolt (RO), Bock Paul (SUA), Borbély Johanna (A), Bozsoki Adrienn (RO), Egyed Ufó Zoltán (RO), Farkas Alexandra (RO), Filipescu Christian (RO), Fülöp Csaba (RO), Georgescu Dragoș (RO), Hayase Kisera(JP), Hágó Attila (RO), Holocsi Kálmán (HU), Kajtár Tibor (HU), Koizumi Masaaki (JP), Lepădatu Paul (RO), Lázár Eszter (IRL), +Marcello Materassi EFIAPg/ HonEFIAP (I), Marcovici Sebastian (RO), Marton Monica (RO), Mărculescu Ion (RO), Mészáros Ödön Budapesta (HU), Munteanu Cosmina (RO), Nick Orlov (UA), Oláh Tibor (HU), Paladean Vasile(UA), Pap István (RO), Petrila Gheorghe EFIAP (RO), Plájás István AFIAP (RO), Pop D. Ovi (RO), Selegean Ovidiu (RO), Shenghua Yang (CN), Shihu Qian (CN), Simay Zsolt (RO), Stoica Marian (RO), Su Yang (CN), Süli István (HU), Szeghalmi Örs (RO), Szilagyi Lorand (RO), Takahahsi Kazuhiro (JP), Tazaki Ryuichi (JP), Talpoș Gheorghe (RO), Toderici Remus (RO), Toma Andrei (MD), Tordai Ede EFIAPb (RO), Tóth Magdalena (RO), Tóth Ștefan AFIAP (RO), Tóth Tamás (GB), +Vasile Vénig AFIAP (RO), Vitaliy Podgurchenko AFIAP (RUSS), Wan Yi (CN), Zegheru Ion (RO) and Qingmo Peng (CN). The public could see in the international exhibition a series of images that capture fun moments, masterfully shot by the exhibiting artists. A part of the photographs were taken during other exhibits held at the “Euro Foto Art” Gallery. The organizers of the exhibition did not forget about the masters of European humorous photography, that were also represented in this exhibition with some exceptional works. The late photographer Vasile Vénig AFIAP, from Carei, former member of the “Nufărul” Photographic Club, is remembered with two photographs that follow an original idea, where one can see his creativity and sense of humor. The photograph, entitled “Instead of an obituary” shows the fate of a rooster who got to be fried on a nickel-plated tray. An original self portrait of the artist show him holding the camera and a bottle of spirits with the same hand, proves what originality can mean in photography. The late photographer Marcello MAterassi EFIAPs from Italy - honorary member of the “Euro Foto Art” International Association shows us a friendship relation that formed between a chicken and its master. The opening of the exhibition took place in front of a great crowd from our city and not only, on Friday, March 31st at 18:00 in the Euro Foto Art Gallery. The public present was greeted by Ștefan Tóth AFIAP, president of the Association. The photographs have been presented by Dr. Ramona Novicov, art critic. The musical moments have been provided by Alexandrina and Florin Chelu. The exhibition has been organized with support from the Oradea City Hall, Gheorghe Șincai County Library and the Nufărul photographic club of Oradea. It can be visited until April 20th 2017, between 8:00 and 19:00. Access is free.
Special Photographic exhibition from Cegled (HU)
The “Euro Foto Art” Gallery in Oradea is hosting, starting with June 15 2016, a valuable photographic exhibition from Hungary. This time, on the walls of the gallery, a total of 45 large photographs are put up for display, all taken by Apáti Tóth Sándor from Cegléd (HU). The artist was born on August 8 1948, in the city he currently resides in. He grew up among photographers and photography and he started taking his own pictures at the age of six. He begun participating with his works at the age of 13 in his first national photography salon. At the age of maturity, his photographs were exhibited in galleries in Tokyo, Brussels, Paris, Bordeaux or London. He is the founder of the Young Photographers’ Studio and is a member of the Hungarian Art Photographers’ Association as well as the National Union of Hungarian Artists. (Magyar Alkotóművészek Országos Egyesülete). With his works, he has organized until today over 60 exhibitions and over 10.000 of his creations were published by differend printing houses. Since he was 20, he has been a freelance photographer. During 1991-1995, he has been the coordinator of the Cegled television station. Today, together with his son, he owns and operates a private publishing house. About the successful exhibition presented in January 2015 at the headquarters of the Architecture Center in Budapest (FUGA), the artist stated the following: “ I began my career as photographer with great and hones beliefs. I saw dumb attitudes and anger from people across the world, which I wanted to change. I have not given up on my ideas, but in the latter stages of my road, I had to be thankful with the opportunity of presenting my works to the public, and in doing so – I give them the chance to know my struggles – Atlantis has succumbed to a world of stories and treasures. Away from life on Earth, my memories from “the dive” irresistibly find a way out of me and are transformed into a cycle. These images do not want to change anybody, only to leave a positive mark. In the best case, there will be a bit of sadness, which leaves a small amount of pain in us, because each of us will have to leave… Atlantis. In the opinion of the literature critic Szilagyi Marton, the photographs of Apati Toth Sandor are pursuing something that crosses the border of photographic art. The stake of this experiment is transforming an invisible world, with the help of a make-believe visual spectacle. The opening of the exhibition took place Wednesday, June 15 2016, with the participation of the artist, his wife and a great public, in the Euro Foto Art Gallery. His works were presented by Ramona Novicov - art critic- and personal impressions were presented by Szűcs László - publicist from Oradea. The exhibition was opened by Ștefan Tóth AFIAP - president of the “Euro Foto Art” Association. Musical moments were provided by Thurzó Sándor József (viola) and Adiadna Mircescu. The exhibition, organized in partnership with the Oradea City Hall and the County Library, with support from the Bihor County Council, will be available to the public until June 29. Access is free.
The personal exhibition of Domokos Maria from Budapest (HU)
The curators of the „Euro Foto Art” Gallery have prepared a news exhibit for their visitors. This time, on the walls of the well-known gallery, black and white, as well as color photographs have been set up, all made by Domokos Maria (Domokos Miklósné Gombosi Mária) from Budapest (HU). The exhibition is made up of 100 photographs of 30x40 cm dimensions, all made on film. The photographers is a 70 years ofl mathemathician, married, the mother of two children and grandmother of 7 grandchildren. She has been taking photos for 50 years. She is currently at her 6th important exhibition: “Saint István ” Museum fromSzékesfehérvár (1998), “Pázmány Péter” University from Piliscsaba (1998), Hungarian Academy in Rome (2000), “Németh László” Library Hódmezővásárhely (2001), Hungarian Institute in Paris (2002), “Szabó Ervin” Library in Budapest (2011). For this exhibition, the selection was made from her 20.000 negatives that she took in all these years. Her favorite themes are Budapest, Prague, Rome and Hódmezővásárhely. “I have constantly struggled to show the local specific atmosphere in my photos”, declares the artist. The opening of the exhibition took place on the 25th of March 2016, at 18:00, in front of an intimate audience. The exhibited works have been presented by the photographer Ștefan Toth AFIAP – president of the Euro Foto Art Association, and Szűcs László - director of the “Várad” magazine. The musical moments have been provided by Thúrzó Sándor József, who interpreted a few well known compositions by Hungarian composers. This new exhibit is organized in partnership with the “Gheorghe Șincai” County Library from Oradea, with the support of the Bihor County Council and is open to the public until April 8th 2016, between 8 am and 7 pm, while access is free.
