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Project Smile

Project 'Smile'When, in 1980, I received my first autograph, that of Kalina Jedrusik, I never thought I would have over 1000 of these footprints of human existence – small pieces of art, as I call autographs, because people often draw something near their signature.

Whilst collecting autographs I was also thinking about sharing my joy coming from community and comparing it with the transient keepsake that comes from contact with personalities. The first time I managed to show them was at the Millennial Anniversary of Gdansk, when they were shown at the exhibition entitled “1000 autographs for the Millennial Anniversary”. I observed the people visiting the exhibition and saw their joy and surprise. Generations – grandparents, parents, children and grandchildren all together explaining to each other who was who. Young people did not know older actresses and the older generations had no idea about rock musicians.

After the Gdansk exhibition I began to dream about sharing my passion, about sharing my joy with others. Then I got the idea of collecting autographs joined with the picture of a smile. The first idea was to show "Smile' in children's hospitals, but it soon appeared that smiles drawn by Jordanian Queen, Krzysztof Penderecki or Liza Minelli pleased adults too. What is more important, adding a smile also pleased the people whom I ask to draw them. A smile is possible in any moment, even in the most difficult one. When we look at a child's smile, even if we are in mourning, are ill or in trouble, we smile instinctively.

An autograph itself is calm and quiet like fresh paintings, is “reveals the mortal hand” not only in the poetical dimension but also in the dimension of common, fleeting life. At least it is the visible sign of our having passed by.

Smiles joined with autographs are something to introduce joy into our lives and into hospitals both for children and adults.

When I started collecting smiles I wrote:

A Smile, it is a drop of crystallized Joy
When a child smiles at us we smile, everyone, everywhere!
A child's smile is pure holiness, a gift of life
Not to be sullied by the evil of unhappiness
When giving sick children our warm smiles
We return their own smiles to them
And remind ourselves of the smiles of our own youth!

We received from archdiocese Honiara a smile of archbishop from Solomon islands and his poem:

Smile and the World smiles with you,
Cry and you cry alone.

The exhibition was presented during the Polish Films Festival in Gdynia and in Perpignan, in the Institute of Polish Culture in Budapest and during the Festival of Good Mood in Gdansk. The exhibition was also presented in Chelmno in the Town Hall and smiles were drawn by……
The actress, Ewa Szykulska, drew smiles with children from haematology department of the Medical Academy Hospital in Gdansk and Danuta Stenka drew smiles with children from the Municipal Hospital in Gdynia.

In May the exhibition will be prepared for children on invitation by Polish Embassy in Mexico and in June in the Children's Hospital named after Maria Curie Sklodowska in Romania and in Nowy Tomysl in Poland.

Project Smile aims at encouraging creativity, innovation and adventurous works of art production among the youth. Project Smile is also for any art gallery which offers a platform and window of opportunity to young and upcoming artists to showcase their works - we can work together.

Project Smile will also involve promoting the works of mainly young and upcoming artists. “Smile” is the theme of the project and all works will be designed and crafted cantering around this theme. Smile drawings and impressions could be artistically designed and put on photographs, paper, sportsman’s t-shirts, builders’ tiles, glass, sculpture, plates and clothing.

The main aim of the project is to work for children in hospitals but not only as we all people need an real smile, but also for any art gallery through which young and gifted artists showcase their wealth of talents.

