Art is a way of communicating to reach anyone, regardless of their language and origin. Art speaks to anyone who is willing to listen to. Since its establishment, the Thomas Bata Foundation has been dedicated to supporting art and young artists. One of the traditional ways of support is the regular International Student Sculpture Symposium.
The Thomas Bata Foundation opens the symbolic 19th year of the International Student Sculpture Symposium, which will take place from 17 to 26 June 2019.
This year it is dedicated in memoriam to the long-term professional guarantor of the symposium, ac. arch. Michal Uhr, who together with the Thomas Bata Foundation stood at the birth of the idea of student symposia.
The ceremonial public opening of the international symposium WOOD/DREVO 2019 took place on Wednesday, 26 June 2019 in the garden of the Bata Villa. The students presented their works to the general public, installed in the Bata Villa garden. The city of Zlin was also a partner of the symposium and awarded two works with a financial reward of 5,000 CZK. The prizes were won by students Robert Ferko and Olena Piskova.
Thanking the following for their support:
Forests and Estates of Tomas Bata in Loucka, Husqvarna, Continental Barum, Svehlak Zlin ltd, Pozimos and Rotary club Zlin.
The 19th year symposium was attended by 6 students.
PIOTR CZABAN
Academy of Fine Arts Łódź, Poland
RÓBERT FERKO
Academy of Art and Design in Bratislava, Slovakia
JAKUB MATUŠEK
Faculty of Architecture, Brno University of Technology, Czech Republic
OLENA PISKOVA
Faculty of Architecture, Brno University of Technology, Ukraine
MICHAŁ POPEK
Academy of Fine Arts Łódź, Poland
ADAM TURZO
Faculty of Architecture, Brno University of Technology, Czech Republic
Between 19 and 28 June 2017, the Thomas Bata Foundation organized the 18th year of the International Student Sculpture Symposium DREVO | WOOD 2017. Students not only from the Czech Republic, but also from Poland, Slovakia and Sweden attended.
The opening ceremony was held in the evening on 28 June. The students had an opportunity to present their works to the public. The City of Zlin awarded cash prizes to two sculptors, Petr Mucha for his sculpture „Forest Spirit” and Benjamin Podoba for his sculpture „Phoenix”. Mr. Svehlak awarded a financial prize to three other works of art that were created during the symposium. The professional guarantor of the symposium was ac. arch. Michal Uher, and the technical facilities were provided by Josef Sedlacek.
The Symposium was supported by Forests and Estates of Tomas Bata, Husqvarna, Pozimos, Svehlak – tool rental, the City of Zlin and the State Cultural Fund of the Czech Republic. The symposium was organized by the staff of the Thomas Bata Foundation.
We would like to express our greatest thanks to all: the young sculptors, sponsors, Michal Uher, Josef Sedlacek, visitors and the whole team of the Thomas Bata Foundation.
Participants of the Symposium
OLOF MARSJA, third-year student, Konstfack University College of Arts, Crafts and Design, Stockholm, Sweden
MARIA RASNODĘBSKA, second-year student, Strzemiński Academy of Art, Łódź, Poland
AGATA ZBOROMIRSKA, second-year student, Strzemiński Academy of Art, Łódź, Poland
BENJAMIN PODOBA, second-year student, Academy of Art and Design in Bratislava, Slovakia
ADAM TURZO, fifth-year student, Tomas Bata University in Zlin, Faculty of Multimedia Communications, Czech Republic
ZUZANA BARTOSOVA, fifth-year student, Brno University of Technology, Czech Republic
PETR MUCHA, second-year student, Brno University of Technology, Czech Republic
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