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Slovenska matica
updated 10 hours ago
Founded in 1864 with a view to raising the level of education and knowledge, Slovenska matica is the oldest cultural and scientific association in Slovenia. Its publishing programme has a long tradition of translating major philosophical texts, as well as covering history, art history, and literary history. Beyond publishing, Slovenska matica organises panel discussions, symposia, round tables, and literary events on a wide range of topics relevant to Slovenian society. In 2017, the Slovenian parliament passed a law granting Slovenska matica special cultural and scientific status.
Forum Tomizza
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Forum Tomizza, founded in 2000, is an annual meeting of writers and other intellectuals in Koper (Slovenia), Umag (Croatia) and Trieste (Italy). Its goal is to connect guests and visitors from Slovenia, Italy and Croatia, regardless of the state borders, to encourage social and cultural dialogue between artists of different nationalities and to promote the idea of equality of all languages, cultures and nations. It also seeks to raise awareness of other marginalized communities. The festival is named after Fulvio Tomizza, a writer who promoted the ideal of multiculturalism and tolerance in his literary works.
ZDSLU Art Residency
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The ZDSLU Art Residency is located at the Cité internationale des arts. It was established in 1979 by the Slovenian Association of Fine Arts Societies (ZDSLU). Since 2025, ZDSLU manages the residence in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture which assists artists in covering the costs of the two-month residency in the studio.
KUD Manifest
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KUD Manifest, i.e. Cultural Society ("kulturno društvo" in Slovenian) Manifest was established in 2011 and includes members from municipalities of Nova Gorica and Brda. The society actively organises cultural exchanges between Slovenian artists and international cultural institutions. It also prepares curated art exhibitions, often in international venues. It is the organiser of the ART CIRCLE International Visual Arts Festival and the art residency in Šempeter Studio.
Sodobnost International Cultural Society
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Book publishing is the primary activity of the Sodobnost International Cultural Society (KUD Sodobnost), dealing both in literature for children (picture books as well as regular works of youth literature) and for adults (classical alongside contemporary works). It publishes authors from Slovenia and from abroad, many of them being highly renowned and awarded. The society – formally established in 2004 – also issues the Sodobnost Magazine, a monthly literary and cultural journal that is one of the four oldest such magazines in Europe.
In addition to that, Sodobnost is actively involved in developing reading culture in Slovenia and in promoting its authors abroad. As a direct result of deals that Sodobnost has with foreign publishers, anthologies of contemporary Slovene short fiction have been published abroad.
Slovene Writers’ Association
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The Slovene Writers’ Association is the professional organisation of Slovene writers. Its aim is to provide a network for authors in the Slovene cultural space, represent their interests, encourage creative freedom and promote Slovene literature. Since 1986 the Slovene Writers' Association organises a significant Central European event, Vilenica International Literary Festival in the karst caves of Vilenica, with more than 100 guests every year.
Municipality of Kranj
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Municipality of Kranj covers a total area of 148 square kilometres and has a population of 50,825 people (2002) living in 48 settlements. One of eleven Slovene urban municipalities, which have regional relevance. It is located in the central part of Gorenjska, Slovenia’s north western region, at the foot of the Alps. Kranj is an important centre of the Gorenjska region.
LayerAIR
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LayerAIR Artist-In-Residency Programme takes place in Layer House in Kranj. Former residence of the Slovene painter Leopold Layer (1752–1828) in Kranj is today a vibrant cultural venue where exhibitions, festivals, workshops and concerts are taking place all year round. The residency programme invites residents from the fields of music and visual arts, more precisely textile art and design, collage, paper art, illustration or art photography. Residents are accommodated on the second floor of Layer House. The visual artists can work at the apartments, at experimental space In-Between Space, at the gallery spaces or – if specializing in textile art – in a studio with looms. Musicians can create in nearby Škrlovec Tower, a former city armory.
Carnica Institute for Culture and Tourism
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Carnica Institute for Culture and Tourism, established in 2010, is based in the town of Kranj, approximately 20 km northwest of Ljubljana. It is responsible for running and maintaining Layer House, the town's (and indeed the region's) premier venue for urban culture, and acts as producer and co-producer of many of the events at the venue; these include exhibitions, concerts, workshops and educational events. It also manages the children cultural center Pungert Tower, co-manages the programme of the Škrlovec Tower together with Prešeren Theatre Kranj, and produces a number of art projects and festivals, including Textile Art Biennial BIEN and Contemporary Collage Festival KAOS.
Ljubljana, UNESCO City of Literature
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In 2015, Ljubljana received the permanent title of UNESCO City of Literature and committed to promote the sustainable development of literature and reading culture. Each year, the city hosts a diverse range of literary activities, including an open-air book fair in the city center and a great number of literary readings and discussions. In addition, Ljubljana City of Literature maintains a bilingual website offering information on events, literary spaces and numerous creators of its literary scene.