“Freedom is never granted; it is won.” – A. Philip Randolph
On March 14, we celebrate one year of vegyeskereskedés – a year of continuous creation, experiments, ideas, and building community.Standing so close to March 15, the day of the Hungarian Revolution, it felt natural to dedicate this gathering to the spirit of revolution.
Revolutionary events may resemble a volcano in their very nature. Susan Sontag in her book Volcano Lover describes the mountain as an emblem of catastrophic forces – recalling the deluge or a great conflagration – yet at the same time as a symbol of survival and human persistence. In this sense, nature’s violence does not only destroy; it also produces culture and artifacts, preserving history by petrifying it and simultaneously shaping a new landscape for what is yet to come.
For this special gathering we invited artists from Hungary (Barbara Mihályi), Ukraine (Andrii Nekraha), and Iran (Mina) to spend the day creating together and sharing their work and thoughts with the community.
Event details:
• Date and time: March 14th, Saturday, 15:00-23:00,
Exhibition is on view through March 29
• Location: Gallery 1111, Kende utca 1, Budapest 1111
15:00 Open Studio / Live painting
Artists will begin drawing and working live. You are welcome to come by, watch the process, and even participate. We’ll also have a communal canvas that we will create together throughout the day.
18:00 Artist Talk
The artists will share their practices, projects, and ideas behind their work.
19:00 Communal Dinner
Sharing food, connecting, and celebrating together.
20:00 Party
Getting familiar with music from the artists countries and dancing together.
vegyeskereskedés wouldn’t exist without the beautiful souls who come, support, and share this space with us.
Think of it as a cozy hangout with old friends, a place to paint, talk, eat, dance, and spend wonderful moments together.
Hope to see you as we prepare a lot of SURPRISES for you!
– The event is donation-based, minimum donation is 2000 Ft (but no pressure if you can’t pay)
– Please bring a dish from your culture to share.
Please fill in registration form so we can plan accordingly: https://forms.gle/fUinCNrK5Rvxrdxq5
We are Vegyeskereskedés, an experimental art collective originated in Józsefváros. Through the concept of a “universal store,” we explore everyday community life and create an open space for dialogue, addressing social and political issues in Budapest and Hungarian-Ukrainian relations.
