Workshops within the framework of the Bydgoszcz Academy of Art
In the next edition of the Bydgoszcz Academy of Art (2023/2024), due to the great interest in previous lectures on crafts and questions from participants about organizing workshops for adults, the Municipal Gallery bwa in Bydgoszcz is proposing, in addition to lectures on the creators of Polish design, workshops on: forming glass matter, restoring furniture, upholstering and ceramics. Lectures and workshops will be held on Wednesday afternoons. The first workshop will be held on October 4th, 2023.
Glass valuables. Workshops in the spirit of recycling
– presented by Agnieszka Bar (Wrocław)
– place: Municipal gallery bwa in Bydgoszcz 20 Gdańska St.
– date: 04.10.2023, 4 p.m.
– workshops for adults
– participants should bring with them: recycled glass of small and medium size (jars, bottles, chipped or unused dishes), pencils or markers for drawing/designing; if someone wants to make a luminous object, they should bring their set: cable, socket and bulb.
– duration – 3–4 hours
– number of participants – up to 16 people
– participation in the workshops is free of charge, the number of places is limited, the order of application decides.
– registration and details: danutapalys@galeriabwa.bydgoszcz.pl, phone 52 339 30 54
NOTE!!! All the seats have already been reserved. Thank you for your submissions. Any further applications will be placed on a reserve list.

During the workshop we will shed new light on the glass objects of everyday use that are familiar to you. You will explore their optical qualities, discover the potential that lies within them. You will then design and compose an original sculptural form that can be used as a lampshade. Glass will regain its value from your creativity, and you will make your glass sculpture which will brighten up your house in the coming autumn.
Agnieszka Bar
Agnieszka Bar. Designer, visionary, experimenter. She creates glass objects to enrich everyday experiences. She teases the senses and minds by serving a void in the vessels for reflection. She was born in the Sudeten Mountains, a region with rich glassmaking traditions. Graduate of Design and Glass Art at the Academy of Fine Arts in Wrocław. For 12 years, she co-authored the educational program in the Department of Glass at the Faculty of Ceramics and Glass at the Academy of Fine Arts in Wrocław and led research projects. She creates a personal brand, where she focuses on designing functional objects that invite people to experience matter, as well as unique realizations that incorporate metaphors and important messages. She does image design for unique brands and initiatives. She carries out projects based on proprietary methods combined with traditional glass-blowing techniques. Winner of the Dobry Wzór design competition, winner of multiple Must Have poll for the best designed products in Poland, and winner of the Mazda Design Award. Her works are part of the art and design collections of, among others, the National Museum in Kraków, PURO Hotels, the National Museum in Wrocław, the Museum of the Kaszuby Ethnographic Park.