Asia Europe Foundation (ASEF)
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The Asia Europe Foundation (ASEF) seeks to promote better mutual understanding between the peoples of Asia and Europe through greater intellectual, cultural and people-to-people exchanges between the two regions.
Established in February 1997 by the members of the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM), ASEF is based in Singapore and reports to a Board of Governors appointed by the forty-eight ASEM partners. Each ASEM partner designates one Governor for a period of three years.
In 2008 the Asia Europe Foundation launched culture360.org, a multi-disciplinary Asia-Europe cultural web portal that serves as a significant source of cultural information and virtual meeting space for the cultural community of the two regions.
Ciril Kosmač Homestead
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The homestead of Ciril Kosmač, a famous Slovene novelist, dramatist, translator, screenwriter, and the author of the popular novels Tantadruj and The Ballad on Trumpet and A Cloud, was transformed into a museum complex in 2003. The homestead, located in the idyllic village Slap ob Idrijci, is run by the Tolmin Museum and is available to visit by advance appointment. Each Sunday there is a guided tour of the memorial museum and its collections on the writer most known for his social realism and folk themes. The year 2010 has been devoted to Ciril Kosmač, several theatre and literature events are taking place throughout the year.
The homestead is one of the stops on the Kosmač School Trail aimed for school children and developed as a sightseeing tour at the Dušan Munih Primary School in Most na Soči. The learning path and the homestead were included in the international project "Genius Loci Network" (1999–2002), in which the Municipality of Tolmin participated as one of 5 partners in a cultural heritage economic development project in the regions of Zaragoza and Granada (ES); Florence (IT); Wiederstedt (DE); and Tolmin (SI) in order to maintain or create permanent jobs.
Business Support Centre (BSC) Ltd, Kranj
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BSC Kranj was established as a limited liability company with the task of a regional support institution for the entrepreneurial and economic development of the Gorenjska region. The region is a mixture of highly-populated, highly-urbanised and mainly industrial areas with the sparsely-populated mountains in north west Slovenia, and comprises 17 municipalities in which 9.9 per cent of the inhabitants of Slovenia live on 10.5 per cent of Slovenia’s total surface with a population density of 92 inhabitants per square kilometre. BSC’s founders in 1995 were the Small Business Development Centre, Ljubljana; the Technology Development Fund/Slovene Development Fund, Ljubljana; the Municipalities of the Gorenjska region (Kranj, Jesenice, Škofja Loka, Tržič, Radovljica, Kranjska gora, Žirovnica, Bled, Bohinj, Naklo, Preddvor, Šenčur, Jezersko, Cerklje na Gorenjskem, Gorenja vas-Poljane, Žiri and Železniki); the Chambers of Craft of Jesenice, Kranj, Radovljica, Škofja Loka and Tržič; and the Chamber of Commerce of the Gorenjska Region.
Academic Choir France Prešeren, Kranj
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Established in 1969, the Academic Choir France Prešeren has worked with many world-renowned composers and conductors, including Jiři Belohlavek, Fabio Luisi, John Rutter, Leonti Wolf, Andre Ducret, Eric Ericson, Gary Graden, and Ariel Ramirez. While under the direction of Primož Kerštanj (2000–2010) the choir started to frequently perform with the RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra, the Slovene Philharmonic Orchestra, and the chamber ensemble Slovenicum. The choir's versatile dynamics, sound, diction, and choreography have been awarded many prizes both in Slovenia and abroad.
Centre for Preventive Archaeology
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Founded in 2009, the organisational unit the Centre for Preventive Archaeology at the Institute for the Protection of Cultural Heritage of Slovenia, carries out preliminary archaeological research in the entire area of Slovenia and in the case of interventions related to building activities.
Brda Contemporary Music Festival
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Held in the hilly, wine-growing region in the southwest of Slovenia, Brda Contemporary Music Festival is a festival of creative music and improvisation. Held just at the border with Italy, this liminal location is one of its main assets, trying to foster cross-cultural ties and cooperation, as well as creating a cross-border musical scene. It merges creative music with visual art and poetry. The festival's main organiser and curator, the drummer Zlatko Kaučič, has been operating between the countries for a long time and also actively helping younger generations of musicians in their musical strivings. Thus, the festival is a sort of reflection of his personal artistic path, crossing the borders between countries, generations and artistic practices.
Apokalipsa Cultural and Artistic Association
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Apokalipsa Cultural and Artistic Association was established in 1993 as the publisher of Apokalipsa magazine. The informal collective of collaborators consists of philosophers, poets, writers, scientists, artists, architects and others. In addition to the magazine, the association publishes several book series that cover philosophy and humanities, as well as poetry and prose, both original works and in translation.
Baza 13
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Established in 2013, Baza 13 handles and hosts an array of cultural, educational, and entertainment events. Primarily aimed at the local youth (it was founded by the Kočevje Student Club), Baza 13 is nevertheless also open to the wider community of those interested in the arts. Its programme includes concerts, exhibitions, poetry readings, film screenings, round-tables on local issues, and socialising events; it collaborates with other local festivals and also on community actions.
The club works with other initiatives from the region, like the Society of Kočevje Musicians and the Muzikalija Society. It actively forefronts the local artists, especially the upcoming musicians, and cooperates on initiatives such as a compilation album that presented the local music production.
Amnesty International Slovenia Award
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The Amnesty International Slovenia Award for the Best Film on Human Rights Subject was introduced at the 10th Ljubljana Documentary Film Festival in 2008. The three member international jury, selected by Amnesty International Slovenia, bestows the award to the best film on a human rights subject among the films screened in the main Competitive section of the festival.
Bela krajina Youth Cultural Club (MKK Črnomelj)
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The Bela krajina Youth Cultural Club - MKK Črnomelj - was established in 1992, after 4 years of campaigning by the local student association. Today the club with its members hosts a vivid and significant club scene for the Bela Krajina region of south-eastern Slovenia. Innovative music, theatre, visual arts, literary, and new media events have taken place. Music groups (Broken Lock, Skartizani, Go.bE), one fine arts group, a photography and a literature section, and many individuals in the region collaborate with creative minds from other regions. MKK Črnomelj is one of the venues of the Club Marathon of Radio Študent.