Gliniada has a chance to become a permanent part of our city’s traditions. More than one hundred people took part in the second edition of the parade celebrating love of clay. From 10:00, anyone interested could cover themselves in clay at several locations around the city.
The event was held under the patronage of the Marshal of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship. The District Office also supported the event. What is more, District Head Cezary Przybylski and Dariusz Kwaśniewski, a member of the Bolesławiec District Board, actively participated in Gliniada (both covered themselves in clay).
One of this year’s most important Gliniada events was— for the first time in history!—the real wedding of two Glinoluds. The parade participants got married at the Registry Office. The ceremony began after 12:00. Magdalena Drążkiewicz and Marcin Lewandowski entered into marriage. The historic wedding was covered by Poland’s largest national media outlets, including TVP, Polsat and TVN 24.
The Glinoluds’ procession set off from Zamkowy Square. The clay figures marched along Karpecka and Prusa Streets. The parade participants circled the town hall and stopped outside the Bolesławiec District Office.
The youngest participant in the clay parade was Piotruś Siarkowski (5), who dressed up as Zbyszko of Bogdaniec. The oldest Glinolud was Mr Rajmund, a 68-year-old ceramic artist. Ewa from Osiecznica was chosen as the queen of the second Gliniada, while Ludwik from Nowe Jaroszowice became king. The royal couple’s prize was a helicopter flight over Bolesławiec.
IstotneInformacje.pl served as the event’s media patron.
Photography competition
Anyone who uploads photos from Gliniada to our Gallery, in the Gliniada 2008 section, will take part in the competition. Directories containing photographs should be named with the participant’s nickname.
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Acknowledgements
A few words from the organizers of Gliniada 2008. We would like to thank everyone who devoted an enormous amount of effort, time and money to making Gliniada 2008 happen and ensuring its success. We thank Gliniada’s guiding spirit, Bogdan Nowak. Special thanks must also go to Radek Iwicki, who worked hard on building the www.gliniada.org website. Throughout the event, wonderful people also helped us—people who showed up and carried out our most unusual joint projects: Kinga Pokojowy, Radek Iwicki, Marcin Strąg, Karolina Rosocka, Mariusz Laudański, Ewa Jakubowicz, Asia Bednarczyk, Beata Dudyńska, Grzegorz Roman, Rafał Klimek, Konrad Kopczyński and Barbara Macuga. We would also like to sincerely thank all the volunteers—from Bolesławiec and the surrounding area, as well as from Wrocław and Nysa; the young actors from the GlinArt performance; the Piwnica Paryska team, including the cleaner, for their patience with the omnipresent clay and all the Glinoluds; the sculptors—Zbyszek Roszkowski, Czesio Matyjewicz and Basia Bednarowicz—who created wonderful sculptures of Glinoluds; Ms Monika from the Registry Office for her kindness toward our idea; the officers of the District Police Headquarters in Bolesławiec for securing the parade route; Krystyna and Władysław Odbierzychleb for their great courtesy and kindness; the photographers who passionately documented all the Glinoluds’ activities; the Pławna 9 group for taking part in the Parade; and our compère, poet and blacksmith Jerzy Sylwian. We also warmly thank the newlyweds—Magda and Marcin—for agreeing that such an important ceremony for them could also become part of our show. We are grateful to the Marshal of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Mr Marek Łapiński, for granting Gliniada honorary patronage. The District Office was also a patron of the event, providing not only financial assistance but also substantial technical and organizational support—we thank Renata Czerwińska and Majka Nowak for this. Special words of thanks also go to the artists who performed at our concerts without accepting a fee: Das Wűrttemberg Musikkorps from Stuttgart, Tomasz Wachnowski and the all4Band group. We sincerely thank Krzysiu Gwizdała and his www.istotneinformacje.pl portal for the media patronage.
We would also like to once again thank all the sponsors—private individuals and companies that supported Gliniada financially or by donating goods.