The international exhibition of women photographers in Oradea
The leadership of the “Euro Foto Art” Association – regional member in the International Photographic Art Federation (FIAP) – has decided to organize yearly an international exhibition of women photographers, with the theme “ the woman”. For this year’s exhibition, women photographers from parner associations of the “Euro Foto Art” have been invited to take part (the Czech Republic, Croatia, Poland, Romania, Russia, Hungary and Ukraine) as well as from Asia (Japan and China). The 100 black-white and color photographs have been taken by 42 participants: Alfereva Alice (RUS), Alfereva Ekaterina (RUS), Belash Anna (RUS), Benyovszki Tünde (RO), Bogina Natalia (RUS), CHIGIRA Keiko (JP), Chlumecká Sona (CZ), Borbély Johanna Eszter (RO), Cinteza Eliza (RO), Demetrescu Elena (RO), Derek Sporano Adriana (HR), Dobos Bella Noémi (RO), Driu Eli (RO), Farkas Alexandra (RO), Filipovici Mariana (HR), Gál Márta Emese (RO),Gingăraşu Luciana (RO), Hayase Kisera (JP), Iancu Daniela (RO), Jukova Olga (RUS), Kabanova Maria (RUS), Kerestély Tünde (RO), Kertész Katalin (RO), Koshtura Karolina (UA), Kovács Matild (HU), Krivozubova Daria (RUS), Kopják Angelika (SK), Mei Lin (CN), Morvay Szabó Edina (RO), Milic Ivana (HR), Moş Andreea (RO), Mihaela Cotiga (RO), Nadezhda Kaliskina (RUS), Onaca Karolina Ewa (PL),Orbán Enikő (RO), Rădulescu Mirela (RO), Rusu Adela Lia AFIAP (RO), Sella Krisztina (RO), Shtefan Lyuba (UA), Újfalvi Annamária (HU), Valkai Réka (HR), Virágh Mária (SK) şi Vitos Hajnal (RO). From Romania, photographers from Bucharest, Carei, Slatina, Oradea, Târgoviște, Târgu Mureș are present. The exhibited works show various approaches towards the theme. In this context, the visiting public will be able to discover among the exhibts a series of portrait made in different European countries, as well as from Japan and China. The opening of the exhibition will be a part of the manifestations dedicated to the International Womens’ Day – 8th March 2016, at 18:00. At this event, prof. Ligia Mirișan – director of the “Gheorghe Șincai” Library in Oradea – has congratulated the president of the “Euro Foto Art” Association for the great innitiative he had in the field of photographic art and has appreciated the great value of the exhibits. The actress Kiss Törék Ildikó praied the way in which the photographs capture the faces of young women, mothers and grandmothers, which are celebrated accross the world on the 8th of March. The exhibits were presented by Ștefan Toth AFIAP - president of the “Euro Foto Art” Association - handed out flower bouquets to the guests of honor. The musical moments have been provided by Thurzó Sándor József, who has interpreted „ Baroque dances for solo viola” by Charlotte Hampe, from the „Romanian folk Dances” Suite – the composition „Din dramboaie” adapted for solo viola by the interpret. Ariadna and Gerogiana – bassoon players, have played compositions from the refferece reperoire of women composers from accross the world. The new exhibit is organized with the support of the Bihor County Council, in partnership with the Gheorghe Șincai County Library from Oradea. It ca be visited until March 24 2016, between 8 and 19 in the afternoon. Entrance is free.
The anual exibition of the “Euro Foto Art” Members Exhibition
It has become a tradition that in each new year, during the “Carol Pop de Szathmari - Szathmari Pap Karoly” festival, organized by the “Euro Foto Art” Association with the patronage of the Ministry of Culture, the members of this organization present, in an exhibition, their best creations from the previous year. The exhibition, made up of 105 black and white and color photographs have been put up on display in the well-known Oradea-based gallery. The photographs have been made by 31 photographers from various European countries: Ireland, Spain, Moldavian Republoc, Romania, Hungary, as well as the USA. From Romania, members of the association from Bucharest, Iași, Odorheiu Secuiesc, Oradea, Reșița, Mediaș, Târgoviște and Târgu Mureș presented their work. They are: Aelenei Robert (ES), Ágoston Zsolt (RO), Balla Árpád Zoltán (RO), Benyovszki Tünde (RO), Bock Paul (USA), Cacuci Ionel Bogdan (RO), Dudás László (RO), Erbsz Tibor (RO), Egri Francisc (RO), Gabor Ovidiu (RO), Gavaldik Zoltán (HU), Holocsi Kálmán (HU), Johanna Eszter (RO), Kajtár Tibor (HU), Kardos Tamás (HU), Lázár Eszter Emese (IRL), Markus Adrian (RO), Marton Monica (RO), Mészáros Ödön (HU), Morvay Szabó Edina (RO), Oláh Tibor (HU), Mocanu Dorin (RO), Moş Andreea (RO), Muntean Cosmina (RO), Oros Claudiu (RO), Păunaş Nicoleta (RO), Ovi D. Pop AFIAP (RO), Toma Andrei (MD), Tordai Ede EFIAPb (RO), Stanciu Gabriel AFIAP (RO), Tudosescu Gabriel AFIAP (RO). The public will be able to discover among the exhibited photos, various types of photography such as: potraits, essays, social photography, landscapes, nudes, architectural and sport photography. The opening of the exhibition took place in front of a numerous public, on the 5th of February 2016, on a Friday, at 18:00. Members of the association from Budapest (HU), Debrecen (HU), Odorheiu Secuiesc, Oradea and Szolnok (HU) were also present. The photographs have been presented by Ștefan Toth AFIAP, the president of the Association, as well as the director of the International Festival. He presented his colleague, Balla Arpad Zoltan from Odorheiu Secuiesc, the prize he won at the International Salon for Romanian and Hungarian Photographers from all over the world. The actress Kiss Torek Ildiko said a few words about the photographers and the quality of their exhibited work. Ovi D. Pop AFIAP, the director of the patronage department also appreciated the various activities undertaken by the International Association. The musical moments have been provided by the “Stadler” Clarinet Cvartet meber, from Oradea, led by Istvan Szekely. At the end of the event, a part of the photographers participated at a festive meal at the Nevis Restaurant in Oradea. The exhibition, organized in partnership with the ”Gheorghe Șincai” Library, under the patronage of the Bihor County Council, will be available to the public until February 18 2016, between 8:00 - 19:00, with free access.
