The 6-Minute Challenge, Vol 19

A signature program of the Czechoslovak Society of Arts and Sciences (SVU) in New York since 2014. Artists, professionals, scholars, scientists and students of Czech or Slovak descent are challenged to introduce their talent, the subject of their work, project, research, or studies in a short presentation limited to six minutes. In English.

Moderated by Christopher Harwood, Columbia University

Presenters (in alphabetical order) include:

Livia BLAYLOCK (behavioral therapist), Peter CIKHART (cinematographer), Tamara KRAMAR (singer and musician), Kristýna and Marek MILDE (environmental artists), Oliver OTCASEK (founder and innovator), Jarmila PTÁČKOVÁ (sinologist and Tibetologist), Kateřina SILVERBLATT (pediatrician), Andréa STANISLAV (artist and educator), and James M. STEVKO (actor and dancer)

Free and open to the public. Suggested donation: $15.

Seats are limited on a first-come, first-served basis.

A wine reception will follow the presentations.

Note: Come early to visit the exhibition at the Czech Center's second-floor gallery.

The last chance to see recent works by seventeen emerging artists from the Academy of Arts, Architecture, and Design in Prague (UMPRUM). https://new-york.czechcentres.cz/.../stanice-pozastavene...

The recordings of previous editions are available on our YouTube Channel.

Organized by the Czechoslovak Society of Arts and Sciences (SVU), New York

Chapter, with the support of the Bohemian Benevolent and Literary Association (BBLA).