Established in 2003, the Art Stays, International Festival of Contemporary Art is the main summer visual arts event in the Ptuj region. Since 2009, it represents one of two branches of the Art Ptuj Festival, the other being the music festival Arsana.
The Art Stays Festival traditionally consists of a week-long, condensed festival and a longer exhibition featured at several locations in Ptuj, including at partner institutions Ptuj—Ormož Regional Museum, Mihelič Gallery and Salon of Art.
Bioalloy, a body art performance by Gary Cass & Chandrasekaran, performed at the Art Stays Festival, 2010
Programme
The festival has taken the form of colony, academy, workshop series, performances and screenings. Participation of international artists from Europe, North America, Asia and Australia is a regular feature. In addition, numerous Slovenian artists participate, including Beti Bricelj, BridA (Tom Kerševan, Sendi Mango, Jurij Pavlica), Dušan Fišer, Tanja Špenko, Tina Dobrajc, Goran Bertok, Boštjan Novak, Tomaž Plavec, and others.
A guided tour around the exhibitions of Art Stays, International Festival of Contemporary Art, 2015
See also
External links
Gallery
Bioalloy, a body art performance by Gary Cass & Chandrasekaran, performed at the Art Stays Festival, 2010
"HOLE - in search of opera without Opera", a new music media performance by Lynn Book, Katharina Klement, Robin Starbuck and Doris Schmid, performed at Art Stays Festival in 2011
A guided tour around the exhibitions of Art Stays, International Festival of Contemporary Art, 2015
A collection of posters for the Art Stays festival, as used between 2015 and 2015.