OPENING OF THE EXHIBITION ”EURO FOTO ART PARTERNERS
The board of ”Euro Foto Art” International Association, the unique regional member of the International Federation of Photographic Art (FIAP) in the world, decided that the last exhibition organized every year in the ”Euro Foto Art” Gallery should consist of the works coming from its 31 partner organizations from Europe and Asia. The invitation was accepted by 30 partner organizations from the two continents. Each organization was invited to send a representative collection comprising 10 images. The selection of the 300 works was made online by a jury composed of University Professor PhD Ramona Novicov, art critic, University Professor PhD Radu Igazság, and the fine-art photographer Ştefan Tóth AFIAP, who received the images bearing codes, that is, without knowing the names of the authors. The scores allowed the selection of 103 black-and-white and colour photos. The highest score (30 points) was obtained by one black-and-white photo, entitled “The Latecomers”, taken by the fine-art photographer Nicoleta Gabor from the “Nufărul” PhotoClub of Oradea (Romania). The second place was taken by the images belonging to the fine-art photographers Labancz István, the ”Experiment” PhotoClub of Miercurea Ciuc (Romania), Damir Rajle, the ”Osijek” PhotoClub, Osijek (Croatia), and Norba Volodimir, the Association of the Fine-Art Photographers of Transcarpathia Ujghorod (Ukraine), who obtained an average of 9,67. The third place went to the photos taken by Majorov Sergey EFIAPs, Creative Union Photoart - Penza (The Russian Federation) and Norba Volodimir, the Association of the Fine-Art Photographers of Transcarpathia Ujghorod (Ukraine). Among the exhibited photos, the public will be able to discover a series of works belonging to creators from: The Czech Republic, China, Croatia, the Russian Federation, Japan, Serbia, Poland, Romania, USA, Ukraine and Hungary. Romania is represented by the partner organizations of: Bucureşti, Cluj Napoca, Carei, Craiova, Galaţi, Gheorgheni, Oradea, Marghita, Miercurea Ciuc, Râmnicu Vâlcea, Târgovişte, Târgu Mureş, Valea lui Mihai. The exhibition has a very high artistic value and covers varied subjects. The jury valued and promoted for the exhibition those images which truly met the appreciation criteria of the fine-art photos. The visitors will be able to admire a series of photo essays, social photos, wonderful landscapes, marvelous portraits, great nudes and other genres of this art. The inauguration of the international exhibition, organized under the patronage of Bihor County Council took place on Friday, the 18th of December 2015, at 6 o’clock p.m., in the ”Euro Foto Art” Gallery, with the participation of photography lovers. The relationships with the partner organizations of the well-known International Association were mentioned by its president, the fine-art photographer Ştefan Tóth AFIAP, who praised the great cooperation with the 20 partners of Europe and Asia. The exhibited photos were presented to the public by the art critic, PhD Ramona Novicov, who welcomed the idea of opening such artistically valuable salons, different from the classical patterns promoted by other Salons, organized under various international patronages. The fine-artist Garik Avanesian MFIAP, president of the Czech Federation of Photography of Prague, praised the idea of organizing the international exhibition, the initiatives and the efforts deployed by the fine-art photographer Ştefan Toth AFIAP in order to coordinate high-quality cultural events. In appreciation of the existence of ”Euro Foto Art” International Association, he announced the fact that he would grant to ”Euro Foto Art” members a discount of 50% of the participation fees to the 6-7 International Salons organized yearly in Prague under the patronage of FIAP. The fine-art photographer Mészáros Ödön, regional vice-president in Hungary of ”Euro Foto Art” Association admired the high artistic level of the exhibits and expressed his pleasure of being present at that special event. In his speech, the president of the ”Tiszavirág” PhotoClub of Szolnok (HU), one of the most active partner organizations, underlined the importance of the joy and fondness shared by the fine-art photographers, which is the reason why the members of his PhotoClub travel to Oradea for every inauguration. The musical ambiance was provided by the artists Alexandrina Chelu and Florian Chelu. The new exhibition, organized in partnership with ”Gheorghe Şincai” County Library and the editorial staff of “Várad” Magazine will be open to the public until the 5th of January 2015, on working days, between 8 a.m and 7 p.m. The access to the exhibition is free of charge.
Opening of the exhibition “Real Unreal”
“Euro Foto Art” Association, regional member of the International Federation of Photographic Art organizes, starting with the 18th of November, a new exhibition of photographic art, entitled "Real-Unreal". This time, the “Euro Foto Art” Gallery hosts the creations of the fine-art photographer Felician Săteanu of Baia Mare. The artist is a member of “Euro Foto Art” Association and will present to the public a selection of 105 black-and-white and colour photos, belonging to two cycles: ethnography and abstract. Felician Săteanu, aged 63, has been a friend of the camera for about 50 years and has obtained various results in the field of the photographic art for more than 40 years. He graduated the High School of Music and Plastic Arts of Oradea, then, the “Ion Andreescu” Art Institute of Cluj-Napoca. As a visual arts teacher, he directed the activity of the photo and film club of the Pioneers House and of the Children’s Club of Borşa, Maramureş, for 22 years. For 5 years, he worked as associated professor at “Vasile Goldiş” Western University, for the photojournalism and broadcast journalism department. Currently, he is an artistic consultant at the Maramureș County Center for the Preservation and Promotion of Traditional Culture, in the field of visual arts, the photo-video department. His activity in the sphere of photography includes 15 camps dedicated to documentary-ethnographic photography in Maramureș, the editing of 15 photo albums and the collaboration with other publications, magazines and photo albums. Over the course of time, he has participated in many photography salons, out of which we mention: ”Premfoto” (Oradea), ”The Photography, an Ethnographic document” (Cluj-Napoca), ”Ethnographic Views” (Galați), personal and joint exhibitions, in Romania and abroad. Along with the documentary-ethnographic and artistic photography, Felician Săteanu also tackles the genre of the abstract photography. This photography genre is less approached because it implies that the photography technique, the imagination, the observation, the composition, in a word, the means of artistic expression should be thoroughly mastered. The specificity of such an exhibition is that it opens new perception, representation and interpretation horizons, as each visitor can see something different from the others in the same photography, depending on his sensitivity, culture, affinity, etc. The opening took place on Wednesday, the 18th of November 2015, at 6 o’clock, in the “Euro Foto Art” Gallery, in the presence of the author. The exhibits were introduced by PhD Ramona Novicov, art critic, and the exhibition was officially opened by the fine-art photographer Ştefan Tóth AFIAP, president of “Euro Foto Art” Association. The musical ambiance was provided by the violinist Lucian Maliţa and the violist Thurzó Sándor József. The photographic art no. 506 organized under the patronage of Bihor County Council, will be open until the 8th of December 2015, on working days, between 08:00 - 19:00. Access to the exhibition is free of charge.
