Romana Palková

Šopa Gallery, Hlavná 40, Košice 18.09.2024 18.00

Iryna Loskot: Wakeful lion

We invite you to start the first days of autumn at Šopa Gallery, where we will say goodbye to our artist-in-residence, Ukrainian artist Iryna Loskot. Iryna will present the result of her residency in the form of a studio video installation. During armed conflicts, the migration of animals, including birds, is hampered: birds may change […]

Residency: October - December 2024

Eva Bubla (HU)

Eva Bubla is a Hungarian artist, activist, researcher, and independent curator. Her work has been centered around current ecological and social concerns. At the boundaries of art and science, her projects aim to map, perceive, interpret, and as such (re)connect audiences to the local ecosystem. She is keen on working together with local communities and […]

Šopa Gallery, Hlavná 40, Košice 12.09.2024 17.00

Iryna Loskot: Transplant / workshop

We invite you to a creative workshop led by our current artist-in-residence, Ukrainian artist, Iryna Loskot.  About the workshop: Due to Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, many Ukrainians are still forced to migrate to Europe. They often face hostile attitudes and difficulties in integration. During the workshop, we will exchange experiences of plant […]

Šopa Gallery, Hlavná 40, Košice 06.08.2024 18.00

Meet & Greet w/ Lisa Deikun a Iryna Loskot

We invite you to our summer edition of Meet & Greet, a unique opportunity to get up close and personal with artists in our community. This time you will be introduced to our artists-in-residence Lisa Deikun from Belarus, who is currently based in Poland, and Ukrainian artist Iryna Loskot. LISA DEIKUN (BY)  is interested in […]

Residency: July - September 2024

Iryna Loskot (UA)

Iryna Loskot (*2001) is a Ukrainian multidisciplinary artist. She graduated from the Kharkiv National University of Arts named after Kotlyarevsky with a degree in puppetry. Her practice explores the exploitation of the environment and resistance to this exploitation. In her works, Iryna creates a common space of memory for humans and non-humans. Her approach involves […]

Šopa Gallery, Hlavná 40, Košice 04.07.2024 17.00

Wild Garden Utopia workshop III: EMPATHY WITH A PLANT

We invite you to become part of a new chapter of the long-term botanical sci-fi project Wild Garden Utopia, created by the Hungarian artistic duo Kitti Gosztola and Bence György Pálinkás. Through a series of workshops, we imagine a future where Japanese knotweed, a so-called invasive alien species, is the only plant in Europe, and […]