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The [[Sculpture Institute]] is a successor of the Latobia Gallery and was founded in [[established::2002]] as non profit organisation with the aim of helping artists to realise and promote their sculpture projects. Besides a small retail gallery on Križevniška street it also runs an attractive open-air gallery on a lane in front of the Gruber Palace (the headquarters of the [[Archives of the Republic of Slovenia]] and organises a traditional Slovene Sculpture Exhibition in the [[Magistrat Gallery]].  
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The [[Sculpture Institute]] is a successor of the Latobia Gallery and was founded in [[established::2002]] as non profit organisation with the aim of helping artists to realise and promote their sculpture projects. Besides a small retail gallery on Križevniška street it also runs an attractive open-air [[Gruber Gallery]] on a lane in front of the Gruber Palace (the headquarters of the [[Archives of the Republic of Slovenia]] and organises a traditional ''Slovene Sculpture Exhibition'' in the [[Magistrat Gallery]].  
 
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==Programme==
 
The Sculpture Institute operates on two locations in Ljubljana. It runs the open-air Gruber Sculpture Gallery ), where it features annually at least one exhibition lasting several months. The site-specific projects were prepared by [[Darko Golija]], [[Jiři Kočica]], [[Alen Ožbolt]], [[Primož Pugelj]], and others.
 
 
The second venue of the Sculpture Association is in the old centre of Ljubljana. After the renovation in 2009 the space has been dedicated to solo and group sculpture exhibitions. In March 2010 it exhibited sculptures from the series the ''Summer'' [Poletje] of [[Jiři Bezlaj]]. It presented also from them published monograph of Bezlaj with texts of [[Petja Grafenauer]], [[Miklavž Komelj]] and [[Janko Rožič]]. 
 
  
 
==Projects==
 
==Projects==
* International projects
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Since 1996 the Sculpture Institute has organised the ''Slovene Sculpture Exhibition'' based on a public call but with invited Slovene and international artists. Each year it has been curated by a local guest-curator (among them [[Milček Komelj]], [[Milena Zlatar]], [[Petja Grafenauer]]) and presented in the [[Magistrat Gallery]] with occasional transfers to another venue in Slovenia such as the [[Kosovel Culture House Sežana]]. The 2010 edition tuned in with the [[World Book Capital Ljubljana 2010]] and followed the themes associated with books.
The Institute is official Slovene partner of the Sculpture network preparing in autumn 2010 the the exhibition ''European Sculpture: Diversity and Differences in Practice'' in Grugliasco near Torino (Italy), running also parallel to Turin art fair Artissima. Approximately
 
30 to 35 sculptor members of sculpture network from all over Europe and their small scale sculptures are selected by the jury consisting of Patrizia Bottallo (Curator of Martin Arte Internazionale, Italy), Miranda MacPhail (Curator of Gori collection, Italy), Auke de Vries (sculptor from Netherlands), and the curator of Georg-Kolbe-Museum in Berlin Marc Wellmann. The curatorial responsibility for the exhibition is in hands of Patrizia Bottallo (Curator of Martin Arte Internazionale, Italy) and sculptor Rob Ward from Great Britain.  
 
  
* National projects
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From 2004 till 4 the project ''Grosuplje – Town of sculptures'' [Grosuplje  mesto kipov]. From 2 to 5 sculptures create in 5 days lasting workshop each year creates sculptures for public space of the town. The participants of 2005 were [[Boštjan Drinovec]], [[Ervin Potočnik]], [[Boštjan Potokar]], [[Jurij Smole]], and [[Alenka Vidrgar]]; in 2008 [[Lučka Koščak]] and [[Matjaž Rebec]] sculptured in Grosuplje, 15 km south of Ljubljana.  
Already since 1996 the Association organises the sculpture exhibition in the [[Magistrat Gallery]]. The 14th edition of this event in 2010 (curated by [[Milček Komelj]]) will be part of the [[World Book Capital Ljubljana 2010]], so works will feature themes associating with books. The dead line of the call for proposal is in July 2010.
 
