PARTICIPANTS
Charlotte Dezanet - NL, Christina Munafo - USA, Rosey D’Angelo - USA, Finley Keay-Bright - UK, James Keay-Bright - UK, Kate Vickery - Canada, Leah Kronenfeld - USA, Leia Tatucu - Germany-Romania, Lonneke Bar - NL, Noa Jansma - NL, Diana Catalina Diaz Antolinez - Columbia, Kristina Jacot -  Moldova

RESIDENCY
At the artist residency we were focusing on paralell to art practice to deepen knowledge relating to horses, as well as to the different possibilities of interpretation of the horse-human relationship. The everyday relationship with horses during the residency offered the opportunity for creating studies of live horses (drawings, paintings, texts) as well as the residency offered a close to nature experince with living in yurts next to the horses. Such questions could more easily accure in this enviroment, like the relationship of human to nature, animals, or how to rethink landscape for example, or what can be man's relationship to the herd, to others or even to his/herself or even to his/her own body. Next to studio practice and the daily different kinds of studies with horses, artists had the opportunity to try archery and even horsearchery. Participants had the opportunity to go tracking as well as to excursions such as to Tihany penninsula. Participants gave introductions and talks on their own individual practice. A unique part of the program was this year organic macrobiotic meals daily all made by specialist Sebestyén Szilvia, founder of the Macrobiotic Institute In Budapest.

TALKS, LECTURES, SEMINARS
- ’Introducing horse ethology in practice’ seminar by Tóth Bettina, equine ethologyst, writer of the book „A Ló az Ló” (The horse is a horse).
- Guest lecturer was Dr. Boór-Göblyös István, founder of the  National Riding Academy in Hungary and writer of several books. He introduced the basics of highschool in theory and practice.
- Lecture was held by Dr. Szmrecsányi-Veszely Beáta on horse portraits in contemporary art with arthistorical references.

EXHIBITION
The exhibited works were some kind of reflections to the mentioned experiences. The exhibition of the 9. Horse and Art Research Program opened on the 27. July at the Arena Gallery in Barnag. We exhibited works using different medium, such as drawing, text, intsallation, video, painting. All exhibited works were made during the residency in Barnag. Opening talk was given by Dr. Szmrecsányi-Veszely Beáta.

SHOWS
Members of the Kassai Horsearchery School Szmrecsányi Kánság gave a horsearchery show including the gold and the silver medalists at the Equestrian archery World Cup in the Junior cathegory, who are both the youngest master grade equestrian archers of the world at present: Szmrecsányi Benedek and Szmrecsányi Fülöp. A performance by artist Szmrecsányi-Veszely Beáta and Szmrecsányi Márton was part of the show.
Koltai Laura and Koltai Polett gave a unique sidesaddle riding show also with a trained dog.

LIVE MUSIC
Navratil Andrea singer, Legeza Márton hurdy-gurdy, Demeter László lyre, Félegyházi Miklós bagpipe
14. century Veni sancte spiritus and Veni pater divine spiritus, Moldavien csángó music, rennaissance songs, Gregorian Kyrie Eleison

PHOTOS by Mráz Edina, Mepho fotográfia (https://www.facebook.com/mepho.edinamraz)

The program was supported by the Magyar Művészeti Akadémia (Hungarian Academy of the Arts)