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3city_4seasons. The Tricity Through Patrycja Urban’s Lens

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The Baltic Sea, light, horizon, and changing seasons. A new photography exhibition, “3city_4seasons,” by Patrycja Urban, can be viewed in the Olivia Star lobby. The exhibition is another installment in the Olivia Art series. Admission is free.

 

Gdańsk, Sopot, and Gdynia seen through the prism of four seasons. Spectacular sunrises and sunsets, the ever-changing faces of the Baltic Sea. Sky, water, and light. Patrycja Urban photographs places well-known to Tricity residents, extracting the atmosphere and details that are easily overlooked in the daily rush. Her photos show how diverse the coastal landscape can be and how much changes with the time of day, weather, and passing months.

 

The exhibition’s author works daily in Olivia Centre’s Legal Department. Photography is her passion, and “3city_4seasons” is an opportunity to share it with a wider audience. It also serves as a reminder that the Olivia community is rich with talents developed outside of professional work.

 

 

Olivia Art. What has been exhibited so far?

 

The exhibition is part of the Olivia Art project, under which Olivia Centre’s spaces have for years become a venue for presenting the works of local artists. In the Olivia Star lobby, one can view photography, painting, sculpture, and other forms of artistic expression.

 

The year 2026 opened with the exhibition “Between the Horizon and the Glass,” featuring works by Aneta Iwona Oniszczuk-Jastrząbek. In spring, sculptures by Stanisław Gierada were displayed in the Olivia Star lobby, and most recently, we presented paintings by Piotr and Paweł Cielątkowski there.

 

We invite you to the Olivia Star lobby. The exhibition can be viewed free of charge. It’s worth a visit to be captivated!

 

More works by the author: 3city_4seasons on Instagram.

Join us for O!WACJE. A Positive End-of-Summer Concert!

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Get ready for “O!WACJE. A Positive End-of-Summer Concert.” You know “Między ciszą a ciszą” (Between Silence and Silence), don’t you? Of course! So you can imagine it will be amazing! Why? Because once again, we will show ourselves and others that singing together in hundreds of voices works wonders and helps maintain peace of mind. It’s worth adding that this is NOT THE ONLY well-known, cheerful, yet also slightly reflective piece you will hear that day… After all, it’s an end-of-summer concert. Positive, energizing, though already pre-autumnal.

 

This time, the Olivia Centre Choir, along with five other Tricity choirs, will perform Grzegorz Turnau’s “Między ciszą a ciszą.” And it will be in a beautiful arrangement prepared especially for this occasion by Beata Wróblewska from the Academy of Music in Gdańsk. What does Master Turnau think of such a unique endeavor? He considers it an excellent idea and gladly endorses it. Get ready! Because there will also be a moment when we all sing this song together. You can start preparing now.

 

And you certainly remember last September. Nearly 200 people, one voice, and a lot of emotion. “Sobie i Wam” (To Ourselves and To You) sung together by hundreds of people who do completely different things in life, but for a moment stood side by side to feel truly together. It was so good that we are simply doing it again! So it can’t be any other way. You must be here. O!WACJE on September 11th at the Olivia patio!

 

 

Performers:

 

Olivia Centre Choir

Fahrenheit Universities Alumni Choir “Non Serio”

Oliwa Neighborhood House Choir “Po Sąsiadach”

SANS Mundus Cantat Festival Choir

Medical University of Gdańsk Choir

Incontro Choir

 

 

 

Why do we want to be and sing together?

Because life can be too intense and loud. A lot happens, and we chase after everything so quickly. The concert’s theme song – “Między ciszą a ciszą” – is a bit like a deep breath in the middle of a busy day. A reminder that it’s worth stopping, taking care of yourself, your mind, and the people around us. It seems like nothing groundbreaking, yet we still forget about it. And that’s why we will sing and feel the music together. Amateurs alongside professionals, students alongside working people, younger and older, ladies and gentlemen. Because from this mix of passion and love for music comes all the energy of this event.


Join us for the Positive End-of-Summer Concert

O!WACJE on September 11th at 5:00 PM.

 

 

 

See what it was like last year!

