Elena Lacková and the Romani Band

created: 19. 12. 2022 14:10 modified: 19. 12. 2022 14:10

The photo shows the Romani writer Elena Lacková with a Romani band (the name of the band is not given) in the village of Svinia. The photo was published in issue 340-347/1998 on p. 8 for the article entitled Messengers.
The band members Ján Čikala, Alexander Polák, Daniel Bendík and Miroslav Červeňák were on the way to the village of Liptovské Sliače, where they performed at the event called Liptov Days of Mother, Sliače 98. Elena Lacková also gave a lecture at the event.
The photo was taken shortly after the devastating flood that affected the villages of Jarovnice and Svinia.
The author of the photo is not mentioned in the newspaper. Analogue photography was created in 1998 in the village of Svinia for the purpose of publication in the Romani newspaper Romano nevo ľil.

Source:
Šilanova, Daniela. 1998. Messengers. Romano nevo ľil no. 340-347/1998, p. 8.

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Katalin Papp

created: 19. 12. 2022 13:44 modified: 19. 12. 2022 13:53

A Romani artist Katalin Papp was born in 1958 in Lučenec. She emigrated to Germany, later on she moved to the USA where, in 1996, she graduated from the School of Visual Arts in New York with Master of Fine Arts degree. She worked as an assistant professor at SUNY Farmingdale Public College in New York, taught at Nassau Community College and Queensborough Community College. She worked in the field of arts also when staying in Hungary or Germany, organizaing her own art workshops. Her work includes painting and drawing (2D production) as well as sculpture and ceramics (3D production).

The author of the photo is a Romani photographer Jozef Ferenc. The digital photograph was created in 2006 in Lučenec during an interview for the Romani newspaper Romano nevo Ľil.

Source:
Čonka, Roman. 2006. Rozhovor s Katalin Papp. Romano nevo ľil č. 777-783/2006, str.14-15
Zdařilová, Eva. 2010. Rozhovor s Katalin Papp. Romano džaniben 17 (2): 160–166.
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Brekov - Memories

created: 06. 12. 2022 12:21 modified: 06. 12. 2022 12:22

Interview anonymized. The respondent Silvia is a resident of the village of Brekov. She mentions how the Roma lived in this village in the past, and what it is like today.
The regional history of the Roma living in the village of Brekov is the subject of audio recordings that DICRK obtained free of charge from researcher Elena Cinová. Her research project called Brekov Roma in the Flow of Time was supported in 2020 by the Fund for the Support of the Culture of National Minorities. Guided interviews are in Slovak and bring closer the life and culture of the Roma and their perception of social change in the region.
Brekov is located in Eastern Slovakia about 6 km from the town of Humenné. The Laborec river flows nearby. Administratively, it belongs to the Humenné district and the Prešov Region.

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Renáta Kirvejová - Speaking

created: 06. 12. 2022 11:09 modified: 06. 12. 2022 11:10

Renáta Kirvejová was 50 years old at the time of the interview. She was born in Vranov nad Topľou. She got married and moved to Brekov. She talks about herself, her family and children, about the coexistence of the majority with Roma, about discrimination.
The regional history of the Roma living in the village of Brekov is the subject of the processing of audio recordings that the DICRK obtained from researcher Elena Cinová. In 2020, her research project entitled The Brekov Roma in the Flow of Time was supported by the Fund for the Support of the Culture of National Minorities. Guided interviews are in the Slovak language and introduce life, culture and social changes in the region.
Brekov is located in Eastern Slovakia about 6 km from the town of Humenné. The Laborec river flows nearby. Administratively, it belongs to the Humenné district and the Prešov Region.

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Romani Stars

created: 25. 11. 2022 14:06 modified: 25. 11. 2022 14:14

Video from the exhibition entitled Romani Stars, which took place on March 12, 2014 in the premises of the Zemplín Enlightenment Center in Michalovce. The exhibition was organized by the civic association Nová cesta from Michalovce.
In the video, Jozef Fečo presents and describes his exhibited drawings and paintings, with humor typical for him.
Jozef Fečo is a graduate of the Secondary Art School in Prešov, Department of Design and Artistic Wood Shaping. He is mainly interested in the facial expressions of human faces, their expressive value and typical personality traits.

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By the Fire

created: 23. 11. 2022 14:08 modified: 23. 11. 2022 14:11

The picture displays the figures of a man and a woman by the campfire on the meadow. The background shows trees. The painting was created by Jozef Kaleja when he was a 14-year-old pupil of the 6th grade at the Elementary School in 192 Jarovnice. The picture was painted in 2018 with watercolor on drawing paper of A3 format.
On the back of the drawing there is a label with identifying information about the school, the artist and the name of the painting in English.
The school is known for the fact that it has won many awards at home and abroad for the artistic works of the pupils (India, Japan, Portugal, USA, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovenia, North Macedonia, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Iran, etc.). Pupils are taught by the teacher Mgr. Jan Sajko. They exhibited independently in many cities, such as Washington D.C., Boston, Palm Beach, Hanover, Strasbourg, Brussels, Graz, Warsaw, Vienna, Prague, Budapest, Krakow, Bratislava, Košice, Martin, Prešov, Sabinov. The young authors come from a socially disadvantaged environment, mostly from the Romani settlement in the village of Jarovnice.

