EVENTS PREVIEW AUGUST ─ SEPTEMBER:
– EX-TEMPORE PIRAN 2023: 58th International painting ex-tempore
26. 8.─2. 9. 2023
Ex-tempore Piran is one of the most important traditional art events in Slovenian Istria. Recognized for its competitive character and mass participation, it is attended by academically trained artists, young artists and painting enthusiasts alike who come from Slovenia and various, especially neighboring, countries.
We are sure that this year’s edition will also be characterized by the quality and high participation of creators of different generations. In addition to the interesting accompanying program, Ex-tempore Piran 2023 will introduce some innovations: an increase in the amount of the first prize, the Grand Prix, which amounts to €4,000, and the presentation of all selected and awarded works in one place, in the Monfort Gallery in Portorož. The closing ceremony with the awarding of the prizes and socializing with music will also take place in the Monfort complex, in the adjacent Wooden Hall. More informations at the link …
– BLAŽKA KRIŽAN: A WALK BETWEEN THE SHADOWS
Curated by: Nives Marvin
Herman Pečarič Gallery Piran, 25 August – 30 October 2023
Opening: Friday, August 25, 2023, at 8 p.m.
The week of Ex-tempore Piran 2023 will begin with the opening of an exhibition of artworks by Blažka Križan, who was selected by the international expert jury as the winner of the Youth Author Prize at Ex-tempore Piran 2022. Ever since her studies at the Department of Painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Ljubljana (graduated in 2012 and completed her master’s degree in 2017), her creative starting point is the principle of repetition, which she combines with the paper carving technique. By stringing cuts in the paper and with light passing through them, she explores the optical effects of light and shadow of relief surfaces and creates the impression of a moving image. At her first solo exhibition in the Piran Coastal Galleries, carvings from the past three years will be on display. More informations at the link …
– FORMA VIVA PORTOROŽ 2023
International Sculpture Symposium
Work site on the Seča peninsula near Portorož
25 September─ 28 October 2023
The biennial meeting of sculptors Forma viva Portorož 2023 will once again take place in the autumn months, September and October. Thematically, it will continue the content of the symposium two years ago, which puts nature in the foreground: Umetnost & narava / Art & Nature. The relationship between art and nature has defined the practices and theories of art of all times, and therefore remains a source of inspiration for the statements of contemporary visual artists.
Two artists will participate in this edition, Ištvan Išt Huzjan (1981) from Slovenia and Emma Jääskeläinen (1988) from Finland. They are young authors who have been actively present at home and on the international art scene for many years. Two Istrian municipalities, Piran and Ankaran, have expressed their willingness to cooperate with the Coastal Galleries of Piran (OGP) in holding this year’s symposium in stone, which will take place from September 25. until 28.10. 2023. More information at the link …
– (EVERYTHING IS) NOT WHAT IT SEEMS
Curated by: Mara Ambrožič Verderber
Piran Civic Gallery, 3 June─15 October 2023
Guided tour: Friday, September 1, 2023, at 7 p.m.
The international group exhibition (Everything Is) Not What It Seems at the Piran Civic Gallery, which includes a selection of artworks by 21 artists well established on the international art scene, has been extended until 15 October 2023. The exhibition evolves around the idea that our knowledge of the world is incomplete, uncertain, and reflects precisely upon the ability to look beyond the usually visible and beyond the given reality of things in order to tackle the ordinary and try to understand the mechanisms that rule our perceptions of everyday life.
The project is open to multifaceted interpretations. It will be an interesting experience to participate in the guided tour of the exhibition with artist Igor Eškinja, which will take place on Friday, September 1, 2023, at 7 pm at the Piran Civic Gallery. Participating artists are also invited to the conversation. More information at the link …
– MARINO CETTINA CONTEMPORARY ART COLLECTION
Curated by: Tatjana Sirk
Loža Gallery Koper
23 June ─22 September 2023
The exhibitions Marino Cettina Collection of Contemporary Art at the Loža Gallery in Koper presents a selection of works from the private collection of the late gallerist and collector from Umag in Croatia. It is practically logical that, in addition to the rich exhibition activities, he also conceived with his knowledge, intuition, and commitment his own art collection. The collection includes 47 art works by 34 artists (individuals, tandems, groups) and unifies different expressive media. In the collection, Croatian artists of different generations prevail but are accompanied by recognised Slovenian and great internationally renowned names. More informations at the link …
– DRAŽEN VITOLOVIĆ: UNBORN SHAPES
Curated by: Tatjana Sirk
Meduza Gallery Koper, 7 July─13 October 2023
In his art work, the artist Dražen Vitolović researches interventions in public space, the relationship between new and traditional technologies, as well as the innovative use of ceramics in sculpture and object design. He pays special attention to the notions of adaptability and modularity in the medium of sculpture. The Unborn Shapes, his first exhibition at Piran Coastal Galleries, presents a series of sculptures, ‘clay drawings’ and a video. In the month of August, the exhibition is also open on Saturdays, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. More informations at the link …
