Messenger in Bydgoszcz

21.04.2010 16:22

A medieval messenger from Toruń – played by actor Jacek Pietruski – visited Bydgoszcz today. With a Teutonic Knight and a hoarse as his companions he invited Bydgoszcz city authorities, as well as artists and culture animators, for a meeting session that will take place on Thursday.

The meeting will take place on Thursday, April 22nd, at 5 P.M. in Hotel pod Orłem in Bydgoszcz. During the meeting, the Mayor of Toruń, along with Krystian Kubjaczyk and Roman Kołakowski of Toruń 2016 will present the concept of cooperation between Bydgoszcz and Toruń in the European Capital of Culture competition.

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Toruń – My City In 2016

19.04.2010 10:15

Children’s imagination is a never-ending source of ideas. With this in mind Toruń 2016 and the Amicus Foundation are organizing an art contest for kids, “Toruń – My City In 2016”.

The contest is addressed towards kids of 7 to 14 years of age, divided into two categories (7-10 and 11-14). Each category will see three main prize winners.

Art works such as paintings or drawings should be created using the B2 – or smaller – sheets of paper and sent to Toruń 2016 or the Amicus Foundation by May 30th. Three art works are allowed per child.

The winning pieces will be presented in Spain, in cities that take part in European Capital of Culture competition and are organizing a similar contests on their own. In the Fall those winning pieces will also be presented in Toruń within the University campus.

To read more about the rules be sure to download the PDF file.

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Mayor talks about ECoC

09.04.2010 09:40

The Mayor of Toruń, Michał Zaleski, gave a statement about the recent situation where Bydgoszcz decided to take part in ECoC competition.

According to Mr. Mayor that recent act of Bydgoszcz differs from what was agreed between Toruń and Bydgoszcz. For Toruń, the idea of “cooperation in culture” is still very important.

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