 

Listen to “Sobie i Wam” with 200 voices

 

 

Discover the story behind it… We invite you to watch a short film about why it’s so important for us to be able to “Afford Peace of Mind”

 

 

Who is organizing this?

The event is organized by Olivia Centre and the Olivia Centre Choir, a team that has been singing together for almost 10 years, under the guidance of the excellent conductor Wiktoria Pagieła. The choir includes people from several dozen companies and organizations, and sometimes their families, friends, and acquaintances, because why not.

 


Join us!
Come to the Olivia Centre patio on September 11th,
if you want to feel positive vibes!

 

 

Color, energy and pop art. Piotr and Paweł Cielątkowski in Olivia Star

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We invite you to the lobby of Olivia Star for the next exhibition of the Olivia Art series. The artists were born in Kwidzyn, and currently live and work in Mareza. Although painting has been present in their lives for a long time, they began their professional artistic activity ten years ago. Since then, they have been consistently developing their own, expressive creative language.

 

Their works are dominated by energetic abstractions, intense colors and dynamic compositions. An important part of his work are portraits of women in the style of pop art. Artists eagerly reach for strong contrasts and legible symbols, creating paintings that bring energy, movement and emotions to the space. They have presented their works in the Bay of Art in Sopot, the Stalowa Art Gallery and the Mag Modern Art Gallery in Warsaw, the Theatre Cultural Centre in Grudziądz, the Uphagen Arche Manor in Gdańsk, the Water Tower in Malbork and the Tulipános Ház Palace in Hungary.

 

This is not the first meeting of the Cielątkowski brothers with Olivia. Their paintings could be seen here as early as 2020. Now they are back with another presentation of their work. Welcome to the Olivia Star lobby. Admission is free.

More about the artists:


piotripawelcielatkowski.plInstagram: @piotr_i_pawel_cielatkowski
Facebook: Piotr and Paweł Cielątkowski

 

We opened the year 2026 with the exhibition “Between the Horizon and the Glass”, presenting the works of Aneta Iwona Oniszczuk-Jastrząbek. In the spring, unusual sculptures by the artist Stanisław Gierada were placed in the lobby of Olivia Star.

 

 

We invite you to the opening of the exhibition of Stanisław Gierada’s sculpture “The Passage of Time”

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We invite you to the opening of the exhibition of sculpture by Stanisław Gierada entitled The Passage of Time. Saturday, May 16, 2026, 5:00 p.m., Olivia Star lobby at the Olivia Centre.

Co-organizers: Olivia Centre, ZPAP Gdańsk District

Patronages: Gdańsk Community, Radio Gdańsk, Tricity Prestige Magazine, Trójmiasto.pl

 

Stanisław Gierada

 

He graduated from the Faculty of Sculpture at the PWSSP in Gdańsk in the studio of Prof. Stanisław Horno-Popławski in 1968. For many years he was associated with the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk as a teacher – he ran the Studio of Renovation and Reconstruction of Sculpture, and in 1999 he obtained a second-degree assistant professorship.

 

He is the author of numerous projects in the field of conservation, m.in. design and supervision of the construction of the stonework of the boulevard on the Motława River, the lintel at Mariacka and Świętego Ducha Streets in Gdańsk and the author’s reconstruction of the Gdańsk coat of arms in the Winter Hall of the Town Hall. He also worked in the field of mosaics, medal making and sacral and monumental sculpture.

 

He has participated in international snow sculpture competitions in San Moritz (Switzerland) and Quebec (Canada), as well as in sculpture symposia in Poland and abroad. He has been a member of the jury of sculpture competitions many times.

 

A two-time scholarship holder of the Marshal of the Pomeranian Voivodeship (2010, 2018), winner of the Awards of the Mayor of the City of Gdańsk (2010, 2018) and the City of Gdynia (2018), as well as a scholarship holder of the German Government (1996). Author of m.in Monument to the Victims of December 1970 in Gdynia and Monument to Poles Murdered in Siberia in Norilsk (1996).

 

His works can be found in galleries and private collections in Poland, Europe, the USA and Canada. He lives and works in Gdańsk.

 

The exhibition will be open until June 20, 2026. Admission.