Peel Ruth	Pietras Jarosław
Paarts Juhan	Pietrasik Zdzisław
Pabic Natalia	Pietrucha Julia
Pabst Inka	Pietrzak Jan
Pacek Grzegorz	Piękoś Ryszard
Pacino Al	Pigor Gertrur
Pack Nicholas	Pijet Andre
Paczkowski Jakub	Pilarska Jagoda
Paderewski Ignacy Jan	Pilch Jerzy
Paert Arvo	Pilgard Ulf
Paetzel Uli	Pilkarz Eusebio
Paisley Ian	Pilkarz Pele
Pakulnis Maria	Piłat Krzysztof
Paleczny Piotr	Pindur Paweł
Palikot Janusz	Piotrowska Ewa
Palka Adam	Piras Valentina
Palkowski Łukasz	Pirozzi Gioia
Pallipparambil George	Piróg Michał
Palu Samuel	Pisaroni Luca
Paluch Beata	Pisarz Janosch
Paluch Bogna	Piskosz Leszek
Palumbo Mattero	Pitoń-Bachleda Anna
Pałasiński Jacek	Pitoń-Bachleda Anna
Pałasz Kazimierz	Pittman Carmelita
Pałka Adam	Piwnik Barbara
Pałka-Winek Barbara	Piwocki Ksawery
Pałłasz Edward	Plassnik Ursula
Pałucki Andrzej	Platter Guenther
Panerai Roland	Platter Guenther
Panufnik Camilla	Platzeck Matthias
Panufnik Roxana	Plażynski Maciej
Panunzi Eduardo	Plech Zenon
Pańka Urszula	Pletnev Mikhail
Papai Georg	Plewa Piotr
Papayhanassi Lizsa	Plicht-Pujszo Kinga
Pape Andy	Plisieckaja Maja
Papp Dominika	Pluhar Erika
Paprocka Dominika	Plummer Christopher
Paprocka Joanna	Pluskota Krzysztof
Paprocki Bohdan	Plut Katarzyna
Paquin Anna	Plut Magdalena
Paradowska Janina	Plut Marek
Paradowski Dariusz	Pluta Aleksandra
Paradowski Jan	Pławner Piotr
Paradowski Jan	Płażyński Maciej
Paranienormalni	Płokar Anita
Parker Louise	Płoszajski Łukasz
Parlapiano Maria	Poblocka Ewa
Parnicki Teodor	Pocetti Giorgio
Parol Grzegorz	Pocetti Giuseppe
Parsons Lynn	Pochanke Justyna
Partita	Pod Wirwigroszem
Partyka Maciej	Podlaski Kuba
Pascarolle Elena	Podleś Ewa
Pasiecznik Olga	Podlewska Roksana
Pasierb Janusz	Podolska Joanna
Passent Daniel	Podsiadły Tomasz
Pastusiak Longin	Pogorevic Ivo
Pasze Przemysław	Pohlmann Anschi
Paszkowski Piotr	Pokora Matt
Paszt Paweł	Pokromski Waldemar
Patalita Tadeusz	Pokrywczyński Adrian
Paterczy Agnieszka	Polak Milan
Patryka Michal	Polak Sidney
Patten James	Polanowska Mirosława
Patzer Sophia	Polański Roman
Pau Petra	Policka Jolanta
Paul Jean	Polk Piotr
Paul Assboeck Joachim	Pollakówna Joanna
Pauletti Teresa	Poloczek Grzegorz
Paulla	Polony Anna
Pausilli Marta	Polsi Lorenzo
Pavan Marisa	Połomski Jerzy
Pavaraotti Lucian O	Pomańska Agnieszka
Paweł II Jan	Pomańska Joanna
Pawla Bartek	Pomarański Patryk
Pawlaczy Joanna	Pomian Krzysztof
Pawlak Stanisław	Pomian Krzysztof
Pawlak Tadeusz	Poniedziałek Jacek
Pawlak Waldemar	Poniedzielski Andrzej
Pawlak-Ambrozińska Ewa	Poni¼nik Olgierd
Pawlas Krystyna	Ponti Cristiano
Pawlicka Alicja	Ponti Paulo
Pawlicki Antoni	Poos Heinrich
Pawlik Agata	Popek Anna
Pawlik Bronisaw	Popiel Andrzej
Payman Maadi	Popławska Ewa
Pazik Grzegorz	Popłonikowski Radosław
Pazik Grzegorz	Porębski Konrad
Pazura Cezary	Porębski Piotr
Pazura Weronika	Portal Robert
Pączka Mieczysław	Porten Henny
Pągowska Teresa	Porter Ben
Peaceman Matthew	Porter Levi
Pears Peter	Postleithwaite Pete
Pearson Joey	Postrozna Jadwiga
Pectus	Potenza Francesco
Peichl Adolf	Potocka Małgorzata
Pellegrino Patrizia	Potocnik Janez
Penderecka Elżbieta	Potofski Uli
Penderecki Krzysztof	Potratz Wayne
Penman Simon	Poulter Jennifer
Perczyńska Zofia	Poznanski Daniel
Perego Maria	Pramfelt Magdalena
Perepeczko Marek	Prawda Marek
Perez Javie	Precup Claudia
Perijac Cerasela	Preis Kinga
Perjoc Cerasela	Prentela Claudio
Perle Petra	Presle Michele
Perlinger Sissy	Presz Krzysztof
Pernal Marek	Previn Andre
Persch Walter	Prey Herman
Person Andrzej	Pręgowski Piotr
Pesci Joe	Price Margaret
Pessa Marco	Probosz Marek
Peszek Jan	Prochnow Juergen
Peszek Maria	Procner Jerzy
Peterburski Jerzy	Prodanov Krasimi
Peterson J.C.	Prohaska Anton
Petrache Luminita	Prokofieff Lina
Petrushansky Boris	Prońko Krystyna
Petru Ryszard	Proskurina Svetlana
Petrycki Jacek	Prosl Christian
Pęcherz Janusz	Prosl Christian
Pęczak Alicja	Prosl Christian
Pępkiewicz Andrzej	Prunica Luiza
Pfister Ernst	Prus Łucja
Pflan Beata	Prus Maciej
Phillip John	Prusak Jacek
Phillips Deborah	Pruski Jan
Phout Kham	Przebindowski Jakub
Pianoduo Schemann	Przegrdzki Igor
Piasecka Edyta	Przewo¼nik Andrzej
Piasecka Edyta	Przoń Grzegorz
Piasek-Piaseczny Andrzej	Przybora Jeremi
Piasta Bożena	Przybylik Marek
Piątek Tomasz	Przybylsk Maria
Piątkowska Nowicka Karolina	Przybylska Ada
Pic Lisa	Przybylska Anna
Picaetti Frederuca	Przybylska Sława
Piciri Sueli	Przybylski Marek
Piechota Karolina	Przybyła Ewa
Piechota Sławomir	Przybyszewsk Anna
Piechowski Mateusz	Przybyszewska Maria
Pieczka Frańciszek	Przykucki Marian
Pieczyńska Małgorzata	Pszoniak Wojciech
Pieczyński Andrzej	Ptak Bozena
Piekorz Magdalena	Ptak Bozena
Pieniążek Jacek	Ptak Grzegorz
Pieniążek Magdalena	Ptak Mariola
Pierelli Elena	Pucci Beatrice
Piero Marini Archbishop	Puchalski Jakub
Pierre Jean	Puljic Vinko
Pierre Jean	Pullman Bill
Pierro Simon	Pulver Liselotte
Pietkiewicz Janusz	Pur
Pietmanleci Flavia	Pyrek Monika