Pro Progressione

🌿 Art, nature and shared reflection: the fourth year of the Big Green has begun!

Last week, we joined our project partners in Gorzanów, Poland, for a retreat officially opening the fourth year of the Big Green, dedicated to Ecosystem. With Gorzanów Palace as our base, we explored connections between culture and nature through the surrounding landscapes, local stories and creative communities.

The programme brought together geological walks, an artistic exploration of peatlands, visits to local artists’ studios and a workshop on inclusive communication. Alongside our discussions, there was time for shared meals, informal encounters and an intergenerational evening of dance.

These shared experiences offered a starting point for the year ahead: how are landscapes, water, local knowledge, art and community life connected?

💚 A heartfelt thank you to our hosts, the Art Transparent team, for their thoughtful organisation, warm hospitality and rich programme! Thank you also to all our partners for the conversations and time together. We look forward to continuing our shared work!

The Big Green project is co-funded by the Creative Europe programme of the European Union.

Project Partners: Fundacja Art Transparent (PL), BAZAART (SRB)
Collective Walden (NL), Interpret Europe (B), Marche Teatro (I)
Latvijas Jaunā teātra institūts (LV), Kulturno izobraževalno društvo PiNA (SI), Rosendal Theatre (N), OTELOeGen (AT), SERI (D),
zusa (D), Universitatea din București (RO), Xamk (FIN)
Sciaena (PT)

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🌿 Művészet, természet és közös gondolkodás: elindult a the Big Green negyedik éve!

Múlt héten a lengyelországi Gorzanówban találkoztunk projektpartnereinkkel, hogy közösen megnyissuk a the Big Green negyedik, Ecosystem tematikájú évét. A gorzanówi kastélyból kiindulva a környék tájain, történetein és alkotóközösségein keresztül fedeztük fel a kultúra és a természet kapcsolódásait.

Geológiai séták, a tőzeglápok világát bemutató művészeti program, helyi alkotóműhelyek és az inkluzív kommunikációról szóló workshop is szerepelt a hét programjában. A közös gondolkodás mellett a találkozásoknak, a közös étkezéseknek és a generációkat összekötő táncnak is jutott hely.

Az előttünk álló év témájához így közös élményeken keresztül kapcsolódtunk: hogyan függ össze a táj, a víz, a helyi tudás, a művészet és a közösségek élete?

💚 Köszönjük házigazdánknak, az Art Transparent csapatának a gondos szervezést, a vendégszeretetet és a gazdag programot! Köszönjük partnereinknek is a beszélgetéseket és az együtt töltött időt – örömmel folytatjuk a közös munkát!

⛪️Two artists were selected for the MON-ART residency at Tihany Benedictine Abbey ( Tihanyi apátság ) to explore the connections between contemporary art, Benedictine heritage and the natural landscape of Lake Balaton. Through collaboration with the monastic and local communities, they will develop artistic projects that encourage shared creation, ecological awareness and new ways of connecting with the area’s cultural and spiritual heritage.

⛪️Let's meet now one of the artists!

⛪️Sanja Dragutinović Komatina, MA is an artist, iconographer and conservator-restorer based between Budapest and Belgrade. She graduated in painting and restoration from the University of Arts in Belgrade, where she later taught conservation and restoration for 25 years, and also was a guest lecturer at University in Thessaloniki (Greece). She specialized in wall-painting conservation at ICCROM in Rome and worked on conservation projects in Turkey, Italy and Serbia. After decades devoted to conservation and education, she has returned to her primary artistic practice: painting. Her work has been exhibited in Serbia, Hungary and Canada. Her recent practice combines traditional icon painting with a personal artistic expression.

If you're interested in Sanja's work, visit her website:
https://sanja-icon-art.carrd.co/

MON-ART project is co-funded by the Creative Europe programme of the European Union.

🌊 How can music help inspire the next generation of ocean protectors? 🦭🎶

At European Maritime Day, TidalArts supported artist Rebecca Katsaris in creating an experiential music workshop introducing children to the Mediterranean monk seal, one of the world’s rarest marine mammals.

🔗 Read the full story: https://tidalarts.eu/here-only-monachus-using-music-to-inspire-future-ocean-protectors/

🇪🇺 The project is funded by the European Union under the Horizon Europe research and innovation programme.
Learn more about TidalArts: https://tidalarts.eu/

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🌊 Hogyan segíthet a zene abban, hogy a következő generációból az óceánok védelmezői váljanak? 🦭🎶

A European Maritime Day keretében a TidalArts Rebecca Katsaris művészt támogatta a Here Only Monachus című élményalapú zenei workshop megvalósításában, amely a gyerekeket a Föld egyik legritkább tengeri emlősével, a mediterrán barátfókával ismertette meg.

