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fiatalkepzomuveszekstudioja@gmail.com
1077 Budapest, Rottenbiller u. 35.
Tax number: 19655945-1-42
Account number: OTP Bank 11707024-22118442
IBAN: HU96 1170 7024 2211 8442 0000 0000
BIC(SWIFT) code: OTPVHUHB
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The Studio of Young Artists’ Association (SYAA) is a professional organisation that has been in operation for six decades, consistently providing dynamic responses to current art and social issues. The Association has approximately 500 members, comprising artists, art historians, and critics.
Our goal is to provide our members with the space, platform, and opportunities to participate in professional and artistic discourses in the Central and Eastern European region, and to facilitate the wider visibility and social integration of the values of contemporary art through its advocacy and educational activities.
THE BOARD
Daniella Grinberg (co-chair), Zsófia Móró (co-chair), Rozina Porteleki-Helbich (co-chair), Barnabás Bácsi, Csilla Bartus, Mátyás Horváth, Szilárd Matl, Lea Novák, Sándor Őze, Dalma Pszota, Regina Sárvári and Boldizsár Tóth
OPERATIONS MANAGER
Jázmin Aglája Kósa
HEAD OFFICE
The Studio Gallery is located at 1077 Budapest, Rottenbiller u. 35, along with our community space, which includes a library and four studio spaces.
The Studio of Young Artists’ Association was founded in 1958 as the successor organization of the Creative Community of Young Artists (1954-58). As the youth organization of the Art Fund in Hungary, it supported artists fresh out of studies in starting their careers by providing scholarships, studio space, and exhibition opportunities.
The professional work was directed by an elected governing body, initially consisting of seven and later eleven members, while administrative tasks were performed by a secretary employed by the Fund. The Studio's operations were closely supervised by the government: all its programs had to be approved, and it was legally and financially dependent on the Art Fund.
Although it originally represented a conservative vision, the membership of this organization, which brought together artists under the age of 35, was constantly changing, making renewal inevitable over time. This change also contributed to the broadening of the cultural policy framework, resulting in greater freedom in some areas and greater control in others.
One of the most compelling opportunities offered by the Studio was participation in annual representative exhibitions, which were often held at the former Ernst Museum in Budapest. Although all members were eligible to apply, the exhibition material was curated by an official jury. These exhibitions reached a wide audience, received considerable press coverage, and provided a significant opportunity for young artists to showcase their work. In addition, the Studio also organized group exhibitions in the countryside and abroad (mainly in Eastern Bloc countries).
In the early 1970s, the original goal was achieved: in 1972, the Studio Gallery opened on Bajcsy-Zsilinszky Road, in the former Dürer Hall. From then on, members were able to organize nearly twenty exhibitions a year, mainly solo shows, which, over time, reduced the internal motivation for the annual major exhibition.
By the 1980s, the Studio's cultural-political role had faded into the background, and it increasingly functioned as an advocacy organization. It gradually became independent from the Art Fund, and after lengthy preparations, the General Assembly decided on May 2, 1990, to make the organization independent. At the end of June, the Studio of Young Artists’ Association (Fiatal Képzőművészek Stúdiója Egyesület – FKSE) was officially registered.
By the mid-1990s, the association had become a contemporary institution with international connections. The annual exhibitions developed into thematic curated shows. The Studio Gallery operated on Képíró Street from 1994 to 2007, and since 2007, the organization has been based on Rottenbiller Street.
For rental information, please contact us at: fiatalkepzomuveszekstudioja@gmail.com
OUR CURRENT STUDIO SPACES:
STUDIO 1 (21.6 m²): Zsófia Móró, Luca Petrányi, Ádám Ulbert
STUDIO 2 (24.4 m² — separate entrance from Damjanich Street): Panni Marosi
STUDIO 3 (20.1 m²): Dorottya Bokor
STUDIO 4 (37 m²): Szilárd Matl, András Ladányi, Raul Gerson
The collection is managed by the Young Artists' Studio Foundation (FKSA), established by the FKSE.
A limited number of artworks from the Studio's collection are available for loan for exhibition purposes and institutions. The conditions for a loan are that the borrowing party undertakes to ensure the work, gives at least three months' notice of their intention to borrow, and pays the loan fee (50,000 HUF/work) in advance. Please note that some works may require restoration, the cost of which shall be borne by the borrower.
For further information, please contact: fiatalkepzomuveszekstudioja@gmail.com
Collection portfolio
THE FOUNDER
Klára Herczeg (1906–1997), Munkácsy Award-winning sculptor
was born in Budapest and spent her childhood in Vienna. She studied in Vienna and at the Academy of Fine Arts in Budapest under Zsigmond Kisfaludy Stróbl. She worked in Berlin (at the Rosenthal porcelain factory) and then continued her studies in Paris under Charles Despiau. From 1925, she regularly exhibited at Hungarian and international exhibitions, including the 1937 Paris and 1938 New York World's Fairs. Around 30 of her public sculptures can be seen throughout the country. Her works can also be found in Hungarian and foreign museums (e.g., Dürer-Haus, Van Gogh Museum).
HISTORY OF THE AWARD
In her will, Klára Herczeg specified the support of artists as her goal. The administrators of her estate, Dr. Ildikó Szűts and Dr. Ádámné Székely, entrusted the Studio of Young Artists’ Association with establishing the award. Established in 1998, the Klára Herczeg Award is presented annually in two categories: one for a Senior and one for a Junior Artist from the members of the association, in the spirit of intergenerational dialogue. The award is administered by the Studio Foundation.
SENIOR CATEGORY
Each year, the FKSE board invites a renowned expert to nominate three Senior Artists.
The winner is selected by a three-member jury appointed by the Studio Foundation.
JUNIOR CATEGORY
The Studio awards the Junior prize to one of its members under the age of 35 who has achieved outstanding artistic success in the previous year.
Klára Herczeg Award-winners:
2024 Orshi Drozdik – Szilvia Bolla and Áron Lődi
2023 Róza El-Hassan – Luca Petrányi
2022 Marianne Csáky – Gábor Kristóf
2021 Gyula Várnai – Kata Tranker
2020 György Jovánovics – Áron Kútvölgyi-Szabó
2019 Magda Csutak – Ádám Dallos
2018 Mária Berhidi – Klára Rudas
2017 Sándor Pinczehelyi – Sári Ember
2016 Dóra Maurer – Kitti Gosztola
2015 György Kemény – Dominika Trapp
2014 Katalin Ladik – Zsófia Szemző
2013 István Bodóczky – Nemere Kerezsi
2012 János Baksa-Soós – István Csákány
2011 András Szirtes – László András Hatházi
2010 András Medve – Tibor Horváth
2009 László feLugossy – Beatrix Szörényi
2008 Tamás Körösényi – SZAF (Miklós Mécs and Judit Fischer)
2007 Tamás St. Auby – Ferenc Gróf (Société Réaliste)
2006 Tamás Szikora – Zsolt Tibor
2005 Péter Türk – Anikó Lóránt
2004 Ferenc Lantos – Attila Galbovy / Barna Péli
2003 Pál Deim – György Szász
2002 János Major – Ádám Kokesch
2001 Tibor Kaján – Emese Benczúr
2000 Tihamér Gyarmathy – András Király
1999 Tamás Lossonczy – Andrea Schneemeier
1998 Oszkár Papp – Dénes Wächter