Exhibitions

Starting September 15, 2024, in the Media Foyer of the NTB (Grand Hotel wing) there will be an exhibition of visual art works entitled The Shape of Thought, created by talented scholarship holders of the Margareta of Romania Royal Foundation.

The opening will take place on Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 18.00, followed by a classical music recital performed by young musicians at 18.30.

The exhibition "The Shape of Thought" brings together 45 visual art works by 15 promising young artists, supported this year within the framework of the Royal Foundation's Young Talents 2024 National Program*. The exhibition includes works ranging from paintings, graphics, photo-video to clothing design, all visual expressions of the young artists' thoughts and emotions: Alexandra Cristina Duta, Alexandra Ecin, Alina Bobeica, Ana Virdol, Dariana Onofre, Ioanna Dimosthenous - graphic arts; Melisa Savu and Stefania Marin - fashion; George Ifrim and Valeriu Hincu - photography and computerized image video-processing; Andreea Gabriela Tudor - painting, Daria Donciu - conservation-restoration, Delia Cirstea - mural art, Teodora-Elena Sucia - textile arts and David Metac textile design.

The curator of the exhibition, Prof. Dr. Ion Anghel, member of the Romanian Union of Fine Artists and mentor in the Young Talents project, carefully selected the works on display, emphasizing the diversity of techniques and themes approached by the young artists.

After the opening of the exhibition, a classical music recital will take place with a program chosen and prepared under the guidance of violinist Rafael Butaru, concertmaster of the George Enescu Philharmonic and the Bucharest National Opera, mentor of the Young Talents program. The public will be able to listen to works by Robert Schumann, Jules Massenet, Alberto Ginastera, Franz Liszt and Ronald Peterson, performed by young musicians supported by the same project: Claudiu Sutu - saxophone, Daniel Dumitrascu - piano, Daria Cornitov - cello, Iuliana Ioana - soprano, Maria Hemansi Singh - piano, Mariia Velia - flute, Olga Florea - soprano and Sabin Banescu - piano.

This initiative is part of a series of actions to promote the 30 young visual artists and musicians at the beginning of their career, with limited financial means, and aims to promote and support young talents in Romania, giving them the opportunity to present their work in a prestigious space and interact with the general public.

The exhibition The Shape of Thought will be open to the general public from September 15 to October 15, 2024, daily from 11:00 - 18:00. Admission is free and the public is invited to explore the works of young artists in a special setting in the heart of Bucharest.

*About the Young Talents program

The national program "Young Talents", initiated by the Margareta of Romania Royal Foundation 2009, aims to support and promote young talented artists in Romania who lack the resources to reach their true potential and express their talent. In addition to financial support, the young people receive guidance from valuable mentors, training through masterclasses and have very important promotional opportunities, all of which create a platform from which to launch their artistic careers. So far, 440 scholarships have been awarded to talented young people at the beginning of their career studying music or visual arts in Romanian high schools and universities, helping them to overcome financial hardship and continue to express their artistic value. In support of the scholarship holders, 128 recitals and concerts, 82 exhibitions, 126 mentoring or masterclass sessions were organized. The "Young Talents" Program is recognized as the Best Arts and Culture Program in Romania, 4 times laureate at the Civil Society Gala. More details are available on www.tinteretalente.org. The Young Talents national program is supported by partners and sponsors, but also through donations made by SMS to 8864 with the text "ARTA", through which the public can donate 4 Euro per month, thus supporting scholarships for Romania's talented young people.

Translated by Andreea Codrea-Boeriu