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27 Mar. 2015 Charity Photo Exhibition “Donating Life”

A Charity Photo Exhibition “Donating Life” was shown at 18:00 on 27 March at Art Club Vision Hall. Organized by Photo & Video Club to Art House “Vision Art”, the exhibition is part of a charity campaign for fundraising for life-saving surgery and life-saving cancer treatment of Vyara Georgieva-Ilieva. Twenty photo collages made by Rosina Ruseva were exhibited on the walls of the Art Club. The funds from the purchase of the photos will support the brain tumor surgery and treatment of the girl. Two films produced by Rosina Ruseva were also presented.

16 June 2017 D-LoT project final seminar

The final seminar of D-LoT project, coordinated by the European Association of Service Providers for Persons with Disabilities (EASPD), took place within the 1st World Conference on Supported Employment: “Employment for All — A Global Perspective” in Belfast, Northern Ireland, on 16 June 2017. The seminar was attended by representatives of the 15 CEE partner countries, including Agency Vision President Zhaneta Georgieva, NASO President Georgi Georgiev, and Ilina Cholakova, Social Affairs Specialist at Agency Vision and a...

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8 June 2017 Final meeting of D-LoT project in Bulgaria within National Forum & Exhibition

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A meeting of the participants in training sessions within the D-LoT project, coordinated by the European Association of Service Providers for Persons with Disabilities (EASPD), was held at the International Hotel, Golden Sands Resort, city of Varna, on 8 June 2017 aimed at sharing comments and impressions about their working with the e-learning platform. EASPD President James Crowe took part in the event as well.The main focus of attention at the meeting was the further dissemination of the e-learning platform among the social...

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7 June 2017 Agency Vision celebrated its 20th Anniversary at National Forum & Exhibition

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The 20th Anniversary Celebration of Agency for Social Development Vision, the initiator and founder of the National Alliance for Social Responsibility (NASO) and the first Bulgarian member organisation of the European Association of Service Providers for Persons with Disabilities (EASPD), was marked by the launch of new facilities, services and structures in line with the modern European and national trends in social services development.Among the guests were Deputy Ministers of the Ministry of Labour and Social Policy Rositsa Dimitrova and Ivaylo...

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2-3 Mar 2017 Second partnership meeting within IMAS project

The second partnership meeting within the Improving Assistance in Inclusive Educational Settings (IMAS) project was held in Senec, Slovakia, on 2-3 March 2017. Hosted by TENENET (Slovakia), the meeting was attended by representatives of Chance B (Austria), the project coordinator, as well as representatives of other project partners Agency Vision (Bulgaria), ARCIL (Portugal), CSIE (UK) and University of Graz, Austria.The main focus of attention at the meeting was the tasks accomplished and the summary of...

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2 Mar 2017 Agency Vision opened new social service facility

On 2 March 2017 Agency for Social Development Vision opened a new social service facility aimed to carry out part of the organisation’s services, namely a Centre for Social Rehabilitation and Integration for adults with disabilities, and to provide conditions for the sustainable development of supported employment for people with disabilities. The main idea is to broaden the accumulated experience gained so far from implementing supported employment projects. The aim is to make a smooth and sustainable move to implement supported employment...

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18 Feb 2017 Seminar on Quality Standards of Social Services

On 18 February 2017 a seminar on Quality Standards of Social Services was held in Varna. It was organised by Agency for Social Development Vision in partnership with the National Alliance for Social Responsibility (NASO) and was attended by about 60 social service specialists from Varna, Ruse, Shumen, Bourgas, Yambol, Stara Zagora, Razgrad and Targovishte, aiming to discuss the norms and practices related to the quality of social services in Bulgaria.The event moderator was Zhaneta Georgieva, President of Agency Vision. On...

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17 Feb 2017 Training session within D-LoT project

On 17 February 2017 Agency Vision and the National Alliance for Social Responsibility (NASO) held a training session within the D-LoT project, coordinated by the European Association of Service Providers for Persons with Disabilities (EASPD) and implemented in 15 CEE partner countries. The project aims to improve the capacities of professionals from the service provision sector.During the training session an innovative e-learning platform was presented and 15 social service specialists from the towns of Varna, Yambol, Shumen,...

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Pass it On project is launched

Agency for Social Development Vision in partnership with the National Alliance for Social Responsibility (NASO) has started implementing a Pass It On project, part of the two-year D-LoT project, coordinated by the European Association of Service Providers for Persons with Disabilities (EAPSD). Besides the two Bulgarian organisations, social service providers and NGOs from 14 other countries in Central and Eastern Europe have been involved in the project with the aim of promoting the D-LoT E-Learning Platform as well as providing...

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D-LoT course is launched

As part of their participation in the Disability Leaders of Tomorrow (D-Lot) project, coordinated by the European Association of Service Providers for Persons with Disabilities (EASPD), Agency for Social Development Vision in partnership with the National Alliance for Social Responsibility (NASO) is launching a free online course for professionals from the service provision sector to support them in promoting and coordinating real and sustainable change in service delivery in Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries.We are...

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18 Nov 2016 Improving Assistance in Inclusive Educational Settings project is launched

Disability support in educational institutions is crucial for school performance and daily lives of children with disabilities. In this regard, at the beginning of the month a project was launched exploring the range of support offered in European educational systems. Learning and support assistants in Europe helping disabled children attending mainstream schools have different job titles: from “care managers” in Belgium with a well-defined qualification profile, “school assistants” with no qualification profile in...

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Children's Centre Vision Junior is launched in Varna

On 2 November 2016, a new Children's Centre was launched in Varna designed to provide the Centre for Social Rehabilitation and Integration of Children with Disabilities Social Service. The Centre will be run by the Agency for Social Development Vision, the founder and active member of the National Alliance for Social Responsibility, an organization with 20 years’ experience and a leading role in the social services development in Bulgaria. The facility has a capacity of 25 seats and is aimed at children with disabilities. Users are to be welcomed...