  
On the national level the Association runs since 2004 the project ''Grosuplje – Town of sculptures'' [Grosuplje  mesto kipov]. From 2 to 5 sculptures create in 5 days lasting workshop each year creates sculptures for public space of the town. The participants of 2005 were [[Boštjan Drinovec]], [[Ervin Potočnik]], [[Boštjan Potokar]], [[Jurij Smole]], and [[Alenka Vidrgar]]; in 2008 [[Lučka Koščak]] and [[Matjaž Rebec]] sculptured in Grosuplje, 15 km south of Ljubljana.  
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==International projects==
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The Institute was the official Slovene partner in the Sculpture network that in 2010 prepared the exhibition ''European Sculpture: Diversity and Differences in Practice'' in Grugliasco near Torino (Italy), running also parallel to Turin art fair Artissima. Approximately 30 to 35 sculptors from all over Europe and their small scale sculptures were selected by the international jury and curated by Patrizia Bottallo (Curator of Martin Arte Internazionale, Italy) and sculptor Rob Ward from Great Britain.  
  
 
==See also==
 
==See also==
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* [[Gruber Gallery]]
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* [[Magistrat Gallery]]
 
* [[World Book Capital Ljubljana 2010]]
 
* [[World Book Capital Ljubljana 2010]]
* [[Magistrat Gallery]]
 
  
==Expternal links==
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==External links==
 
*[https://www.facebook.com/pages/Zavod-za-kiparstvo/181506311895683 Sculpture Institute on Facebook]
 
*[https://www.facebook.com/pages/Zavod-za-kiparstvo/181506311895683 Sculpture Institute on Facebook]
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*[http://dk.fdv.uni-lj.si/magistrska/pdfs/mag_srakar-andrej.pdf Study on the Economic Impact of the Grosuplje, the Sculture Town project] (pdf)
  
 
[[Category:Visual arts]]
 
[[Category:Visual arts]]

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Zavod za kiparstvo
Križevniška 2, SI-1000 Ljubljana
Phone386 590 19331
Jelka Vrečko, Director




The Sculpture Institute is a successor of the Latobia Gallery and was founded in 2002 as non profit organisation with the aim of helping artists to realise and promote their sculpture projects. Besides a small retail gallery on Križevniška street it also runs an attractive open-air Gruber Gallery on a lane in front of the Gruber Palace (the headquarters of the Archives of the Republic of Slovenia and organises a traditional Slovene Sculpture Exhibition in the Magistrat Gallery.


Projects

Since 1996 the Sculpture Institute has organised the Slovene Sculpture Exhibition based on a public call but with invited Slovene and international artists. Each year it has been curated by a local guest-curator (among them Milček Komelj, Milena Zlatar, Petja Grafenauer) and presented in the Magistrat Gallery with occasional transfers to another venue in Slovenia such as the Kosovel Culture House Sežana. The 2010 edition tuned in with the World Book Capital Ljubljana 2010 and followed the themes associated with books.

From 2004 till 4 the project Grosuplje – Town of sculptures [Grosuplje mesto kipov]. From 2 to 5 sculptures create in 5 days lasting workshop each year creates sculptures for public space of the town. The participants of 2005 were Boštjan Drinovec, Ervin Potočnik, Boštjan Potokar, Jurij Smole, and Alenka Vidrgar; in 2008 Lučka Koščak and Matjaž Rebec sculptured in Grosuplje, 15 km south of Ljubljana.

International projects

The Institute was the official Slovene partner in the Sculpture network that in 2010 prepared the exhibition European Sculpture: Diversity and Differences in Practice in Grugliasco near Torino (Italy), running also parallel to Turin art fair Artissima. Approximately 30 to 35 sculptors from all over Europe and their small scale sculptures were selected by the international jury and curated by Patrizia Bottallo (Curator of Martin Arte Internazionale, Italy) and sculptor Rob Ward from Great Britain.

See also


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