Seniors Photographic
Artists’ Salon
The “Euro Foto Art” Association has started a new project, through which it wants to organize yearly a national salon dedicated to senior photographers. The aim of these Salons is to bring to the attention of the public those photographers, who, along their career, have had many valuable creations. It makes us happy to see the fact that many photographers have answered the invitation launched by the well-known International Organization. Thus, the public from Oradea and not only will have the possibility of seeing, in the “Euro Foto Art” gallery, an exhibition made up of 106 works - black and white, as well as colored - made by famous Romanian photographers: Bálint Zsigmond AFIAP (Târgu Mureş), Berinde Sora Maria (Oradea), Butnariu Liviu EFIAP (Braşov), Dancoglu Constantin EFIAPb (Oradea), Essig József (Cluj Napoca), Erbsz Tibor (Oradea), Kelen Francisc EFIAP (Arad), Kerekes Péter Pál AFIAP (Târgu Mureş), Kucsera Jenő AFIAP (Târgu Mureş), Haragos Zoltán EFIAP (Târgu Mureş), Incze István AFIAP (Târgu Mureş), Mardare Ştefan (Tecuci), Moldován Mihály EFIAPp (Săcele), Molnár Zoltán EFIAP (Târgu Mureş), Török Gáspár EFIAP (Târgu Mureş) and Simionescu Viorel EFIAP (Bucharest). The curator of the “Euro Foto Art” Association has tried that through the exhibited works, to also display analogue photographs. Thus, the visiting public will be able to discover many photographs from various genres, such as: essay, portrait, landscapes, nudes, static nature, social photography, reporting. Among the exhibited photographs, the visitors and other photographer artists will be able to discover many classic, analogue photos, taken with great professional skill. Also, some special photographs have been exhibited, captured with special techniques ( which may seem unbelievable to the digital photographers), through which the exhibiting creators tried to value the photographing film. The opening of the National Salon dedicated to the Month of the Elderly (October) took place on Wednesday, October 21 2015. The public present at the event was greeted by the photographer Ștefan Tóth AFIAP, president of the renowned international association. He invited those present to a moment of silence in honor of Miss Marossy Anna, who greatly appreciated photography and recently passed away. Mr.Stefan Tóth then proceeded to present the exhibited works, underlining the important role of the senior photographers in Romania and in promoting the photographic art. He later announced that this salon will turn into an International Salon with next year’s edition. Mr. Molnár Zoltán EFIAP from Târgu Mureș was invited to hold a speech. The 87-year old photographer travelled to Oradea especially for this event, accompanied by his wife. The renowned photographer has appreciated the artistic level of the exhibited photograph and congratulated the “Euro Foto Art” Gallery for its initiative. The Director of the County Center for Promoting Traditional Culture in Bihor, Mircea Jacan, has appreciated the initiative of organizing such a Salon. Szűcs László - publicist - has presented the exhibited photographs, appreciating the quality of the analogue photographs. In this event, other photographers were invited to talk: Berinde Sora Maria, Dancoglu Constantin EFIAPb şi Erbsz Tibor from Oradea, who talked about their careers in this field. At the end, the president of the Association has presented Mr. Molnár Zoltán EFIAP with a Diploma of Excellence, nr. 45 - as a sign of gratitude for his work during all these years, in promoting photographic art. The musical moments were ensured by the “Stadler” Clarinet Quartet, led by István Székely. The Salon, organized under the patronage of the Bihor County Council, in partnership with the “Gheorghe Șincai” County Library from Oradea, will be opened until November 11, between 8 am and 7 pm. Access is free.
Exhibition of photography club Physicians ARFOMED
In a special environment, on Wednesday, July 29, 2015 at 19:00, in the presence of a very large audience (including 18 students from the technical and photographic art course D/2015, led by photographer Stefan Tóth AFIAP) the representative exhibition of photography club members of Physicians in Bucharest. The event was attended by the President of the photo club from Bucharest photographer Mircea Cinteză, who specifically traveled to Oradea. The audience present at the event was welcomed by photographer Stefan Tóth AFIAP president of "Euro Photo Art", who presented the context in which he came into contact with the photography club of Physicians in Bucharest, by its president. Furthermore it was made known the fact that before the opening they signed the cooperation protocol between the two photographic organizations from Oradea and Bucharest. Also it was handed to the artist photographer Mircea Cinteză, the patronage diploma number 017/2015 granted to the inaugurated exhibition as well as the permanent honorary member diploma number 017/2015. The art critic Dr. Ramona Novicov praised the work of the physicians and appreciated the fact that they can reserve time for taking artistic photos. The artist photographer Mircea Cinteză thanked for the invitation to exhibit at the "Euro Photo Art" Gallery, which recently celebrated 25 years of existence, during which were inaugurated in Oradea 500 exhibitions and presented to the public 40.000 creations of artists photographers from all continents of the world. After presenting the activities undertaken by the Photo club from Bucharest, he appreciated that Oradea remains the centre of artistic photography in Romania. The musical moments were provided by artists Lucian Maliţa and Thurzó Sándor József. The exhibition organized in partnership with the County Library "George Şincai" under the patronage of Bihor County Council will remain available to the visitors until 16 of august 2015, on weekdays between the hours 8:00 to 19:00, to which the public has free access.
Retrospective Exhibition
Balla Árpád Zoltán
The “Euro Foto Art” Gallery of Oradea, which will celebrate this year a quarter of a century of existence, will host, starting with the 10th of June 2015, the personal exhibition of the fine-art photographer Balla Árpád Zoltán, of Odorheiu Secuiesc, Harghita County, member of the “Euro Foto Art” Association. The exhibition was made out of 101 photos, black and white and colour, taken lately by the photographer and grouped into the following cycles: essay, portrait, landscape and free subjects. The largest share of the exhibited photos consists of the photo-graphics made with remarkable skill and sensibility. The technique used by the exhibiting fine-art photographer goes beyond the usual pattern of the digital processing, as the images turned into graphics have in their “depth” the “pure” photography. In comparison to many far-fetched and sensational processings which have lately become common, the photo-graphics of the fine-art photographer Balla Árpád Zoltán delight the visitor’s eye and make him feel as if he were in a world of the “future”. Árpád Zoltán’ essays, portraits and landscapes are full of sensitiveness and of messages which “invite” the visitor to an exceptional visual dialogue.The exhibiting fine-art photographer was born in 1957 in Odorheiu Secuiesc, Harghita county, where he is living today as well. He started to take pictures in 1974 and during the years spent at the University (1977-1983), he was a member of the “Dacia Felix” Students Cineclub of Brașov. In 1983 he became a member of the ”Muzeu” Photoclub of Odorheiu Secuiesc. The first personal exhibition of the fine-art photographer was organized in 1988 in Odorheiu Secuiesc and in Târgu Secuiesc. In the same year, he became a member of the Romanian Fine-art Photographers Association. Between 1989-2011 he gives up the creative activities. In 2012 he equips himself with digital cameras and he starts taking pictures again. In 2014, he completed the photography class organized by the Cultural Centre of Harghita county and inaugurated the third personal exhibition in Odorheiu Secuiesc. In the same year, he became a member of the International Association ”Euro Foto Art”. His works were included in tens of national and international fine-art photography salons and were rewarded with various prizes and medals. Within the representative itinerant collection of the members of the ”Euro Foto Art” Association, his works have been exhibited in tens of Galleries in several European countries and in China. The opening ceremony took place in the presence of the author on Wednesday, the 10th of June 2015, at 18.00. The works were introduced by the fine-art photographer Ştefan Tóth AFIAP, the president of the ”Euro Foto Art” Association. The musical moments belonged to the artist Lucian Malița. The exhibition organized in partnership with ”Gheorghe Șincai” County Library, under the patronage of Bihor County Council will be open to the public until the 2nd of July 2015, on working days, between 08.00-19.00. Access to the exhibition is free of charge.