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05.04.2016 Agency for Social Development " Vision " starts new project

The project "New vision for employment" is being carried out by the Association for Social Development Agency – vision under contract BG05M9OP001-1.002-0188-C01 and scheme BG05M9OP001-1.002 "Active" of OP "Human resources development" 2014-2020, co-funded by the youth employment initiative of the EU and the European Social Fund. The total cost of the project amounts to EUR 221 183.26, of which 203 $ 245.30. are European and 17 $ 937.96. are national co-financing. The project aims to identify 40 inactive young people up to the age of 29 years,...

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04.05.16. Art Hall Vision Hall – celebration of Easter

Art House "Vision art" organized for its consumers celebration of one of the brightest Christian holidays – Easter. This happened on May 4th at 11 am in Art Hall "Vision Hall". The celebration began with a musical salute "April" by Tchaikovsky performed by Antoinette Galunska-participating in Music Studio. Elena Burova from Studio Literature excited all in the Hall with a heartfelt reading of her poem written specially for the holiday contest. Krasen Simeonov won the cocompetition for the most beautiful Easter egg. The winner was awarded for...

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22.04.2016 Exhibition " Coffee by the sea " Milena Droncheva

Art House "Vision art" organized the first exhibition of Milena Droncheva. On 22nd April 2016 at 18:00 in Art Hall "Vision Hall" her debut exhibition was presented. On the walls of Art Hall were exposed 20 paintings, exquisitely painted by the artist, through oil and watercolor. Exhibition was opened by Anna Kiskina-consultant in "Palette" Studio , who presented the artist Milena Droncheva. With great excitement, author of the pictures expressed her gratitude to the team of "Vision" Agency and make greetings to her family and loved...

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21.04.2016 Psychological training-"Objectives: Dreams Achieved"

"Objectives: Dreams Achieved"- on 21st April at 11:00 pm, at Art Hall "Vision Hall" psychological training took place. Iva Vasileva - consultant in Studio" Psychology" to Art House "Vision art "- introduced the participants to the training on this topic and through interactive games revealed the achieved goals like dreams coming true. The audience had the opportunity to discuss their objectives and ways of their realization.

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15.04.2016 Jubilee concert " 25 years VFU "

"Unique spectacle. I haven't seen such beauty! "said Zlatka Bozhilova, one of the thousands visitors in Hall 1 of the Festival and Congress Centre Varna. The occasion was a festive concert for 25th anniversary of establishment of Varna Free University "Chernorizets Hrabar". The audience, fulfilled the Hall, watched amazing show - modern ballet, folk dances and songs, pop performances presented by the students of the University. Special guests of the concert were Krisia, the unique voices of Bulgaria Georgi Petrov, Vesselin Vachev, Boris...

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07.04.2016 visit to the theatre production "The Caucasian Chalk Circle"

Art House "Vision Art" organizes for its members who love theatre, free visit of the extremely popular show "The Caucasian Chalk Circle". On 7th April 2016 at 19:00 pm on the main stage of the "Stoyan Bachvarov" Drama thetre the visit took place. The play is directed by Margarita Mladenova in cast stand out the names of Daniela Victorova , Stoyan Radev and other extremely talented artists. The show was nominated for ICARUS 2016 for direction of Margarita Mladenova and ICARUS 2016 for the best male performance of Stoyan Radev.

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06.04.2016 Presentation of the book " Journey to Colchis "

On 6th April 2016 at 18:00 in Art Club " Vision Hall", Art House "Vision art" organized the premiere of their debut collection of poems of Elena Burova-"Journey to Colchis". The poet is one of the most talented players in the Studio "Literature" in the Art House. The extremely touching event special guests were Vanya Markova-poet and owner of Gallery "Marconi"-and the famous theater actress Daniela Victorova. The premiere was opened with a few introductory words from Angelina Gocheva -consultant of the Studio "Literature". She made a short...

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05.04.2016 Visiting the theater play " Fools "

On 5th April 2016 at 19:00 am Art House "Vision Art" organizes for its members free visit of theater play "Fools". Comedy is directed by George Mihalkov, the cast standing Nikolay Kenarov, Daniela Kenarova, Svilen Stoyanov and other popular artists. Featuring a specific humor, the show cause many positive reviews among the group that had the pleasure to enjoy the talented actors playing.

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31.03.2016 Literary evening dedicated to Emily Dickinson

At the Art Club " Vision Hall ", literary evening initiated by participants in the studio "Literature " at the Art House " Vision Art" was held . Along with the head of the studio , they made a short presentation on the life of poet Emily Dickinsonand poems from her work. The event was joined by participants from studio "Music" who played a few works, as well as participants from studio " Photo and Video ", which in turn presented a short film made especially for literary evening .

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21.03.2016 Thetritical at "Stoyan Bachvarov" drama theatre

On March 21th 2016 at 19:00 on the stage of an affiliate of "Stoyan Bachvarov" drama theatre was presented the play "Retro". Group of users based services of Art House "Vision art" had the pleasure to enjoy the directed of Plamen Markov performance.

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19.03.2016 Theatritical in "Stoyan Bachvarov" drama theatre

Art House "Vision Art" delighted their customers with a free visit to the theatrical staging "A profitable place." On 19th March 2016 at 7:00 pm on the main stage of "Stoyan Bachvarov" drama theatre the show was played. The group, visited the show, expressed its satisfaction with the manner in which the actors presented a current, but equally problematic issue.

