Foundation
ST PIMEN ZOGRAFSKI–NATIONAL ACADEMY OF ART FOUNDATION
Established in 2006, the Foundation aims to support and finance the development of visual arts and design, and to promote the successful realisation of talented artists in their professional field. Among its priorities are projects related to improving the quality of the educational process and of the qualifications training provided to students and faculty members at the National Academy of Art, to the expansion and renovation of the Academy's buildings, Museum and Library collections, to the organising of symposia, exhibitions, workshops and other forums, which reflect the dynamics of the artistic and creative processes.
Managing Board
Prof. Maya Bogdanova, Chairperson
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Kristina Borisova, member
Asst. Prof. Dr. Lyubomil Draganov, member
E-mail: foundation@nha.bg
Implemented Projects
"Realisation of Printed Catalogue "Museum Collection" of the National Academy of Art. Painting Collection (1944–1989) and Presenting the Works in Academia Gallery of the National Academy of Art", November 2020 – May 2021, Sofia; funding organiсation: Ministry of Culture
Contest "Costume of Manneken Pis, Symbol of Brussels", July–August 2021, Sofia; funding organisation: State Cultural Institute under the Minister of Foreign Affairs
"Harlequin and Marionette" Festival for Puppet and Square Theatre, III edition, August 2021, Sozopol (Bulgaria), joint project of Marietta and Marionetta Theatre House, National Academy of Art (Department of Scenography and Department of Printmaking), and the Municipality of Sozopol (Bulgaria); funding organisation: National Academy of Art, Ministry of Culture, National Culture Fund
"Three Seas" Logo Competition, November 2020 – January 2021, Sofia; funding organisation: State Cultural Institute under the Minister of Foreign Affairs
Project for thematic exhibition "The Magic of the Written Word", May 2019, Sofia, Department of Poster and Visual Communication, National Academy of Art; funding organisation: State Cultural Institute under the Minister of Foreign Affairs
Competition for logo of Bulgarian Development Aid, joint project of St. Pimen Zografski–National Academy of Art Foundation and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, November–December 2019, Sofia; funding organisation: State Cultural Institute under the Minister of Foreign Affairs
"Diplomacy and Art", project on the occasion of 140 years since the establishment of the Bulgarian Diplomatic Service, 2019–2022, Bulgaria (Sofia, Veliko Tarnovo, Blagoevgrad, Ruse), Montenegro (Cetinje); Bosnia and Herzegovina (Sarajevo), and other Western Balkans countries (upcoming exhibitions); funding organisation: State Cultural Institute under the Minister of Foreign Affairs
Summer Asademy for Children and School Students
A long-term educational project of St Pimen Zografski–National Academy of Art Foundation and the National Academy of Art, intended for children aged 5 to 15 years. Classes are held every weekday in the month of August in the ateliers and in the courtyard of the National Academy of Art in Sofia and in July in National Academy of Art – Burgas Branch. The young artists draw, paint, experiment, and have fun in creative ateliers under the care and guidance of Bachelor's and Master's degree students (pursuing various academic specialty programmes at the National Academy of Art, who have completed the second specialty "Theory and Practice of Art Education"). The Summer Academy activities include happenings, plein airs, art excursions, visits to galleries and museums, and many more. Programme module "Together" provides opportunity to disadvantaged children to participate in the creative activities under the supervision of students pursuing the Master's degree programme in Art Therapy.
Summer Academy for Children and School Students, XIII edition, August 2022, Sofia; III edition, June–July 2022, Burgas
Summer Academy for Children and School Students, XII edition, August 2021, Sofia; II edition, July 2021, Burgas; funding organisation: Municipality of Sofia, Municipality of Burgas
Summer Academy for Children and School Students, XI edition, August 2020, Sofia; I edition, July 2020, Burgas; funding organisation: National Culture Fund, Municipality of Burgas
Summer Academy for Children and School Students, X edition, August 2019, Sofia; funding organisation: Sofia Municipality
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