A huge private museum opens in Óbuda on 1 October.Hatalmas magánmúzeum nyílik Óbudán, október 1-jén
A Godot Gallery On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of its successful existence, it was founded by broadening its activities, becoming a new splash in the Hungarian visual arts scene Godot Contemporary Art Instituteet (Godot Institute of Contemporary Art - GICAin 2019. Situated in the heart of Óbuda, the contemporary fine‑art centre established on the historic site of the Goldberger factory on a private initiative offers new exhibition space for artists, curators and the interested public alike.
A Godot Contemporary Arts Institute With a total area of 1100 square metres, a gallery floor of 700 square metres and the directly connected 4‑storey building unit, it functions today as a self‑standing independent visual‑arts institution in Hungary, where project rooms and studio flats broaden the palette of possibilities.
Our aim is to create an environment that fosters the free flow of art, giving space for young artists and curators to realise their independent creative freedom.
A Godot Contemporary Art Institute We can build up its development and growth organically, step by step. We hope that, during our work, we merit the trust of our visitors and supporters, so that the path leading to our vision is accelerated.
As a precursor to the realisation of our objectives, we launched our pop‑up exhibition and fair in 2016, which is held once a year. Godot Young Generation (GYG) Art Fair-t, which has already in 2018 been given a permanent place as the Godot Contemporary Art Institute Its exhibition space is on Adolf Fényes Street, and this year we will hold an October event in parallel with the Art Market Budapest fair, still with free entry.
Furthermore, we launched the Godot Mezőszemere artists' villageand where every summer 10 young visual artists are given the opportunity to create freely, and to meet the well‑known Hungarian visual artists who work in Mezőszemeré’s artistic village, whose circle is constantly expanding (Bukta Imre, Ferenczy Zsolt, Gulyás Andrea Katalin, Kopasz Tamás, Kótai Tamás, Mizsák Gergő, Rubliková Adriena, Szelley Lellé, Szurcsik József, Töttös Kata, Wahorn András).
In 2019 we announced an international our exhibition application For curators, artists and artistic collectives. From the incoming Hungarian and international application material, selected as a main part of our activities, we create 2-3 month‑long exhibitions, which are open and visitable to all interested. During the exhibitions we organise guided tours and museum educational programmes for various age groups.
A vital part of our programme is visual education, one of whose key elements is close professional collaboration with art universities. As an initial step, we have accepted the Metropolitan University the presentation of the photo diploma already a Godot Contemporary Arts Institute 2019 October 1‑on, before the official opening to be held. Our educational programme’s other element is a joint project that has been operating for years. Godot Art Camp, which we also intend to support and expand in the future.
Our plans for the summer include working with as many Hungarian and international art institutions and galleries as possible, pursued against a common aim of conveying forward‑thinking ideas and a love of art in the language of art to the widest possible audience, so that visual art becomes a worthy part of Budapest’s vibrant life.
We warmly welcome you to our official opening, 2019 October 1 at 8 pm.
which is also the 4 Opening event of the Godot Young Generation Art Fair.