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03.03.2016 Gala concert for the National holiday of Bulgaria - 3rd of March

With spectacular holiday concert, Varna Free University "Chernorizets Hrabar" honored the National holiday of Bulgaria 3rd of March. On March 17th 2016, at 6:00 p.m. in the full Hall 1 of the Festival and Congress Centre - Varna the performance took place. Students from the University, students from National School of Arts "Dobri Hristov" and National School of Humanities and Arts "Constantine Preslavski" participated in the performance. Talent and quality spurts out of dance and songs, performed with inspiration to excited...

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02.03.2016 Literary reading "Freedom"

On 2nd of March 2016, at 6:00 p.m. in Gallery "Art Marconi" a literary reading under the title "Freedom" was held. It was dedicated to the 3rd of March National holiday of Bulgaria. In a pleasant emotional atmosphere participants from Studio "Literature" fo Art House "Vision art" joined the reading . Guests of the gallery presented their poems and shared their views on the theme of freedom.

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25.02.2016 Themed evening " Do not die Love! "

"Don't die, love." Under this motto the literary evening dedicated to leaks of the famous Bulgarian poet Nedyalko Yordanov. The event was organized by Studio "Literature" to Art House "Vision Art" and was held on February 25th, 2016, at 18:00 in Art Club "Vision Hall". The consultant of the Studio "Literature"-Angelina Gocheva welcomes friends of poetry and gave the floor to Antoinette Galunska, which made musical greeting to the audience. After that, the participants in the Art House - Zlatka Bozhilova, Ilian Horozov, Elena Stoyanova, Mariana...

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29.01.2016 Hold an thematic video-night

On January 29th, 2016, at 18:00 in Art Club "Vision Hall", Studio "Photo and video" - the Art House "Vision art" presented the documentary film "Finding Vivian." It shows the incredible life and fate of the photographer Vivian Maier, whose beautiful photographs became available to the public after her death. In addition to the vicissitudes life reveals to Meyer, the film raises some very important questions related to art as a whole, with its value and eternity, with the popularity and appreciation of the audience. The screening audience...

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14-20.12.2015 Charity Christmas bazaar of Art House "Vision art"

From 14 to 20 December 2015 in Mr Bricolage, Christmas bazaar was held. With its own stand take part and Art House "Vision Art" Studio "Аpplied art" presented their products – unique Christmas and New year souvenirs. Great interest among visitors to the Bazaar caused products made by the technique of decoupage. Proceeds from the bazaar are intended to support the activities of the participants in the Art House.

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Happy Holidays!

Dear friends, The Art House Vision Art team wishes you happy Christmas and New Year holidays and wonderful moments spent together with your family and friends! Be healthy, positive and keep your hearts open to each other in the coming year 2016 so that it brings you a lot of success and fulfiled dreams! We thank you for being a part of our team! Cheers!

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15 Dec. 2015 Annual Flashback of Art House Vision Art

On December 15th, 2015, at 18:00 the traditional annual art flashback with a focus on the work of all Art House Vision Art Clubs in 2015 took place at Art Club Vision Hall, Chayka qt., bl. 27. The consultants of the various Clubs presented the work results achieved together with the participants. Thus, all event visitors became familiar with the activities of Art House Vision Art, exchanged experience and were motivated to be even more productive and successful in the coming year 2016.

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14-20 Dec. 2015 Charity Christmas Bazaar of Art House Vision Art

Dear friends, we are inviting you to our Charity Christmas Bazaar, which will take place on 14-20 December 2015 at the building of Mr. Bricolage, Vazrazhdane qt., city of Varna. All contributions made will support disadvantaged people, using social services at Art House Vision Art. The event is taking place with the kind support of Mr. Bricolage. WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK IN ADVANCE TO EVERYBODY WHO WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THIS INITIATIVE AND WILL BECOME PART OF THE EVENT!

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03 Dec. 2015 Art Evening on Occasion of International Day of Persons with Disabilities

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On December 3rd, 2015, at 18:00 the consultants of Photo&Video Club at At House Vision Art organized an annual art evening at Art Club Vision Hall. The event was dedicated to the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. The consultants of the Club, i.e. Petar Pavlov and Dimitar Kostov, welcomed the art evening participants and presented their work briefly. Films by Rosina Ruseva, Dimitar Dimitrov, Yovko Peev, Anahid Yagubyan and Zlatka Bozhilova were presented. Additionally, a common photo exhibition was held, which fascinated the...

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04 Nov. 2015 Picture Exhibition at Art Club Vision Hall

On November 4th, 2015, at 18:00 a picture exhibition initiated by the consultant of Palitra Club at Art House Vision Art, i.e. Anna Kiskina, was held at Art Club Vision Hall. Pictures by Milena Droncheva, Diyana Gospodinova, Margaritka Stefanova, Svetlana Dimitrova, Zlatka Bozhilova, Katina Gudzhimisi, Snejana Dimitrova, Velika Gospodinova, Ani Boyadzhieva and Plamen Vasilev were exhibited. The talented artists used various drawing materials, such as oil, watercolor, pencils, coal, etc. in order to put their art works together....

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29 Oct. 2015 Literature Evening at Art Club Vision Hall

On October 29th, 2015, at Art Club Vision Hall, a literature evening dedicated to 101 years since the death of the Bulgarian poet Peyo Yavorov took place. Participants in the event were fans of him as well as social service users from Literature Club at Art House Vision Art. Selected poems from the poet's repertoire were recited as well as letters of correspondence between him and his true-love, i.e. Mina Todorova. Additionally, a video-film created by the participants in Photo&Video Club was presented.

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13 Oct. 2015 Psychological Training at Art Club Vision Hall

On October 13th at 14:00 the consultant of Psychology Club at Art House Vision Art conducted a psychological training "How do we make choices in our lives?" at Art Club Vision Hall. The participants got involved in interactive games organised by the consultant and expressed their views on the different questions raised.