 

 

Olivia’s Women’s Day. Creatively, Mindfully, Together

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On the occasion of Women’s Day, we invite you, Dear Ladies, to celebrate together. This time in the Olivia Star space. See you on March 5th. As every year, we meet for a while (well, a little longer) to slow down, take a break from everyday duties and have a good time. In addition, you can discover the artist in you!

 

This year, we have prepared three intimate ceramic workshops, during which each of the participants will create their own, unique object; cup or plate. There will be gluing, molding, decorating with spatulas and letters. The result? A personal souvenir that will stay with you for a long time and will remind you of this day.

 

Workshop schedule on March 5

 

Place: 1st floor, Olivia Star

Each session lasts 45 minutes and starts punctually at the appointed time. Please arrive a little earlier.

 

Organizational information

  • The entrance is through the reception of the Olivia Star building.
  • An identity document must be presented at the reception; Please take it with you.

 

We wish you a good time, full of inspiration, conversations and the joy of creating.
See you at the workshops!

“After hours”. The second edition of the artistic year at Olivia Star

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Art has been an important element of Olivia Centre’s identity for years. As part of the artistic Olivia project, our common spaces become art galleries. Places where emotions, sensitivity and everyday life meet. After the January-February exhibition “Between the horizon and glass”, which opened the year 2026 in the lobby of Olivia Star, we present another exhibition “After Hours”.

 

This time we invite you to the exhibition “After Hours” prepared by the ArtGranda Association.

 

“After Hours” is a story about creativity born outside the schedule; after work, after duties, in time reserved exclusively for yourself. These are works created out of an inner need, intuitively, without calculation and without pressure. Imperfect, but sincere. Growing out of mindfulness, emotions and personal experience.

 

ArtGranda is a group of friends united by a common passion for art and the need to develop talents and inspire others to consciously contact with creativity. In a world dominated by pace, messages and narratives, artists choose their own path – they create without ideological commentary, painting what is really close to them.

 

In the space of Olivia Star, this exhibition takes on additional meaning. High, glazed interiors, urban rhythm and the daily movement of employees and guests become a natural context for works created in silence, in private time. It is art that does not separate itself from life, it even enters into a dialogue with it.

 

“After hours” is an invitation to stop. To calmly look at the image, at the emotion, at oneself. We believe that art – even the one created after work – can add courage and beauty to everyday life.

 

Free admission

The exhibition can be seen until the end of April 2026

Meeting with Aneta Oniszczuk-Jastrząbek

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It was a wonderful evening. In the lobby of Olivia Star, an author’s meeting with Aneta Oniszczuk-Jastrząbek took place, full of conversations about art, emotions and looking at the city from a completely new perspective. Thank you to everyone who was with us.

 

The exhibition “Between the Horizon and the Glass” can be seen in the lobby of Olivia Star until February 15.
Admission!

 

For the exhibition “Between the Horizon and the Glass” , the starting point is a view from above – of the 32. Floors Olivia Star. It is from here that Gdańsk is fully revealed: the sea, moraine forests waving on the horizon, dense city buildings and cranes; a sign of its history and identity. This perspective places man between two worlds: the material, technological, dominated by glass and construction, and the world of nature, light and open space. In January and February, in the lobby of Olivia Star, we present the works of Aneta Iwona Oniszczuk-Jastrząbek – an artist professionally associated with the University of Gdańsk. Her work, inspired by contemporary painting, abstraction and minimalism, is a record of personal experiences and a subjective interpretation of reality, without attachment to one style. Oniszczuk-Jastrząbek has always had a natural ease of drawing and painting, but she consciously developed this passion in 2012. After a short break, the artist returned to intensive creative activity in 2019, in parallel with her professional work as the Vice-Rector for Informatization and Internationalization at the University of Gdańsk.

 

 

More about the exhibition

More about the author

Fig. Maciej Roszkowski, welovephoto.pl

Art that happens in between. An artistic year in Olivia

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Art has been an important element of Olivia Centre’s identity for years. As part of the artistic Olivia project, the common spaces of our center become a natural background for creative narratives. A place where architecture meets emotion, and a work of art perfectly harmonizes with the urban rhythm. The works presented in Olivia do not function in isolation from everyday life. On the contrary, they enter into a dialogue with it, inviting us to reflect on the contemporary world, the city and the nature of man.

