DOMJÁN 100

Hungarian University of Fine Arts, Budapest
in association with
American Hungarian Foundation, New Brunswick, NJ., USA
and the
American Hungarian Museum, Passaic, NJ., USA
present

DOMJÁN 100
A CENTENNIAL SYMPOSIUM,
EHBITIONS, FILM SHOWINGS & FIELD TRIP
ABOUT JÓZSEF DOMJÁN
AND HIS ARTISTIC ACHIEVEMENTS

József Domján was one of the most important color woodcut artists in the Twentieth Century. He was born in Hungary in 1907 and attended the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Budapest where he was trained in painting. The Royal Academy which is now called the Hungarian University of Fine Art is organizing a Symposium and major retrospective exhibition about the life and work of this world renowned artist.

Domján became an internationally recognized artist while living in Hungary during his early years as an artist. He developed a special and unique style in the color woodcut medium. On a six month tour of China, exhibiting and lecturing, Domjan was awarded the title, "Master of the Color Woodcut" , an honor given once in a Century. The Hungarian government recognized him by decorating him with the Munkácsy and Kossuth prizes, the most coveted recognitions for Hungarian artists. After the Hungarian Uprising he emigrated to the West and eventually went to New York to exhibit in 1957. With his family he settled in USA. Domjan was a celebrated artist in America with over 500 hundred exhibitions on four continents. The Domjan color woodcut prints are in many major Museums in America, Japan, and Europe. In Hungary the art work of Domjan is being "rediscovered" by a new generation. This Symposium and a series of exhibitions, the opening of the Domjan Gallery at the A.P.A. Cultural Center, as well as the rededication of the Domjan collection in the Sárospatak Képtár are important steps to reacquaint Hungarian art lovers and collectors with this extraordinary "Master of the Color Woodcut".

March 22 ? 25, 2007
BUDAPEST

Hungarian University of Fine Arts
Andrássy út 69-71, Budapest H-1062 [www.mke.hu]
Hungarian National Gallery
Budavári Palota, Szent György tér 2, H-1014 [www.mng.hu]
Domján Gallery
Horánszky urtca 5, Budapest H 1085 [www.domjanart.hu]
Pataky Gallery
Szent László tér 7-14, Budapest H-1105 [www.patakymk.hu]
Sárospatak Képtár
Szent Erzsébet út 14, Sárospatak H- 3950 [www.hermuz.hu/keptar]

DOMJÁN 100 ? Day 1

March 22, Thursday at 18:00
Hungarian University of Fine Arts
Andrássy út 69-71, Budapest H-1062 [www.mke.hu]
Admission free

Opening of the DOMJÁN 100 EXHIBITION
at the Rotunda of the Hungarian University of Fine Arts

This exhibition is the first major public show of József Domján?s works in Budapest since his departure from Hungary in 1956. Domján spent 10 years at the University, first as a student, later as an instructor. The exhibit will include some works of the artist in different media, which have never been seen before in Europe. The exhibition will remain open till April 12, 2007.

Opening Remarks by Loránd Bereczky,
Excecutive Director of the Hungarian National Gallery, Budapest

Performance of Folk Ballads by Ilona Budai

DOMJÁN 100 ? Day 2

March 23, Friday - 9:00 ? 17:00
Hungarian University of Fine Arts
Andrássy út 69-71, Budapest H-1062 [www.mke.hu]
Admission free

9:00 Registration

9:30 Welcoming Remarks: Frigyes König ? Rector of the Hungarian University of Fine Arts

9:45 "History of Woodcut Prints ? A Global Review of a Fascinating Art" ? Evelyn Domján, the wife and life long collaborator of József Domján

10:30 Coffee Break

10:45 "The Art of József Domján, an Overview" ? Gábor Tarján, Lecturer of the Hungarian University of Fine Arts

11:15 "Collections at the Hungarian National Gallery, Budapest" ? Loránd Bereczky, Excecutive Director of the Hungarian National Gallery, Budapest

11:45 "Collection of the Sárospatak Képtár" ? József Fehér, Director of the Kazinczy Museum and the Sárospatak Képtár

12:15 "Collections in North American Institutions" ? Kálmán Magyar, Director of the American Hungarian Museum, Passaic New Jersey

12:35 "Collection of the American Hungarian Foundation in New Brunswick New Jersey" ? Patricia Fazekas, Curator of the American Hungarian Foundation Museum

13:00 A reception at the DOMJÁN 100 EXHIBITION at the Rotunda of the Hungarian University of Fine Arts

14:00-17:00 "József Domján, the Artist and the Man, Rememberances by Family and Friends."
This memorable centennial panel discussion will review the artist?s life as a husband, artists, father, grandfather and a friend. Panelists will be the Master?s closest relatives and friends or admirers of his art. Evelyn, his widow, will start the session by remembering the many years of sharing life with József Domján.

18:00 ? 20:00 ? Relax at the Domján Gallery, Horánszky urtca 5, Budapest H 1085
Dinner is available at your own, at the APACUKA Restaurant, adjacent to the Gallery.

DOMJÁN 100 ? Day 2

March 24, 2007 Saturday

10:00
Reception at the PATAKY GALLERY
Szent László tér 7-14, Budapest / Kőbánya H-1105, [www.patakymk.hu]
Admission Free

Opening remarks by XXXXXXXXXXXX mmmmmmm , Director of the Gallery

Program: Collections of movies about József Domján

12:00
Dedication of the Memorial Plaque at the Pataky Gallery
József Domján was born and raised in Köbánya, in the vicinity of the Gallery
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LUNCH on your own

14:00 ? 16:00
Visitation at the Hungarian National Gallery ? Review some of the Domján Collection
Budavári Palota, Szent György tér 2, H-1014
Host: Loránd Bereczky, Excecutive Director of the Hungarian National Gallery, Budapest
Pre-Registration required, space is limited

18:00 ? 20:00 ? Relax at the Domján Gallery, Horánszky urtca 5, Budapest H 1085
Dinner is available at your own, at the APACUKA Restaurant, adjacent to the Gallery.
DOMJÁN 100 ? Day 4

March 26, 2007 Sunday

FIELD TRIP TO SÁROSPATAK
PARTICIPATE IN THE OPENING OF THE SÁROSPATAK KÉPTÁR
Visit the Otto Herman Museum in Miskolc
Enjoy some Hungarian food and wine on the way through the Tokay Region
Registration required: 5,000 Ft / person [25 USD]

8:00 Bus leaves from the corner of Wesselényi utca and Tanács körút, near the Synagogue

11: 00 Visit the Otto Herman Museum of Miskolc ? Host: László Veres, Director of the Museum

12:00 Lunch at the Museum

13:00 Leave for Sárospatak

14:30 Opening of the Permanent Domján Collection
Sárospatak Képtár
Szent Erzsébet út 14, Sárospatak H- 3950 [www.hermuz.hu/keptar]

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18:00 Return to Budapest

19:00 Dinner and wine tasting at a local wine cellar in the Tokay Region

23:00 Arrive to Budapest corner of Wesselényi utca and Tanács körút, near the Synagogue

Registration, Reservation and Information:
Kalman Magyar
Tel: +36-1-204-4368
Fax: +36-1-204-4367
email:
Mobil: +36-30-982-4546
USA 'SKYPE' direct number: 1-646-808-0661 [New York City]
Domján Gallery
Horánszky urtca 5, Budapest H 1085 [www.domjanart.hu]