Graphite, pastel, watercolour and oil: Péterné Szőnyi has experimented with many different techniques. She has been interested in drawing since childhood, but it is only in recent years that she has begun to take up the art of drawing more seriously. Her favourite subjects include the expression of emotions on faces, but she is also interested in landscapes and still lifes. She is currently training through the ValdorArt Alternative Drawing and Painting School's mentoring programme. She has participated in exhibitions, but this is her first solo show. This is also a novelty at the Csapókerti Community Centre, as it is only the second exhibition to feature the works of an amateur artist. Date: until 27 January Location: Csapókert Community Centre Source and photo credit: dehir.hu

The fire department celebrates the anniversaries of 75 years of institutional firefighting training and 85 years of the Fire Department Orchestra. The exhibition of the Central Museum of Disaster Management also pays tribute to two significant anniversaries in the history of fire service. Interested parties can learn about the history of firefighter training in chronological order, while the past and present of the fire brigade band are brought to life through the personalities of the conductors. The free exhibition encourages visitors to interact by providing information through QR codes. The travelling exhibition from Edelény will stay in Debrecen until Sunday, the 18th of January, from where it will be transferred to Tatabánya.   Date: until 19 January Location: Kölcsey Centre Source and photo credit:dehir.hu

A spectacular exhibition opens at the New Town Hall Gallery on Kálvint Square on the 16th of  January at 4:00 p.m. The exhibiting artists are illustrator and painter, winner of the 2024 Kölcsey Ferenc Fellowship, Alexandra Grela and visual artist, Ábel Kónya. One of the emblematic figures of Debrecen and Hungarian literary history is Magda Szabó, whose best-known novel is perhaps "Abigél", translated into several languages. In 2024, Alexandra Grela created a new cycle of images for this volume, which matches the style and approach of her literary illustrations of recent years. The technique of the works utilizes the artist's experience in the field of graphic design, while also relying on the drawing, collage and painting patterns characteristic of her earlier creative periods. The exhibition will be opened by Deputy Mayor, István Puskás with the participation of flustist, Hanna Jantyik. The exhibition is linked to the Hungarian Culture Day event and will be open until the 14th of February at the New Town Hall.   Date: 16 January - 14 February Location:New Town Hall   Source and photo credit:dehir.hu

The photo exhibition, entitled Carpathian Basin Costumes, of László Holló Prize-winning photographer Márta H. Csongrády will open on the occasion of the Day of Hungarian Culture  on Monday, the 20th of January, from 5:00 p.m. Márta H. Csongrády, photographer and visual artist, graduated as a museologist and ethnographer at the Kossuth Lajos University of Sciences. For thirty-five years she worked as a research associate at the Kenézy Gyula Hospital and Clinic. She founded the Kenézy Gallery and organised the Baby Gallery at the Children's Hospital of DOTE. Since 2003 she has been the director of the Vámospércs Women's Artists' Colony and the Hortobágy International Artists' Colony. The latter is now an association. She has exhibited her works in Debrecen's Japanese sister city Toyama and in exhibitions oraóganise by Toyama in Debrecen. She has participated in group exhibitions with Debrecen artists in China, Korea and Japan.  The exhibition will be opened by poet and journalist, Sándor Erdei with folk singer, Young Master of Folk Art Ildikó Bárdosi performing.   Date: 20 January - 7 February  during the opening hours of the community centre Location: DEMKI Újkert Community Centre Source:dehir.hu

In 2024, the Debrecen Association for Nature Conservation and Culture held the award ceremony of the now traditional 9th Nature Conservation, Literature, Poetry, Prose, Story and Nature Photography Contest in Budapest. The event was attended by prize-winning students from all over the country and beyond its borders. On the occasion of the Day of Hungarian Culture, the public is invited to the presentation of the book "Walking in the Forest, Green Fields" and the photo exhibition illustrating the book. The exhibition will be opened by President of the Debrecen Association for the Great Forest of Debrecen,Ibolya Marincsák on Monday the 20th of  January at 5:00 p.m. in Gallery 21. More information about the event can be found at this link.   Date: 20 January Location: Gallery 21   Source and photo credit:dehir.hu