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23 Sep. 2015 Visit to Eco-park - Varna

On September 23, 2015, Art House Vision Art, with the kind support of the Ladies Club at ABC Political Party, organised for its users a creative planer in the Eco-park in the city of Varna. During the planer, the participants in the Art House Clubs had the opportunity to draw and take pictures under the guidelines of the consultants Dimitar Kostov and Anna Kiskina, in charge of Mathematical Art and Palitra Clubs respectively, as well as to walk around the beautiful nature of the Eco-park. Additionally, the cosultant of Tourism Club, Stoycho...

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15 Sep. 2015 Psychological Training at Art Club Vision Hall

On 15 September 2015, at 14:00, a pshychological training "How do we feel about changes in our lives" took place at Art Club Vision Hall. Iva Vasileva, consultant of Psychology Club at Art House Vision Art, was the moderator of the training. During the session, questions related to how new things in live are perceived as well as regarding the positive and negative aspects of changes were raised. The participants had the chance to express their views on the topic discussed and share experiences.

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14 Aug. 2015 Exhibiton on Varna's Day

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On the occasion of the Day of Varna, August 15th, Art House Vision Art organised an exhibition "Varna in our view" involving users of three Clubs of the Art House, i.e. Photo & Video, Computers and Palette. The exhibition took place at Art Club Vision Hall on August 14th at 18:00 presenting various works of art, among which could be seen 13 photographs taken by Plamen Vasilev, Peyko Peykov, Svetlin Georgiev and Elena Zhekova, participants from Photo & Video Club, 11 collages made by Rosina Ruseva, Yovko Peykov, Snezhana Dimitrova, Krasen Simeonov,...

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29 Jul. 2015 Visit to Naval Museum - Varna

On 29 July 2015, at 13:30, members of Art House Vision Art visited the Naval Museum in the city of Varna. The visit was organised by Tourism Club as part of its extracurricular activities, together with the management of the Naval Museum.The tour included a visit to both the indoor as well as outdoor exhibition of the museum. The indoor exhibition is situated in three showrooms showing exhibits from the seabed as well as items related to maritime history of the region from the ancient past to the present. Among the exhibits seen were cool steel...

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24 Jul. 2015 Premiere of short films at Art Club Vision Hall

A new artistic talent, Iliyan Horozov, social service user of Art House Vision Art, was spotted at the premiere of three short films with his participation, held at Art Club Vision Hall on 24 July 2015 at 18:00. The sketches “In the hotel”, “The Wizard” and “Trouble in the factory”, based on the texts of Harold Pinter and Hanoch Levin, are directed by Pavlin Tanev, consultant of Theatre Club at the Art House, who also plays different roles as an on-screen partner of Iliyan Horozov. The audience welcomed the short films with joyous bursts of...

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7 Jul. 2015 “The meaning of friendship” psychological training

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Iva Vasileva – psychologist to Art House Vision Art – made its users very happy by organising an extremely interesting and useful training on “The meaning of friendship”. On 7 July 2015, at 14:00, at Art Club Vision Hall, a group of six participants from Psychology Club to the Art House shared their opinions about the meaning of friendship and real friends, and expressed their disappointment at feeling betrayed by their false friends. Using interactive games, the consultant of the Club drew the attention of the audience to the most...

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1 Jul. 2015 Literature evening

Art House Vision Art organised a session of reading pieces of literature dedicated to lyrical poetry for its users. On 1 July 2015, at 18:00, in the premises of Art Club Vision Hall, the participants from Literature Club, Margaritka Stefanova, Iliyan Horozov and Elena Burova, demonstrated their talents by reciting poems written by Nedyalko Yordanov, Blaga Dimitrova, Yavorov and other unforgettable Bulgarian poets. The consultant to the Literature Club, Angelina Gocheva, welcomed the participants with touching words related to the word...

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18-19 Jun. 2015 National Forum / Exhibition of Social Services

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Dear friends, on 18 and 19 June 2015, Agency for Social Development Vision participated in a Forum / Exhibition of Social Services, organised by the National Alliance for Social Responsibility. The Agency presented the work of all Clubs of Art House Vision Art through short films, pictures, promotional materials as well as products made by the users themselves. We are proud of the fact that we received admiration and congratulations on our work, even from Luk Zelderloo himself /Secretary General of the European Association of Service Providers for...

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2 Jun. 2015 Visit to the “Joan of Arc” theatre play

On 2 June 2015 a group of social service users interested in theatre visited the Drama Theatre “Stoyan Bachvarov” and watched the play “Joan of Arc” thanks to the kind support of the management of the theatre.

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21 Apr. 2015 Training on How to communicate better

On 21 April at 14:00 Art House “Vision Art” held the third training event on How to communicate better at Art Club Vision Hall to the Agency for Social Development Vision. The training topic was presented by Iva Vasileva, Psychology Club’s consultant. The attendees were prompted to define what communication is and how to communicate better with others. A presentation was given on the different types of communication, and then a discussion took place on the most common difficulties and barriers the participants in the...

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15 Apr. 2015 Easter night

Contributing to the festive mood set by Easter, one of the most popular Christian holidays, Art House “Vision Art” organized an Easter party for its clients. The event was held at 18:00 on 15 April at Art Club Vision Hall to the Agency for Social Development Vision. The programme began with two presentations given by the new consultant of the Art House Stoycho Stoychev who introduced the audience to the newly set up clubs Dancesport and Tourism led by him. There was a competition for the most beautifully decorated Easter egg and those present at...

