Adrianna Urbańska

Graduate of Technical University of Lodz and the Academy of Fine Arts in Lodz. Scholarship recipient of the 26th International Dresden Summer Academy for Visual Arts (performance art) and École Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture de Montpellier (scenography module at Opéra Orchestre National Montpellier). Stage designer and theater photographer. Participated in exhibitions in Poland and abroad (including Humanus, Stip(p)visite, Nature Art Cube Exhibition, Print Think, The Strzeminski Competition). Co-curator of the exhibitions: “Roundabout of Lost Time” and “Despite Everything We Are Well”.

26.07.2025, Od/From 11.30 – An Ideal Candidate, interactive performance

Assembly Hall, 6 Kolegialna Street

There’s one universal point I’ve been sharing with my friends lately, both artistic and non-artistic: rejection. I apply for scholarships, grants and funding, and so do they – and if not for funding, they send resumes and cover letters. The pattern is always similar: we first apply where we feel “closest”. We fabricate narratives about our vast design experience (which in reality happens to be a small college exhibition), our ability to work under time pressure (which most often means putting everything off until the last minute), or the impact of our artistic endeavor on the productivity and resilience of the Polish economy (…)” A.Urbańska