INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION OF PHOTOGRAPHIC ART "THE NIGHT WATCH"

 Although we are in the middle of the summer season, the International Association "Euro Photo Art" (AIEFA) has prepared for the tourists visiting our city and for the visiting public who love photography, in partnership with the Foundation for the Protection of Historical Monuments from Bihor County (FPMIJB) in the Tower Oradea City Hall, a photographic art exhibition entitled "Oradea nocturna". The international exhibition includes 20 high-quality color photographs taken by renowned photographic artists from AIEFA and its Partner Organizations in the USA (California), Europe (Romania and Hungary), and Asia (China and Japan). The exhibited photographs present our wonderful city photographed at night as immortalized through the lens of cameras or smart phones by the exhibiting photographic artists. The photos were taken by the photo artists: Bock Paul (USA), Gyapjas Ferenc (HU), Kenéz Emese (RO), Koppány György, Oros Claudiu (RO), Szabó Claudiu EFIAP (RO), TAZAKI Ryuichi (JP), Stefan Tóth István AFIAP, ESFIAP (RO) and Zhang Hui (CN) The opening of the international exhibition took place on Thursday, July 28, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. in the Tower hall, which was opened by the speech of Mrs. Executive Director Angela Lupșea, who appreciated the existing excellent collaboration between AIEFA and FPMIJB, which allowed the organization of this international exhibition of photographic art dedicated to our city. Photographer artist Ștefan Tóth István AFIAP, ESFIAP president of AIEFA, curator of the exhibition stated in his speech that "This exhibition presents our beloved city in a special artistic way, in different seasons of the year. Seeing the exhibited works, the visiting public can be convinced that our city is wonderful both during the day and especially at night. The night lights bring out the architecture of the buildings built in art nouveau style" says the well-known photographer from Oradea. The exhibited works can also be viewed at: https://www.eurofotoart.com/efa-exbhibitions-halls/oradea-city-hall-tower/03/ The new international exhibition organized with the support of Summit Agro Romania will remain at the disposal of the visiting public until 25.08.2022 and can be visited from Tuesday to Sunday between 10:00 and 18:00.

OPENING DURING THE CITY HALL ON

NATIONAL CULTURE DAY

The International Association "Euro Photo Art" (AIEFA) in partnership with the Foundation for the Protection of Historical Monuments of Bihor County (FPMIB) celebrated in the Tower of Oradea City Hall the National Culture Day - January 15, 2022, by presenting the photographic art by AIEFA President Stefan TÓTH István AFIAP, ESFIAP and through the opening of a personal exhibition entitled "Oradea - Winter Night" by the well-known photographer from Oradea.The audience present physically and in the online space was greeted by Mrs. Angela Lupșea, director of FPMIB, who stressed the importance of the National Culture Day and appreciated the involvement of AIEFA in this project. The president Ștefan TÓTH István AFIAP, ESFIAP presented his personal contribution to the inauguration of this day, thanked for the collaboration with FPMIB and presented the context in which the photos displayed on the walls of the City Hall Tower were taken. All the images part of the exhibitor can be admired on the Association's website: https://www.eurofotoart.com/efa-exbhibitions-halls/efa-digi-gallery-1/ During the opening, two poems by Mihai Eminescu were recited by Natalia Popa and Roveta Maxim students in the ninth grade of the "Emanuil Gojdu" National College in Oradea in Romanian, respectively poems in Hungarian by the editor of the magazine "Várad" Tóth Hajnal, who recited the poem by Mihai Eminescu entitled " Ce te legeni ”translated by Franyó Zoltán and two poems by the Covasna writer and poet Czilli Aranka published in the latest issue of the culture magazine published in Oradea. During the event, a collection of photographic equipment of the late Oradea photographer Dinulescu Lazăr (Jan) was presented, donated by AIEFA and donated for the event by the family of doctor Adrian Dușe. Artists and photography enthusiasts were invited to reach the Tower at the end of the opening to capture urban moments from above and save special images of our beloved city. The opening of the exhibition was available online at: https://www.facebook.com/EuroFotoArtAssociation/videos/503782824393095 The exhibition of the Oradea photographer artist organized during the 10th edition of the International Photography Festival "Carol Pop de Szathmári - Szathmári Pap Károly", by AIEFA under the auspices of the International Federation of Photographic Art will remain available to the visiting public until February 28, 2022, from Tuesday to Sunday from 10:00 to 18:00.

OPENING OF THE INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC ART EXHIBITION "ORADEA CITY CHARMIND".

 The International Association "Euro Foto Art" organized in partnership with the Foundation for the Protection of Historical Monuments in Bihor County in the Tower of the City Hall of Oradea recently restored, an international exhibition of photographic art dedicated to the Day of Oradea. For the exhibition entitled "Charming Oradea" were accepted 25 color photographs of a high artistic outfit made by renowned  photographers: Claudiu Szabó EFIAP (Oradea), Ovi D. Pop (Oradea), Ovidiu Gabor EFIAP (Oradea), Mészáros Ödön ( Budapest - HU), Ștefan Tóth István AFIAP (Oradea) and Zhu Ruisheng (Beijing - CN). Along with them, there are also photographers, members of the International Association "Euro Photo Art": Bánházi Gyöngyi (Marghita), Bokor Zsolt Levente (Oradea), Csíki János (Paleu), Kovács Orsolya (Oradea), Oros Claudiu (Oradea) and Varga Bernadette (Oradea). The opening of the international photographic art exhibition took place on Tuesday, October 12, 2021, at 10:00 in the presence of the mayor of Oradea Florian Birta, who welcomed the initiative to organize the international exhibition. The audience present at the event was greeted by the host of the event Mrs. Angela Lupșea, director of the Foundation for the Protection of Historical Monuments in Bihor County who thanked those who supported the organization of the exhibition. First Deputy Chief Inspector of the Inspectorate for Emergency Situations. "CRIŞANA" of Bihor County Sorin Caba appreciated the initiative of organizing a pomiperisitic exhibition in the City Hall Tower. Photographer Ștefan TÓTH István AFIAP, President of the International Association “Euro Foto Art” welcomed the initiative of organizing a representative exhibition of photographers from Oradea with special images made about our city and presented the original photo taken 151 years ago by the first photographer in Oradea Mezey Lajos about the lawyer Mezey Mihály, who founded on June 26, 1866 the Oradea Fire Association (Nagyváradi Tűzoltó Egylet). The opening was sent online from the address: acebook.com/EuroFotoArtAsociatieInternationala/videos/672609426952962 The works can also be viewed at: https://www.eurofotoart.com/efa-exbhibitions-halls/oradea-city-hall-tower/ The new exhibition will remain available to the visiting public until 11.11.2021 and can be visited from Tuesday to Sunday in October between 10:00 and 18:00, and in November between 09:00 and 17:00.