Slovenian Culture and Information Centre, Vienna (SKICA)
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Established in Vienna in 2011, the Slovenian Culture and Information Centre in Austria (SKICA) promotes Slovenian achievements in the arts, culture, science and research, while fostering cultural exchange between Slovenian and Austrian audiences and institutions.
Zelene poti v Slovenijo
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Kulturni in ustvarjalni sektorji v marsičem že prednjačijo drugim panogam po zelenih oziroma trajnostnih praksah – ne le zaradi skromnih ali omejenih sredstev, temveč tudi zaradi občutljivosti za družbene izzive in etične razmisleke. Umetniki in kulturni delavci delujejo nepotratno in prilagodljivo, navajeni so delati več z manj, vire souporabljajo ali jih uporabijo večkrat. A vse opaznejše podnebne spremembe nas vabijo h globljemu premisleku o svoji organiziranosti in delovanju. Eden najpomembnejših, najnujnejših vidikov delovanja umetnikov in kulturnih delavcev, ki hkrati pušča največji okoljski odtis, je mobilnost.
Center Rog
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Center Rog is a production space and creative hub founded by the Municipality of Ljubljana in 2021, bringing together traditional craftsmanship and contemporary innovation under the concept of creative industries. Located in the renovated former Tovarna Rog bicycle factory and opened in 2023, it is organised around a network of workshops where members can learn to use a wide range of tools and technologies across nine specialised labs, including the Textile Lab, Wood Lab, Metal Lab, and Food Lab. The complex also features nineteen project studios and five residential apartments, which regularly host international artists, researchers, and lecturers.
Art Stays, International Festival of Contemporary Art
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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 Arsana International Music Festival.
The Art Stays Festival traditionally consists of a shorter condensed festival and a longer exhibition featured at several locations in Ptuj, including at partner institutions Ptuj – Ormož Regional Museum, Mihelič Gallery and Ivan Potrč Library Ptuj.
Slovenska literatura v obdobju 2020–2025
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Dvajseta leta enaindvajsetega stoletja so se za slovensko literaturo – tako kot navsezadnje za cel svet – pričela s pretresom: zaradi pandemije koronavirusa so se v marcu 2020 nenadno zaprla literarna prizorišča, knjigarne in knjižnice. Kljub temu je literarna in bralska skupnost kmalu po pričetku pandemije zahtevala, da naj se knjigarne in knjižnice vsaj delno znova odprejo. Kmalu so vzniknile tudi alternativne rešitve za izvajanje literarnih prireditev sredi zdravstvene in družbene krize: literarni pogovori so se do neke mere preselili na svetovni splet, pa tudi v javnem prostoru so se kmalu pričeli odvijati dogodki, ki so bili prilagojeni novim razmeram.
Kljub nepričakovano burnemu začetku desetletja sta si slovenska literatura in literarna infrastruktura v zadnjih petih letih ne le opomogli, temveč se tudi razvijata in dinamično odzivata na vselej nove lokalne in globalne trende in razmere. Pričujoči prispevek popisuje nekaj najopaznejših smeri razvoja slovenske literature ter slovenskega literarnega prizorišča v obdobju od leta 2020 do leta 2025.
Slovenian Literature, 2020–2025: Trends and International Presence
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The 2020s began with a major disruption for Slovenian literature – as, indeed, they did for the world at large. In March 2020, literary venues, bookshops, and libraries were suddenly forced to close as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Nevertheless, the literary and reading community soon began calling for bookshops and libraries to reopen, at least in part. Alternative ways of sustaining literary life in the midst of the health and social crisis also quickly emerged: author talks and literary discussions moved online to some extent, while events adapted to the new conditions soon began taking place in public space as well.
Despite the unexpectedly turbulent start to the decade, Slovenian literature and its literary infrastructure have not only recovered over the past five years, but have continued to evolve, responding dynamically to shifting local and global trends and conditions. This article traces some of the most visible developments in Slovenian literature and the Slovenian literary scene between 2020 and 2025.
Širom
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Širom is a mystical entity self-described as an "imaginary folk" act. They are currently one of the most internationally visible Slovenia bands, regularly touring Europe and beyond. Consisting of three self-taught musicians and experienced improvisers, their acoustic music ingeniously connects the dots between past and present, and takes inspiration from the realms of avant-folk, free improvisation and various global music traditions. The trio employs various techniques, practices and more than a dozen instruments, taking reference from vast libraries of ancient, new and made up sounds. With their imagination completely off the leash, Širom conjure some of the most thrilling and mysterious music of the moment. Their fourth album The Liquified Throne Of Simplicity received glowing reviews from various music media platforms and solidified their position as one of the most unique Slovenian post-independence bands.