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Kazimierz Ostrowski Award
{{refimprove, date=November 2016 The Kazimierz Ostrowski Award is one of the most important awards given to Polish artists and designers in recognition of their excellence. Founded in 2002, it is financed by the NDI construction group and presented annually by the Association of Polish Painters and Designers in Gdańsk. The official ceremony of the award is held in Gdańsk and is accompanied by an exhibition of the laureate's work. The award was named after the Polish painter Kazimierz Ostrowski (1917-1999). Recipients SourceNDI*2016: Janusz Lewandowski *2015: Lech Majewski *2014: Stanisław Białogłowicz *2013: Jarosław Modzelewski *2012: Stanisław Fijałkowski *2011: Zbigniew Makowski *2010: Stanisław Rodziński *2009: Tadeusz Dominik *2008: Aldona Mickiewicz *2007: Janina Kraupe *2006: Władysław Jackiewicz *2005: Maciej Świeszewski *2004: Stefan Gierowski *2003: Jacek Sempoliński *2002: Kiejstut Bereźnicki *2001: Teresa Pągowska Teresa (a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kazimierz Ostrowski Okolo 1975
Kazimierz (; la, Casimiria; yi, קוזמיר, Kuzimyr) is a historical district of Kraków and Kraków Old Town, Poland. From its inception in the 14th century to the early 19th century, Kazimierz was an independent city, a royal city of the Crown of the Polish Kingdom, located south of the Old Town of Kraków, separated from it by a branch of the Vistula river. For many centuries, Kazimierz was a place where ethnic Polish and Jewish cultures coexisted and intermingled. The northeastern part of the district was historically Jewish. In 1941, the Jews of Kraków were forcibly relocated by the German occupying forces into the Krakow ghetto just across the river in Podgórze, and most did not survive the war. Today, Kazimierz is one of the major tourist attractions of Krakow and an important center of cultural life of the city. The boundaries of Kazimierz are defined by an old island in the Vistula river. The northern branch of the river (''Stara Wisła'' – Old Vistula) was filled ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
