Foreign cultural programme of the Polish Presidency of the EU Council. Almost 100 events in over 20 countries!
On 14 January, the foreign programme of the Polish Presidency of the Council of the European Union was officially opened in Brussels. From January to June 2025, nearly 100 cultural events will take place in over 20 European countries under the slogan "Culture Sparks Unity". The programme prepared by the Adam Mickiewicz Institute will cover both the European Union member states and candidate countries, with the largest number of events planned for the capital of Belgium.
The inauguration of the programme was combined with the opening of exhibitions presenting Polish art, design and graphics in the buildings of the Council of the European Union and the European Parliament.
The exhibition will be available to visit from 14 January to 30 June 2025.
- Alicja Patanowska’s installation We are the Weather (EU Council headquarters, Justus Lipsius building, Brussels)
The central motif of the installation is water – a symbolic source of life and a metaphor for inter-species interdependence. The work of Alicja Patanowska, a Polish potter, visual artist and designer, consists of three complementary elements that create a narrative about the need for cooperation and solidarity in the face of global challenges. - Alicja Biała’s installation Underneath the Hard Ground, Soft Ground (EU Council headquarters, Europa building, Brussels)
In the forum of the Europa building, Alicja Biała, a young Polish artist, presents an installation using the traditional copperplate technique – one of the oldest graphic methods involving etching a drawing in metal – presented in an innovative edition.
- Presentation of Polish art from the collections of the European Parliament and Polish collections (European Parliament, Brussels)
The European Parliament will present works by Polish artists, creating a space conducive to reflection and admiration for the richness of nature. The curator of the exhibition, Aleksandra Kędziorek, selected works from the local art collection, enriching them with paintings borrowed from Warsaw galleries and private collectors. - Presentation of Polish design, graphics and illustrations at the seat of the Council of the European Union and the European Parliament (interior design: Katarzyna Baumiller, buildings: Justus Lipsius, Europa, European Parliament, Brussels)
The exhibitions of Polish art will be complemented by a space for relaxation and quiet work, specially designed by Katarzyna Baumiller, using the most interesting projects by contemporary Polish designers.
Polish cultural programme in the heart of the European Union. What will happen in the unofficial capital of Europe? The programme aims to promote the idea of solidarity and international cooperation. It presents the most interesting phenomena of the contemporary Polish art scene, putting the new generation in the foreground.
23 January – 23 February 2025: Post Tourism – Ada Zielińska’s exhibition at La Nombreuse gallery (Photo Brussels Festival, Brussels) as part of the series Photography – more than reality. The Art of Imaging
February 5, 2025: Author's Meeting with Olga Tokarczuk (Henry Le Boeuf Hall at the Bozar Fine Arts Centre, Brussels)
February 14–15, 2025: Unsound Festival (Terarken Hall at the Bozar Fine Arts Centre, Reset Club, Brussels)
February 21–22, 2025: Performance by Agata Siniarkia "Null&Void" (Beursschouwburg Art Centre, Brussels)
March 5, 2025: Solidarity on Screen: The Polish Presidency Film Review, NEW VOICES: Damian Kocur (Cinema at the Bozar Fine Arts Centre, Brussels)
March 14–June 29, 2025: (ACCESSING PROGRAM) Familiar Strangers Exhibition, curated by Joanna Warsza (Bozar Fine Arts Centre, Brussels)
25 March 2025: Stabat Mater performed by NOSPR and the NFM Choir conducted by Marin Alsop (Henry Le Boeuf Hall at the Bozar Fine Arts Centre, Brussels)
March 26–30, 2025: Solidarity on Screen: The Polish Presidency Film Review, CLOSE-UP: Małgorzata Szumowska & Michał Englert (cinema at the Bozar Fine Arts Centre, Brussels)
May 9–30, 2025: Presentation of the work of Małgorzata Mirga-Tas (Royal Museum of Art and History, Brussels)
June 18, 2025: Concert by Tomasz Stańko Experience (Studio 4, Flagey, Brussels)
June 24, 2025: Gala closing the foreign cultural program of the Polish Presidency of the EU Council – a concert by the outstanding countertenor Jakub Józef Orliński, which will include premiere of the composition Unity, composed by Aleksander Dębicz on the occasion of the Polish Presidency of the EU Council with the participation of renowned Polish instrumentalists (Studio 4, Flagey, Brussels).
Courtesy of: Adam Mickiewicz Institute https://iam.pl/pl, photos: Adam Mickiewicz Institute https://iam.pl/pl
