Opening speech by Mr. Bálint Szombathy, Beauty Expert
Additional speakers :
Ms. Zsuzsa Dárdai, Art Critic, Conception Art curator, Ágoston Haraszthy’s collateral descendant in Hungary
Mr. Balázs Humayer, Chief Organizer, President of Tokaj-Sonoma Association
Mr.Timothy A. Betts, Adviser, Embassy of the United States of America, Hungary
American-Hungarian history keeps track of Ágoston Haraszthy (1812-1869) as the first Hungarian to settle down in the USA and as the founding father of the viticulture in California. On the occasion of the 200th anniversary of the birth of Ágoston Haraszthy we are organizing a monumental event – ‘Haraszthy200 Festival’ – in California and in Hungary. The aims of the festival is introduction of Ágoston Haraszthy’s character and history of life, popularization of Hungarian and American contemporary arts in Hungary as well as in the USA and promotion of Hungarian wines and viticulture in the US and in Hungary.
Exhibting artists:
Christel DILLBOHNER (USA), Peter DIMICK(USA), ERDÉLY Dániel (H), ERDÉLYI Gábor (H), FAJÓ János (H), GÁL András (H), Jesse GOTTESMAN (USA), HALMI-HORVÁTH István(H), John A. HIIGLI (USA), HARASZTHY István (H), Vandorn HINNANT (USA), HORVÁTH Anna (H), MARAFKÓ Bence (H), Liz MAXWELL (USA), Rob de OUDE (USA), PATAKI Balázs (H), Aaron PARAZETTE (USA) SAXON SZÁSZ János (H), Theodora VARNAY JONES (USA), Kati VILIM (USA).
Regular opening hours: Tuesday – Friday : Noon – 6 p.m.
Saturday: 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
District V. – 4, Balaton Str. Budapest
The exhibition will be on show until the 3rd of November, 2012.
Update by Aggie Reiter
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