{"id":29449,"date":"2026-09-05T21:01:01","date_gmt":"2026-09-05T19:01:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.obalne-galerije.si\/?p=29449"},"modified":"2026-09-08T09:50:48","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T07:50:48","slug":"ex-tempore-piran-2026-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.obalne-galerije.si\/en\/ex-tempore-piran-2026-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"EX-TEMPORE PIRAN 2026: AWARDS"},"content":{"rendered":"

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EX-TEMPORE PIRAN 2026
<\/strong>61st INTERNATIONAL PAINTING EX-TEMPORE<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

International expert jury:<\/u><\/p>\n

Mojca Grmek <\/strong>(Slovenia), curator and head of House of Culture in Pivka
Rachele D'Osualdo <\/strong>(Italy), curator and cultural manager
Igor E\u0161kinja <\/strong>(Croatia), artist and associated professor at APURI Rijeka<\/p>\n

President of the jury: Rachele D'Osualdo
<\/strong>Secretary of the jury: Ana Pape\u017e<\/strong>, curator of Piran Coastal Galleries (Slovenia)<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

229 <\/strong>participants applied to the 61st International Painting Ex-tempore Piran and 192 <\/strong>art works of art and 17<\/strong> children\u2019s works were submitted. The jury selected 115 <\/strong>artworks of art for the exhibition, which is set up at the Civic Gallery Piran and at the Monfort Gallery in Portoro\u017e.<\/p>\n

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PRIZES<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>
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Ph: Jadran Rusjan.<\/small><\/p>\n

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GRAND PRIX<\/strong><\/p>\n

The highest purchase prize of 4.000 euros, is also awarded by the PIRAN COASTAL GALLERIES. Grand Prix of the 60th International Painting Ex-tempore Piran 2026 was awarded to ALJO\u0160A POTOKAR<\/strong> (Slovenia) for the painting entitled \u00bbQuo vadis<\/strong>\u00ab.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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For its ability to question reality on multiple levels through a series of formal, thematic, and symbolic contrasts. The landscape shaped by traditional work in the salt pans \u2013 or rather, a representation of it \u2013 provides the backdrop for new phenomena: the recent migrations of flamingos, which find an increasingly suitable habitat there, plastic materials and the environmental questions these raise. The composition brings these elements together, prompting us \u2013 as viewers and as a society \u2013 to ask: where are we heading?<\/p>\n

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Ph: Jadran Rusjan.<\/small><\/p>\n

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YOUNG AUTHOR PRIZE<\/strong><\/p>\n

Purchase prize for the best work by an author under the age of 35 is awarded by the PIRAN COASTAL GALLERIES. The prize, which is in the form of a solo exhibition at the Herman Pe\u010dari\u010d Gallery in Piran, was awarded to ANJA KO\u010cAR<\/strong> (Slovenia) for the painting “<\/em><\/strong> Little Bathers<\/strong><\/em>“.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Explanation<\/strong>:
The painterly quality conveys the pervasiveness of a blinding light and the sensation of heat so intense that it leaves no refuge: only a brief dip might offer relief, yet, on closer inspection, even that proves futile.<\/p>\n

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Ph: Jadran Rusjan.<\/small><\/p>\n

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SPECIAL PRIZE TARTINI 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Special Prize Tartini 2026 is awarded by the CAN PIRAN and the association COMMUNITY OF ITALIANS GIUSEPPE TARTINI PIRAN in the form of a solo exhibition at the Tartini House in Piran. This year, it was awarded to NICOLA TOMASI<\/strong> (Italy) for the painting \u00bbBlock F4\/C\u00ab<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Explanation<\/strong>:
The concrete building is depicted in the midday light, devoid of any sign of human, animal, or natural presence. Modernist architecture, once conceived as a utopian solution, now reveals its inability to meet the need for which it was created: to accommodate life.<\/p>\n

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SPECIAL MAJOR PURCHASE PRIZE<\/strong><\/p>\n

Prize is awarded by\u00a0:<\/p>\n

JP OKOLJE PIRAN, received by MANCA \u0160UBELJ<\/strong> (Slovenia)<\/p>\n

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MAJOR PURCHASE PRIZES<\/strong><\/p>\n

Prizes are awarded by:<\/p>\n

MUNICIPALITY OF PIRAN, received by ANDREJ SCHLEGEL <\/strong>(Slovenia)<\/p>\n

GASSPAR d.o.o. PORTORO\u017d, received by VASKO VIDMAR <\/strong>(Slovenia)<\/p>\n

STARA GOSTILNA PIRAN, received by TYMOFII<\/strong> BIELSKYI<\/strong> (Slovenia)<\/p>\n

SELF-SERVICE LAUNDRY, 1st MAY SQUARE, PIRAN, received by JO\u017dE \u0160TERK<\/strong> (Slovenia)<\/p>\n

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PURCHASE PRIZES<\/strong><\/p>\n

Prizes are awarded by\u00a0:<\/p>\n

CITY MUNICIPALITY OF KOPER<\/strong>, received by CVETO \u00a0VIDOVI\u010c<\/strong> (Slovenia)<\/p>\n

PORTORO\u017d TURIST BOARD, received by MILENA RO\u0160TOHAR<\/strong> (Slovenia)<\/p>\n

PRIVATE COLLECTOR, received by JERNEJA SMOLNIKAR<\/strong> (Slovenia).<\/p>\n

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SMALL<\/strong> PURCHASE PRIZES<\/strong><\/p>\n

Prizes areawarded by\u00a0:<\/p>\n

SURF d.o.o., PORTORO\u017d, received by MATJA\u017d PENKO<\/strong> (Slovenia)<\/p>\n

ADET d.0.0. PORTORO\u017d, received by MATJA\u0160 DIEGO ZADEL DELLAMORTE<\/strong> (Slovenia)<\/p>\n

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HOTEL PRIZES<\/strong><\/p>\n

Prizes in the form of hotel services are awarded by:<\/p>\n

EUROTASS HOTELI d.o.o., received by BARBARA KASTELEC<\/strong> (Slovenia)<\/p>\n

ART HOTEL TARTINI PIRAN, DAVID PIRNAT<\/strong> (Slovenia)<\/p>\n

HTP BELVEDERE IZOLA, received by INJA ILNIKAR<\/strong> (Slovenia)<\/p>\n

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SPECIAL PRIZES<\/strong><\/p>\n

Prizes in the form of art supplies are awarded by:<\/p>\n

SHOPS ART LJUBLJANA AND ROYAL TALNES, received by LONA VERLICH<\/strong> (Slovenia)<\/p>\n

SHOPS ART LJUBLJANA AND CLAIRFONTAINE, received by DAVIDI\u010cEN<\/strong> (Slovenia)<\/p>\n

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PRIZE FOR A WORK ON PAPER<\/strong><\/p>\n

Prize is awarded by\u00a0:<\/p>\n

PRIVATE COLLECTOR, received by BAGRAT ARAZYAN<\/strong> (Slovenia)<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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CHILDREN<\/strong>\u2019S PRIZE <\/strong>(up to 15 years of age)<\/span><\/p>\n

The prize in the form of art supplies was awarded by the PIRAN COASTAL GALLERIES to NINA CJUHA GIULIATTI.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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GRAND PRIX<\/b><\/h3>\n

Aljo\u0161a Potokar: Quo Vadis?\u00a0<\/em><\/b><\/p>\n

For its ability to question reality on multiple levels through a series of formal, thematic, and symbolic contrasts. The landscape shaped by traditional work in the salt pans \u2013 or rather, a representation of it \u2013 provides the backdrop for new phenomena: the recent migrations of flamingos, which find an increasingly suitable habitat there, plastic materials and the environmental questions these raise. The composition brings these elements together, prompting us \u2013 as viewers and as a society \u2013 to ask: where are we heading?<\/p>\n

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YOUNG ARTIST AWARD<\/h3>\n

Anja Ko\u010dar: Kopal\u010dki \/ Piccoli bagnanti \/ Little Bathers<\/em><\/b><\/p>\n

The painterly quality conveys the pervasiveness of a blinding light and the sensation of heat so intense that it leaves no refuge: only a brief dip might offer relief, yet, on closer inspection, even that proves futile.<\/p>\n

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SPECIAL AWARD \u201cTartini 2026\u201d<\/h3>\n

Nicola Tomasi: Blok F4\/C \/ Blocco F4\/C \/ Block F4\/C<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

The concrete building is depicted in the midday light, devoid of any sign of human, animal, or natural presence. Modernist architecture, once conceived as a utopian solution, now reveals its inability to meet the need for which it was created: to accommodate life.<\/p>\n

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