Jindřich Chalupecký Award

	Jindřich Chalupecký Award The Jindřich Chalupecký Award ( cs, Cena Jindřicha Chalupeckého) is a prize awarded annually to young visual artists. Candidates must be Czech citizens under the age of 35. History The prize was established in 1990 by Václav Havel, Jiří Kolář and Theodor Pištěk (costume designer), Theodor Pištěk. Until 2000, it was awarded in cooperation with the National Gallery in Prague, but following a dispute between Milan Knížák and David Černý the administration was moved to Brno (Dům umění města Brna and Dům pánů z Kunštátu). Background The prize is awarded by an independent jury, and is managed by the civic association Jindřich Chalupecký Society ( cs, Společnost Jindřicha Chalupeckého). It is named after the art critic and art historian Jindřich Chalupecký. The winner receives CZK 50,000 together with a further CZK 100,000 for an exhibition, project or catalogue, and a six-week scholarship in New York. The awards are announced in the magazine Reflex (m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Václav Havel Václav Havel (; 5 October 193618 December 2011) was a Czech statesman, author, poet, playwright, and former dissident. Havel served as the last president of Czechoslovakia from 1989 until the dissolution of Czechoslovakia in 1992 and then as the first president of the Czech Republic from 1993 to 2003 and was the first democratically elected president of either country after the fall of communism. As a writer of Czech literature, he is known for his plays, essays, and memoirs. His educational opportunities having been limited by his bourgeois background, when freedoms were limited by the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic, Havel first rose to prominence as a playwright. In works such as '' The Garden Party'' and ''The Memorandum'', Havel used an absurdist style to criticize the Communist system. After participating in the Prague Spring and being blacklisted after the Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia, he became more politically active and helped found several dissident ini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Jiří Příhoda Jiří (; ''YI-RZHEE''), the Czech is a masculine given name, equivalent to English George, may refer to: Given name B Jiří Antonín Benda Jiří Baborovský * Jiří Barta * Jiří Bartoška Jiří Bicek Jiří Bobok Jiří Bubla Jiří Buquoy Jiří Bělohlávek Jiří Brdečka Jiří Březina C Jiří Čeřovský Jiří Čunek Jiří Crha D Jiří Dopita Jiří Družecký (1745–1819), Bohemian-born Austrian composer and timpanist Jiří Dudáček Jiří Džmura F Jiří Fischer G Jiří Grossmann * Jiří Gruša Jiří Grygar H Jiří Hanke Jiří Hájek Jiří Hála Jiří Hledík Jiří Holeček * Jiří Holík Jiří Homola Jiří Horák Jiří Hrdina Jiří Hřebec Jiří Hudec Jiří Hudec (composer) Jiří Hudler J Jiří Jantovsky Jiří Jarošík Jiri Jelinek (born 1977), Czech dancer Jiří Jeslínek (other) Jiří Jeslínek (footballer, born 1962) Jiří Jeslínek (footballer, born 1987) Jiří Jirm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Alexey Klyuykov Alexey, Alexei, Alexie, Aleksei, or Aleksey (russian: Алексе́й ; bg, Алексей ) is a Russian and Bulgarian male first name deriving from the Greek ''Aléxios'' (), meaning "Defender", and thus of the same origin as the Latin Alexius. Alexey may also be romanized as ''Aleksei'', ''Aleksey'', ''Alexej'', ''Aleksej'', etc. It has been commonly westernized as Alexis. Similar Ukrainian and Belarusian names are romanized as Oleksii (Олексій) and Aliaksiej (Аляксей), respectively. The Russian Orthodox Church uses the Old Church Slavonic version, Alexiy (Алексiй, or Алексий in modern spelling), for its Saints and hierarchs (most notably, this is the form used for Patriarchs Alexius I and Alexius II). The common hypocoristic is Alyosha () or simply Lyosha (). These may be further transformed into Alyoshka, Alyoshenka, Lyoshka, Lyoha, Lyoshenka (, respectively), sometimes rendered as Alesha/Aleshenka in English. The form Alyosha may b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Vasil Artamonov Vasil (Bulgarian and Macedonian: Васил, Georgian: ვასილ) is a Bulgarian, Macedonian and Georgian masculine given name. It may refer to: * Vasil Adzhalarski, Bulgarian revolutionary, an IMARO leader of revolutionary bands Vasil Amashukeli (1886–1977), early Georgian film director & cinematographer in Azerbaijan and Georgia Vasil Angelov (1882–1953), Bulgarian military officer and a revolutionary, a worker of IMARO * Vasil Aprilov (1789–1847), Bulgarian educator * Vasil Barnovi (1856–1934), Georgian writer popular for his historical novels * Vasil Biľak (born 1917), former Slovak Communist leader of Rusyn origin Vasil Binev (born 1957), Bulgarian actor Vasil Boev (born 1988), Bulgarian footballer Vasil Bollano, the ethnic Greek mayor of Himara municipality, in southwest Albania Vasil Bozhikov (born 1988), Bulgarian football defender Vasil Bykaŭ (1924–2003), prolific Belarusian author of novels and novellas about World War II Vasil Chekalarov (187 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Jiří Skála Jiří Skála (born 10 October 1973) is a Czech football midfielder. He made over 200 appearances in the Gambrinus liga. Skála played international football at under-21 level for Czech Republic U21. He scored for Slavia Prague in the 1998–99 UEFA Cup The 1998–99 UEFA Cup was won by Parma in the final against Marseille. It was their second title in the competition. It was the last edition of the old format UEFA Cup, before the Cup Winners' Cup was merged into it to include domestic cup winn ... in the 4–0 second qualifying round victory against FK Inter Bratislava. Honours Club ; Slavia Prague: * Czech Cup: 1998–99 References External links * * 1973 births Living people Czech men's footballers Czech Republic men's under-21 international footballers Czech First League players FC Viktoria Plzeň players SK Slavia Prague players FK Teplice players FK Mladá Boleslav players SK Dynamo České Budějovice players Men's association football midfielders ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Radim Labuda Radim may refer to: Radim (Jičín District), a municipality and village in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic Radim (Kolín District), a municipality and village in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic Radim (given name) Radim is a Slavic names, Slavic origin male given name. Derived from the Slavic elements rad ''care, joy'' and mer ''great, famous''. The second element has also been associated with mir meaning ''peace'' or ''world''. Nicknames are Radya, Radimek, ... , Slavic origin male given name {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Eva Koťátková Eva Koťátková (born 1982 Prague) is a Czech installation artist and film maker. Biography Eva Koťátková was born on 1 September 1982 in Prague. In 2007 Koťátková obtained her degree from the Academy of Fine Arts, Prague and went on the study at the Academy of Applied Arts in Prague as well as the San Francisco Art Institute. Her installation ''Asylum'' was included in the 2013 Venice Biennale. Her work was exhibited at the 2015 New Museum Triennial. Her work has also been shown at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Kunsthal Charlottenborg. Her 2014 work, ''Untitled'', is in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art. In 2014 Koťátková was the recipient of the Dorothea von Stetten Art Award The Dorothea von Stetten Art Award (German: Dorothea von Stetten Kunstpreis) has been awarded biennially since 1984 to an artist under the age of 36 whose work demonstrates interesting perspective and possibilities for advancement. It is not poss .... She lives and works ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Barbora Klímová Barbora (; ) is a Czech and Slovak female given name. It was derived from the Greek word ''barbaros'' ( el, βαρβαρος) meaning "foreign", a variant of "Barbara". It is the 36th most popular given name in the Czech Republic (as of 2007). Notable people with the name include: Barbora Bobuľová (born 1974), Slovak actress Barbora Bukovská, Czech-Slovak human rights attorney Barbora Dibelková (born 1983), Czech race walker Barbora Kodetová (born 1970),Czech actress * Barbora Krejčíková (born 1995), Czech Tennis Player. * Barbora Seemanová (born 2000), Czech Swimmer Barbora Silná (born 1989), Czech-Austrian ice