2nd Geshaview Orienteering Cup

The 2nd competition for the Geshaview Orienteering Cup (organised by the ‘bacho Kiro-94’ Orienteering Club, Dryanovo, Bulgaria) took place on Sunday 27th March.
This Central Bulgaria Orienteering Competition saw over 350 visitors and 240 competitors from 7 clubs with all 3 generations participating, as well as international athlete - Kirol Nikolov - ranked 6th in Europe.

Competitors of all ages get ready for the start.

Happy winners with their awards.

More pictures of the event can be seen on the Geshaview Facebook page.
A full report will be in the next issue of the Geshaview Newsletter.

The next International Orienteering Festival competition has been booked for September 2012.
The competitors will include international, invited runners of world ranking.
The event will provide accommodation and entertainment for all visitors.

2 more artists register for the First Geshaview International Arts Festival

Two more artists have confirmed their intention to attend the First Geshaview International Arts Festival from the 6th to 19th May 2011.
This brings the total of artists and sculptors registered so far to 18.
More details can be found on the First Geshaview International Arts Festival page on the Geshaview website.
Countries represented are Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Croatia, Hungaria, Italy, Kuwait, Russia and Turkey.

PANCHO PANEV
Graduated from the National Academy of Arts in Sofia in 1966, emphasis on graphics, in the class of Prof. Evtin Tomov and Prof. Vesselin Staykov. In 1972 he joined the Bulgarian Painters Union. Since 1966 regularly takes part in collective exhibitions of graphics in Sofia and inside the country, in international exhibitions in Turkey, Egypt and France. He holds solo exhibitions in St. Peterburg, Bucarest and Budapest.

THURAYA AL-BAQSAMI
Nationality: Kuwaiti
Thuraya Al-Baqsami is member of the “Kuwaiti Formative Art Society” since 1969, the “Formative Arts Group” of the GCC countries and member of the “Very Special Arts Organization” in Washington, D.C. (USA).
She was awarded the “Golden Palm Leaf” of the GCC-Print-Biennial in Riad/Saudi Arabia in 1989, in Doha/Qatar in 1992 and she won the 1st Prize of the “National Museum Exhibition” in Kuwait in 1987 and 1992.

One more artist registers for the First Geshaview International Arts Festival

Another artist has confirmed her intention to attend the First Geshaview International Arts Festival from the 6th to 19th May 2011.
More details can be found on the First Geshaview International Arts Festival page on the Geshaview website.

LUDMILA CHAGINA
Ludmila was born in Cheliabinsk, Russia and from 1971 to 1975 she studied at the art college in Saint-Petersburg. From 1975 to 1983 she studied in the I. E. Repin's Institute of painting, sculpture and architecture, department of painting in Saint-Petersburg.
Many of her works are in private collections around the world.

Landscaping at the Geshaview Courtyard continues apace...

The landscaping at Geshaview continues with the creation of the outdoor seating area for The Courtyard Bakery Bistro Garden.
This will create a multi-level seating area for enjoying coffee, refreshments or a light snack from the Courtyard Bakery Bistro.

3 more artists register for the International Arts Festival

One artist and two sculptors have confirmed their intention to attend the First Geshaview International Arts Festival from the 6th to 19th May 2011.
More details can be found on the First Geshaview International Arts Festival page on the Geshaview website.

SUZAN UĞURLUÇAM
Suzan was born in Prizren and she graduated from Belgrade University, Museology in Art History Department at the Faculty of Philosophy.
She did research and investigation for 1 year including Louvre Museum in Paris. She did research, investigation and specialization for 1 year at Galleria Nationale D’arte Moderna in Rome, Italy.

LENKA VODA BALENKOVA
Lenka was born in Brno, Czechoslovakia and studied at the Academy of Fine Arts, Bratislava and the Akademia Sztuka Piekna, Warsaw. She has exhibited in Bratislava, Warsaw, Banská; Štiavnica, Bratislava, Malacky Liptovsky Mikulas, Dehli (India) and Toledo in Spain.

IVAN PARASKOV
Nationality: Bulgarian.
Completed higher education in sculpture in 1970 and he has participated in national and international exhibitions and forums.
He has realized over 10 solo exhibitions in Europe and 16 monumental works.
His works are owned by Chastity collections in Bulgaria, Italy, Greece, Turkey, Austria, Finland, South Korea, USA and the Fund of the National Gallery.

Moving the boulders at Geshaview

Now that spring has arrived (at last!) we can continue with the landscaping of the village and placement of the boulders and rocks that have been excavated during the construction works.

As you wander around the village you will see boulders that have been carefully preserved and lovingly positioned to add to the feeling of being embraced by nature.

Spring comes to Geshaview

The warm spring sunshine has melted the snow away and after 30+ days of winter skies we can feel that the grey days of winter are behind us.
Clear skies during the day lead to crisp nights and that means a great view of the stars. David looked up and saw this on Sunday night... just a reminder that we need to look beyond the obvious... it's all there waiting!

This picture was taken using a normal, digital camera, no extra lenses or telescope was used.