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| name           	= Biennial of Textile Art BIEN
| local name            = Bienale tekstilne umetnosti
| logo           	= Bien festival 2023 logo.jpg
| street         	= Cankarjeva ulica 18, Kranj
| town           	= SI-4000, Kranj
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| website        	= https://layer.si/bien/
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| founded by     = Carnica Institute
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| organised by   = 
| festival dates = 15.08.2023 - 20.08.2023
| managed by     = ŠPORTNO IN KULTURNO - UMETNIŠKO DRUŠTVO ŠENČURATIVA ŠENČUR
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| frequency      = biennial 
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{{Contact
  | name    	= Zala Orel
  | role    	= art director 
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  | email   	= info@carnicainstitute.org
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|BIEN is an art exhibition focusing on textile art and other related fields. It promotes interdisciplinary collaborations, organises residencies, and presents works by international and domestic artists, putting special emphasis on outstanding works by contemporary domestic and international students. BIEN is an initiative of Carnica Institute from Kranj. The first editions were organised in Kranj, but in 2023 the biennial already included four Slovenian cities (Kranj, Škofja Loka, Jesenice and Nova Gorica). 
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==About==
BIEN is an art exhibition focusing on textile art and other related fields. Apart from exhibitions on various locations, from galleries to streets, it also hosts workshops, round tables and artist talks, and regularly offers guided tours. The exhibitions feature textile artworks, interior design, video art and various interdisciplinary projects. 

The biennial promotes interdisciplinary collaborations, organises residencies, and presents works by international and domestic artists, putting special emphasis on outstanding works by contemporary domestic and international students. The projects presented at BIEN reflect on heritage, conservation and sustainability, drawing from the biological, geological and archaeological features of space, environment, identities, industrial heritage and traditional knowledge, and creating new contemporary expressions. It promotes the idea that the future of art is also in the public and digital space.

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In 2023, BIEN connected four Slovenian cities: Kranj, Škofja Loka, Jesenice and Nova Gorica. The art exhibition, with accompanying programme, centred around the topic of the sun as portrayed through textile and environmental art. The 2023 edition included the works of more than 100 artists, collectives, student productions and participants at BIEN symposium.

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BIEN is organised by Carnica Institute, the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Engineering of the University of Ljubljana, the Faculty of Design, an Associated Member of the University of Primorska, and other partners. 

==Producer==
Carnica Institute is a cultural non-governmental organisation based in Kranj, Slovenia. Since it was established in 2010, the main activities of the Carnica Institute have been managing cultural public infrastructure, managing and organising cultural and social events, activities and campaigns, implementing the connections and collaborations between communities, cultural operators and local government, and developing and implementing cultural strategies. The activities of Carnica Institute are supported by European, national and local cultural funds.

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==See also==  
* [[Biennial of Slovene Ceramics]]
* [[Biennial of Design (BIO)]]
* [[Biennial of Graphic Arts]]

== External links == 
* [https://layer.si/bien/ BIEN Website]
* [https://carnicainstitute.org/ Carnica Institute Website]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aD3R8ee8nK4/ Artist Eta Sadar Breznik @ BIEN 2021]

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