 

We are opening the year 2026. Between the horizon and the glass

We are opening the year 2026 with the exhibition “Between the Horizon and Glass”, the starting point of which is a view from above – of the 32. Floors Olivia Star. It is from here that Gdańsk is fully revealed: the sea, moraine forests waving on the horizon, dense city buildings and cranes; a sign of its history and identity. This perspective places man between two worlds: the material, technological, dominated by glass and construction, and the world of nature, light and open space. In January and February, in the lobby of Olivia Star, we present the works of Aneta Iwona Oniszczuk-Jastrząbek – an artist professionally associated with the University of Gdańsk. Her work, inspired by contemporary painting, abstraction and minimalism, is a record of personal experiences and a subjective interpretation of reality, without attachment to one style. Oniszczuk-Jastrząbek has always had a natural ease of drawing and painting, but she consciously developed this passion in 2012. After a short break, the artist returned to intensive creative activity in 2019, in parallel with her professional work as the Vice-Rector for Informatization and Internationalization at the University of Gdańsk.

 

We invite you to an author’s meeting

In connection with the exhibition, we cordially invite you to an author’s meeting with Aneta Oniszczuk-Jastrząbek. During a unique evening at Olivia Star, we will immerse ourselves in the world of the Artist. We will learn about the genesis of her works, discover inspirations, explore the creative process. In a fascinating conversation about art, emotions and meanings, we will try to discover what is hidden between color, light and gesture.

 

21 January | hrs 18:00
Gdansk | Olivia Centre | Olivia Star lobby

It is a unique opportunity to meet directly, talk about art and discover together the emotions that the artist tries to express in her work. We will be extremely pleased to host you and spend this evening in a friendly, inspiring atmosphere, full of art and creative dialogue.

 

 

Fresh blood

The year 2025 was exceptionally artistically rich for us. Since March, Olivia Star has been able to admire the exhibition “Fresh Blood”, prepared in cooperation with the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk and the Gdańsk Community Foundation. We saw here the diverse attitudes of young artists, oscillating around the theme of man and his relationship with the world – from market scenes full of movement and bustle, to meditative images referring to memory and inner experiences. Sculpture was an important complement to painting; from classic ceramics to modern plaster molds. The following artists presented their works: Filip Rzodkiewicz (curator of the exhibition), Victoria Więckowska, Julia Ledwoń, Jan Raczyński, Matylda Soja, Magdalena Drawska, Jan Kalman and Oliwia Eliza Bury.

Photo: Maciej Roszkowski | We love the photo.

 

Zoom

The next stage of the dialogue with the academic community was “ZOOM” – a painterly close-up of the young staff of the Academy of Fine Arts. It is a real confrontation of individual painting languages, aesthetics and creative strategies, which, despite their diversity, created a coherent story about the condition of contemporary painting. The exhibition was attended by: Karolina Futyma, Przemysław Garczyński, Tomasz Kopcewicz, Agata Nowosielska and Agata Przyżycka.

Photo: Karol Murat | Zawsze Pomorze

 

Viva Tenerife!

In the summer, Olivia Star’s lobby was filled with colour and energy thanks to “Viva Tenerife!”. We were able to get to know the work of twelve artists participating in artistic residencies in Tenerife. The presented works were personal and extremely emotional records of experiences related to the island, its landscapes, light, nature, culture. The guests were delighted by the visual impressions – full of intense colors, reflecting the rhythm and atmosphere of the place. Artists presenting works: Anna Bocek, Karolina Zimnicka, Rita Staszulonok, Anita Cempa, Natalia Biegalska, Eugenia Rewera, Marta Wycech, Anita Isabelle Klein, Alina Walkusz, Agata Grendowicz, Ella Cisha and Anna Moon.

 

 

Legends

The year 2025 was closed by the exhibition “Legends”. Exceptional artists presented their works – retired professors, retired professors and teachers of the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk. For many years, they and they created the everyday life and mythology of the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk. Their works were presented by: Krystyna Andrzejewska-Marek, Kiejstut Bereźnicki, Roman Gajewski, Stanisław Gierada, Teresa Klaman, Mariusz Kulpa, Hugon Lasecki, Henryk Lula, Jadwiga Okrassa, Mieczysław Mieto Olszewski, Cezary Paszkowski, Janina Rudnicka, Janina Stefanowicz-Schmidt, Andrzej Śramkiewicz and Czesław Tumielewicz.

