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| name                = Lendava-Lendva International Fine Arts Colony
| localname           = Mednarodna likovna kolonija Lendava-Lendva
| street              = Banffyjev trg 1
| town                = SI-9220 Lendava-Lendva
| telephone           = 386 (0) 2 578 9260
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| email               = info@gml.si
| website             = http://www.gml.si/sl/mednarodna-likovna-lokonija-lendava/
| organised by        = Lendava-Lendva Gallery and Museum
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Established in [[established::1973]], [[ Lendava-Lendva International Fine Arts Colony]] is the second oldest art colony in Slovenia, and has hosted over 160 artists, painters as well as sculptors, since its inception. The colony is run by [[Lendava-Lendva Gallery and Museum]], which over the years has been collecting a selection of the artworks conceived at the annual colony &ndash; today its collection contains over 350 artworks. 
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==Background and development==
The project was initiated by Lendava sculptor [[Ferenc Király]], holder of the prestigious Hungarian Munkacsy Award, who invited artists from Croatia, Italy, Austria, Hungary, and other countries. [[Ferenc Király|Király]] has remained the artistic director of the colony for 25 years. Since 1996 the colony's development has been marked by [[Franc Gerič]], the first director of the newly established [[Lendava-Lendva Gallery and Museum]]. 

New infrastructural facilities (a bronze casting foundry, a marble workshop, an earthenware kiln for ceramics works, a print making studio) have improved the working conditions for the artists and enabled them to realise more ambitious works. The variety of technical means puts Lendava colony in a unique position in Europe. 

==Network of international colonies==
The organiser's focus is on the international networking and broadening of the participants and audiences circles. Since 1994 [[Lendava-Lendva Gallery and Museum]] and [[Lindart Association]] of young artists from Lendava have been co-producing the more innovative [[LindArt International Young Artists’ Fine Arts Colony]] for emerging artists and art students. The museum also runs a winter colony at [[Lendava Castle]] which takes place at the end of January, when artists are invited to produce works related to various folk customs. In 2002 [[Lendava-Lendva Gallery and Museum]] also helped to establish the International Fine Arts Colony Monošter-Szentgotthárd in Hungary.

==See also==
*[[LindArt International Young Artists’ Fine Arts Colony]]
*[[Lendava-Lendva Gallery and Museum]] 
*[[Lendava Castle]]

==External link==
* [http://www.gml.si/en/mednarodna-likovna-lokonija-lendava/ Lendava-Lendva International Fine Arts Colony website]

[[Category:Visual arts]]
[[Category:Workshops]]
[[Category:Visual arts workshops]]
[[Category:Visual arts education]]
[[Category:Education]]
[[Category:Education_and_research]]