Opening of Group exhibition
from Slovakia
The "Euro Photo Art" Gallery from Oradea hosted on April 25, 2015 a group exhibition of works made by three talented photographers from Komarno - Slovakia, entitled "The World in the eyes of us three...". On this occasion, 103 color and black and white photographs taken from the works of artists Kopják Angelika, Sedliak Pál and Virágh Mária are being exhibited. Angelika Kopják was born in 1974, in Komarno. She started to learn the secrets of photography as autodidact. Her favorite subjects are portrait, documentary photography, reportage, but does not refuse to touch other topics too. From 2014 she is a member of the Photo Club "Helios" in Komarno. Sedliak Pál was born in 1981 in Komarno (Slovakia). As his father was a devoted amateur photographer he had the opportunity as a child to know the secrets of analog photography. He learned ceramic art in Penzinok. In high school he visited a Photo Club where he learned the secrets of photography. In 2001, he buys a digital camera. In 2008 he presented an exhibition to the public. Using digital techniques he is shooting with pleasure reportage, portrait and wedding topics. Mária Virágh lives in Sokolce and Komarno. She graduated high school at the Commercial Academy in Veľký Meder and Medical Faculty at the University "Philosopher Konstantin" from Nitra. She is currently the rector assistant of the Faculty “Selye János" from Komaro and photographer editor of the magazine "Veľkomederský Hlasnik". She came into contact with photography through her grandfather, who was a priest in the army during the Second World War and became a war columnist. She started photographing in 2010, after previously studying the artistic photography - image composition, lighting etc. In 2011 she had the honor to be requested by CEDAMOK from Velky Meder, to establish a Photo Club that would support and guide photography lovers. Since the establishment, the members have participated in a series of courses and organized a series of creative movements. The exhibition was held Saturday, April 25, 2015, at 11:00 in the presence of the three photography exhibitors. The musical moments were supported by the renowned artist József Sándor Thurzó. In the opening, the photographer Ştefan Toth AFIAP handed the representative of Photo Club "Helios" from Komarno, Virágh Mária, the European Photography Festival booklet, as a sign of gratitude for the involvement in this project. The exhibition was officially opened by photographer Stefan Tóth AFIAP, president of the "Euro Photo Art" Association. The exhibition of the photographers from Slovakia, organized in the preamble of the fourth edition of the European Photography Festival and the "Varadinum" Festival, organized in partnership with the County Library " Gheorghe Şincai", under the patronage of Bihor County Council will remain available to the visitors until May 8, 2015, on weekdays between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., with free entry.
Photography exhibition “1989-1990 in black and white”
With the occasion of celebrating 25 years since the Romanian Revolution, the “Euro Foto Art” Association, in partnership with the “Várad” Magazine from Oradea, will organize an exhibition called “1989-1990 in black and white”. In the exhibition, 100 black and white photographs will be shown, made by the Oradea-based photo reporter Marian Antal. A part of the exposed photographs have been made prior to the events in December 1989. The visiting publiv will have the possibility to discover the photographs made for the “Faklya” newspaper at various politic events from that period. The photographs made a quarter century ago are a faithful representation of the way of life of our city dwellers and from Bihor County. A great deal of photographs brings to the public’s attention the events from December 22, 1989 from the City Hall in Oradea. There are images of the spontaneous popular gathering in front of the City Hall and with citizens handing out hot tea to solders at duty. The images will touch many viewers. The opening of the exhibition took place on Wednesday, 25th March 2015, at 18:00, in front of a numerous public. During the opening of the exhibition, short speeches were held by Gabor Varga and Szűcs László, the director of the “Varad” Magazine and the initiator of the exhibition. The exposing photo reporter has shared his opinions with the public. The musical moments have been provided by Thurzó Sándor József (viola) and Lucian Malița(violin) who have played two miniatures for viola and violin by two Brazilian composers, in a first European audition. Ian Quest (1940) and three pieces for violin and viola by Roberto Farias. The exhibition was formally opened by Ștefan TothAFIAP, the president of the “Euro Foto Art” Association. The new exhibition is organized in partnership with the “Várad” magazine and the ”Gheorghe Șincai” County Library, under the patronage of the Bihor Local Council. It will remain open for visit until April 7 2015, on workdays between 08:00 and 19:00. Access is free
The international art photography salon “Woman”
The leadership of the “Euro Foto Art” Association has decided that beginning with this year, to celebrate the International Women’s Day in a special way. Following this decision, on Sunday, 8th of March 2015, at 11:00, the opening of the exhibition and prize granting for the International Photographic Art Salon “Woman” took place. At this salon, women photographers were invited to take part. All participants were from the “Euro Foto Art” Association or the 21 partner associations from Europe and Asia. For this first edition of the International Salon, 275 images were received via e-mail from: China, Croatia, Serbia, Slovakia, Romania, Ukraine and Hungary. The international jury was composed of photographer artists such as: Georg S. Holzmann EFIAP (Germany), Norba Volodimir (Ukraine) and Ștefan Toth AFIAP (Romania). The juries have analyzed the photographs without knowing the names of the artists. Following the jury’s deliberation via internet, they have accepted 99 images for the Salon and have given awards to the best black and white, as well as color works. During the exhibition, the visitors can discover the woman presented in various genres of photography: social photography, nudes, essays, etc. The sensibility and the way in which the women photographers from Croatia, Serbia, Slovakia, Romania, Ukraine and Hungary have valued the models in their photographs are to be appreciated. The opening of the International Salon dedicated for the International Women’s Day took place on Sunday, 8th March 2015, at 11, in the “Euro Foto Art” Gallery. In the crowd, there were photographer participants from Hungary and Slovakia. The accepted and winning works were presented by Prof. Ligia Mirșan, the director of the ”Gheorghe Șincai Library from Oradea (in Romanian) and the actress Kiss Törék Ildikó, the manager of the “Kiss Studio” theater from Oradea. The musical moments were provided by Ariadna Mircescu and Georgiana Mircescu, and the exhibition was officially opened by the photographer artist Ștefan Toth AFIAP, the president of the “Euro Foto Art” Association. The accepted and winning photographs can be seen at the following address: http://www.eurofotoart.ro/events/ro. The exhibition, organized in partnership with the County Library, under the patronage of the Bihor County Council, will remain open for visiting until 24 March 2015, on workdays, between 8:00 – 19:00. Entrance is free.