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27 Mar. 2015 Charity Photo Exhibition “Donating Life”

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17 Mar. 2015 Training on How to carry out our wishes

On 17 March at 12:00 Psychology Club to Art House “Vision Art” held an extremely useful and interesting training on How to carry out our wishes at Art Club Vision Hall, aimed to satisfy the needs and interests of its service users. The Club’s consultant, Iva Vasileva, introduced the training topic by giving a presentation. The attendees took part in the interactive games with great enthusiasm. As part of the training programme, they were encouraged to share one thing they want to achieve and consider the extent to which it might be achievable....

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11 Mar. 2015 Music Therapy Workshop

On 11 March at 16:00 a Music Therapy Workshop was held at the Centre for Social Rehabilitation and Integration to Agency Vision, which was dedicated to the gentler half of the Centre’s clients on the occasion of March 8. A group of cheerful and positive-minded participants enjoyed an art and music therapy programme run by an expert. We would like to thank cordially ABC Ladies Club for taking the initiative in organizing such events for our clients! Once again you have proved that we are important to you.

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24 Feb. 2015 March Bazaar

March Bazaar titled “Waiting for Baba Marta (Grandma March)” was opened at 18:00 on 24 February at Art Club Vision Hall. It was organized by Applied Arts Club to Art House “Vision Art”. Everyone could buy martenitsas made with love by the Club’s members, as well as handmade gifts suitable to be given as a present for any holiday. Two short March greeting videos produced by the members of Photo & Video Club and Math Art Club contributed to creating a holiday mood. During the Bazaar’s opening, Krasimira Marinova, consultant of Applied Art Club, told...

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16 Feb. 2015 Elka Nyagolova dedicated a poetry reading to Dora Gabe

The famous Varna poetess Elka Nyagolova gave a poetry reading from her works at 18:00 on 16 February at Art Club Vision Hall of Agency Vision. The event was organized by Literature Club to Art House “Vision Art” for the faithful fans of poetry and was dedicated to Dora Gabe, а Bulgarian Jewish poetess. With a warm and charming smile Ms. Nyagolova welcomed the audience, and then to the delight of her fans, she read her selected poems, shared her memories of the unforgettable Dora Gabe, and gladly answered the questions she was asked. In gratitude...

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14 Feb. 2015 Evening of Wine and Love

By tradition, each year the clients of Art House “Vision Art” get together to celebrate 14 February, the Day of Wine and Love, at Art Club Vision Hall. This year’s party provided the attendees with many opportunities to enjoy themselves; they could watch some selected short films about wine and love and relish listening to members of Literature Club reading their own poems related to the feast. Finally, they tasted several types of wines specially selected for the event.

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13 Feb. 2015 Visit to the Theatre – Svejk

On 13 February at 18:30 6 clients of Art House “Vision Art” attended the theatrical performance Svejk at the Youth Center – Varna, presented by Phoenix Foundation.

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10 Feb. 2015 Training on How to live more happily

Training on How to live more happily was held for the first time within Art House “Vision Art”. This issue is of interest to all people, and it drew about 20 service users to take part in the training, driven by a strong desire to learn the secret of a happy life. The training was run by the psychologist of the Centre for Social Rehabilitation and Integration.

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6 Feb. 2015 Visit to the Theatre – Uncle Vanya

Art House “Vision Art” enabled a group of its clients to see Anton Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya free of charge that was performed on a branch stage of the Stoyan Bachvarov Dramatic Theatre. The audience was impressed with the performance of the galaxy of famous actors and greeted them with well-deserved applause. “I am glad that thanks to Agency Vision I can make it to such events”, said Plamen Vasilev, one of the clients of the Art House.

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29 Jan. 2015 Literary Night

On 29 January 2015 at 18:00 a Literary Night organized by Literature Club and titled “Poetry – picture of the soul” was held at Art Club Vision Hall. Three members of the Club, viz. Elena Burova, Veselin Smokov and Margaritka Stefanova, recited their lyrical poems to a wide audience. The Club’s consultant Angelina Gocheva read selected poems from her poetry collection Cherries in the Pocket. Special guests of the event were Katya Gramatikova, Expert-in-Chief of “People with Disabilities”, and Tatiana Ivanova,...

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23 Jan. 2015 Visit to the Theatre – The Suede Jacket

Once again Agency Vision organized a group visit to the theatre for its clients who this time were immersed into the world of Stanislav Stratiev’s brilliant satirical comedy The Suede Jacket. Fascinated by acting, the visitors from Art House “Vision Art” enjoyed the funny and sad, at the same time, absurd and real vicissitudes of the characters’ lives, staged at Hall 1 of the Festival and Congress Centre – Varna. After the show, they thanked the team of Agency Vision for the opportunity to attend such events and...

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20 Jan. 2015 Photo exhibition at Mall Varna

Members of Photo and Video Club visited a photo exhibition, organized by Mall Varna, where they saw photos taken by young photographers who use innovative approaches to this kind of art. During their visit, they imbibed ideas for the Club’s future projects to be implemented within Art House “Vision Art”.

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17 Jan. 2015 Karaoke night at Art Club Vision Hall

The clients of Art House “Vision Art” who love music and singing were delighted with a karaoke party, held on 17 January at 18:00 at Art Club Vision Hall. Those present at the party not only had fun together, but also took part in the karaoke performances, some of which were sung as a salute. The performance of Eruption’s “One way ticket” given by a group of Learning English Club’s members got a standing ovation. Some Bulgarian hits also were performed, which gave great pleasure to the audience. Commenting this, Velika Todorova, a member of...

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17 Jan. 2015 Dance challenge at Art Club Vision Hall

“Come to dance! Go out and try something new!” This is how the breaker Plamen Lyubenov has called his dance challenge to Varna’s citizens. The event was held on 17 January at 15:00 pm at Art Club Vision Hall. The challenge was addressed to persons with different skills and is part of Varna’s programme as a European Youth Capital. Plamen Lyubenov is a street dancer from Varna who is paralyzed from the waist down and uses a wheelchair, but this has not prevented him from developing his ability to dance and becoming a...

