The Slovene Book Fair has been organised every November since 1993 by the Association of Book Publishers (today Chamber of Publishing and Bookselling). Activities include school presentations, exhibitions, a training programme, debates, presentations of new books and shows for children. It is the largest fair of its kind in Slovenia, each year attracting around 100 publishing houses and thousands of visitors.
Since its inception in 1985, over 40 cities have won the prestigious European Capital of Culture (ECoC) title. Forty years later, however, the border cities of Nova Gorica in Slovenia and Gorizia in Italy are the first ones to turn this annual celebration of culture into a genuinely cross-border endeavour. Based on these cities' specific political, cultural and geographical context, their 2025 ECoC programme explores the concept of borders from multiple dimensions under the slogan “Go! Borderless”.
The opening event, From Station to Station, was held on 8 February, the Slovenian cultural holiday.
Nova Gorica municipal building with light installations during R.o.R festival
Read up on how the regional animated film industry is driving discussions around environmentally sustainable practices and funding mechanisms that will enable the industry to grow.
Miha Kosovel of Razpotja magazine introduces the term transfrontal and reminds us of how understanding the history of a region can better prepare us for the mental and physical shifts needed in co-creating a new reality.
The Independent Biennial, originally named as the Slovenian Independent Illustrators' Biennial, was established in 2007. It recognises illustration as a very wide phenomenon, featuring not only book illustration, caricature, comics, design illustration, commercial logotypes and graffiti, but also the more "dynamic" creations such as animation, multimedia interventions, interactive websites, and many other formats. As illustration is often embedded in other artistic practices, the biennial in a way addresses the wider creative community in Slovenia.
Kamera, the exhibition space of Kino Šiška Centre for Urban Culture, is regularly used to exhibit the works of the younger generation of Slovene illustrators.