Erbsz Tibor
personal exhibition
(KLT Image)
Starting with December 19, 2014, "Euro Foto Art" Gallery from Oradea will host the last photographic exhibition of this year. This time, on the cymas of "Euro Foto Art" Gallery, were installed the 100 color photographs taken with great artistry by the famous photographer Tibor Erbsz (KLT Image), grouped under the title "Variations for the violin". The exhibitor photographer was born on January 30, 1940 in Oradea, named Tiberiu V. Crainic. He started photographing at the age of 14. From 1958 he specializes in the art of photography as self-trained. From 1959 he regularly attends the National salons of photographic art, and in 1967 he becomes a member of the Association of Photographic Artists from Romania. In the period 1969 - 1973 he organizes seven personal exhibitions in Oradea and other cities of Romania. In 1978 he leaves the country and settles in the US, where he lives for two years and asks for political asylum. Then he moves to Israel where he receives the Israeli citizenship, in addition to the Romanian one. In the Holy Land he attended a specialty exam, following which he was employed as a professional photographer. In 2003 he develops a project, according to a personal concept and begins photographing violin images. Along the years the images reached an impressive number. For this exhibition, the photographer has selected the most successful 100 photos, to be installed on the cymas of "Euro Foto Art" Gallery. According to the exhibitor photographer, the images were made by using the photodynamic futuristic style. The style was designed by Italian photographer and theoretician Anton Giulio Bragaglia (1890-1960), based on the theory that "the simple visualization of the regard is not the essential of things but the true state of the artist or the viewer’s transcendence." The varnishing of the exhibition was held in the presence of the author, Friday December 19, 2014, at 18:00. The works were presented by the art critic Dr. Ramona Novicov, and the exhibition was officially inaugurated by the artist photographer Stefan Tóth AFIAP, president of both photographic organizations from Oradea. The musical moments were provided by artist Lucian Maliţa from Oradea. The final exhibition of photography is the 21st, organized this year at the "Euro Foto Art" Gallery under the patronage of Bihor County Council, will remain available to the visitors until 06 January 2015 on weekdays between 08:00 - 19:00, with free entrance.
Student’s Exhibition “Debut F/2014”
The new digital photography course, held by the well-known Photo club from Oradea, in collaboration with “Euro Foto Art” Association, for photography enthusiasts, began on the 16th of September. A record number of 30 people have signed up for it. During the course, basic notions related to the digital camera’s functions and image processing techniques have been presented. Also, the students discussed about and were taught composition and visual aesthetic notions. For a disadvantaged person, the “Nufărul” photo club has awarded a free participation tax. The closing festivity of the course was held on Friday, 31 October 2014, at 18:00, in the “Euro Foto Art” Gallery, found in 1 December Street, nr. 12. The gallery space proved too small for the great number of participants at the event. The course ended with a festivity during which graduation diplomas have been given out and an exhibition has been held, with the title “Debut F/2014”. 106 black and white and also color photographs have been put on display, made by the graduates: Ardelean Alina, Bagdi Alex-Eduard, Băruţia Laurenţiu, Bere Adina, Borbély Johanna, Casian Ruxandra, Chiş Florin, Csató Imre, Dande Alexandru, Dande Simona, Farkas Attila, Földesi Magdalena, Herdean - Georgina, Ilca Liviu, Iancu Mihaela, Kőteles Ildikó, Lal Gabriel, Mag Raluca, Marți Andreea, Negrea Olivia, Negrea Marius, Păuna Antoniu, Pop Ramona, Sabău Gwyneth, Silaghi Alexandra, Tulkos Alexandra, Vidican Mădălin and Vrabie Gelu. During the event, the photographer Ştefan Toth AFIAP, prezident of the “Nufărul” photo club and of the “Euro Foto Art” Association from Oradea has held a shot speech, in which he congratulated all the graduates of the course, as well as Claudiu Szabó, EFIAP photographer, for the way in which he coordinated the course, which concluded with a wonderful exam exhibition of the sutdents. Also, Köteles Ildikó held a short speech, praising the way in which the course of F series/2014 was held. The musical moments were provided by the artists of the “Stadler” clarinet band from Oradea, led by István Székely. The festivity ended after taking a group photo where all those attending the exhibition were invited, to have a lasting memory from the event. The new exhibition held under the patronage of the County Council of Bihor can be visited by the public until 12 November 2014, between 8am and 7pm. The entrance is free. The next course will begin on the 12th of November 2014.
Photography art exhibition from Japan
From 23 to 28 September, 2014 the Gallery "Euro Photo Art" Association hosted the exhibition of members from Oradea Photo Club "Japanese Danube". The exhibition included 100 photographs taken from the works of members: Chigira Keiko, Hasegawa Asami, Kawano Katsusige, Koizumi Masaaki, Kudo Masashi, Kuniyoshi Ken, Makino Hiroshi, Nakanisi Michiyo, Obayashi Yoshiyuki, Osada Mikiko, Segawa Takao, Takahashi Kazuhiro, Tatsuki Ayaka, Tazaki Ryuichi, Totsuka Atsuo, Yoshioka Naomichi, Yokohama Minato Mirai and Yoshioka Naomichi. The Photo Club "Japanese Danube" with headquarters in Tokyo, was founded in April, 2011 on the initiative of photography lovers from Hungary and from countries that are connected by the Danube. The purpose proposed by the Photo Club was to organize photography exhibitions in Japan and in countries bordering the Danube, organize creation trips for photographers from Japan to countries limitrophe with the Danube and keep a bilateral cooperation within these countries. The Club has 20 professional photographers, amateur photographers and photography lovers from the Japanese-Hungarian Friendship Society. The president of the Photo Club is the artist photographer Tazaki Ryuicshi, member of the Photography Artists Association from Japan (JPA). On September 6, 2013 was held the first photography exhibition abroad, in Szolnok (Hungary), a town which is twinned with Yuza city from Yamagata County. During this exhibition 46 photographs by 12 artists were presented (which will also be presented at the exhibition to be varnished in Oradea). Six photographers from Japan attended the exhibition from Szolnok. In November this year, the exhibition entitled "Hungary + Japan" was opened in Tokyo. The photo exhibition "Visegrád + Japan" was opened this year. The honorary member of the Japanese Photo Club is the artist Tamás Kardos, who is also the creator member of "Euro Photo Art" Association in Oradea. The members of the Japanese Photo Club exhibited for the first time in Romania. The varnishing of the exhibition organized under the patronage of Bihor County Council was held on Monday, September 22, 2014, at 18:00, in the presence of a numerous public. The event was attended by four photographers including the president of the Photo Club, Tazaki Ryucsihi, and also Tazaki Katsuya, Totsuka Atsuko, Yoshioka Naomichi. The photographer Kardos Tamás from Szolnok (Hungary), honorary member of the Japanese Photo Club, creator member of "Euro Photo Art" Association from Oradea, was also present at the event. The works were presented to the public by dr. Ramona Novicov, art critic and the exhibition was officially opened by artist photographer Stefan Tóth AFIAP, president of both organizations from Oradea. The musical moments were provided by artists from String Quartet "Varadinum" Oradea. The new exhibition remained available to the visitors until 28 September 2014, on weekdays between the hours 8:00 to 19:00, to which the access of the public was free.
