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.jpg) ZPAP main office in Warsaw | |
| Abbreviation | ZPAP |
|---|---|
| Type | NGO Copyright collective |
| Headquarters | Warsaw, kamienica Efrosa at ul. Nowy Świat 7 |
| Coordinates | 52°14′30″N 21°00′56″E / 52.24167°N 21.01556°E |
Official language | Polish |
| Website | http://www.zpap.org.pl |
The Association of Polish Artists and Designers (Związek Polskich Artystów Plastyków, ZPAP) is an official association of professional artists in Poland, representing more than 4,500 learned artists working in the field of visual arts, including: painting, sculpture, graphic design, interior and set design, ceramics, fabric arts, as well as new media, and art restoration. [citation needed]
The Association was founded in 1911 in Kraków during the Partitions of Poland. In the interwar period until 1939 it served as a trade union and in 1945, following World War II, it was formally re-established as an association.[1][2] In 1980, ZPAP supported the Solidarity movement and opposed the imposition of martial law in 1981. Consequently, the military authorities disbanded the Association when it refused to retract its communiqués.[3][4] ZPAP operated unofficially until the restoration of democracy in 1989. Today, ZPAP features prominently across the country with 23 regional Chapters, paid staff, curators, publications, and regional art galleries promoting work of its members.[5]
- ^ Glenn Sujo, Legacies of Silence. Published by New Age Publishers, 2001; 127 pages. ISBN 0-85667-534-2.
- ^ artluk Magazine with funds by Polish Ministry of Culture and Art. (in English and Polish)
- ^ Umbrella Magazine, Item notes: v. 5-7, page 68. Published by Umbrella Associates, U.S., 1982
- ^ Joanna Inglot, The Figurative Sculpture of Magdalena Abakanowicz, page 95. Published by University of California Press, 2004; 154 pages. ISBN 0-520-23125-2.
- ^ Instytut Adama Mickiewicza, "Sztuki wizualne: Związek Polskich Artystów Plastyków" at www.culture.pl ISSN 1734-0624 Nr 2628