05.03.2010
Kažipot March 2010
Opening Reception on March 3, 2010 6:00 pm
March 3, 2010 to May 1, 2010
YUGOSTALGIA: An Exhibition of paintings by Walter Steinacher
Austrian visual artist Walter Steinacher’s images capture the post-Communist nostalgia Steinacher observed during his long-term residency in Slovenia. Most of the paintings on view are part of a series that humorously addresses the image of Josip Broz Tito, the equally charismatic and controversial Yugoslav president whose death in the mid-1980s triggered the domino effect that led to the dissolution of Yugoslavia and the end of socialism in the Balkan region.
The exhibition will be accompanied by Yugostalgia-inspired video animation designed by Slovene multimedia artist Elena Fajt, which will be displayed on plasma monitors throughout the HERE Arts Center.
Curated by Ivan Talijancic, this event is a collaboration with WaxFactory and the Austrian Cultural Forum, New York with support from the Consulate General of Slovenia, and is presented as part of Performing Revolution in Central and Eastern Europe, a festival coordinated by the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Lincoln Center.
Gallery Hours: 2:00 pm to 7:00 pm daily. Admission is free.
HERE Arts Center
145 Sixth Avenue (btw Spring and Broome, enter on Dominick St)
New York, NY 10013
Tel: (212) 352-3101
Web: www.here.org, www.waxfactory.org, www.performingrevolution.org
March 17, 2010 6:00 pm
HAIRSENSE/HAIRDRESS
Visual artist and assistant professor of fashion design at the University of Ljubljana, Elena Fajt will present her ongoing project, Hairsense, as well as an analysis of the symbolic dimensions of hair. Fajt has made more than forty costume designs for theatre and dance, two feature films, and many short movies.
Katie Murphy Amphitheatre
Fred P. Pomerantz Art and Design Center, First floor
The Museum at FIT
Seventh Avenue at 27th Street
New York, NY 10001
Tel: (212) 217-4558
Email: museuminfo(at)fitnyc.edu
Web: http://www.fitnyc.edu/museum and http://fashionmuseum.fitnyc.edu
March 20th, 2010 10:00 am
SWUA COOKING DEMONSTRATION
The Slovenian Women's Union of America (SWUA), Br. 93-NYC will present demonstrations for cooking njoki (gnocchi) and češpljevi cmoki (plum dumplings)led by Sonja Mosquin.
Please RSVP, plus the number of any guests, by calling or e-mailing the SWUA Branch 93: Tel: (201) 947-6336, lzalokar(at)yahoo.com. Admission is $5.00.
The Church of St. Cyril
62 St. Mark's Place (E 8th St.)
New York, NY 10003
web: www.swuanyc.org
Ongoing – March 20, 2010
REVOLUTIONARY VOICES: PERFORMING ARTS IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE IN THE 1980s
"Presented by The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, this exhibition examines how performances [in the Czech Republic, Germany, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia] attempted to break boundaries set by the Communist state’s politicians and censors, focusing on theater, music, and dance events that contested the prevailing totalitarian regime and anticipated the forthcoming political and social changes. As the revolutions in most Soviet bloc countries were not the result of a violent overthrow of power, art was one of the main arenas where “the revolutionary” started to happen. Curated by Karen Burke, Assistant Chief, Music Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts and Aniko Szucs, Ph.D. candidate in Performance Studies at New York University.
This exhibit is a part of Performing Revolution in Central and Eastern Europe, a festival coordinated by the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.
The gallery hours are Monday and Thursday 12:00-8:00pm; Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday 11:00am-6:00pm; Saturday 10:00am-6:00pm. This event is free of charge.
Vincent Astor Gallery
The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center
111 Amsterdam Avenue
New York, NY 10023
Tel: (212) 870-1630
web: www.nypl.org/research/lpa, www.performingrevolution.org
Scholarship application deadline: May 15, 2010
Application deadline: June 4, 2010
July 5-30, 2010
CENTRE FOR SLOVENE AS A SECOND LANGUAGE: SUMMER SESSION
The Centre for Slovene as a Second Language offers two and four week courses at three levels: beginning, intermediate, and advanced. Courses run in the morning with elective languages courses offered in the afternoon.
Summer School activities also include a varied social program, where students can become acquainted with Slovene culture, history and contemporary reality while at the same time coming into close contact with the Slovene language and its speakers in its natural linguistic environment outside the classroom.
For more information please go to www.centerslo.net or e-mail center-slo(at)ff.uni-lj.si.
University of Ljubljana
Faculty of Arts
Centre for Slovene as a Second/Foreign Language
Courses of Slovene
Kongresni trg 12
SI-1000 Ljubljana
Tel.: + 386 1-241-86-48
Submission deadline: April 12, 2010
October 7 - November 7, 2010
22nd BIENNIAL OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGN (BIO 22)
BIO is a comprehensive international exhibition hosted by the Architecture Museum of Ljubljana that highlights current trends in contemporary design through its selection of well-designed products with an emphasis on quality, originality, and innovation. Designers, commissioners, manufacturers, mentors, and students who are involved in the creation of the submitted work are all welcome to apply.
For more information and submission guidelines, please visit www.bio.si.
Application deadline: April 30, 2010
July 28 - August 6, 2010
SEMINAR FOR TEACHERS OF SLOVENIAN AND OTHER SUBJECTS IN THE SLOVENIAN LANGUAGE FROM THE USA AND CANADA
The Office for Slovenians Living Abroad and the Ministry of Education and Sport, in co-operation with the National Education Institute, will organize and finance a training seminar for teachers of Slovenian language courses and other subjects in the Slovenian language from the USA and Canada.
The seminar will be held in the area of the Upper Savinja Valley and in Ljubljana. The number of participants is expected to range from 12 to 18 persons.
A priority will be given to the candidates who have not yet participated at the course and who intend to continue teaching Slovenian in the future. Seminar participants are expected to teach Slovenian at Saturday School classes for at least two years after participating at the seminar, or actively participate in Slovenian Association activities.
For more information and to download the application form, please go http://www.uszs.gov.si/en/splosno/cns/news/article/737/1604/73298062ab
or contact the Offices for Slovenians Living Abroad at urad.slovenci(at)gov.si.
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