Selected major events
- The Glinoluds’ real wedding – Saturday, 12:00 – Civil Registry Office in the Market Square
- Glinoluds’ Parade – Saturday, 16:00, Market Square
- Kombii concert – Friday, 20:30 – stage at Popiełuszki Square
- Doda concert – Saturday, 22:00 – stage at Popiełuszki Square
Gliniada 2008
Glinoluds’ wedding and parade
- Saturday, 23 August
- 10:00 painting all willing participants with clay
- 12:00 real wedding of the Glinoluds – Town Hall in the Market Square
- 14:00 time for photojournalists by the defensive walls on Kubika Street
- 16:00 Glinoluds’ Parade, Glinoluds’ fashion show, presentation of awards for the Queen and King of the Glinoluds, as well as the Youngest and Oldest Glinolud. The Parade will also feature: Grupa Pławna 9, drummers from Das Württemberg Musikkorps from Stuttgart and mime artist Bogusław Nowak
Concerts and performances
- Friday, 22 August
- 19:30 GlinArt performance
- 20:30 drummers from Das Württemberg Musikkorps from Stuttgart
- Saturday, 23 August
- 21:00 Opera trio from Moscow
- 23:00 Tomasz Wachnowski
- Sunday, 24 August
- 18:00 all4m Band rock group
- 19:00 Alek Mrożek
- 20:00 Eugen Łoska – American of Polish descent
All concerts and performances will take place in front of the Villa Ambasada building on Komuny Paryskiej Street
Workshops and lectures
- Friday, 22 August
- 12:00 art workshops; those wishing to participate are asked to register by 20 August at 0661 023 130. Participation fee – PLN 10. Places are limited. Workshop participants are guaranteed one night’s accommodation and a hot meal
- 16:00 lecture “Clay Through a European’s Eyes” by Walter Van der Branden – editor of the Dutch clay magazine “Klei” – District Office
Ceramic Festival 2008
Ceramics fair in the Market Square
Ceramics sales, throwing and painting demonstrations, artistic activities
from Thursday to Sunday, 10:00 to 20:00
Antiques Market (Prusa Street and vicinity)
from Friday to Sunday, 8:00 to 18:00
Concerts
- Friday, 22 August
- small stage
- 16:00 Rivendell (ethno)
- 17:00 Blue Sound (blues)
- 22:00 The Triceps (reggae)
- large stage
- 19:00 Slang
- 20:30 Kombii
- small stage
- Saturday, 23 August
- small stage
- 16:00 Performance by the Canon group – Musicals, musicals ... sung poetry and more
- 18:00 System Bolaget (funky, jazz, fusion)
- 19:30 A Remembrance of... (Czesław Niemen songs performed by Joachim Perlik)
- 20:45 Brel Once More (songs performed by Janusz Zbiegieł)
- large stage
- 22:00 Doda
- small stage
Other activities
- Thursday, 21 August
- 14:00 Symposium entitled Art in Flames – lectures, multimedia projections, presentation of works by artists participating in the 44th International Ceramic and Sculpture Open-Air Workshop (Forum hall)
- 17:00 Firing in a Hungarian kiln – an artistic activity by Wojciech Tężycki (square by BOK)
- 21:00 Prometheus Project – open-air spectacle with a fire show (Fire Show CHIMERA, square by BOK)
- Friday, 22 August
- 15:00 Demonstrations by master S. Simone from Italy – the art of decorating ceramics using traditional techniques and patterns from Florence and Montelupo-Fiorentino
- 12:00–18:00 Ceramic Gardens of Art – ceramic workshops for children and adults, from traditional wheel throwing to clay modelling and biscuit painting; Comic Ceramic Variations – tree planting; open-air activities as part of Open Art Przestrzeń – the Open Youth Art Festival; Fire Aquarium – lighting an outdoor kiln – an artistic activity by Mateusz Grobelny
- 18:00 Parade in Fire – procession through the city streets (Castle Square – Market Square – Rev. J. Popiełuszki Square)
- 18:30 Ceremonial opening of the 14th Bolesławiec Ceramic Festival – main stage
- Saturday, 23 August
- 15:00 Demonstrations by master S. Simone from Italy – the art of decorating ceramics using traditional techniques and patterns from Florence and Montelupo-Fiorentino
- 12:00–18:00 Ceramic Gardens of Art – ceramic workshops for children and adults, from traditional wheel throwing to clay modelling and biscuit painting; Comic Ceramic Variations – tree planting; open-air activities as part of Open Art Przestrzeń – the Open Youth Art Festival;
- 14:00 Stunt show – Bolesławieckie Stowarzyszenie Motocyklowe BOLCE (Primary School No. 2 sports field – 8 Bankowa Street)
- 15:00 Meeting with Marek Perzyński, author of books about the history and curiosities of Lower Silesia (Agora bookshop)
- 17:00 Firing in paper kilns – artistic activity by Wojciech Tężycki (square – Bolesławiec Cultural Centre)
- 18:00 Big and small ... small and big – opening of Grażyna Płocica’s ceramics exhibition (Museum of Ceramics, 13 Mickiewicza Street)
- 19:00 Himalayas of Meetings – tourist song (square – Bolesławiec Cultural Centre)
- 21:00 Fire Show CHIMERA (square – Bolesławiec Cultural Centre)
- Sunday, 24 August
- 10:00 Open Ceramika Cup Chess Tournament (District Office)
- 12:00–18:00 Ceramic Gardens of Art – ceramic workshops for children and adults, from traditional wheel throwing to clay modelling and biscuit painting; Clay Finds – a happening by Kamila Igras; Comic Ceramic Decoration;
- 12:00–17:00 Knights’ Tournament – open-air spectacle (Bolesławiecka Drużyna Rycerska SYROKOMLA from Kliczków Castle) (Partyzantów Avenue – beneath the walls)
- 14:00 Open-air event for children – the performance “The Wizard of Oz”, activities with stilt walkers and clowns, competitions with prizes (small stage)
- 16:00 Bolesławiec Stair Run for a Ceramic Cup (City Office high-rise)
- 16:00 Nations of the World – concert by folk groups (Poland, Iraq, Indonesia, Russian Federation) and Berkut – Ukrainian folk (large stage)
- 18:00 Extinguishing the ceramic kiln – firing presentation (slope – Market Square)
- 18:00 The Great Absent – musical programme commemorating A. Osiecka, M. Grechuta, A. Jantar, K. Klenczon and J. Kofta, performed by the Moment band (small stage)
- 20:00 Poets of Solidarity – sung poetry and more (square – Bolesławiec Cultural Centre)
- 21:00 Happiness, Happiness for Everyone – street performance (Teatr Jednego Wiersza from Opole, Bankowa Street)
Tour of ceramics plants
- 21–22 August, 7:00 to 15:00 – Ceramika Artystyczna “WIZA” (61 Parowa)
- 21–22 August Ceramic workshops for people with disabilities – Fabryka Naczyń Kamionkowych “Manufaktura” Sp. j. Smolenski & Zwierz (Bolesławiec, 30 Gdańska Street)
- 22–23 August, 9:00 to 12:00 – Ceramika Artystyczna Spółdzielnia Rękodzieła Artystycznego (Bolesławiec, 23 Kosciuszki Street)