Open Art Studio

Invitation to Petr Kolař’s exhibition at Za sklem o. s. Brno

We invite you to a beautiful retrospective exhibition of works by Petr Kolař PoTichu. The works of the author from the very beginnings, as well as brand new will be presented.

Exhibition of the authors of the Open Art studio in the Teiresiás Center

We cordially invite everyone to the opening of the exhibition in the premises of the Teiresiás Center on Komenské náměstí.

Retrospective exhibition of Pavla Pravdíková’s work

As part of the Festival of Inclusive Culture, an exhibition presenting the work of artist Pavla Pravdíková was inaugurated.

We support FIK (Festival of Inclusive Culture) at KSIP

The festival offers an opportunity to present art and inclusion. Visit Pavla Pravdíková’s opening and our stand in the Living Library with Jakub Čech.

We attended the conference of the European Association for Outsider Art (EOA)

The International conference “OUTSIDER ART and TRADITION” and the general assembly of the European Outsider Art Association from 11.-14. May 2023, in St. Gallen, Switzerland. It was an extraordinary meeting with foreign partners and European artists.

We participated in the annual conference of European Outsider Art Association (EOA)

We participated in the conference of the European Association for Outsider Art, of which we have been a member for several years. The conference took place after a two-year break in Hämeenlinna, Finland, and its theme was “Lifestories”. However, the program also included a visit to studios and exhibitions in Helsinki, as well as excursions to some interesting places where other artists live and work. Thanks to the conference, we gained valuable contacts for future cooperation, saw a large number of interesting works of art and met great authors and professionals who support their work. Thank you and we look forward to a year in Switzerland!

More information here.

We have received the Rector’s Award of Masaryk University !

We were very proud to receive the Rector’s Award of Masaryk University for the active development of civil society. Many thanks to our artists, without whom it would not be possible!

Dernisage of the Artist’s Voice 22 exhibition

We invite you to the opening of the exhibition The Artist’s Voice 22, which takes place on the premises of the Institute for Research on Inclusive Education at the Faculty of Education, Masaryk University in Brno. In addition to paintings by talented artists from the Open Art Studio, you can also look forward to musical performances, refreshments and even a few words from the authors themselves. We look forward to you!

We invite you to workshops for the public!

We invite families with pupils or students with special educational needs to our one-day experiential workshops at PdF. The aim of the activities is to support self-knowledge, skills development and one’s own creative self-realization together with relaxation. We will try drawing, painting and modeling together. More information here.

Understanding Exhibition

We invite you to the opening of the exhibition Understanding, which will take place in beautiful café of association Za sklem o. s. on Moravské náměstí. This is a collective retrospective exhibition of eight authors from Brno and the surrounding area, including artists from our studio. The opening will also include live music and authors’ comments on the exhibited works!

Exhibition by Lucie Němcová at the Municipal Theater in Brno

The organizers of the exhibition are Open Art Studio and Velvet Smile, o. P. S., And the Brno City Theater. Member of the department Mgr. Pavel Sochor, Ph.D., who is also the curator of the exhibition. The exhibition will run at the Brno City Theater (on the second floor) from 20 April 2022 to 20 July 2022. The exhibition can be seen at the opening of the theater and before performances. The exhibition is a cross-section of Lucie Němcová’s work to date. He also presents the Velvet Smile project, where the charity sale of Lucia’s paintings with this logo will further help other people with disabilities.

Exhibition on the occasion of the International Day of Asperger’s Syndrome in the Moravian Regional Library

We invite you to the exhibition Creation as a Look into the Soul, which takes place on the occasion of the International Day of Asperger’s Syndrome in the Moravian Regional Library. In addition to the opening of the exhibition, you can also take part in a discussion with the authors of the paintings, invited guests from the ranks of autism experts and see a variety of educational aids. There is also a literary window! The event takes place in cooperation with the Moravian Regional Library, the Za sklem o. s. association and the Institute for Inclusive Education Research, Faculty of Education, Masaryk University.

Ongoing cooperation with Brno National Theater

We are still cooperating in the promotion of concerts for the Brno National Theater and we would like to invite you to one of the concerts! The author of the paintings from the sample is Lucie Němcová, and colleagues Pavel Sochor and graphic artist Sára Navrátilová collaborated on the design.

Online opening of exhibition Dialog barev (Color dialogue)

Due to the current complicated situation, we offer the opportunity to watch the opening of the exhibition “Dialogue of Colors” online. Paintings documenting several years of cooperation with the social service Ruka pro život o.p.s. will be on view until 30 May 2021 at the Department of Special and Inclusive Pedagogy, Faculty of Education, Masaryk University. More information here.

Online opening of exhibition Dialog barev (Color dialogue)

Online opening of Barevné chvění (Color trembling) exhibition

At a time that does not favor openings or personal visits to galleries and exhibition spaces, we offer a video from the opening of the exhibition “Color Trembling”, which presents the results of artistic meetings between lecturer Lucie Hájková and users of the social service Ruka pro život o.p.s. in Brno. More details click here.

We won the Dean’s award!

In December 2020, as a studio, we received the group award of the Dean of the Faculty of Education of Masaryk University in the category “Humanitarian and Social Activities”.

The prize is a significant award for us for many years of work for the study project. Thank you!

THE PROJECT / “Support for the artistic creation of authors with disabilities in an art studio” / 2020

All the exhibiting authors are supported in 2020 by a project entitled “Support for the artistic creation of authors with disabilities in an art studio”, project code no. 49-12788/2015-ZPO/ORNK.

Authors: Tomáš Koudelka, Jakub Čech, Petr Kolař, Ondřej Farkas, Ivona Záborská, Pavla Pravdíková, Zuzana Kadlcová, Lucie Němcová

Catalogue : THE ARTIST’S VOICE / ART BRUT/OUTSIDER ART / Duration 16.12. 2020 do 30.5. 2021 / CVIDOS, POŘÍČÍ 31A, BRNO, CZ

The exhibited artifacts tell a story that can be called “THE ARTIST‘S VOICE”. This topic was also a key topic of the international conference organized by the EOA in 2016. The topic was chosen because it relates to the discourse of the international Outsider Art scene. This theme is also relevant to the Czech environment for the work of artists with disabilities.

An online tour and opening of the exhibition is available on the web: