Thursday, March 15, 2012 at 16:00 at “Lascar Vorel” Art Galleries from Piatra Neamt will take place the opening of the exhibition organized by the artist Cristinel Ionel Prisecaru. This is his fifth personal exhibition and contains byzantine paintings, especially religious icons painted on wood and canvas.
The exhibition was created for the Easter holiday and the 25 icons exhibited were created in the last five years. The paintings express the equilibrium of composition and are created by using different techniques: tempera on canvas and wood, acrylic on canvas and mosaic. …

Between March 1 and 15 2012 at the art galleries Lascar Vorel from Piatra Neamt will be the exhibition “Atuportret” (“Self-portrait”) of the painter Stefan Potop. The opening of the exhibition will take place on March 1st at 17:00 by the writer and art critic Lucian Strochi.
The exhibition contains 23 paintings that represent self-portraits created in an original fashion. The paintings are created using the same well known technique of the painter that impresses with the precision of the execution.
The artistic creations exhibited represent 35 years of work from the …

The celebration of martisor represents for people in Neamt County a 2000 years old tradition. Together with this symbol of spring people also offer spring flowers like snowdrops.
Martisor is a small ornament tied with a white and red string that appears in Romanian tradition. The red signifies the love for everything that is beautiful and white represents the health and purity of the snowdrop, the first flower of spring. Women and girls receive this symbol of spring, martisor and wear it the entire March month.
Although there are numerous traditions related …

Between March 16 and 17 will take place in Piatra Neamt the XXI edition of the National Piano Contest “Carl Czerny”, organized by Neamt County School Inspectorate, together with “Victor Brauner” Art High School and with the support of Piatra Neamt Town Hall. At the contest can enroll children that study piano in the musical schools from Romania.
The opening festivity will take place on Friday, March 16 from 09:30 in the room “Theodor Macarie” of “Victor Brauner” Art High School. The second stage of the contest will begin Saturday, March …

Friday, February 24 at 16:00 in the room “Theodor Macarie” from “Victor Brauner” High School from Piatra Neamt will take place an artistic show dedicated to Dragobete day. This celebration signifies the beginning of spring, the day when nature comes back to life and the birds look for nesting places.
The show is organized to celebrate the Lovers Day in the Romania calendar and brings upfront the significance of the character Dragobete which is believed to be a handsome man. Dragobete is the spiritual patron of young lovers and he can …

Between March 02 and 03, 2012 will take place in Piatra Neamt the 24 edition of the Festival “Florile Ceahlaului” – a national contest of folkloric music for children and youth. The participants will have ages between 8 and 25. There will be two selection stages one in the county and another at national level. The Festival has two sections, one dedicated to contestants with ages between 8 and 15 and another for those between 16 and 25.
Friday, February 24, at 10:00 in the room “Theodor Macarie” of “Victor Brauner” …