GREEN JURY
Mgr. Art. Štefan Kocka – Expert guarantor
1997 – Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Bratislava
Specialisation: restoration of painting, paper, artworks on paper, historical bookbinding, parchment, maps, seals; figural painting and drawing
Experiences:
- Central Slovak Gallery in Banská Bystrica – director
- Academy of Fine Arts in Banská Bystrica – head of atelier
- Secondary Art School – teacher
- Ka DESIGN interior – GORENJE kitchen appliances and furniture
- Has his own atelier – artist (fine arts) and restorer
Mgr. Ladislav Vojtuš, PhD.
Was born on 18th November 1973 in Levoča. He graduated from the Faculty of Humanities of the 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 the 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 participated in several exhibitions, conferences and workshops in Slovakia and implemented art projects in the field of painting in abroad (Canada, Greece).
Currently he has been 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.
Mgr. Miroslav Zaťko
Was born on 7th July 1959 in Trnava. He graduated from the Philosophical Faculty of the 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 has been 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. For 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. For journals in Slovakia and the Czech Republic he has been preparing travel articles from Europe.
