Milan Berky
created: 14. 11. 2025 07:40 modified: 14. 11. 2025 07:41
Milan Berky (1961-) comes from Lučenec, he spent the most part of his life working on the railways as a train driver. His more intense art work began when, after almost 35 years he lost his work. The change in his life meant he got time to develop his childhood passion - drawing. His work focuses primarily on portraits, characteristic feature of them is extraordinary deatail and realism. He mainly uses charcoal, what allows him to achieve the great depth and contrast of his black-and-white works that have an almost photographic effect. His works include portraits of famous personalities, but also portraits of ordinary people, Roma men and women from cultural, social and sporting life.Milan Berky has gained recognition not only in Slovakia but also abroad, despite the fact that he has no formal artistic education. He has received several awards, including first place in the portrait category at the International Fine Arts Fair in České Budějovice (2017) and the Inspiration award for contribution to culture (2022). His drawing – a portrait of an Iraqi statesman – was used on Iraqi postage stamps in 2023.
category: fine arts
tags: secular digital artistic in persona photography Milan Berky academic audience internal
Petra Kurutzová
created: 14. 11. 2025 07:28 modified: 14. 11. 2025 07:29
Luník IX - Memories - Memoirs, the book subtitled as A Ghetto?, and The Most Beautiful Neighbourhood?, is the unique collection of 12 interviews with 15 respondents with seemingly nothing in common. Many of them never even met. There's only one thing they share: they are or were living at the most known Slovak housing estate Luník IX. The publication was presented by the author Klára Kohoutová and the editor of illustrations Petra Kurutzová. The discussion was hosted by Erika Godlová on September 8, 2023 in the Libresso Café in Prešov. The photo was taken during the above-mentioned event.
category: fine arts
tags: secular digital artistic in persona photography Petra Kurutzová general audience internal
Klara Kohoutová
created: 14. 11. 2025 07:14 modified: 14. 11. 2025 07:20
Luník IX - Memories - Memoirs, the book subtitled as A Ghetto?, and The Most Beautiful Neighbourhood?, is the unique collection of 12 interviews with 15 respondents with seemingly nothing in common. Many of them never even met. There's only one thing they share: they are or were living at the most known Slovak housing estate Luník IX. The publication was presented by the author Klara Kohoutová and the editor of illustrations Petra Kurutzová. The discussion was hosted by Erika Godlová on September 8, 2023 in the Libresso Café in Prešov. The photo was taken during the above mentioned event.
category: fine arts
tags: secular digital artistic in persona photography Klara Kohoutová general audience internal
Peter Balogh Jr.
created: 14. 11. 2025 07:11 modified: 14. 11. 2025 07:12
Peter Balogh Sr. and Peter Balogh Jr. are father and son, both violinists. They come from Košice. In a joint memoir, they describe the history of their family, the beginnings of playing the violin, their studies and the course of their musical career. They talk about Romani music in the past and present, and also about their plans for the future. The photo was taken while documenting their musical production.
category: fine arts
tags: secular digital artistic in persona photography Slovak Peter Balogh ml. general audience internal
Sendreiovci gypsy band
created: 13. 11. 2025 09:38 modified: 13. 11. 2025 09:38
Verejné podujatie, ktoré sa uskutočnilo 9. apríla 2024 pri príležitosti Svetového dňa Rómov. Podujatie sa uskutočnilo v spolupráci s RTVS vo Veľkom štúdiu Slovenského rozhlasu na Moyzesovej ulici 7 v Košiciach a bolo realizované v rámci cyklu Živé knihy. Živými knihami boli členovia kapely Sendreiovci gypsy band.
category: fine arts
tags: secular digital artistic in persona photography Sendreiovci gypsy band academic audience internal
Kvetoslava Podhradská
created: 26. 06. 2025 11:44 modified: 26. 06. 2025 11:45
Kvetoslava Podhradská was born in Ostrovany nearby Sabinov. When 7 years old she together with ther family, moved to Ostrava-Poruba. She started writing when attending the secondary school. She is a member of the Club of the Romani Authors Paramisara, within the organisation Slovo 21. She is the author of several short stories in which she reflects the historical experience of her family and shares her memories of childhood. In 2022, her children's book titled Talking While Making Plum Jam was published, receiving several awards since. The memoirs mention her childhood in Slovakia as well as her life in Czech Republic. She speaks about the Romani language, about "romipen", sar chudľas te pisinel, pal lakri literarno buťi. The photo was taken during a video recording of the interview on November 6, 2023 in the premises of the State Scientific Library in Prešov.
category: fine arts
tags: secular digital artistic in persona photography Kvetoslava Podhradská general audience internal
Richard "Ricco" Šarközi
created: 26. 06. 2025 11:32 modified: 26. 06. 2025 11:32
Richard Šarközi – „Ricco“ is a singer who comes from the musicians family and lives in Bratislava. He studied opera singing at the Bratislava Conservatory. In 2009, he was involved in a car accident and has been confined to a wheelchair since then. As a singer, he has made a name for himself in singing competitions together with Klaudia Farkašová in Slovakia (2014) and Hungary (2017). He became the laureate of the Kantiléna singing competition, which was held in honor of the singer Karol Duchoň. In the video, he talks about his musical roots, family, relationship with music and its contribution to the development of the nation's culture. The photo was taken during videorecording of the interview on November 10, 2023 in the premises of the State Scientific Library in Prešov.
category: fine arts
tags: secular digital artistic in persona photography Richard "Ricco" Šarközi general audience internal
Jozef Ferko
created: 24. 06. 2025 10:16 modified: 24. 06. 2025 10:17
Jozef Ferko graduated from the Secondary School of Arts in Košice. He has been working at the Romathan Theater since 1993 as an actor and musician. He has established and maintains musical cooperation with many other bands and artists, and also develops his own projects. The photo was taken on November 15, 2023 while documenting the musical production of Žaneta Štipáková's band in the M Arena in Prešov.
category: fine arts
tags: secular digital artistic in persona photography Jozef Ferko general audience internal
Miloš Rác
created: 24. 06. 2025 10:00 modified: 24. 06. 2025 10:01
Miloš Rác is a painter and sculptor. His work mainly includes abstract paintings full of colors and small to medium-sized stylized sculptures. He is the laureate of the Roma Spirit Award for 2015 in the Culture category, he is the creator of the sculpture - the Roma Spirit Award, which he created in 2023. The photo was taken during the video recording of the interview on November 21, 2023 in the premises of the State Scientific Library in Prešov.
category: fine arts
tags: secular digital artistic in persona photography Miloš Rác academic audience internal
Rastislav Zubaj
created: 23. 06. 2025 12:14 modified: 23. 06. 2025 12:15
Rastislav Zubaj works at the Office of the Plenipotentiary of the Government of the Slovak Republic for Roma Communities as the regional coordinator of the national project Field Social Work and Field Work in Municipalities with the Presence of Marginalized Roma Communities. As part of his work, he focuses on strategic planning, implementation of projects and policies aimed at improving the social and economic conditions of Roma in Slovakia. His task is to coordinate various initiatives and programs related to education, employment, housing and healthcare in Roma communities. He is engaged in the development and implementation of measures that support equal opportunities and the fight against discrimination. He actively participates in the creation and implementation of solutions that contribute to the inclusion and integration of Roma communities into society.
The photo was taken during videorecording of the interview on September 21, 2023 in the premises of the State Scientific Library in Prešov.
category: fine arts
tags: secular digital artistic in persona photography Rastislav Zubaj general audience internal
