For 25 years we have been meddling with normativity
These days, the cultural and artistic association Mreža (Network) is celebrating its 25th anniversary. From the very beginning, we have been intertwining creative threads of artists and craftspeople from the Autonomous Cultural Centre Metelkova mesto. We support inventive artistic interventions in the space, exhibit the works of contemporary visual artists, sharpen our ears with liberal bands, pave the way and expand the space for social movements, and especially open those views of the world that meddle with things that are taken for granted. Crowned with laurels, we inform you that we will be weaving and unravelling balls of contemporary art for at least as long.
Instead of solemn celebration, we invite you to a selection of events and to socialize with us from September until the end of the year.
Take a peek at our new website!
Instead of solemn celebration, we invite you to a selection of events and to socialize with us from September until the end of the year.
Take a peek at our new website!
KM25 November
ALKATRAZ GALLERY
7 November 2022, Monday 19.00 – Alkatraz Gallery, Ljubljana
OPENING 'REA VOGRINČIČ: PLACEHOLDER'
FRIFORMA
12 November 2022, Saturday 20.00 – ŠKUC Gallery, Ljubljana
HARALD KIMMIG, ALFRED ZIMMERLIN & DANIEL STUDER FEAT. FRANCESCA NAIBO & PHIL DURRANT / JAKA BERGER PLAYS CORNELIUS CARDEW
ALKATRAZ GALLERY
14 November 2022, Monday 19.00 – Alkatraz Gallery, Ljubljana
OPENING 'NINA GOROPEČNIK: THE OBJECTS MUST MEET CERTAIN CONDITIONS'
ALKATRAZ GALLERY
21 November 2022, Monday 19.00 – Alkatraz Gallery, Ljubljana
OPENING 'PITA PROJECT: PITE, JEJTE, PITE, JEJTE'
NIGHT DISPLAY GALLERY PEŠAK
24 November 2022, Thursday 19.00 – Night Display Gallery Pešak, Ljubljana
OPENING 'GALA ALICA OSTAN OŽBOLT: GENERATED VIEWS'
News
FriFormA\V at Indigo: reConvert's (ex)tension, for 2 percussions and 48 solenoid motors
FRIFORMAAfter two years of planning in the shade of the pandemic, dynamic percussion duo reConvert, formed by the Swiss-based Roberto Maqueda and Lorenzo Colombo, is finally performing in Ljubljana, as part of this year's Indigo Festival.
The International Nothing, and new duo of Pascal Battus and Samo Kutin at ŠKUC Gallery
FRIFORMA
Terra inhabitabilis – the search for common ground of three artists from Metelkova
ALKATRAZ GALLERYYou are kindly invited to the opening of group exhibition 'Terra inhabitabilis – Life After The End Of The World' by artists Rok Mohar, Danilo Milovanović and Uroš Weinberger on 8 September at 18.00.
Time Leaks: permanent sound and light installation dedicated to Metelkova
GESAMTKUNSTWERK METELKOVAThe site-specific project, designed as a permanent exhibition, is dedicated to Metelkova: the work highlights the rich tradition of Ljubljana's autonomous zone.
Edition FriForma to release CUT Trio's debut album with Tanja Feichtmair, Cene Resnik and Urban Kušar
FRIFORMA
Piece of cake, for the second time – a visual message from kids at Metelkova
ANIMIRAMO & CHILDREN ACTIVITIESYou are invited to take a stroll around Metelkova and alongside the “big artist” public art interventions, turn your attention to see how our little ones learn about the world around them through murals.
The artist has been selected for an artist residency at AKC Metelkova mesto
GESAMTKUNSTWERK METELKOVAIn the call for artists in residence at Studio Asylum in June, a 4-member jury unanimously selected a Prague-based artist working under the name Epos 257 from among 43 impressive proposals.
Open call for artist residency at Autonomous Cultural Centre Metelkova mesto
GESAMTKUNSTWERK METELKOVAWe are preferably looking for participants from Slovenia (residing outside Ljubljana) and international artists.
Opening of group exhibition The Ego Of The Artist at Alkatraz Gallery
ALKATRAZ GALLERYYou are kindly invited to the opening of group exhibition The Ego Of The Artist, curated by Petja Grafenauer, on 5 November, Friday at 19.00 at Alkatraz Gallery, ACC Metelkova mesto.
Event calendar
FriForma and FriFormA\V
Fall 2022|
PASCAL BATTUS · JURE BERGANT · JAKA BERGER · CORNELIUS CARDEW · LORENZO COLOMBO · PHIL DURRANT · KAI FAGASCHINSKI · GUUS JANSSEN · HARALD KIMMIG · TOBIAS KOCHSEDER · SAMO KUTIN · TILEN LEBAR · OSKAR LONGYKA · ALBERTO MASTRACCI · ROBERTO MAQUEDA · GRZEGORZ MARCINIAK · FRANCESCA NAIBO · PASCAL NIGGENKEMPER · URŠKA RIHTARŠIČ · SEBASTIAN ROTZLER · PRIMOŽ SUKIČ · DANIEL STUDER · VALENTINA ŠTRUCELJ · MICHAEL THIEKE · MAURICIO VALDÉS SAN EMETERIO · SIMON WHETHAM · ALFRED ZIMMERLIN
Projects
ALKATRAZ GALLERY
Alkatraz Gallery, started in 1996 as a project of students of the Academy Of Fine Arts And Design, is promoting experimental artistic endeavours and is hosting a variety of interactive, research-based and site-specific projects. Located in the heart of Metelkova.