🔗 Olvassátok el a teljes beszámolót: https://tidalarts.eu/here-only-monachus-using-music-to-inspire-future-ocean-protectors/

🇪🇺 A projektet az Európai Unió Horizon Europe kutatási és innovációs programja finanszírozza.
További információ a projektről: https://tidalarts.eu/

🌊 In case you missed it: Here Only Monachus

How can music help inspire the next generation of ocean protectors?

As part of the Blue Senses initiative at European Maritime Day, TIDAL ArtS supported artist Rebecca Katsaris in delivering Here Only Monachus, an experiential music workshop introducing children to the Mediterranean monk seal, one of the world’s rarest marine mammals.

🔗 Read the full story: https://tidalarts.eu/here-only-monachus-using-music-to-inspire-future-ocean-protectors/

⛪️Two artists were selected for the MON-ART residency at Tihany Benedictine Abbey ( Tihanyi Apátság ) to explore the connections between contemporary art, Benedictine heritage and the natural landscape of Lake Balaton. Through collaboration with the monastic and local communities, they will develop artistic projects that encourage shared creation, ecological awareness and new ways of connecting with the area’s cultural and spiritual heritage.

⛪️Let's meet now one of the artists!

⛪️Edoardo Bosi, also known as , is an Italian artist, musician and sound designer based in Milan. Born in the UK and raised in Uganda, his practice moves between music, sound recording, sound design and experimental approaches to listening. His work explores relationships between sound, place, memory and human experience/ perception, often combining field recordings with composed and improvised music. He studied Music Production and Sound Engineering in Berlin before completing a Master’s degree in Music Publishing in Milan. His work spans recorded music, live performance and site-responsive sound projects.

⛪️“I’m interested in discovering Tihany by listening rather than simply looking at it. The residency gives me the time to become attentive to the small sounds, silences, voices and rhythms that make a place what it is, and to understand how those sounds change through the people who inhabit it.”

If you're interested in Edoardo's work, visit his website:
edoquarto.com

MON-ART project is co-funded by the Creative Europe programme of the European Union.

🌊 This summer, you may have already encountered the work of Zsófia Szonja Illés and the unique world of the Tisza floodplain at the Valley of Arts or in Nagykörű.

🌿 If you missed these programmes, we recommend taking a look at this recap of the Floodforest project's final event: https://tidalarts.eu/floodforest-concludes-with-wild-water-country-screening-in-nagykoru/

🇪🇺 The TidalArts project is funded by the European Union under the Horizon Europe research and innovation programme.
Learn more about TIDAL ArtS: https://tidalarts.eu/

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🌊 Idén nyáron a Művészetek Völgyében vagy Nagykörűn is már találkozhattatok Illés Zsófia Szonja munkáival és a Tisza árterének különleges világával.

🌿Ha lemaradtatok ezekről a programokról, ajánljuk figyelmetekbe a Floodforest projekt záróeseményéről szóló beszámolót: https://tidalarts.eu/floodforest-concludes-with-wild-water-country-screening-in-nagykoru/

🇪🇺 A TidalArts projektet az Európai Unió Horizon Europe kutatási és innovációs programja finanszírozza.
További információ a projektről: https://tidalarts.eu/

As the Lighthouse Projects come to a close, we're looking back on Floodforest's final event in Nagykörű, Hungary.🌿🌊

Featuring the premiere of Wild Water Country (Vadvízország) and the ceramic works of Zsófia Szonja Illés , the event celebrated years of collaboration between artists, researchers, local farmers, and the community.

👉 Read more here:
https://tidalarts.eu/floodforest-concludes-with-wild-water-country-screening-in-nagykoru/

Lights On Rural Touring – Final Conference of the SPARSE Plus Project
24 SEPTEMBER 2026 | MISKOLC, HUNGARY

𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡-𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐫𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐞𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬?
𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐮𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐤𝐨𝐥𝐜, 𝐇𝐮𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 Lights On Rural Touring – Final Conference of the SPARSE Plus Project

The conference will bring together cultural professionals, artists, promoters, researchers and community leaders to share experiences, research findings and inspiring practices around rural touring, audience development and international cultural cooperation.