Our event received financial support from:
Ms Samoszyńska and the following companies: Amper—Robert Opała, Bader—director Grzegorz Menet, and Villa Ambasada—Bogusław Nowak.
We would like to thank the following for their material assistance:
Mirek Parejka, “Parejo! Outdoor & Propaganda,” for a huge promotional campaign (placing ten five-metre banners and one fourteen-metre banner in central Wrocław); Paweł Zwierz—“Manufaktura”; Jarek Rutyna of “WR CERAMIKA s.c. J.K.W. Rutyna”; and Andrzej Potocki of “ANDY Ręczne Malowanie Ceramiki Użytkowej Andrzej Potocki”; as well as Zakłady Ceramiczne Bolesławiec for the barrels of clay; Jola, Tadeusz and Paweł Apanasewicz of “Dobre Sklepy Rowerowe Apanasewicz” for funding lanyards for identification badges and for their enormous involvement in organizing the entire event; Ania and Jacek Opała of “Opałkowa Chata”; Bogdan Nowak of “Piwnica Paryska” and the wonderful chef Axel Eisenblatter; and Tosia Wdowiak-Kopala and Jadzia and Jarek Giszter of Restauracja “Oleńka” for preparing delicious meals for the volunteers and Glinoluds; Marzena and Andrzej Laudański of Cukiernia “Nowa” for the delicious wedding cake; Kompania “Tyskie” for the beer and for lending equipment for Gliniada information points; Borowski Studio for the beautiful decorations; the companies “ElToro” of Tomasz Rola, “Proart” of Grzegorz Matoryn and Drukarnia “Apla” for help designing and printing promotional materials; Tadeusz Wójcik of PW “Centrostal Wrocław” S.A. for making rooms available for creating the sculptures and for providing tubs for washing the Glinoluds; Mirek Korniewicz of “Cormax” for funding the prize of two unforgettable helicopter flights over Bolesławiec; Ms Laura Słocka-Przydróżna, Director of the Comprehensive and Vocational Schools Complex on Komuny Paryskiej Street in Bolesławiec, for making rooms available as overnight accommodation for the orchestra and workshop participants; Małgorzata and Bogusław Kalita of “Meble Kalita” for making a sedan chair for the newlyweds and for their great commitment; Bogdan Nowak of “Villa Ambasada” for covering the fees of some of the artists performing as part of Gliniada and the cost of their meals, sponsoring accommodation for some of the artists and the editor of the Belgian magazine “Klei,” covering most of the cost of the Glinolud newlyweds’ wedding reception, and for his tremendous commitment; the companies Geresheimer S.A., “Swiat barw,” ElPaso—Joanna Rola, “TechBol” “Technika biurowa,” KopalniA Gipsu i Anhydrytu “Nowy Ląd” in Niwnice, BricoMarche, Gospoda Kruszyna and Centrum Ogrodnicze “Meduza” in Kruszyna for supplying a variety of necessary materials; Ryszard Tomoń for lending the stage; Jan Cołokidzi for arranging accommodation for the artists from Russia; Gminne Centrum Kultury in Warta Bolesławiecka for lending sound equipment and a stage; Nadleśnictwo Bolesławiec, Przedsiębiorstwo Wodociągów i Kanalizacji in Bolesławiec and the Military Unit in Bolesławiec for helping organize the Glinoluds’ washing; and the companies “Perfekt”—Krystyna Juszkiewicz—and Księgarnia “Agora” for their support.
Of course, thanks are also due to all the wonderful Glinoluds—people who know how to have genuine fun. There were countless people who helped us organize this year’s Gliniada. Perhaps we inadvertently omitted someone’s contribution. So we simply thank everyone who supported Gliniada.
Gliniada 2008 Organizing Committee
Paweł Apanasewicz
Urszula Frąszczak-Matyjewicz
Justyna Rutkowska-Talar