Photographic exhibitionfrom Bihor -Hajdu Bihar
On the cymas of "Euro Photo Art" Gallery from Oradea were installed photos accepted and awarded in the fourth edition of the exhibition artist photographers from Bihor - Hajdú Bihar region. With this occasion was exposed 100 black and white and color photos selected by two juries from Hajdu Bihar - Bihor counties region. According to the draft regulation released could participate in this Euroregion exhibition photographers and artists from other cities. From Bihor collection (consisting of 50 black and white photographs and color) Bihor region jury composed of artist photographers Szabó Claudiu EFIAP, Reka Kovacs and Ştefan Tóth AFIAP accepted works of authors: Baba-Filimon Ciprian (Oradea), Barcsa Sándor (Suplacu de Barcău), Bock Paul (SUA), Cacuci Cristian (Oradea), Creţ Adrian (Ştei), Crişan Alexandru (Valea lui Mihai), Dancoglu Constantin EFIAPb (Oradea), Dudás László (Mediaş), Illés Róbert (Oradea), Kajtár Tibor (Szolnok), Morvai Szabó Edina (Oradea), Oláh Tibor (Debrecen), Ovi D. Pop (Oradea), Paladean Vasile (Cernăuţi), Petrila Gheorghe EFIAP (Oradea), Rusu Adela Lia Rusu AFIAP (Oradea), Stan Gelu AFIAP (Oradea), Stan Valentina EFIAP (Oradea) şi Vlaicu Teodora (Oradea). From the collection of Hajdú - Bihar (consisting also from 50 photos) Hajdú Bihar jury composed of artist photographers Varga Tamás, István Süli şi Máthé Andrásaccepted the work of artists photographers: Balogh Gábor, Baloghné Kovács Matild, Bodó Dániel, Csergő András Gál András, Horváth Katalin, Horváth Tamás, Illés Gábor, Erek, Kántor Éva, Károlyi Gábor, Kis Sándor, Kocsis Csaba, Kocsis István Tamás, Konyhás István, Kövesi Eszter, Matey István, Nagy Zoltán, Rádi Bálint, Somlyai Jenő, Süli István, Varga József, Varga Tamás şi Veres Hajnalka. Unfortunately it was found that despite the agreement, two members of the jury from the neighboring county had work accepted by the jury that they did part. According to the initial agreement photographers artist awards were established in Bihor County jury from Hajdú - Bihar, namely the Hajdú Bihar County by a jury from Bihor county. In this context the first prize have been providing to artists photographers: Dancoglu Constantin EFIAPb (Oradea) and Csergő András (Debrecen) and the second prize went to artists photographers Baba-Filimon Ciprian (Oradea) and István Tamás Kocsis (Debrecen). The third prize was awarded to artists photographers Adela Rusu Lia AFIAP (Oradea) and Bodo Daniel (Debrecen). The exhibition and awarding of prizes was held Wednesday, July 30, 2014, at 18:00 "Euro Photo Art" Gallery (Square December 1 no. 12), in the presence of larg audience, which filled the ground floor and attic gallery. In the opening vernissage photographer Stephen Toth AFIAP chairman of "Euro Photo Art" and Club "Water lily" Oradea welcomed the Hungarian and Romanian those present at the event and presented the way it was organized joint exhibition this year. Máthé photographer András Debrecen Photo Club President proposed that biennial exhibitions to be held, after which he handed the three winners from Bihor County jury awards of Hajdu Bihar region. The editor of the magazine "Varad" László Szűcs talked about his reign impressions about the show. Oláh Tibor photographer from Debrecen, member of the Association "Euro Photo Art" handed to Stephen Toth AFIAP an album recently published about launching the Stadium from Debrecen, which is illustrated with images taken by renowned photographer from town twinning. Musical moments of the opening from Oradea were supported by artists String Quartet "Varadinum", and the exhibition was officially opened by artist photographers Ştefan Tóth AFIAP, President of the Association "Euro Photo Art" and "Water lily" photo club from Oradea. Finally it was done a group photo in memory of opening. New photography exhibition will remain available to the visitors until August 19, 2014, on weekdays between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., entry is free.
"Osijek" Photo Club Exhibition from Croatia in Oradea
Although we are in the new summer season Gallery "Euro Foto Art" continues to offer the visitors an attractive exhibition schedule. Thus the cymas of the known galleries were installed the 100 black and white and color photographs by members of Photo Club "Osijek" from Osijek (Croatia). Photos displayed were made in a special artistic, covering almost all photography genres: landscapes, portraits, essays, nude, socio-photos, macro and sports. Photo club "Osijek" is one of the most representatives from Croatia Photo Clubs, which organizes for its members some Exceptional exhibition. Work photo club members participated in a series of international exhibitions of photographic art, being honored with dozens of awards and international medals. Noted Photo Club of Croatia is one of the 20 partner organizations of the Association "Euro Foto Art". Under this partnership member photo club "Osijek" were guests of honor at the sixth edition of the International Exhibition "Eurofotoart" 2014. Jury internationally accepted International Exhibition nine images made by artists photographers: Bojan Sontacchi, Boris Zulj, Ivan Vidacovic, Jasmina Gorjanski and Zoran Makarovic. It should be noted that the work of artist Boris Zulj entitled "Optimist" was awarded the international jury of the Salon silver medal "Carol Pop Szathmári - Szahmári Károly Pap." The exhibition took place in the presence of a group of nine photographers from Osijek, headed by its President photographer Miroslav Adam, Friday, June 20, 2014, at 18:00 Gallery "Euro Photo Art" in Oradea. In the opening, president of the "Euro Photo Art" photoartist Stefan Tóth AFIAP handed of the President photo club "Osijek" Adam Miroslav the plaque of the European Photography Festival, respectively silver medal "Carol Pop Szathmári - Szahmári Károly Pap" with a request to hand over of the artist Boris Zulj which the International Salon "Euro Foto Art" in 2014 won the award for the paper entitled "Optimist". In turn President Photo club "Osijek" Adam handed artist photographer Stefan Miroslav Tóth AFIAP diploma Photo Klub "Osijek" Association awarded "Euro Foto Art" in gratitude for bilateral cultural cooperation. Exhibition of Croatian artists photographers was officially opened by photoartist Stefan Tóth AFIAP, president of the "Euro Foto Art" and the Photo Club "Nufărul". Musical moments were provided by artists String Quartet "Varadinum" from Oradea. The new exhibition organized by the "Euro Foto Art" in partnership with Club photo "Nufărul" will remain available to the visiting public until July 8, 2014, on weekdays between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the input is free. The works on display can watch and Association website: http://www.eurofotoart.com/events.