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15-23 Dec. 2014 Christmas Bazaar in Grand Mall Varna and Varna Mall

By tradition, each year Agency Vision organizes or joins a fundraising initiative to help the clients of the Centre for Social Rehabilitation and Integration. The support is implemented by selling Christmas souvenirs and gifts handmade by the members of Art House “Vision Art”.

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22 Dec. 2014 Creative Christmas Retrospective

The Annual Creative Christmas Retrospective took place at Art Club Vision Hall at 18:00 on 22 December during which several films were shown to a full house demonstrating the ability of the Clubs’ members of Art House “Vision Art” in filmmaking. There were also literary and musical performances aimed at conveying Christmas greetings to all present and a raffle was held with greeting cards and many surprises in store for the audience. The representatives of ABC Ladies Club greeted the participants and gave gifts to the...

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16 Dec. 2014 Meeting with the actor Alexander Kadiev

Alexander Kadiev appeared to a full house, and was greeted with a standing ovation. During the meeting his fans asked him various questions about his personal life and his professional career as an actor to which he responded with sympathy and humour. On behalf of all present Agency Vision gave Alexander Kadiev a first award-winning collage made by the members of Computer Club to the Art House. The smiles on the faces of his fans were for the actor the biggest prize of all. At the end of the meeting he signed his autograph for all who wished.

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15 Dec. 2014 Visit to Bulgaran Theatre

Because of its clients’ great interest in theatre, on 15 December Art House "Vision Art" organized a visit to the Bulgaran Theatre for those who wished to enjoy the comedy “Engagement” starring Alexander Kadiev and his colleagues from Razgrad Theatre, providing them with cheap theatre tickets. The theatre hall was full of laughter and fun. “It has been a long time since I have dissolved into such fits of laughter”, Mariana Stoyanova said.

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Agency for Social Development Vision marks the International Day of Persons with Disabilities (3 December) with a creative evening event and a photo exhibition

The annual creative evening event of Photo & Video Club to Art House “Vision Art”, held on 25 November at 18:00 at Art Club Vision Hall, was dedicated to the International Day of Persons with Disabilities (3 December). After welcoming the guests, the Club’s consultants Dimitar Kostov and Petar Pavlov presented the most recent activity of Photo & Video Club – Media Centre “Vision Effect”, offering any kind of photo and video ads services. During the event, a photo exhibition was opened showing 17 photographs taken by the Club’s members,...

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28 Nov. 2014 Going to Anton Strashimirov’s Mother-in-law

On 28 November at 19:00 a group of 10 members of Art House “Vision Art” had the opportunity to enjoy the staging of Anton Strashimirov’s Mother-in-law at the Stoyan Bachvarov Dramatic Theatre. Thanks to Agency Vision they saw the performance free of charge and were fascinated by the warm hospitality extended to them by Maria Koritko, Marketing & Advertising expert.

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Agency for Social Development Vision marks the International Day of Persons with Disabilities (3 December) with a creative evening event and a photo exhibition

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15 Nov. 2014 Autobiographical Documentary “Impression of Phoenix”

An autobiographical documentary “Impression of Phoenix” was shown at the Stoyan Bachvarov Dramatic Theatre at 11:00 on 15 November, and five clients of Art House “Vision Art” had the pleasure of seeing it free of charge. The documentary presents the activities of the Phoenix Foundation led by Svilen Stoyanov and follows the five-year path to success of people involved in the Foundation. Having been specialized in acting through their performance in various theatrical productions, they took part in a number of competitions at local and national...

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31 Oct. 2014 Photo Exhibition “Art of Numbers”

On 31 October a photo exhibition “Art of Numbers” was held at 18:00 at Art Club Vision Hall, at Chayka qt., bl. 27. The exhibition included 15 portrait photographs created by the members of Computer Club to Art House “Vision Art”. The exhibition’s aim was to present an innovative way to make art using computer hardware and software, so-called mathematical art. During the event, Svetlana Slavcheva, the Club’s consultant, awarded diplomas to the participants. There was also a contest for the most beautiful project, and the winner received a symbolic...

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28 Oct. 2014 Jazz Folk Concert

Art House “Vision Art” organized another interesting event for its users. Four of them were able to visit the jazz folk concert of Yildiz Ibrahimova, jazz singer, and Ivo Papazov - Ibryama, clarinetist, held on 28 October at 19.00 at Hall 1 of Festival and Congress Centre – Varna. Thanks to the Art House they had a good time and enjoyed the talent of these ingenious performers. Mariana Stoyanova, who was one of the visitors, said smiling that she loves such kinds of events and would be glad to attend the new ones which Art House “Vision Art” would...

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23 Oct. 2014 Visit to Stoyan Bachvarov Dramatic Theatre – Gymnastics for Pregnant Women

Art House “Vision Art” gave its clients the opportunity to see free of charge the theatre performance Gymnastics for Pregnant Women staged at the Stoyan Bachvarov Dramatic Theatre on 23 October 2014. A group of 11 people enjoyed the show and were very pleased with the organized event. One of the visitors, Zlatka Bozhilova, shared her impressions saying, “It was very nice and cheerful! I hope that there will be more such events”.

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16-19 Oct. 2014 Creative trip to Turkey

In October, Art House “Vision Art” organized one of its biggest tours for its clients – a creative trip to Istanbul that lasted three days and included a group of 20 people who had the unique opportunity to visit a number of Christian monuments and other sights. During the visit they saw the Church of St. Mary of the Spring, Kariye Museum (the Chora Church), Hagia Sophia, and the Sultan Ahmed Mosque known as the Blue Mosque. They also visited the Spice Bazaar and the Galata Bridge, Ortaköy – a neighbourhood located in the middle of the European...

