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International Triennial Ecology and Art
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Closing days of the 8th International Triennial Ecology and Art EKO at the former MTT textile factory in Maribor, 2021.
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Slovene art abroad 2010 – 2024
Current events
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25 Apr 2024
28 Apr 2024
Slovenian artist Meta Drčar has been selected among 14 other artists in "Art for the City" project and will be exhibited during the Art Brussels fair. Drčar is represented by Ravnikar Gallery Space. Supported by Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Brussels.
at the Art Brussels
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20 Apr 2024
24 Nov 2024
"Garden Secret for You", a project by the conceptual artist Nika Špan, curated by Vladimir Vidmar, Moderna galerija / Museum of Modern Art, Ljubljana plus Museum of Contemporary Art Metelkova. The biennial theme "Foreignes everywhere" by curator Adriano Pedrosa. Supported by the Ministry of Culture.
at the La Biennale di Venezia International Art Exhibition
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20 Apr 2024
28 Apr 2024
"That's How the Summer Ended" by Matjaž Ivanišin will be screened at the festival on two locations. Participation of Slovenia at the festival is supported by the Cultural Fund run jointly by the Ministry of Culture and the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs, and aimed at promoting Slovenian culture abroad. In partnership with Slovenian Film Centre.
at the In Short, Europe
Upcoming events
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26 Apr 2024
26 May 2024
The group exhibition "Next: Young European Design" will be featuring a number of Slovene designers: Sara Badovinac and Peter Zabret from Studio Prapra with "Tooth Clock"; Rok Oblak and Luka Pleskovič with "Čebelino"; Ivana Blaž, Nina Mršnik, and Nikolaj Salaj with "Kobeiagi Kilims". On Saturday, 27th of April, there will be design presentations and talks with designers. Berlin Design Week is supported by SKICA Berlin, Slovenian Cultural Centre and a number of others.
at the Berlin Design Week
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26 Apr 2024
29 Jun 2024
"Unfinished Landscapes - Nedokončane krajine", a photography exhibit by Tomo Brejc showcasing the author's exploration of human artistic elements in the landscape. In collaboration with Photon Gallery. The exhibition opens on the 26th of April, at 7 o'clock in the evening.
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27 Apr 2024
A concert featuring jazz singer Neža Okorn with Borna Pehar and Chros Kasprzyk, and the Ġużè Camilleri quintett. The event is organised by Slovenian Culture and Information Centre, Vienna (SKICA) in collaboration with EUNIC Austria.
at the EUNIC Musikfest
Festivals
The printed version of the calendar of Festivals in Slovenia in 2012 contains 141 festivals. Later on, in 2019, the festival number rose to 199. Check out the current annual festivalscape.
Images
The Stroj performing at Kino Šiška Centre for Urban Culture, 2014
Site-specific installation in the forest at the Floating Castle Festival in the vicinity of Snežnik Castle, 2015
The Čaplja service building at the Nordic Centre Planica designed by the STVAR architects, 2016
Corporate identity for the Museum of Architecture and Design by IlovarStritar design studio, 2011
Pocar Homestead, Mojstrana main dwelling from the outside, built in 1775
The tank from the Ten-Day War in Slovenia (1991) in front of the National Museum of Contemporary History. On the eve of the International Women's Day in 2012 it was sprayed pink by the unknown activists and became a new popular landmark in Ljubljana. It is owned by the Military Museum of Slovenian Armed Forces and was transferred to the Park of Military History Pivka only a few months after the action. The pink paint was removed.
A Place under the Sun by students of the Chair of Textile and Fashion Design at the Department of Textiles of the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Engineering, Lighting Guerrilla Festival, 2011
Narodni dom (National House) building by František Škabrout, built in Ljubljana 1894–1896. In 1927 the National Gallery of Slovenia rented some rooms in the building that housed also sport and leisure activities. Postcard, 1910.
Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science in Maribor, designed by Styria arhitektura d.o.o.
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