CALL for artists: Igor Metropol Studio residency for autumn 2021

CALL for artists: Igor Metropol Studio residency for autumn 2021

IGOR METROPOL is a non-profit organization located in Budapest, and founded in 2011 by different professionals from the creative sector. Even though most of the founders live in other parts of the world now, we would like to continue our activities in our beloved city Budapest. Therefore, we are offering...
CALL for Spring 2021: Igor Metropol Studio

CALL for Spring 2021: Igor Metropol Studio

IGOR METROPOL is a non-profit organization located in Budapest, and founded in 2011 by different professionals from the creative sector. Even though most of the founders live in other parts of the world now, we would like to continue our activities in our beloved city Budapest. Therefore, we are offering...
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Opportunity: Curatorial Studies Residency Program at NODE Center, Berlin

Opportunity: Curatorial Studies Residency Program at NODE Center, Berlin

Our friends from NODE Center Berlin published a new call for their curatorial studies residency program. The next residency will take place from September 17 – December 10, 2013. Application Deadline is August 2, 2013! Here are some infos about the program: The Node Center for Curatorial Studies Residency is a program lasting twelve intensive weeks,...
Open Studio: Shandor Hassan (US)

Open Studio: Shandor Hassan (US)

new & developing works on the theme of WAR and SPACE (travel) Sunday, June 16, 2013, from 3 – 10 pm Igor Metropol Studio, Sztregova u. 1., Budapest, Hungary, 1116 Program: from 3pm – Open Studio from 5pm – BBQ on the rooftop Sign in on the Facebook Event! For the duration of three month,...
Shandor Hassan

Shandor Hassan

From April – June 2013, Igor Metropol is hosting New York based artist Shandor Hassan in their Studio. In his artistic practice Shandor mostly uses photography, collages and installation. In his new works, he will continue to explore ideas about space on the micro and the macro scale. More information about his project here!
Interview: Hajnal Szolga, Cultural Manager / Curator / Activist

Interview: Hajnal Szolga, Cultural Manager / Curator / Activist

One of the most popular cities in the Hungary not only amongst local people, but also foreign visitors, Pécs is located in the south of Hungary close to the Croatian boarder. With close to 160.000 inhabitants, the city’s vibe is coined/given distinction by a rich cultural heritage, Hungarian and foreign student life, and many hard-working...
Polar Dear (Oleg Borsos & Mark Lechner)

Polar Dear (Oleg Borsos & Mark Lechner)

In the beginning of February 2013 the electro pop duo Polar Dear rehearsed in the Igor Studio for their first live concert ever. Due to the fact that the two musicians live in two different continents, they usually work remotely on their songs: Oleg Borsos in Budapest, and Mark Lechner in Montréal. Because of the...
Péter Puklus

Péter Puklus

From January – March 2013, Budapest based photographer Péter Puklus worked on a new series at the Igor Studio, which will be presented from April 3rd at Krokus Gallery in Bratislava.
Gábor Ősz

Gábor Ősz

Gábor Ősz: Ontology-Tautology – What does the image want? From June – July 2012, Holland based artist Gábor Ősz has been working in Budapest on the invitation of the Igor Metropol Association. Within the walls of the studio, he created a video work that raises a new aspect to attempts to comprehend the nature of...
Interview: Áron Baráth, Painter & Gourmet

Interview: Áron Baráth, Painter & Gourmet

Áron Baráth truly knows how to enjoy life to the full: painting, food and music are his main anchors – all connected closely to each other, overlapping, intersecting. Born in Novi Sad, in former Yugoslavia, he moved to Budapest with his family at the age of 13. Though he graduated at the Department of Graphic...
About Igor Studio

About Igor Studio

Studio at the Igor Metropol HQ available!   Apply for a studio at Igor Metropol, if you have a long-planned project, but so far an adequate space, or a proper time-frame for its implementation were missing. The Igor Metropol Studio is 80 square meter big, and located on the 4th floor of a quiet office...
Presentations at the Igor Metropol Studios: Gábor Ősz and Péter Puklus

Presentations at the Igor Metropol Studios: Gábor Ősz and Péter Puklus

Igor Metropol Cultural Association and the Lumen Photography Foundation cordially invite you to two events at one location: The project presentation “Ontology-Tautology – What does the image want?” by Gábor Ősz and the presentation of the books, “Handbook to the Stars” and “One and a half metres” by Péter Puklus Location: Igor Metropol Studios, Budapest...
About BLITZ VISIT, 2012, Berlin

About BLITZ VISIT, 2012, Berlin

BLITZ VISIT – Group Exhibition Participating artists: Gábor Buda /// Dóra Csala /// Barbara Follárd /// Dániel Horváth /// András Király /// Dóra Palatinus /// Péter Puklus /// Oliver Schmidt Program: Thursday, April 26, 6 – 22 pm: Opening Saturday, April 28, 7 – 8 pm: Csaba Nemes Video Screening Exhibit open from April 27th...
Call for Video Artists: Facade Video Festival, Plovdiv, Bulgaria

Call for Video Artists: Facade Video Festival, Plovdiv, Bulgaria

DEADLINE: APRIL 30, 2013 GUIDELINES Media and video artists from all over the world are invited to send videos for the fourthly edition of Facade Video Festival that will be held in Plovdiv between 11 and 15 September 2013. Facade Video Festival is an annual video art exhibition where videos are projected onto the walls of...