 

Photo: Maciej Roszkowski | We love the photo.

 

Entering 2026, Olivia remains a space open to art – diverse and close to people. The exhibition “Between the Horizon and Glass” is also our next invitation to stop and look at the city, architecture and ourselves from a new perspective.

 

Christmas Concert of the Choir and Friends at Olivia Star. An evening full of musical magic

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In the hall of Olivia Star, the December evening sounded exceptional. The Christmas Concert of the Choir and Friends has become a beautiful clasp of the day – full of warmth, emotions and experiencing music together, which at this time of year gains special power.

 

Music that connects

From the first minutes, the audience was carried away by the atmosphere of the meeting: there were moments of emotion, sincere smiles, spontaneous laughter and that characteristic, festive energy when everyone – at least for a moment – feels closer to each other. Olivia Star’s hall, filled with sound, turned into a space for experiencing together: without haste, without distance, to the rhythm of the most beautiful melodies.

 

On stage: Olivia Centre Choir and guests

The concert was led by music and a variety of voices. The following performed on stage:

  • Olivia Centre Choir conducted by Wiktoria Pagieła

  • Fahrenheit University Alumni Choir “Non Serio”, led by Beata Borowicz

  • Children of the choir members and friends of the choir, who added even more joy and naturalness to the concert

It was this intergenerational mix that made the performance not only have a high artistic level, but also an exceptionally cordial, “homely” atmosphere.

 

A sound that builds the mood

Beautiful, festive sounds were taken care of by Marcin Twardowski, who accompanied. His musical presence subtly led the concert, emphasizing emotions and giving the whole thing coherence – from quiet, focused moments to those in which the energy in the audience grew with each subsequent phrase.

 

Christmas carols and winter arrangements of well-known songs

The repertoire includes the most beautiful Christmas carols and winter arrangements of well-known songs – those that immediately evoke memories and build the mood. There were times when the audience listened in silence, but there were also times when it was hard not to join in – because Christmas hits just ask you to sing together.

 

The concert is open to everyone. And that’s exactly what December should be like

The Christmas Concert of the Choir and Friends was an open event and that was the most beautiful thing about it. Regardless of whether someone came “for a while” or stayed until the end, they left with the feeling that they had participated in something good: in an encounter that builds community and leaves a clear trace.

We would like to thank all the artists and guests for this evening. Such moments remind us that the magic of Christmas really does exist and often begins with a common sound.

We invite you to the opening of the LEGENDS exhibition and the award ceremony in the Oliwa Neighborhood Budget!

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On Sunday, October 26, 2025 at 1:00 p.m., a unique exhibition will open at Olivia Star. Their works will be presented by retired professors, retired professors and teachers of the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk. A meeting with such excellent Gdańsk residents is an ideal opportunity to present awards in the Oliwa Neighborhood Budget competition.

 

The exhibition inaugurated with Sunday’s vernissage is entitled LEGENDS, because each of the exhibitors deserves this designation. For many years, they and they created the everyday life and mythology of the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk.

 

ARTISTS

  • Krystyna Andrzejewska-Marek
  • Kęstut Bereźnicki
  • Roman Gajewski
  • Stanisław Gierada
  • Teresa Klaman
  • Mariusz Kulpa
  • Hugon Lasecki
  • Henryk Lula
  • Jadwiga Okrassa
  • Mieczysław Mieto Olszewski
  • Cezary Paszkowski
  • Janina Rudnicka
  • Janina Stefanowicz-Schmidt
  • Andrzej Śramkiewicz
  • Czesław Tumielewicz

 

The exhibition was organized by the Gdańsk Community Foundation in cooperation with Olivia Centre.

 

Visit the exhibition in the Olivia Star lobby – open until the end of the year! Free admission.

 

The Oliwa Neighborhood Budget is a program initiated by the Olivia Centre, supporting social initiatives of the inhabitants of Oliwa and Przymorze Małe. In 2025, for the sixth time, we will help Neighbors in the implementation of projects serving both districts. Who will receive funding for the implementation of their project this time? Read more about the project…