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Riding a Bicycle

created: 23. 11. 2022 13:55 modified: 23. 11. 2022 14:02

The drawing pictures a man riding a bicycle. There is a Romani settlement in the background. The drawing was created by Ondrej Kaleja when 12 year old while attending The Primary School in Jarovnice 192. 192. The oil pastel drawing is on an A3 format drawing, created in 2019. On the back of the drawing there is a label with identifying information about the school, the artist and the name of the painting in English.
The school is known for the fact that it has won many awards at home and abroad for the artistic works of the pupils (India, Japan, Portugal, USA, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovenia, North Macedonia, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Iran, etc.). Pupils are taught by the teacher Mgr. Jan Sajko. They exhibited independently in many cities, such as Washington D.C., Boston, Palm Beach, Hanover, Strasbourg, Brussels, Graz, Warsaw, Vienna, Prague, Budapest, Krakow, Bratislava, Košice, Martin, Prešov, Sabinov. The young authors come from a socially disadvantaged environment, mostly from the Romani settlement in the village of Jarovnice.

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A Portrait

created: 23. 11. 2022 13:45 modified: 23. 11. 2022 13:48

The artwork depicts a portrait of a woman. The drawing was created by Jitka Kalejová,11 year old pupil from the Primary School in Jarovnice, no. 192. The oil pastel drawing is on an A3 format drawing, created in 2017. Jitka Kalejová was a 6th grade student.
On the back of the drawing there is a label with identifying information about the school, the artist and the name of the painting in English.
The school is known for the fact that it has won many awards at home and abroad for the artistic works of the pupils (India, Japan, Portugal, USA, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovenia, North Macedonia, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Iran, etc.). Pupils are taught by the teacher Mgr. Jan Sajko. They exhibited independently in many cities, such as Washington D.C., Boston, Palm Beach, Hanover, Strasbourg, Brussels, Graz, Warsaw, Vienna, Prague, Budapest, Krakow, Bratislava, Košice, Martin, Prešov, Sabinov. The young authors come from a socially disadvantaged environment, mostly from the Romani settlement in the village of Jarovnice.

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Dogs In the Yard

created: 23. 11. 2022 13:29 modified: 23. 11. 2022 13:38

The artwork shows a group of dogs in a yard. The painting was created by Ján Husár at the age of 13 from the Primary School in Jarovnice, no. 192. The watercolor painting is on an A3 format drawing, created in 2018. Ján Husár was a 6th grade student.
On the back of the drawing there is a label with identifying information about the school, the artist and the name of the painting in English.
The school is known for the fact that it has won many awards at home and abroad for the artistic works of the pupils (India, Japan, Portugal, USA, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovenia, North Macedonia, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Iran, etc.). Pupils are taught by the teacher Mgr. Jan Sajko. They exhibited independently in many cities, such as Washington D.C., Boston, Palm Beach, Hanover, Strasbourg, Brussels, Graz, Warsaw, Vienna, Prague, Budapest, Krakow, Bratislava, Košice, Martin, Prešov, Sabinov. The young authors come from a socially disadvantaged environment, mostly from the Romani settlement in the village of Jarovnice.

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Mother and son

created: 23. 11. 2022 12:14 modified: 23. 11. 2022 13:03

The artwork depicts a mother with a child in her arms. The work was created by Gabriel Dužda at the age of 10, from the Primary School in Jarovnice, no. 192. The colored pencil drawing is on an A3 format drawing, created in 2015. Gabriel Dužda was a 5th grade student.
On the back of the drawing there is a label with identifying information about the school, the artist and the name of the painting in English.
The school is known for the fact that it has won many awards at home and abroad for the artistic works of the pupils (India, Japan, Portugal, USA, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovenia, North Macedonia, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Iran, etc.). Pupils are taught by the teacher Mgr. Jan Sajko. They exhibited independently in many cities, such as Washington D.C., Boston, Palm Beach, Hanover, Strasbourg, Brussels, Graz, Warsaw, Vienna, Prague, Budapest, Krakow, Bratislava, Košice, Martin, Prešov, Sabinov. The young authors come from a socially disadvantaged environment, mostly from the Romani settlement in the village of Jarovnice.

category: fine arts

tags: secular material artistic 2D artifact drawing Gabriel Dužda general audience internal