student projects
INTERNATIONAL MEDALLIC PROJECT 2025 - Poland
The 16th edition of international medal project called Exploration is a continuation of previous international projects entitled:
Structure in 2024, Cosmos in 2023, Symbiosis in 2022, Transformation in 2021, Future for Nature in 2020, Borders in 2019, Faith in 2018, Identity in 2017, Civilization in 2016, Heritage in 2015, Bonds in 2014, Freedom in 2013, Signs of the time in 2012, Home in 2011, Time in 2010 and Dialogue in 2009.
They were addressed to fine arts universities and colleges all over the world, where the contemporary medal art is being taught and which were interested in taking part in the project. The whole project shows the vast diversity in perceiving tendencies and development of contemporary medal art, from formal perspective and widely understood creation in usage of different materials.
This project allows to broadly exchange various experiences in contemporary medallic art from centres in all over the world. It also demonstrates how precious and valuable is the mutual cooperation and the experience gained from it.
The project coordinator of is Professor Sebastian Mikołajczak from Faculty of Fine Arts, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Poland.
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TIMELESSNESS -
the Medal Studio at The National Academy of Sofia - Bulgaria
SketchBooks -
the Medal Studio at The National Academy of Sofia - Bulgaria
Artificial Intelligence -the Medal Studio at The National Academy of Sofia - Bulgaria
Art medal training classes for homeless children - Iranian Art Medal Group - Iran
The Iranian Art Medal Group held a workshop on the 29th and 30th of December 2022 for 23 homeless children between the ages of 8 and 16 years old. They held art medal training classes at the Karaj Orphan Smile Charity. Tthe spiritual sponsor of this event was Prof. Parviz Tanavoli. In addition, all the material costs were seen to by the Iranian Art Medal Group.
''MUSIC ASSOCIATIONS-MEDAL INTERPRETATIONS''
17th
INTERNATIONAL MEDALLIC PROJECT 2022 - bulgaria
We all need to maintain our creative fire, especially now in this troubled time. So we focused on musical themes that will help to overcome the growing
anxiety and get out of the crisis with more professional experience and
new creative results.
New series of virtual medal exhibitions at the medal studio at the National Academy of Arts in Sofia. This year's medal show includes 7 popular musical terms that participants will interpret: PRELUDIO, PASTORALE, NOTTURNO, CONTRAPPUNTO, POLIFONIA, REQUIEM, SOUNDTRACK. The seven sessions will be presented as before in February, March, April, May, as well as October, November and December.
To participate you need to send a photo of your work (not previously submitted to this project) with a resolution of 300 dpi no later than the 15th day of each exhibition month.
Medallic Sculpture Studio
E-mail: medalstudiosofia@gmail.com
Prof. Bogomil Nikolov
Assist. Prof. PhD Ventsislav Shishkov
"Homage to ..." INTERNATIONAL MEDALLIC PROJECT 2021 - bulgaria
This year the medal studio dedicates its traditional project to 7 celebrities who have worked in different eras and in different fields of culture and arts: Homer, Leonardo, Shakespeare, Beethoven, Picasso, Chaplin, and Marquez. The stature of all these personalities turns the event into an "Infinite Feast" of inspiration.
The Medal Sculpture Studio at the Metal Department of the National Academy of Arts in Sofia continues to organize the annual virtual medal project, now in its 16th edition. Shows are held in February, March, April, May, October, November and December. This project is intended for students of the Medal Sculpture Studio, but it is also open to students and teachers from other art schools, as well as freelance artists. The creative communication between the participants provides a unique opportunity to acquaint students with different world trends, concepts and styles and contributes to the promotion of medal art.
For the past 15 years, 105 virtual exhibitions have been organized, at which about 3,800 medals have been presented.In addition to the regular participation of artists from Bulgaria, Portugal, USA, Hungary, Slovakia, Russia, Latvia, The Netherlands, UK, Poland and Spain, we have been joined by artists from Afghanistan, Turkey, Iraq, Japan, China, Australia, New Zealand and others.
To participate you need to send a photo of your work (not previously submitted to this project) with a resolution of 300 dpi no later than the 15th day of each exhibition month.
Medal Sculpture Studio
Prof. Bogomil Nikolov
E-mail: medalstudiosofia@gmail.com
Assist. Prof. Ventsislav Shishkov
E-mail: venci.shishkov@abv.bg