dancer Barbora Špotáková (born 1981), Czech javelin thrower Barbora Štefková (born 1995), Czech tennis player Barbora Strýcová (born 1986), Czech tennis player See also Barbara (given name) Barbara is a given name used in numerous languages. It is the feminine form of the Greek word ''barbaros'' ( el, βάρβαρος) meaning "stranger" or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Kateřina Šedá Kateřina Šedá (born 12 December 1977 in Brno) is a Czech artist focused on conceptual art and social art. Šedá graduated in 2005 from the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague. In 2005, she won the Jindřich Chalupecký Award for Czech artists under 35 years of age. She was married to the filmmaker Vít Klusák. She lives and works in Prague and Brno. Šedá has described the themes of her work as the quotidian, location, and individual storytelling, stating that "In all my public actions, I try to create an exchange between people in their everyday spaces". Her projects often involve members of her family or people from small villages and encourage communication between people, combining urban planning, everyday life, politics, and private relationships through social investigations. Projects * There's Nothing There (2003) - Šedá asked the people in a small town in the Czech Republic to repeat their everyday rituals all at the same time together. The people of the town w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Ján Mančuška Ján is a Slovak form of the name John. Famous people named Ján * Ján Bahýľ, inventor * Ján Čapkovič, football player * Ján Čarnogurský, former Prime Minister of Slovakia * Ján Cikker, composer * Ján Ďurica, football player * Ján Figeľ, European Commissioner * Ján Golian, soldier, military leader of Slovak National Uprising * Ján Hollý, poet and translator * Ján Kadár, film director * Ján Kocian, football player * Ján Kollár, writer * Ján Kožiak, football player * Ján Lašák, ice-hockey goalkeeper * Ján Lunter, Slovak politician * Ján Mucha, Slovak footballer * Ján Packa, handball player * Ján Slota, politician * Ján Šťastný (hockey player) (born 1982), Slovak hockey player * Ján Svorada, cyclist * Ján Zvara, high jumper Other Liptovský Ján, village and municipality in Slovakia See also Jan (other) Jan, JaN or JAN may refer to: Acronyms * Jackson, Mississippi (Amtrak station), US, Amtrak station code JAN * Jackson-Evers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Michal Pěchouček Michal (; he, מיכל , gr, Μιχάλ) was, according to the first Book of Samuel, a princess of the United Kingdom of Israel; the younger daughter of King Saul, she was the first wife of David (), who later became king, first of Judah, then of all Israel. In the Bible identifies Saul's elder daughter as Merab and younger daughter as Michal. Michal's story is recorded in the first Book of Samuel, where it is said in and that Michal loved David. The narrative does not indicate whether this is reciprocated. After David's success in battle against the Philistine giant Goliath, Merab was given in marriage to Adriel. Later, after Merab had married Adriel the Meholathite, Saul invited David to marry Michal. David replied, "I am a poor and lightly esteemed man", meaning that he was unable to provide a bride price. Saul then advised him that no bride price was required except for the foreskins of 100 Philistines. David took part in a further battle, killed 200 Philisti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Markéta Othová Markéta is a feminine Czech given name, equivalent to English Margaret. Notable people with the name include: Markéta Hajdu (born 1974), Czech hammer thrower Markéta Irglová (born 1988), Czech musician and actress Markéta Jánská (born 1981), Czech model Markéta Vondroušová (born 1999), Czech tennis player Markéta Štroblová Markéta is a feminine Czech given name, equivalent to English Margaret. Notable people with the name include: Markéta Hajdu (born 1974), Czech hammer thrower Markéta Irglová (born 1988), Czech musician and actress Markéta Jánská (born 19 ... (born 1988), Czech pornographic actress {{DEFAULTSORT:Marketa Czech feminine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]