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| name                = Pivka House of Culture
 
| name                = Pivka House of Culture
 
| local name          = Hiša kulture v Pivki
 
| local name          = Hiša kulture v Pivki
|        logo         = Pivka House of Culture (logo).png
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|        logo       = Pivka House of Culture (logo).png
 
| street              = Snežniška cesta 2
 
| street              = Snežniška cesta 2
 
| town                = SI-6257 Pivka
 
| town                = SI-6257 Pivka
 
| map                = http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lon=14.19743&lat=45.68255&zoom=17&layer=mapnik
 
| map                = http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lon=14.19743&lat=45.68255&zoom=17&layer=mapnik
| telephone          = 386 (0) 31 768 427
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| email              = hkpivka@gmail.com
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| telephone          = 386 (0) 31 286 528
 
| website            = https://hisakulturepivka.com/
 
| website            = https://hisakulturepivka.com/
| founded by    = Municipality of Pivka
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| founded by    = Društvo Hiša kulture v Pivki
| founded by 2  = Postojna Student Club
 
 
| managed by    = Društvo Hiša kulture v Pivki
 
| managed by    = Društvo Hiša kulture v Pivki
 
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The [[Pivka House of Culture]] ("Hiša kulture") is a local cultural centre, set in the small town of Pivka. It was set up in [[established::1998]] as an open space for a wide range of activities Its premises include a gallery, a graphic atelier and a youth culture club.
 
  
Since 2013 the programme of the Pivka House of Culture primarily focuses on presenting contemporary urban art, thus becoming an important contemporary art gallery between Ljubljana and Koper. It also houses a permanent collection of artworks.
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The story of [[Pivka House of Culture]] (''Hiša kulture'') began in [[established::1998]] when a group of artists occupied an empty space in the center of Pivka and arranged it in such a way that a wide range of cultural activities became possible. Here, a program began to unfold that covered the entire field of contemporary urban culture, and the gallery has consistently been a focal point of these activities. The new team that took over ''Hiša kulture'' in 2013 put the gallery program at the forefront and began to develop and expand it with various funding programs. Today, [[Pivka House of Culture]] is the most important contemporary art gallery in the region between Ljubljana and Koper.
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The programs of [[Pivka House of Culture]] present contemporary trends in the visual arts, with a focus on unconventional and progressive authorial approaches. Special attention is paid to young and independent artists whose work shows an interest in social issues, a critical attitude towards the existing, and an exploration of alternative worlds. In this way, the gallery aims to contribute, within its means, to creating a better society.
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The gallery's guiding principles for its programming are relevance, independence, critique, and freedom.
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== Gallery programme ==
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== Programmes ==
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=== Exhibitions ===
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The program presents the ongoing production of visual artists through solo exhibitions held monthly from October to May. Part of the program is devoted to survey exhibitions and thematic or topical group exhibitions, which take place from June to September. The program also includes an ongoing public mural project in the town of Pivka, ''Painted Pivka'' (2022–).
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=== Creativity ===
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The program is dedicated to artistic creation in the field of printmaking, mainly in the techniques of screen printing and relief printing (woodcut, linocut), as well as the production of art publications. The program takes place in the printmaking studio of [[Pivka House of Culture]], which is one of the main strengths and special features of this space. The program includes the projects ''ZAPATE – Zin and Print at the Exhibition'' (2015–), ''PIVKA 45°40′49.63″N 14°11′46.98″E'' (2015–2021), and ''Poems in Prints'' (2022–2025), the by-products of which become part of the permanent collection of graphic works.
  
The "Hiša kulture" programme presents contemporary visual art with the emphasis on unconventional, progressive, and innovative approach, following the principles of immediacy, social criticism, and freedom.
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The gallery usually sets up about 8 exhibitions that are often accompanied by various educational activities for school children, workshops, etc. From October to May, they host the current production of Slovene visual artists in the central exhibition space. From June to September, retrospectives or various thematic group exhibitions take place.
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=== Education ===
  
Some of the artists who presented their illustration, new media, sculpture or painting installations in Pivka have been [[Petra Varl]], [[Marko Gavez]], [[Zoran Pungerčar]], [[Evgen Čopi Gorišek]], [[Mina Fina]], [[Damijan Kracina]], [[Ana Čigon]], [[Matej Stupica]], as well as the photographers [[Jaka Babnik]] and [[Tadej Vaukman]].  
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The program promotes an understanding of contemporary art through a range of activities alongside the exhibitions and permanent collection, transforming the gallery into a space to play, explore, and implement new ideas. The program includes creative workshops on the exhibitions, various forms of gathering in the gallery, and activities for organized groups of children and young people. Valuable additions to the program are the original gallery game activities, entitled ''Let’s Switch on the Lights in the House'' and ''Let's Build the World Anew in Every Hue''.
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== Collection ==
 
== Collection ==
  
The Pivka House of Culture also has a permanent collection of artworks, many of them available for sale. Erik’s room accommodates the permanent collection of prints and art publications.
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The permanent collection is emerging as a by-product of the projects that are part of the gallery's creative program. The ''ZAPATE – Zin and Print at the Exhibition'' (2015–) project is aimed at artists who have a solo exhibition at [[Pivka House of Culture]]. It enables them to create a graphic work or an art publication as a visual document of the exhibition.
 
