BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//https://mnar.ro///NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.10.15// METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260430T182613EEST-3499jFN0Ri@https://mnar.ro/ DTSTAMP:20260430T152613Z DESCRIPTION:The Royal Foundation Margareta of Romania and the National Muse um of Art of Romania are delighted to present the Talent 35 visual art exh ibition from January 18 to February 23 2025 in the Kretzulescu Halls (Walt er Mărăcineanu Street entrance\, opposite Kretzulescu Church).\nThe exhibi tion opening took place on January 18 2025 at 5:00 PM in the presence of H er Majesty Margareta and Her Royal Highness Princess Sofia. The curator of the exhibition is Associate Professor Dr. Ion Anghel\, painter\, member o f the Union of Visual Artists of Romania and mentor within the national pr ogram Young Talents.\nSince 2009\, the Royal Foundation Margareta of Roman ia has been developing the Young Talents national program\, offering 440 s cholarships to students of vocational education institutions who required support to reach their true potential and express their talent. Financial support for artistic development was complemented by intergenerational men torship\, promotion and international cultural exchanges. As a result\, ma ny scholarship recipients evolved and established themselves in the visual arts world\, achieving national and international exposure and building s uccessful artistic careers.\nThrough the Talent 35 anniversary exhibition 52 young visual artists who have benefited from the Royal Foundation suppo rt will exhibit their works for the first time in Romania’s most important art museum – the National Museum of Art of Romania\, housed in the former Royal Palace in Bucharest. The artistic explorations of these young creat ors over time are now materialized in a collection of 91 works created usi ng various techniques such as painting\, photography\, sculpture\, install ation\, fashion design\, illustration and scenography.\nThe exhibition wil l be open to the public from January 18 to February 23 2025.\nAt the openi ng the Talent 35 Contemporary Art Album was launched – a selection of 72 a rtworks by emerging young artists who today share their talent with the wo rld. The album is coordinated by Associate Professor Dr. Carmen Apetrei.\n On January 18 1990 Her Majesty Margareta and Her Royal Highness Princess S ofia\, under the guidance of King Michael\, initiated their first humanita rian actions when they arrived in Romania for the first time. Over the pas t 35 years the Royal Foundation Margareta of Romania developed numerous su stainable projects in education\, culture\, community development and civi l society\, contributing to Romania's spiritual and social renewal.\nMarki ng 35 years since its establishment\, the Royal Foundation Margareta of Ro mania continues its mission to support and promote emerging artists and op en new cultural horizons for them through the bilateral initiative 'Talent 35 – Supporting and Promoting Emerging Artists and Contemporary Art'\, de veloped in partnership with Nedland Kultur from Norway. This initiative su pports contemporary art and emerging artists\, raises awareness of cultura l diversity and strengthens cultural cooperation and exchange between Roma nia and Norway.\nVisiting hours for the Talent 35 exhibition:\n\nWednesday –Friday: 10 AM–6 PM\nSaturday–Sunday: 11 AM–7 PM\nClosed on Mondays and Tu esdays\nFree admission on the first Wednesday of each month.\n\nTalent 35 – Supporting and Promoting Emerging Artists and Contemporary Art is a bila teral initiative funded through the EEA and Norway Grants – the National B ilateral Fund within the RO-CULTURA Program.\nThe total value of the bilat eral initiative is 618\,840.41 RON (124\,355.03 EUR). Together for a green \, competitive\, and inclusive Europe.\nAbout the EEA Grants The EEA Grant s represent the contribution of Iceland\, the Principality of Liechtenstei n and the Kingdom of Norway to reducing economic and social disparities in the European Economic Area and strengthening bilateral relations with the 15 beneficiary states in Eastern and Southern Europe and the Baltic state s. These funding mechanisms are established under the Agreement on the Eur opean Economic Area which brings together EU member states and Iceland\, L iechtenstein\, and Norway as equal partners in the internal market.\nIn to tal\, the three states contributed €3.3 billion between 1994 and 2014 and €1.55 billion for the 2014-2021 funding period. More details at: www.eeagr ants.org and www.eeagrants.ro.\nAbout the EEA and Norway Grants The EEA an d Norway Grants are the contribution of Iceland\, Liechtenstein\, and Norw ay to a green\, competitive\, and inclusive Europe. There are two main obj ectives: reducing economic and social disparities in Europe and strengthen ing bilateral relations between the donor countries and 15 EU countries in Central and Southern Europe and the Baltic States. The three donor countr ies work closely with the EU through the Agreement on the European Economi c Area (EEA). Between 1994 and 2014\, the donors provided €3.3 billion thr ough consecutive grant schemes. For the 2014-2021 period\, the EEA and Nor way Grants amount to €2.8 billion.\nAbout the RO-CULTURA Program The RO-CU LTURA Program is implemented by the Romanian Ministry of Culture through t he Project Management Unit and has the overall objective of strengthening economic and social development through cultural cooperation\, cultural en trepreneurship and the management of cultural heritage. The program budget is approximately €34 million. More details at www.ro-cultura.ro.\nAbout t he Royal Foundation Margareta of Romania Founded in 1990 by Her Majesty Pr incess Margareta together with her father\, King Michael\, the Royal Found ation Margareta of Romania is an elite non-governmental organization that\ , over its 35 years of activity\, developed numerous sustainable projects in the fields of education\, culture\, community development\, and civil s ociety. Through these initiatives\, it contributed to the spiritual and so cial renewal of Romania. More details at www.frmr.ro.\nAbout Nedland Kultu r Nedland Kultur is a private company from Norway with over 20 years of ex perience in cultural projects\, cross-cultural collaborations\, concert an d festival organization\, music digitization and more. The company impleme nted projects in Norway\, the United Kingdom\, Tanzania\, Kenya\, Ethiopia \, Uganda\, Malawi\, Russia\, Palestine\, Israel\, Vietnam\, Egypt and in Romania. Through numerous projects Nedland Kultur brought people together\ , inspiring them to enjoy meeting\, learning from and respecting one anoth er\, driven by the strong belief that there are always more things that un ite people from different cultural and/or geographical backgrounds than th ose that separate them. More details at www.nedlandkultur.com. https://mna r.ro/en/events/event/811-the-talent-35-anniversary-exhibition-supporting-a nd-promoting-emerging-artists-and-contemporary-art DTSTART:20250118T150000Z DTEND:20250223T160000Z LOCATION:Muzeul Național de Artă al României (Calea Victoriei 49-53\, Bucur ești\, România) SUMMARY:The Talent 35 Anniversary Exhibition - Supporting and Promoting Eme rging Artists and Contemporary Art URL:https://mnar.ro/en/events/event/811-the-talent-35-anniversary-exhibitio n-supporting-and-promoting-emerging-artists-and-contemporary-art END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR