🎨 Tihany 2025 – Rovás International Summer Academy
📍 Hungarian University of Fine Arts, Tihany Artist Residency
🗓️ June 2–13, 2025
Experience an unparalleled creative journey in the heart of Lake Balaton!
With the participation of renowned artists from Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, Romania, Germany, Canada, and Tajikistan.
👩🎨 International artists’ retreat
📚 Lectures, talks, presentations
🌄 Optional excursions, cultural programs
🤝 Collaboration, friendship, inspiration
Theme: “We Understand Each Other – Rozumieme si – Розуміємо – Rozumiemy się”
💬 The goal is to build bridges between cultures and generations.
✨ Open to young and emerging artists – applications still open!
🖌️ Details and participating artists:
Tihany 2025!
On June 2, 2025, the first artists’ camp of the Rovás International Summer Academy will begin at the Tihany Artist Residency of the Hungarian University of Fine Arts.
This collaborative contemporary art-focused event continues until June 13.
Participating artists include:
Nika Paczkowska (PL, University of Rzeszów, Faculty of Arts)
Jolanta Kontek (PL, Academy of Fine Arts in Poznań)
Iza Kostiukow (PL, Academy of Fine Arts in Poznań)
Regina Bastian (PL/DE, Visual Arts, University of Wuppertal)
Anna Biela, PhD (PL/CA, Faculty of Painting, Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw)
Małgorzata Sarnecka (PL, Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk)
Timur Karim (Tajik-Hungarian painter, Dushanbe / Łańcut, PL)
János Makray (HU, painter and art therapist, Budapest)
Mercedes Tanay (HU, designer/decorator, Budapest)
Barbara Bódi Boba, ArtD (HU, painter, Budapest)
Ferenc Tamás Adamovich, PhD (HU, theorist, MMA, Budapest)
Attila Diénes (HU, Munkácsy and Prima Award-winning sculptor, Magyarpolány, MAMŰ co-founder)
Károly Elekes (HU, Munkácsy and Prima Award-winning painter, Budapest, MAMŰ co-founder)
Ottó Szabó (SK, Pro Cultura Hungarica-awarded painter and graphic artist, Rovás artistic director and co-founder)
József Borisza (SK, painter and graphic artist, Rovás co-founder)
Gerhardus Varga (NL, painter and designer, currently in Budapest)
Bea Barkos (HU, enamel artist, Szeged)
Miklós Simon (HU, painter, Szeged)
István Kacsó Fugecu (RO, painter, Târgu Mureș)
Edina András (RO, ceramicist, Miercurea Ciuc)
Barnabás Bódis (HU/RO, visual artist, Budapest)
Sándor Dalmadi (HU, graphic designer, Budapest)
Ákos Zarándy (HU, composer, music teacher, MMA, Budapest)
Gergő Mizsák (HU, painter, Eger)
László Nemes (RO, painter, Cluj/Zalaegerszeg)
István Makkai (RO, sculptor, Târgu Mureș)
Levente Horváth (RO, visual artist, Gheorgheni)
István Muzsai, DLA (HU, architect and painter, Budapest)
Abel Krulik, (HU, photographer, filmmaker, graffiti artist)
Alongside the invited artists, university and high school students will also participate.
This is the first edition of the Rovás International Summer Free Academy titled “We Understand Each Other – Rozumieme si – Розуміємо – Rozumiemy się,” taking place in the stunning Tihany Artist Residency, located in one of the most beautiful parts of Lake Balaton, Central Europe’s largest lake and Hungary’s second-most popular tourist destination after Budapest.
Besides its scenic lake views, the region offers countless opportunities for recreation: swimming, windsurfing, sailing, horseback riding, paragliding, and cycling. The program balances creative work with relaxation, connection, exchange of perspectives, and networking. Each evening features presentations and conversations, and every day offers optional excursions, all enriching the overall experience.
The medieval ruins at the edge of the Inner Lake—once the economic buildings of the local abbey—create a magical atmosphere, making it an exceptional place for artistic creation.
Applications are still open until May 31 for young people who aspire to become visual artists – there is no other opportunity like this to prepare for art school!
For young emerging artists, this is a unique chance for networking, discovering shared paths, exhibition opportunities, and joining future international residencies.
Contact & Applications:
📞 +421 907 925 796
✉️ rovas@rovas.sk
🌐 www.rovart.art
📍 Location: Tihany, Hungary – with the country’s most beautiful view!
Rovás Summer Academy Artist Residencies
The Rovás Summer Academy will take place in 5 locations:
June 2–13 in Tihany at the MKE Artist Residency
July 1–21 ( going 14-21) in Tállya, with three week-long symposiums co-organized with Slovak and Polish artists
July 15–21 (not going) during the Gombaszög Summer Camp in the Rovás Pavilion, focused on youth (last year it welcomed over 13,000 participants!)
July 28–August 3 (going)!in Debrőd, with an international interdisciplinary symposium
August 11–20 (going) in Sâncrăieni (Csíkszentkirály), with a painting camp
