At the opening event, representatives of the Ministry of Environment as well as the Ministry of Agriculture of the Slovak Republic, school forms from Slovakia, project partners and strategic partners of the SONDAR network as well as a large number of persons interested gathered.

The opening at the Ministry of Environment of the Slovak Republic was performed by:
Vojtech Ferencz, Eng., Secretary of State of the Ministry of Environment of the Slovak Republic
Dr. Peter Hajduček, 1st Vice General Manager of the Bratislava hydraulic engineering institute
Dr. Erwin Szlezak, Department of Rural Development of the Lower Austrian agricultural district authorities
Dr. Jaroslava Sobocká, Director of national Soil Science and Conservation Research Institute

Bernhard Kuderer, MSc, SONDAR Project Manager, SENEC Association
Peter Panenka, Eng., SONDAR Project Manager of the Bratislava hydraulic engineering institute

http://www.minzp.sk/tlacovy-servis/tlacove-spravy/tlacove-spravy-2013/tlacove-spravy-januar-2013/unikatna-prirodna-vystava-aj-slovensku.html

The opening at the Minstry of Agriculture of the Slovak Republic was performed by:
Štefan Adam, Eng., Secretary of State of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Slovak Republic
Dr. Jaroslava Sobocká, Director of national Soil Science and Conservation Research Institute
Dr. Erwin Szlezak, Department of Rural Development of the Lower Austrian agricultural district authorities
Bernhard Kuderer, MSc, SONDAR Project Manager, SENEC Association
Peter Panenka, Eng., SONDAR Project Manager of the Bratislava hydraulic engineering institute

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This exposition showed pieces of art painted with soil colours from schools in Lower Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, and the Czech Republic. The school girls and boys participating have committed themselves for some years to the creative opportunities in painting and designing with soil colours, gained directly from soil, under artistic supervision by Prof. Irena Racek from Sitzendorf in the Wine Quarter.

In some projects of territorial cooperation with neighbouring countries, subsidized by the European Union, in 300 schools approx. 35,000 school girls and boys have painted with soil colours. Hundreds of pieces of art have come into existence. A selection thereof can now be viewed in Bratislava until February 8, 2013.

For further information, please refer to: www.soilart.eu / www.sondar.eu / www.unserboden.at

Photos © SENEC Association / Klemens Rybaczek, Eng.