A non-governmental cultural institution registered in 1999, Subkulturni azil Maribor is involved in both literary and music publishing. It manages the music recording studio Studio at the Border and releases music on its Front Rock label.
Subkulturni azil publishes the Frontier book edition, which to date offers over 35 titles in the field of humanities and social sciences (popular culture, media theory, sociology of culture, arts-rock culture, comics, the music industry) and literature (poetry and prose). The aim of the Frontier collection is to cover marginal topics and encourage research into often overlooked social phenomena.
To date Subkulturni azil's activities include cultural management, artistic production and reproduction, research and experimental development in the field of social sciences and humanities, distribution and promotion of (sub)cultural goods, the conception and implementation of international cultural projects.