Poligon kreativni center
Poligon Creative Centre
From Culture.si
Contact
Past events
26 Sep 2014
5 Oct 2014
AustriaViennaSlovene Students' Club in Vienna (KSŠŠD)
Pop-up Home, an open platform for presentation, exhibition, sales and development, featuring works by young Slovene designers, architects and artists (Poligon Creative Centre), at the Vienna Design Week, supported by the Slovenian Culture and Information Centre, Vienna (SKICA), Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Vienna,
The co-working past
Home to several intertwined creative communities, the place was used by an international cast of individuals involved in social entrepreneurship, creative economies and art. Besides offering office facilities, Poligon also ran a programme of cultural, educational and social events. When initially set up, it was the first such an enterprise in Slovenia.
In winter of 2019, Poligon's lease contract was terminated by the premises owners. Poligon as a co-working place is thus currently hibernating, with the core team searching for new premises.
Poligon often served as a venue and production space for various cultural producers and festivals. It has hosted MENT Ljubljana, the Strictly Analog Festival, the Boben and Lajna Festival, art programmes by Ljudmila Art and Science Laboratory, and so on. It also co-produced Indigo, the Festival of Contemporary Ideas.
Background
This endeavour partly stems from a co-working programme that was held at Kino Šiška Centre for Urban Culture in 2012. It was coordinated by the Slovenia Coworking collective, of which the main protagonists and now also heads of the Poligon project are Luka Piškorič, Eva Perčič and Marko Orel.
The second pivotal point was the Pop-up dom (The Pop-up Home) project, headed by the Rompom Institute and the design company Ljudje. First held in 2012, it was a temporary "store" for products (mainly furniture and unique interior design solutions) by Slovene makers, artists and designers. In 2013, it was held in the defunct tobacco factory, on the same premises that later housed the Poligon Creative Centre.
See also
- Kino Šiška Centre for Urban Culture
- Strictly Analog Festival
- Boben and Lajna Festival
- MENT Ljubljana
- Tobacco Museum
External links
Gallery