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18 Sep. 2014 Visit to City Art Gallery

In September, the members of Photo & Video Club visited the City Art Gallery where they saw the Painting and Photography Exhibition titled “Bilateral” by Miroslav Bozhkov and Daniel Rusev. The visit was carried out by courtesy of the City Art Gallery in Varna. The works of both the artists were of great interest to the Club’s members and they took photos that would be used as a subject of their future creative work.

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31 Oct. 2014 Photo Exhibition “Art of Numbers”

On 31 October 2014 at 18:00 a photo exhibition “Art of Numbers” organized by Computer Club to Art House “Vision Art” will be held at Art Club Vision Hall, at Chayka qt., bl. 27. 15 projects designed by the Club’s members will be presented at the exhibition. For more information, please call +359 52 609260.

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28 Oct. 2014 Jazz Folk Concert

On October 28 at 19:00 a jazz folk concert will be held at Hall 1 of Festival and Congress Centre – Varna, presenting the performance of Yildiz Ibrahimova, jazz singer, Ivo Papazov - Ibryama, clarinetist, Razgrad Philharmonic Orchestra, Thracia Orchestra.

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16-18 Оct. 2014 Creative trip to Turkey

Iconography & Painting Club to Art House “Vision Art” is organizing a creative trip to Turkey 16 to 18 October 2014 for the clients of the Centre for Social Rehabilitation and Integration to Agency Vision. During the visit, they will be able to see close up Christian monuments and Christian Art. The aim of the trip is to enrich their general knowledge and inspire the members of Iconography & Painting Club with new creative ideas.

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28 Aug. 2014 Visit to Terrarium "Exotic Zoo" in Varna

The members of "Active Year-Round" Club visited Terrarium "Exotic Zoo" in the Sea Garden in Varna, where they saw the most varied and unique exposing collection of terrarium exotic animals in Bulgaria. In the Terrarium there are about 70 species of interesting animals from the Bulgarian fauna - frogs, lizards, turtles, grass-snake, viper, as well as from around the world - tarantulas, scorpions, geckos, chameleons, a monitor lizard, an iguana, crocodiles, turtles, snakes (cobras, rattlesnakes), pythons, an anaconda.

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25 Aug. 2014 Varna Summer 2014 Exhibition - Radio Varna

The artists of Iconography & Painting Club presented their paintings at the traditional art exhibition dedicated to the Day of Varna, which is organized by Agency Vision. Little Art Salon at Radio Varna hosted the beautiful paintings of the talented members of Art House "Vision Art". The proceeds from the sale of their paintings will go to support the clients of Art House "Vision Art".

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23 Aug. 2014 Visit to Varna Summer Theatre - Nabucco

At the end of the summer programме of Art House "Vision Art", Giuseppe Verdi's opera Nabucco staged at the Varna Summer Theatre draw a big audience. The members of "Active Year-Round" Club were among the most eager visitors of the opera, wishing to enjoy the excellent performance of the Italian bass Carlo Colombard, recognized as one of the most perfect interpreters of Verdi's music, the soprano Sorina Munteanu - soloist of the National Opera in Bucharest, the famous Bulgarian baritone Kiril Manolov, Boris Lukov, and others.

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20 Aug. 2014 Visit to Varna Summer Theatre - Andrea Chenier

Traditionally, Agency Vision includes all cultural events of the city of Varna in its programme enabling its service users to enjoy popular productions more than once. So once again the clients of Art House "Vision Art" went to see the Umberto Giordano's opera Andrea Chénier for which they were provided with free tickets.

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19 Aug. 2014 Art event in Museum of Natural History

The members of Iconography & Painting Club had the opportunity to paint their works outdoors in the courtyard of the Museum of Natural History by courtesy of the Head of the Department of Natural History in Varna. The participants in the art event captured their impressions of nature and surroundings on their canvas.

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18 Aug. 2014 Opera Gala - Varna Summer Theatre

The members of "Active Year-Round" Club saw an Opera Gala Performance starring the famous tenor Kamen Chanev, the world-famous baritone Kiril Manolov, Tanya Ivanova, Linka Stoyanova and others, by courtesy of the Summer Theatre's personnel whose kindness and a positive attitude contributed to the good mood of the guests from Agency Vision.

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16 Aug. 2014 Visit to Art Marconi Gallery

A visit to Art Marconi Gallery was organized for the members of Iconography & Painting Club during which they were given a talk presenting the artists of paintings exhibited in the gallery.

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14 Aug. 2014 Going to Symphony Concert

The clients of Art House "Vision Art" were invited to attend a symphony concert given in the Evangelical Church which lasted an hour. They enjoyed the performance, and the members of Photo & Video Club filmed the event. The film footage will be used for their work at the Centre.

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13 Aug 2014 Second watching of Jesus Christ Superstar

In August the clients of Art House "Vision Art" got the chance one more time to enjoy the classic rock musical with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Tim Rice - Jesus Christ Superstar, which was revived at the Summer Theatre. After the show, the Art House's fans of the rock musical became acquainted with some of the actors and shared their impressions and emotions with them.

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11 Aug. 2014 Musical Gala Performance - Varna Summer Theatre

The members of "Active Year-Round" Club went to the Varna Summer Theatre and enjoyed a Musical Gala Performance presenting arrangements of hit songs from the musicals based on the films of the same names The Lion King, Beauty and the Beast, Les Misérables, and from the musicals that have gained worldwide notoriety such as Evita, Cabaret, My Fair Lady, Don Quixote, and others. The service users of Agency Vision were able to see and enjoy the concert by courtesy of the Summer Theatre's personnel whose kindness and support in accommodating them...

