A huge private museum opens in Óbuda on 1 October.Hatalmas magánmúzeum nyílik Óbudán, október 1-jén
A Godot Gallery On the occasion of its 20th anniversary of successful existence, having broadened its scope of activity, it was established as another splash in Hungarian visual art life. Godot Contemporary Art InstituteCould you provide the full Hungarian text you’d like translated?Godot Instutute of Contemporary Art - GICAin 2019. In the heart of Óbuda, the private‑initiated contemporary art centre, established on the historic site of the Goldberger factory, offers new exhibition space for artists, curators and the interested public alike.
A Godot Contemporary Art Institution With a total area of 1100 m², a hall area of 700 m², and the adjoining 4‑storey building, it operates today in Hungary as a stand‑alone independent fine‑arts institution, where project rooms and studio flats broaden the range of possibilities.
Our aim is to foster the free flow of art, providing space for young artists and curators to unfold their independent creative freedom.
A Godot Contemporary Art Institute We can build its development and growth in an organic, step‑by‑step manner. We trust that, through our work, we will earn the confidence of our visitors and supporters, so that they may accelerate the path to our vision.
As a precursor to the implementation of our aims, we began our pop‑up exhibition and fair in 2016, an event held once a year. Godot Young Generation (GYG) Art Fair-t, which had already obtained a permanent location in 2018 Godot Contemporary Art Institute We will hold the exhibition space on Fényes Adolf Street, and this year in October we will organise it alongside the Art Market Budapest fair, still with free admission.
Furthermore we have launched the Godot Mezőszemere Artists' Colonyet, 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 Mezőszemere’s artist village, a circle that 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 released an international our exhibitors’ application for curators, artists and artistic communities. By selecting from the incoming Hungarian and international application material, we create our 2–3 month exhibitions, which are open and visitable to all interested parties. During the exhibitions we organise guides and museum education programmes for different age groups.
A key part of our programme is visual education, one pillar of which is close professional collaboration with art universities. As an initial step we welcomed the Metropolitan University the diploma exhibition of the photo already at the Godot Contemporary Art Institute 2019 in October 1 before the official opening that is to be held. Another element of our educational programme is the long‑running… Godot Summer Camp, which we intend to continue to support and expand in the future.
We aim, among our projects, to cooperate with as many Hungarian and international arts institutions and galleries as possible, toward a common goal: to convey advanced thought and love of art in the language of art to the widest possible audience, so that the visual arts become a worthy part of Budapest’s vibrant life.
We look forward to welcoming you at our official opening, 2019 in October 1 evening at 8 o’clock,
which is also the 4. Opening event of the Godot Young Generation Art Fair.