NIGHT DISPLAY GALLERY PEŠAK
Night Display Gallery Pešak is located in the five windows of Metelkova's Pešak building. Artists create specific works combining and exploring classical and contemporary media in order to make effective use of the medium of light.
GESAMTKUNSTWERK METELKOVA
Gesamtkunstwerk Metelkova focuses on artistic interventions in public space within Metelkova and its immediate surroundings. More than 200 public art interventions make up the so-called Metelkova Integrated Artwork, which have been created since 2004.
STUDIO ASYLUM
Artist-in-residence atelier Studio Asylum is also located at Metelkova, and since 2006 it has been hosting visiting foreign and local artists working in the fields of music, visual and intermedia arts. Studio Asylum welcomes its residents for up to three months.
FRIFORMA
Since 2007, concert series FriForma – previously known as Džez pri koritu – has been presenting free jazz, improvised and experimental music. The monthly events are often feature commissioned collaborations between international and local musicians.
FRIFORMA\V
FriFormA\V event series, since 2018, has been focusing on the exploration of art forms that intertwine artistic visualisation and light-based art with contemporary sound environments such as sound art, sound installations or experimental music.
RED DAWNS
International Feminist & Queer Festival Red Dawns was founded in 2000 at Metelkova. Its aim is to question the position of women in the inseparable web of art, culture, politics, activism and everyday life. The festival annually happens around 8 March.
RECIKLART & YOUTH ACTIVITIES
Reciklart – Art Festival Of Recycling And DIY Culture has been taking place since 2015. It focuses on drawing attention to the problems of consumer society and that its hyperproduction creates dependent individuals and seriously endangers the environment.
ANIMIRAMO & CHILDREN ACTIVITIES
Since 2011, KUD Mreža has been working with kindergarten Vodmat to integrate contemporary art themes into its curriculum. Since 2016, we have been working with preschool children on the annual project Animiramo where they create stop-motion films.
METELKOVARCHIVE
KUD Mreža has been collecting and preserving archival material about Metelkova since 1993. The archive contains essays, media responses, photographs, video and sound recordings. All amateur archivists are invited to participate: sort or complete the material.
THE BRIGHT PAST
13. V:NM / ALPENGLOW 7: STYRIA MEETS SLOVENIA (2021) ▪ S(V)ODOBNOST (2018-2019) ▪ BORDERLESS DISSONANCE (2017-2018) ▪ IMPROCON (2017-2018) ▪ THE FUTURE OF WORK (2014-2020) ▪ METABONMA (2014-2019) ▪ FESTIVAL: PERSONAL-COLLECTIVE (2011-2012) ▪ MENZA PRI KORITU (2000-2014)
About KUD Mreža
Cultural artistic association Mreža (Network) is the formal successor of the Network for Metelkova, whose members and supporters occupied the vacant Jugoslavian People's Army barracks on Metelkova Street in Ljubljana in 1993. Since its foundation in 1997, the KUD Mreža has been working to improve the infrastructure and production conditions of Ljubljana's independent cultural and artistic scene through Autonomous Cultural Centre Metelkova mesto (AKC Metelkova mesto).
The core mission of the association is to support artistic, cultural and civilisational developments within Metelkova, to bring together people who wish to contribute to the development and integration of cultural activities, art, architecture, design, science, education, youth work, research, consultancy, promotion, communication, information, pedagogical and social activities, as well as to the preservation of natural and cultural heritage. The purpose of the Society is to encourage, create and promote projects for members and non-members of the Society and the artistic, cultural and social values for which the Society stands.
Metelkova is an open space for innovation and dialogue on many levels. Being present within an extremely heterogeneous space allows us to think constructively, promoting openness, encouraging the richness of differences and highlighting the importance of diversity. At the same time, we have established lasting collaborations with many high profile public and non-governmental, national and international institutions and individuals.
Team
NATAŠA SEREC
president, producer, curator
FriForma, FriFormA\V, Gesamtkunstwerk Metelkova, Studio Asylum
ANA GROBLER
vice president, curator
Alkatraz Gallery, Red Dawns
SEBASTIAN KRAWCZYK
secretary, curator
Alkatraz Gallery
ANABEL ČERNOHORSKI
curator, co-curator
Night Display Gallery Pešak, Alkatraz Gallery
NEVENA ALEKSOVSKI
youth worker
Reciklart, Reciklakcija
DANIJELA ZAJC
youth worker, gallery technician
Reciklart, Reciklakcija, Alkatraz Gallery
EVA JUS
producer, co-curator
Red Dawns
LÁSZLÓ JUHÁSZ
producer, curator, publisher
FriForma, FriFormA\V, Edition FriForma
UROŠ GUSTINČIČ
IT support
KUD Mreža
Contact
- Masarykova cesta 24, 1000 Ljubljana
- +386 1 434 03 45
- +386 1 432 33 78
- info.kudmreza@gmail.com
- natasa.serec@gmail.com
- galerija.alkatraz@gmail.com
- galerijapesak@gmail.com
- rdece.zore@gmail.com
- festival.reciklart@gmail.com
- marmelada.art.lab@gmail.com