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8 Aug. 2014 Visit to Varna Summer Theatre - Rigoletto

The clients of Art House "Vision Art" went to the Varna Summer Theatre to see one of Giuseppe Verdi's greatest masterpieces, Rigoletto, for which they were provided with over 10 free tickets. The service users of Agency Vision together with other viewers applauded the performance of the talented Bulgarian baritone Ventseslav Atanasov as Rigoletto.

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4 Aug. 2014 Concert on Rakovina Stage

Members of Iconography & Painting Club, “Active Year-Round” Club, and Photo & Video Club attended a concert on Rakovina Stage in the Sea Garden.

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1-21 Aug. 2014 International Arts and Crafts Fair - Sea Garden

The 18th International Arts and Crafts Fair was opened at 10:00 a.m. on 8 August. The service users of Art House “Vision Art” participated in it with pieces of work made by them which were beautifully arranged on their Fair’s booth. There were many paintings and icons made by the members of Iconography & Painting Club. More than 30 nautical themed miniatures were especially created for the event. Applied Arts Club was presented with many handmade souvenirs: accessories for women, jewelry, origami, decorated items, miniature decoupage items, and...

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31 Jul. 2014 Visit to “Nicolaus Copernicus” National Observatory and Planetarium – Varna

Thanks to the staff of the “Nicolaus Copernicus” National Observatory and Planetarium in Varna and the film about the constellations and the Solar System, the clients of Art House “Vision Art” received detailed information about the vastness of our universe during their visit to the Observatory and Planetarium which lasted an hour.

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29 Jul. 2014 Visit to Graffiti Gallery

The members of Iconography & Painting Club visited Graffiti Gallery where they saw the exhibition “Matters of Life” by Prof. Georgi Chapkanov.

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22 Jul. 2014 Visit to Varna Zoo

At the end of July a group visit to the Varna Zoo was organized. There were visitors from Iconography & Painting Club, “Active Year-Round” Club, and Photo & Video Club. Each of them had to perform a specific task according to his/her individual plan. They expressed their impressions of the visit directly on the pictures they painted and the photographs they took.

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14 Jul. 2014 Visit to Varna Chamber of Commerce and Industry

The members of “Active Year-Round” Club attended a lecture on the European Legislation on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities delivered at the Varna Chamber of Commerce and Industry. They obtained extremely useful information and asked questions related to the Bulgarian legislation and were given comprehensive answers by the speaker.

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9 Jul. 2014 Visit to Varna Summer Theatre – Andrea Chénier

The clients of Art House “Vision Art” went to the Varna Summer Theatre to see the Umberto Giordano’s opera Andrea Chénier for which they were provided with free tickets again. Their impressions of the opera were shared during the group discussions held in Psychology Club.

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8 Jul. 2014 Visit to Varna Museum of Natural History

The members of Iconography & Painting Club, “Active Year-Round” Club and Photo & Video Club visited the Varna Museum of Natural History. Thanks to the Museum’s staff the visitors got the chance to paint and photograph everything at will within the museum. They could see some of the most dangerous reptiles on earth, as well as an exhibition of more than 150 minerals.

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7 Jul. 2014 Visit to Summer Theatre – Jesus Christ Superstar

The clients of Art House “Vision Art” went to see Jesus Christ Superstar, a rock opera with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber. The musical was conducted by Stratsimir Pavlov and directed by Svetozar Donev, starring Neycho Petrov, Silvia Angelova, Zvezdomir Keremidchiev, George Handzhiev, Alexander Mutafchiyski, Svilen Nikolov, and others.

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2 Jul. 2014 Visit to Summer Theatre – La Traviata

In July the summer programme of the Agency for Social Development Vision was launched. It includes going to a number of cultural events such as operas, theatres, museums. The first event was Giuseppe Verdi’s opera La Traviata at the Varna Summer Theatre for which the service users of Art House “Vision Art” were provided with 10 free tickets.

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14-15 Jun. 2014 Participation in Songs of Bulgaria Festival in Shumen

In June the Songs of Bulgaria Festival of Vladimir Atanasov Choir led by choirmaster Mariana Grigorova was held in Shumen. Agency Vision was represented by Maria Dimitrova, a client of Music Club to the Centre for Social Rehabilitation and Integration. She sang some songs from her extensive repertoire solo and with Vladimir Atanasov Choir.

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10 Jun. 2014 Celebration of Primorski, Varna

In early June Primorski, a district of Varna Municipality, celebrated its anniversary on the stage of the Summer Theatre – Varna. 15 tickets were provided for the service users of the Centre for Social Rehabilitation and Integration of Agency Vision. The event lasted for two hours.

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09 Jun. 2014 Visit to Stoyan Bachvarov Dramatic Theatre – For the Pleasure of Seeing Her Again

Going to the theatre in June is usual for the members of “Active Year-Round” Club. For the second time this month they had the opportunity to see a theatrical production, but this time they enjoyed the comedy For the Pleasure of Seeing Her Again by the famous Canadian novelist and playwright Michel Tremblay, performed on the main stage of the Stoyan Bachvarov Dramatic Theatre. The play lasted for 2 hours. Apart from the service users of the Centre for Social Rehabilitation and Integration of Agency Vision, the play was seen by their relatives and...

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4 Jun. 2014 Visit to Stoyan Bachvarov Dramatic Theatre – The Inspector General

The members of “Active Year-Round” Club went to the Varna Drama Theatre “Stoyan Bachvarov” to see a theatrical adaptation of Gogol’s satirical play The Inspector General. Free admission to the theatre was provided through sponsorship – a traditional way of working for Art House “Vision Art”.

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