Mgr. Ladislav Vojtuš, PhD.
Was born on 18th November 1973 in Levoča. He graduated from the Faculty of Humanities of Matej Bel University in Banská Bystrica, Department of Creative Arts, where he studied arts and crafts. After graduation he started the study for a doctor’s degree at the Faculty of Education of Matej Bel University in Banská Bystrica, where he still devotes himself to alternative graphics in educational process under the leadership of doc. Milan Sokol.
In his artistic activity he focuses on the field of object creation, installation, sculpture, but also drawing, painting and graphics. He has participated in several exhibitions, conferences and workshops in Slovakia and implemented art projects in the field of painting abroad (Canada, Greece). In his works he mostly relies on inspirational sources of universal ancient myth.
Currently he is teaching art and crafts at the Primary Art School in Zvolen. In January 2010 he successfully completed PhD. studies.
Mgr. Eva Beňačková
Was born on 9th November 1959 in Banská Bystrica. She graduated in 1985 from the Faculty of Education in Banská Bystrica, specialisation Art and Crafts and Russian language. After the graduation she was teaching at the Primary Art School in Brusno and later on she was working at the State Gallery as a cultural – educational worker. Since 1996 she has been working at Ján Cikker´s Primary Art School in Banská Bystrica, at first as a teacher and later on as the head of the Department of Fine Arts.
Currently she is the Director of Ján Cikker´s Primary Art School in Banská Bystrica.
In 2010 she started PhD. studies at the Faculty of Education of Matej Bel University in Banská Bystrica, under the guidance of prof. Milan Sokol. In her work she focuses on graphics. She has participated in several common exhibitions of Ján Cikker´s Primary Art School´s teachers and is the founder of the art competition of Primary Art Schools – MAĽOVANÁ ZUŠKA.
Mgr. Miroslav Zaťko
Was born on 7th July 1959 in Trnava. He graduated from the Philosophical Faculty of Palacký University, Department of Theory and History of Culture.
All his life he has been working in the cultural and art spheres as a professional worker and manager.
Currently, he is working as a methodology expert for Primary Art Schools in the field of fine arts, photography and film at the Central Slovak Cultural Centre in Banská Bystrica. He focuses mainly on photography and has been organising many nationwide events – AMFO, Banskobystrický Photo Marathon and Weekend with a Photography. He has been organising and working as a lecturer for Photo School, photo workshops and creative photography. In Banská Bystrica, he prepared tens of photo exhibitions with amateur and professional authors. He is a member of photo competition juries in Slovakia and the Czech Republic and, at the same time, he has been working as a journalist and photo traveller. He has been preparing travel articles from Europe for journals in Slovakia and the Czech Republic.