THE INTERNATIONAL OPENING OF THE SALON ”PREMFOTO 2013” IN ORADEA
The last exhibition of photography from this year was consisted of works accepted and awarded in the "Premfoto" 2013 International Exhibition. The inauguration took place in the presence of a large audience Friday, December 20, 2013, at 18:00 in the "Euro Photo Art" Gallery from Oradea (December 1 Square no. 12. To this event attended in addition to the public and artists photographer Oradea, photographer from Budapest Ödön Mészáros member of the "Euro Photo Art" Association, Zoltán Gavaldik president of "Tiszavirág" Photo Club from Szolnok, respectively Kálmán Holocsi member Photo-club from Szolnok, namely Attila Zsolt and Bikfalvi Hágó President, respectively Vice President of "Vasile Vénig László" Photo Club from Carei. Photo-artist Stefan Tóth AFIAP, Director of the Salon made known that this edition of the International Salon organizers received 628 pictures from Bangladesh, China , Germany, Ireland, Hungary, Serbia, Spain, Moldova and Romania, the international jury composed of reputed photographers from three continents: Marcello Materassi EFIAP/p , ESFIAP (Italy) President of the Jury, Georg S.Holzamnn EFIAP, HonEFIAP (Germany), Cătălin Anastase (Australia), Paul Bock (USA) and Dancoglu Constantin EFIAPb (Romania), were selected for the exhibition 98 black & white and color photographs from the four sections. Mr. Mircea Jacana interim director of the County Center for the Preservation and Promotion of Traditional Culture from Bihor appreciated the role that the "Euro Photo Art" Association and the "Water Lilly" Photographic Club in promoting Oradea and Bihor County through photography. Photo-artist Constantin Dancoglu EFIAPb further member of the international jury emphasized that from 98 accepted works were awarded a total of 32 images. Two crystal trophies granted under section Experiment goes to artist photographer Ede Tordai EFIAP from Târgu Mureş. Into "Street photography" section one trophies "Premfoto" were awarded to photo-artist Bogdan Cristel from Bucharest and Ovi D. Pop from Oradea. To the Portrait section one trophy returned to artist photographer Roibu Grigore from Deva respectively one trophy to Lia Adela Rusu AFIAP from Oradea. To the Essay section one crystal trophies were awarded to photographer Alexandra Fira form Craiova and Adela Lia Rusu AFIAP from Oradea. The 24 plaques "Premfoto" photographers were awarded artists from Bangladesh, Hungary, Spain and Romania. In the opening were handed plaques to the photographers from Oradea: Gheorghe Petrila EFIAP, Adela Lia Rusu AFIAP, Gelu Stan AFIAP, Valentina Stan and Kálmán Holocsi from Szolnok (Hungary). Moments in the opening music was provided by rock artists Alexandrina Chelu and Florian Chelu from Philharmonic Orchestra from Oradea, who played more than one Christmas carols and which Stefan Tóth AFIAP, president of the "Euro Foto Art" Association was handed a diploma of excellence for his contribution to raising musical moments from inaugurations. The exhibition was officially opened by photographer Stefan Tóth AFIAP, president of the "Euro Foto Art" Association from Oradea. In the opening was launched the catalog CD of the International Exhibition produced in the Project Cultural Bihor County Council funded through the Department of Development and implementation. Last exhibition held this year will remain available to the visitor until January 12, 2014, on weekdays between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. entry fee -is free.
COURSE GRADUATES PHOTO EXHIBITION
It became a tradition to present the graduates photo of the examination comision and to the visitors the best works made in the course. That was the case when the digital photography course completion of E Series / 2013, led by photographer Claudiu Szabó EFIAP, vice-president of "Water Lilly" Photographic Club from Oradea. At the beginning in the fall of this year, organized by the famous Photo Club from Oradea in partnership with the "Euro Photo Art" Association enrolled 15 students from Oradea and Beiuş. After supporting the theory test consisting from multiple choice images were made by students, after which he moved on to selecting the best works , and to increase their exposure in the exhibition titled "Debut ". The exhibition presented to the visitors 92 black and white and color photographs taken by graduates : Biru Catherine Flore Joan, Sunday Octavian, Taut Silviu, Indries Andrei, Iancu Bianca, Orszag Ioana, Diana Bocşe, Golban Ionut, Bianca Popa , Illeş Juliu, Târţ Mariana, Plato Judit, Naghi Florin and Gal Ramona. The exhibition was held Thursday, December 12, 2013 , 18:00 in the "Euro Photo Art" Gallery from Oradea, (Market Place December 1 no. 12), in the presence of a large audienc. Spoke at the opening of graduate Judit Plato, who thanked the lecturer of the course for how to run the course attended . The work was presented to the public by photo-artist Claudius EFIAP Szabó, who handed in a festive graduates graduation certificates. The exhibition was officially opened by photographer Ştefan Tóth AFIAP, President of the photoclub and "Euro Photo Art" Association from Oradea. New exhibition organized within the cultural "Gallery Exhibition program of Euro Photo Art" will remain available to the visitors until 19.12.2013, on weekdays between 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m, access is free.
Exhibition of artists photographers from Carei
The "Euro Photo Art" Association Management promote in the "Euro Photo Art" Gallery program exhibition presenting to us newly established photo clubs. In this context, members of the "Vasile László Vénig" photo club were invited to appear before the public and artists photographers from Oradea. This new photo club was founded on the 15th of October, 2012 by a group of photographers and the Department of Culture and Sport of the Carei city. Relations between Oradea and artists photographers from Carei began around the year 1977 when it was a National Photography Symposium named " Interclub Carei" organized by Photoclub "May 9" under the guidance of its President, the regrettedphotographer Vénig VasileAFIAP were was attended by a delegation of the Photo Club "Water lily". Over the years in this two cities were organized several exhibitions of photographic art . After the collapse photoclub "May 9" from which former president Vasile Vénig AFIAP becomes an active member of the well-known Photo Club from Oradea until his death. The photo artists from Carei exhibit at the "Euro Photo Art" Gallery 80 black and white and color photographs made by: Andreea Moses, Bikfalvi Zsolt, Ferenc Botos, Cristina Lincar, Csomai David, Dragos Georgescu, Ecaterina Marcas , Alexandra Farkas , Csaba Fülöp , Tamara Gergely, Attila Hago Nándor, Marian Stoica, Simay Zsolt, Stefănuți Adrian and Barbara Veres. They are also exposed 20 color and black and white photographs of the regretted photographer Vénig Vasile AFIAP. The exhibition was held Saturday on the 23rd of November, 2013, at 12:00 o`clock in the "Euro Photo Art" Gallery from Oradea. The work was presented by photographer Zsolt Bikfalvi, Vice oresident of the "Vasile László Vénig" photo club from Carei. Spoke at the opening the young photographer Zsolt Sima member of the Photo Club from Care. The exhibition was opened officially by photographer Stefan Tóth AFIAP president of the "Euro Photo Art" Association. The musical moments were provided by József Sándor Thurzó and Lucian Malita. The new exhibition will remain open for the visitors until December 11, 2013 on weekdays between 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. The entry is free.
