MGLC Švicarija Open Day

MGLC Švicarija, creative and residential centre, invites you to view its permanent exhibition programme and visit the studios of the artists working there. The exhibitions are open from 10.00 to 18.00, and the artists' studios from 12.00 to 16.00. The event is accompanied by the ARTish art sales fair, and a festive culinary offer will be prepared by Bistro Švicarija.

ARTish, 10.00−18.00

For the second consecutive year, we are hosting an art sales fair in the Large Hall of Švicarija, which will bring together 26 exhibiting artists. ARTish offers a space where visitors can feast their eyes, immerse themselves in the creative energy radiated by the artists and their unique works, discover something new, treat themselves to a gift and chat with the ARTish-ians. There is sure to be something for everyone at ARTish this coming festive season.

EXHIBITION PROGRAMME, 10.00−18.00

Antonio Pichillá: The Offering

Temporary exhibition

Antonio Pichillá belongs to the Maya Tz'utujil ethnic group. He is part of a new generation of Guatemalan artists who, with the help of strategies acquired through formal education, are redirecting the Eurocentric perception of Maya art and disclosing the contemporary significance of the wisdom of their ancestors. The guiding thread of the exhibition The Offering is the art of weaving, demonstrating that spirituality is an inherent part of artistic materiality.

The Shadow Is Seen by My Eyes, the Light Is Seen Only by My Heart

Permanent exhibition

Švicarija has always known how to surprise, connect and boldly reshape its purpose. Many individuals have taken diligent care that the light in it has never been completely extinguished. The unique past of Švicarija, which was granted the status of a cultural monument of local importance in 2013, is summed up by the guiding principle of community, art and nature, which will continue to illuminate its work in the future.

 The Stojan Batič Memorial Studio

Permanent exhibition

On the ground floor of Švicarija is the Stojan Batič Memorial Studio, a reconstruction of the sculptor's studio in Svetčeva ulica in the Rožna dolina district of Ljubljana. The current spatial reconstruction brings the atmosphere and set-up of this studio back to life. It allows us to familiarise ourselves with the sculptor's oeuvre, his drafts for famous monumental works and his small sculpture pieces, to which Stojan Batič devoted a great deal of attention.

OPEN STUDIOS, 12.00−16.00

Guided tour, 14.00

MGLC Švicarija has already played the role of a production space in recent decades. In addition to international residency programmes, Švicarija currently offers a temporary workspace to thirteen Slovenian artists: Klara Debeljak and Helena Tahir (young artist residency), Anja Jerčič Jakob, Damijan Kracina, Tanja Lažetić, Miran Mohar, Silvan Omerzu, Tanja Pak, Silvester Plotajs Sicoe, Marija Mojca Pungerčar, Ana Sluga, Zora Stančič and Miha Štrukelj. The artists in residence will present their current productions and a programme specially prepared for the day.

BISTRO ŠVICARIJA

Visitors can enjoy various refreshments at Bistro Švicarija, which offers a culinary selection suitable for the upcoming winter festive season, ranging from burgers to traditional torn pancakes with a variety of dips and hot Christmas tea.

Photo: Urška Boljkovac. MGLC Archive.