 
==Zinko Tiček==
 
Zinko Tiček is a smaller fanzine library, which grew from a personal fanzine, comic and graphic book collection by [[Leon Zuodar]]. Responsible for running the graphic atelier in the centre, he is also a part of the art tandem [[Beli sladoled]]. The library (meant also as a smaller exhibition space) is open to everyone interested in photocopy, risograph, silkscreen and other graphic printed mediums.  
 
  
==Music events==
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Among concert-goers, Pivka House of Culture is known for its basement music venue ''Čuza'' Club, notable for its colourful walls, small size and lack of a stage, qualities which contribute to a cosy and egalitarian atmosphere among the performers and the audience. It has been the traditional venue for the annual [[Club Marathon]].
 
  
The centre co-organises the [[Trnje Festival]] in partnership with [[Postojna Youth Centre]].  
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== See also ==
 
== See also ==
* [[Trnje Festival]]
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* [[Municipality of Pivka]]
* [[:Category:M3C|List of the Multimedia centres Network members]]
 
* [[Beli sladoled]]
 
* [[Club Marathon]]
 
  
 
==External links==
 
==External links==
 
* [https://hisakulturepivka.com/ Pivka House of Culture website]  
 
* [https://hisakulturepivka.com/ Pivka House of Culture website]  
  
* [https://www.facebook.com/zinkoticek/ Zinko Tiček on Facebook]
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* [http://radiostudent.si/dru%C5%BEba/mc-%C5%A1pampek/mc-%C5%A1pampek-5 A radio show on the history of the Pivka House of Culture] (in Slovene)
 
  
 
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Hiša kulture v Pivki
Snežniška cesta 2, SI-6257 Pivka
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1 Exterior of Pivka House of Culture, 2023 small.jpgExterior of Pivka House of Culture.

The story of Pivka House of Culture (Hiša kulture) began in 1998 when a group of artists occupied an empty space in the center of Pivka and arranged it in such a way that a wide range of cultural activities became possible. Here, a program began to unfold that covered the entire field of contemporary urban culture, and the gallery has consistently been a focal point of these activities. The new team that took over Hiša kulture in 2013 put the gallery program at the forefront and began to develop and expand it with various funding programs. Today, Pivka House of Culture is the most important contemporary art gallery in the region between Ljubljana and Koper.

The programs of Pivka House of Culture present contemporary trends in the visual arts, with a focus on unconventional and progressive authorial approaches. Special attention is paid to young and independent artists whose work shows an interest in social issues, a critical attitude towards the existing, and an exploration of alternative worlds. In this way, the gallery aims to contribute, within its means, to creating a better society.

The gallery's guiding principles for its programming are relevance, independence, critique, and freedom.

2 Entrance to Pivka House of Culture, 2023.jpgEntrance to the Pivka House of Culture.



Programmes

Exhibitions

The program presents the ongoing production of visual artists through solo exhibitions held monthly from October to May. Part of the program is devoted to survey exhibitions and thematic or topical group exhibitions, which take place from June to September. The program also includes an ongoing public mural project in the town of Pivka, Painted Pivka (2022–).

3 Exhibition space, 2023.jpgExhibition space at Pivka House of Culture.

Creativity

The program is dedicated to artistic creation in the field of printmaking, mainly in the techniques of screen printing and relief printing (woodcut, linocut), as well as the production of art publications. The program takes place in the printmaking studio of Pivka House of Culture, which is one of the main strengths and special features of this space. The program includes the projects ZAPATE – Zin and Print at the Exhibition (2015–), PIVKA 45°40′49.63″N 14°11′46.98″E (2015–2021), and Poems in Prints (2022–2025), the by-products of which become part of the permanent collection of graphic works.

6 Graphic studio, 2023.jpgGraphic studio at the Pivka House of Culture.

Education

The program promotes an understanding of contemporary art through a range of activities alongside the exhibitions and permanent collection, transforming the gallery into a space to play, explore, and implement new ideas. The program includes creative workshops on the exhibitions, various forms of gathering in the gallery, and activities for organized groups of children and young people. Valuable additions to the program are the original gallery game activities, entitled Let’s Switch on the Lights in the House and Let's Build the World Anew in Every Hue.

10 Board game Let’s Switch on the Lights in the House, 2023.jpgOriginal gallery game activitiy, a board game Let’s Switch on the Lights in the House.

Collection

The permanent collection is emerging as a by-product of the projects that are part of the gallery's creative program. The ZAPATE – Zin and Print at the Exhibition (2015–) project is aimed at artists who have a solo exhibition at Pivka House of Culture. It enables them to create a graphic work or an art publication as a visual document of the exhibition.

8 Permanent collection of graphic works, 2023.jpgPermanent collection of graphic works, Pivka House of Culture.

9 Permanent collection of art publications, 2023.jpgPermanent collection of art publications, Pivka House of Culture.

See also

External links

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