Art & Nonviolent Communication Weekend

     October 22-23 

   Enthusiasm for the things we feel passionate about can be contagious.

   For quite a while, I have been passionate about both contemporary art and nonviolent communication (NVC). My whole school: the courses, the structure and the way of teaching are inspired by these two passions of mine. 

    And this fall I wish to expand my dream to a wider audience. On the weekend of October 22-23 Art School in Budapest will be offering a series of exciting workshops and lectures about Art and nonviolent communication. You are warmly welcome to join any of them.

   Admission: Contribution of 500-1000Ft/visitor to cover the organizational costs,  free entry for ASiB students 

    To register and for more information please write to: artschoolbudapest@gmail.com 

Due to the limited space, number of places for each lecture and workshop is limited to 15. Places will be allocated on first come, first served basis.

PROGRAM (click here for detailed description of the lectures/workshops )
Saturday, October 22:
►15.30 -16.00 

           Judit Bergmann: 
           Presenting the "5 symbols" task series (lecture)
►16.00 - 17.00
          Victoria Zamparutti:
          Introduction to the history of Latin America Art (lecture)
►17.15 - 18.45

          
          Katalin Timár: 
          Dialogical Art and Its Political Engagement in Contemporary Art  (lecture)
►19.00 - 20.30 
           Hava Eva Jonai: 
           The language of life and connection - Short Introduction to NVC (workshop)
Sunday, October 23:

►16.30 - 17.30
           Judit Fischer: 
           Why Do We Support the Arts (lecture)
►17.45 -18.30 

           Barbara Guttman:
           Do We Really Draw on The Right Side of the Brain? (lecture)
►19.00 - 20.30
            Eva Ramabala: 
            Soft Skills for Hard Cases - Basics of Nonviolent Communication  (workshop) 


                                                          You are welcome to 

   

  a small school with a big heart!

    

September News

   After the opening party which marked the begining of the new school year , I am excited to share the latest news about the school with you.  

   Course Selection: This year ASiB is offering six different weekly courses for adults, children and teens. Whether you are a professional artist,  someone planning to apply to an art school abroad or simply a "layman" with a personal interest  in understanding contempoarary art, adding to your skills, ceativity, self expression or your enjoyment of life, I invite you to browse through the  weekly course selections for a course to match your interest. To check the fall semmester timetable click here. 

    The school year will be divided in two semmesters, each one containg 16 weekly lessons and two breaks.To see the calendar  for 2011-2012 school year, click here. 

    Apply: With a growing interest in the courses and  returning students and , my  vision that learning art can be an exciting, meaningful and self-fulfilling voyage is being  reinforced. To apply for a course or to arrange a visit to see a lesson in progress, please check for availability by email (artschoolbudapest@gmail.com) or phone us at (+ 36 20 467 5051). The maximum nuber of students for each group is 6.

   ASiB on Facebook: Like ASiB's Facebook profile to start receiving (to your Facebook profile) the latest news about the school,  links to interesting videos about art, artists, education and creativity every week, as well as recomendations for exhibitions and different art connected events in Budapest. 


   Student Benefits: Beginning this year, students enrolled in any of the courses at ASiB will receive a student card. This card entitles them to receive discounts at various shops and places in Budapest. (to see the benefits for ASiB students  click here) This list is continually expanding. Please check it regularly for learning about the additional offerings. Any ideas to help me expand the benefits to our students are more than welcome.

   Financial Assistance: It is my vision that ASiB as a school, will become more and more of a supportive community in which the needs and abilities of each student are taken into consideration. My intention in this aim, is to keep the prices as low as possible. While I offer a number of discounts (to see discounts click here and scroll down) prices are sadly, still out of reach for some students. To make studying art with us more financially available, this year ASiB would like to start to connect students in need of financial help with those who would be happy to contribute. 

    Request For Support:  In Case you are a student who needs financial help to attend a course at ASiB, please write to artschoolbudapest@gmail.com and make a request about the kind of support you need.

    Financial Contributors: In case you would like to support students of ASiB, your kind offer of 5.000 – 40.000 Ft  (about 15 – 170 EUR) will be most welcome. I will be happy to introduce you to the students who will be receiving your help.  (to read more about how to support AsiB and how to receive an AsiB scholarship please click here and srcoll down a bit.)

    Please Support ASiB! Art School in Budapest is a new school and any other kind of support from you will be most appreciated. Here are some ways you might like to support the school:

            
            -     Apply to a course

-       Send us an email and tell us what you like (and dislike) about the school, school’s   
       website, etc.

-       Send us a half page text about your personal experience at a course (which can be   
       published on the school’s web) and pictures of your work

-       Print ASIB poster  and hang it somewhere where people can see it.

-       Recomend ASiB to your freinds and colleagues 

-       Like us on Facebook (click here)

-       Send us ideas about how and where to advertise

I wish you an exciting school year filled with creativity, artistic expression and joy of living!

