Exhibition “Why I`m Happy in the World 1994 – 2004”
Huseby skole

Opening 21. Sept. 2004 15.00 hs.

Program: 15.00:
- Velkommen v/ rektor Per Egil Toldnes
- Film v/ elev Maria Eskova fra 10 A
- Om utstillingen v/ lærer Morten Sæther
- Offisiell åpning v/ ambassadør Andrej Sokolik
- 15.30: Vernissage
 

		”Why I`m Happy in the World” har i løpet av 10 år utviklet et verdensomspennende nettverk. Initiativet kom fra den slovakiske kulturministeren i 1994, og er et ledd i et internasjonalt arbeid i kampen mot rusmisbruk. Utstillingene fokuserer på livets positive verdier og har vært vist i Ungarn, Belgia, Østerrike, Storbritannia, Finland, USA, Australia og Uzbekistan i tillegg til Norge og Slovakia.
List of works of the project “Why I am Happy in the World”. 1. Therese Sollie (15 ), Norway, No name 2. Veronika Holáńova (16 ), Slovak Republic, No name. 3. Jana Liptáková (15 ), Slovak Republic,     “Everyone is bearing his own Cross” 4. Mária LaHová (18 ) ,Slovak Republic, No name. 5. Daniel H. Aune (15 ) , Norway , No name 6. Diana Garafová (16 ), Slovak Republic. 7. Tuomo Sipola ,Finland, No name. 8. Lenka Gallovičová (17 ), Slovak Republic, “Mother”. 9. Katarina Kolláriková (16 ), Slovak Republic, “Etna”. 10. Michal Tatarko (17), Slovak Republic ,No name. 11. A pupil (15 ), Norway. 12. Miriama Demčákova (18 ) Slovak Republic,      “ Do not loose what you have” 13. Michal Turlik (17 ), Slovak Republic,”High”. 14. Sunniva Reitan (14), Norway ,No name. 15. Lúbica Humeniková (15 ) Slovak Republic ,”Two Faces”. 16. Eldor Davidov (15 ) ,Uzbekistan , “A Boy “. 17. Monika Erösová (16 ) Slovak Republic, “ In the Whirl of Pain”. 18. Kamila Nigmatulina (18 ), Uzbekistan, “Life is over”. 19. Irene Saitoti (14 ), Norway, No name. 20. Jana Hunčiková (18 ) ,Slovak Republic,      “ Even You are responsible for me”. 21. Lenka Juchová (15 ) ,Slovak Republic, No name. 22. Noora Vartiainen , Finland, No name. 23. Veronika Šuliková (16 ) ,Slovak Republic,” Vision on Insanity”. 24. Veronika Melicherová (16 ) Slovak Republic.No name. 25. Susanne Klokkerhaug (14 ) Norway, No name. 26. Katarina Čáková (15 ),Slovak Republic, “Metamorphosis “. 27. Róbert Gábriš (17 ) ,Slovak Republic, ”Whirl of Life ”. 28. Julia Katkova (14 ) ,Uzbekistan, “ My Happiness in my House “. 29. Katarina Šuleková (15 ) Slovak Republic, “In Capture “. 30. Marco Chenevier, Italy , No name.		”Why I`m Happy in the World” has within the last 10 years developed a world wide network. The initiative was first taken by the Slovak Minister of Culture in 1994 as part of the struggle against drugs. The exhibitions focus on the positive values in life and has been shown in Hungary, Belgium, Austria, Great Britain, Finland, USA, Australia and Uzbekistan in addition to Norway and Slovakia.

Maria	Maria	Sara

WHY I´M HAPPY IN THE WORLD - UTSTILLING

INTERNASJONAL UTSTILLING
Tirsdag 21. sept. var det duket for en kunstbegivenhet på Huseby skole: Åpningen av utstillinga "Why I´m happy in the world". Til stede på utstillingen, som ble åpnet av Slovakias ambassadør i Norge, Andrej Sokolik, var elever, lærere og besøkende.

"Why I´m happy in the world" har i løpet av de siste ti åra utviklet et verdensomspennende nettverk. Initiativet kom fra den slovakiske kulturministeren i 1994, og er et ledd i et internasjonalt arbeid i kampen mot rusmisbruk. Utstillingene fokuserer på livets positive verdier og har ært vist i en rekke land i og uten Europa.

Den 9. juni fikk Maria Eskova i den gang klasse 9A tildelt en internasjonal pris i parlamentet i Bratislava, Slovakia, for sitt bidrag til utstillingen. Maria var eneste deltaker utenfor Slovakia som deltok på åpningen i Bratislava og fikk tildelt prisen av landets kulturminister. På åpningen i dag viste Maria en film hun hadde laget.

 

Slovakias ambassadør med frue, rektor ved Huseby skole og Slovakias konsul til Trondheim.		Åpningstalen til ambassadøren		Prisvinnende elev, Maria		Fra utstillingen
Fra utstillingen		Fra utstillingen		Fra utstillingen		Fra utstillingen
Fra utstillingen				Fra utstillingen		Fra utstillingen

I’ve been asked to give some background information about the exhibition ”Why I’m happy in the world”. What we know today as a world wide network, started out as an initiative by the Slovak minister of Culture in 1994. The aim then, as it still is today, was to focus on the positive values in life, as part of the struggle against drug addiction.

The project has been conducted on several levels:
• National art competitions
• Travelling reruns of the exhibitions
• National and international exhibitions

Within this frame, thousands of Slovak and foreign students and pupils between the age of 14 to 18 have expressed their attitude towards drugs and drug addiction, by the means of different graphic and plastic art activities, such as painting, drawing, collagemaking, poster- and postcard design, just to mention some of the categories.

Many of the participating institutions have been schools, and each institution has been allowed to send 10 contributions to the international competitions arranged every year since 1994. Winners within each category have then been invited to the official opening of the exhibition in Bratislava. Huseby school was extremely proud to be represented at this year’s official opening, with Maria’s contribution.

The winning designs serve every year as patterns for t-shirts, baseball caps, posters, calendars, postcards, keyrings and other artefacts. All of these different artefacts help to promote the project, and they are also used as awards for the best participants.


The project “Why I’m happy in the world”, is one of several activities focusing on the prevention of unwanted effects of today’s society. On several occasions, the high artistic level of the graphic and plastic works has been stressed by people commenting on the exhibitions. This has undoubtedly inspired all the organisers and, not to mention, the young artists in the different participating countries to do their very best.

The final exhibitions have, up to now, been presented in four continents. They have been seen in Hungary, Belgium, Austria, Great Britain, Finland, USA, Australia and Uzbekistan, in addition to Norway and of course Slovakia.

Throughout the last 10 years the project has confirmed its extraordinarity, uniqueness and the necessary survival capacities. Graphic and plastic art as a way of expressing an attitude towards drugs, not meeting any of the well known language barriers, has spoken its message to all young people with the appeal of a world without drugs.

When attending the exhibition yourselves, in just a few moments, you will witness how the results of systematic work of many art teachers, the experiences of cultural workers, and the creative potential of young people have been capitalised. In my point of view, this exhibition demonstrates clearly the value and the importance of the project itself. It confirms that creativity is one of the most precious gifts man has received.


 (23.09.2004)