🎭 Rural touring experiences and case studies
🌍 International cooperation models
📊 Research findings on rural performing arts
🤝 Community engagement and audience development
💬 Discussion on the future of rural culture and the SPARSE Network

📅 𝟐𝟒 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔
📍 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐤𝐨𝐥𝐜 𝐋𝐢𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐲, 𝐇𝐮𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐲
🗣 Conference language: English

🎟 Participation is free. Registration required.
Register by 18 September. (Places are limited.): https://shorturl.at/LaH19

Sparse PLUS - Supporting & Promoting Arts in Rural Settlements of Europe is a Creative Europe co-funded project uniting 11 partners across 9 countries to develop rural touring networks for performing arts companies.
Learn more about the project: https://www.sparse.eu/

AMAT I Žuvies AKIS I Eesti Tantsuagentuur I NOVÁ SÍŤ I Shoshin Theatre Association I Fondazione Toscana Spettacolo I Sinum Theatre Laboratory Association I T4G | Teatro 4Garoupas I Riksteatern Värmland I Art Fraction Foundation

Our partner in the Eeemerging project, Festival d'Ambronay - Centre culturel de rencontre is looking for musicians to participate in the 26th edition of the Ambronay Academy – Sustainable-EEEMERGING! 🎶🇫🇷

You can already sign up for our Online Info Session held on September 15th:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/c_6e81dzQUuSv8rY3GY4QA

The Academy will bring together 22 young instrumentalists and singers training, working and playing under the direction of the renowned singer and conductor Damien Guillon, with a program which is designed to facilitate collaborative work on a landmark piece: Georg Friedrich Handel’s Dixit Dominus.

🗓️ When? From June 21 to July 20, 2027: 2 weeks of training and 2 weeks of European Tour – (travel days June 20 and July 21).
🍽️🏡 Free of charge! Transportation, meals and accommodation will be provided. The concerts of the tour will be remunerated.

👇 To join this training and professional integration program, applicants must:
Be 30 years old maximum on the day the training begins
Have a Historically Informed practice of their instrument or singing
Have completed higher studies at a national conservatory or equivalent institution
Have previous experience of playing in a group.

👉 For more information on the Academy and how to apply, click here: https://eeemerging.eu/newsroom/call-for-applications-s-eeemerging-ambronay-academy/

Call For Applications – S-EEEMERGING Ambronay Academy - EEEMERGING+ The Ambronay Centre culturel de rencontre is looking for musicians to participate in the 26th edition of the Ambronay Academy – Sustainable-EEEMERGING.

💚 A few days have passed since we packed up our tent in Kapolcs, but we're still carrying the Valley of Arts with us.

Over five unforgettable days, the Pro Progressione Tent became a place for encounters, conversations, creativity, and shared experiences. Together we sewed, painted with plants, crafted jewellery, watched films, launched a book, explored new perspectives through inspiring discussions, and experienced participatory art.

This gallery is a small selection of the many moments we'll remember from this year's festival. Thank you to all our artists, speakers, workshop leaders, moderators, performers, partners, and, above all, to everyone who visited us.

See you next time! 🌿

🇪🇺 The event is co-funded by the Creative Europe Programme of the EU.
The TidalArts project is funded by the European Union under Horizon Europe research and innovation programme.
The LIFE Bauhausing Europe project has received funding from the European Union’s Life programme under grant agreement no 101113886.
The performance is funded by the European Union’s Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values Programme of the European Union.
With the support of the National Cultural Fund.

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💚 Eltelt néhány nap, mióta összepakoltuk a sátrunkat Kapolcson, de a Művészetek Völgye hangulata még mindig velünk van.

Az elmúlt öt napban a Pro Progressione sátra találkozások, beszélgetések, közös alkotások és inspiráló élmények helyszíne volt. Varrtunk, növényi pigmentekkel alkottunk, ékszereket készítettünk, dokumentumfilmeket néztünk, könyvet mutattunk be, gondolkodtunk a kultúra és a természet jövőjéről, és együtt tapasztaltuk meg a részvételi művészet erejét.

A most megosztott fotóválogatás csupán néhány pillanatot őriz abból a sok élményből, amelyet együtt élhettünk át. Köszönjük művészeinknek, előadóinknak, moderátorainknak, workshopvezetőinknek, partnereinknek és minden látogatónknak, hogy velünk voltatok.

Találkozunk legközelebb! 🌿

🇪🇺 A program az Európai Unió Kreatív Európa programjának támogatásával valósul meg.
A TidalArts projektet az Európai Unió Horizon Europe programja finanszírozza.
A LIFE Bauhausing Europe projekt az Európai Unió LIFE programjából kapott támogatást a 101113886 számú támogatási megállapodás alapján.
A performansz az Európai Unió CERV programjának társfinanszírozásával valósul meg.
Megvalósult a Nemzeti Kulturális Alap támogatásával.