 Sincerely

                Barbara Guttman

It is Party Time at ASiB!

picture adopted from:

http://bethanyactually.com/my-crazy-party-planning-friend/ 

   The second week of The Open Days at Art School in Budapest is taking place, preparations for the new school year and the weekly courses starting September 13th  are reaching their peak and everyting seeming to be so busy. But in ASiB we do not forget that having fun is an essential part of out lives. Hence, if you are an old student who learned at ASiB last semmester or if you are a new student, applying to any of the weekly courses this fall, you are wormly welcome to the

School Year Opening Party

Monday September 12th

19-21h

Please send an email or a text message if you are intending to come. 

Open Days at Art School in Budapest

August 30th - September 8th

  The new school year at ASIB is starting on Tuesday September 13th. Before the school year gets into full swing, you are invited to try out a selection of free lessons and see which course suits your interests and needs the best.

    Number of participants for each free lesson will be limited to a maximum of 6.  To apply, please email your name, phone number and the type and date of the lesson you would like to attend to artschoolbudapest@gmail.com.  Places will be allocated on a first come, first served basis.

SCHEDULE:

(for a detailed description of the courses, please click here)

Tuesday August 30th

  - 16.30 - 19.30 - ARTEEN lesson for teens

  - 18.00 - 21.00 - ARS MODO lesson for age 17 & above

Wednesday August 31st

  - 09.30 - 12.00 - FLOW lesson for adults

  - 13.00 - 16.00 - STUDIO DRAWING AND PAINTING lesson for age 14 & above

  - 17.00 - 18.30 - ART FUN lesson for kids age 8-12

Thursday September 1st

  - 15.45 - 17.15 - ART FUN lesson for kids age 8-12

  - 18.00 - 20.30 - FLOW lesson for adults

Tuesday September 6th

  - 16.30 - 19.30 - ARTEEN lesson for teens

  - 18.00 - 21.00 - ARS MODO lesson for age 17 & above

Wednesday September 7th

  - 09.30 - 12.00 - FLOW lesson for adults

  - 13.00 - 16.00 - STUDIO DRAWING AND PAINTING lesson for age 14 & above

  - 17.00 - 18.30 - ART FUN lesson for kids age 8-12

Thursday September 8th

  - 15.45 - 17.15 - ART FUN lesson for kids age 8-12

  - 18.00 - 20.30 - FLOW lesson for adults

What is Nonviolent Communication (NVC)?

    New academic year at Art School in Budapest is approaching. While being busy with preparations and planning of  the courses, I thought that saying a few words about what nonviolent communication is might give an insight into  the basic principles of the school. The text below is adopted from the official web site of The Center for Nonviolent Communication ( www.cnvc.org )

      NVC begins by assuming that we are all compassionate by nature. It also assumes that we all share the same, basic human needs, and that each of our actions are a strategy to meet one or more of these needs. With NVC we learn to hear our own deeper needs and those of others. Through its emphasis on deep listening—to ourselves as well as others—NVC helps us discover the depth of our own compassion. This language reveals the awareness that all human beings are only trying to honor universal values and needs, every minute, every day.
   Nonviolent Communication (NVC) is based on the principles of nonviolence- the natural state of compassion when no violence is present in the heart.  It reminds us what we already instinctively know about how good it feels to authentically connect to another human being.

    The form is simple, yet powerfully transformative

   Through the practice of NVC, we can learn to clarify what we are observing, what emotions we are feeling, what values we want to live by, and what we want to ask of ourselves and others. We will no longer need to use the language of blame, judgment or domination and we can experience the deep pleasure of contributing to each others' well being.

   People who practice NVC have found greater authenticity in their communication, increased understanding, deepening connection and conflict resolution. 

   The NVC community is active in over 65 countries around the globe.
  
   “Freedom is the ability to pause between stimulus and response. And in the pause choose.” (Rollo May)

Read more about nvc-foundations

Why is Art School in Budapest based on NVC principles?

Cucumber Season at Art School in Budapest

     

   Art School in Budapest is closed till the September 1. The new timetable and list of courses are expected to bee publish in the second half of August. If you would like to be the first to know about the news connected to ASB lease subscribe to the mailing list (artschoolbudapest@blogspot.com) and/or add Art School in Budapest to your Facebook friends list.

   If you are interested in attending private lessons in August please email at : artschoolbudapest@blogspot.com or call: + 36 20 467 5051

   ASB wish you a lovely summer filled with exciting experiences, relaxation and lots of art!

   What is cucumber season?

   August and July are called cucumber season in Hungaraian as beside the obvious peak time for cucumbers most people go to vacation and finishing  administration in the city or simplly having a coffee with a friend who is in the city in the same time as you  can become a chalenge.

East-West NVC Advanced

    (RECOMMENDED BY ASB)


    July 22-26, 2011
    Budapest, Hungary


   Four days in a safe & challenging environment - with people who have a strong intention to integrate NVC into their everyday life and have already put quite some effort into learning the process. For more information please click here.