DobraVaga
Adamič - Lundrovo nabrežje 5, SI-1000 Ljubljana
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Managed byKino Šiška Centre for Urban Culture
DobraVaga
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Past Events
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16 Dec 2019
23 Dec 2019
The group exhibition Another Time and Place, curated by Ajda Ana Kocutar, the third edition of the Off the Hook exhibition by DobraVaga, supported by the Slovenian Culture and Information Centre, Vienna (SKICA),
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2 Sep 2017
Off the Hook, a touring group exhibition of the contemporary Slovenian visual artists curated by Lara Plavčak from DobraVaga Gallery in Ljubljana, promoted by the Slovenian Cultural Centre in Berlin (Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Berlin),
Background
DobraVaga came to be as an extension of the exhibition programme conducted at Kino Šiška, where works of young, yet unestablished artists are frequently presented. It turned out there is a very limited space for these artists to sell their works, so DobraVaga was set up as a vehicle for the protagonists of the emerging and marginal arts scenes to enter the art market.
The name Dobra vaga could be translated as "a good measure", thus alluding surrounding marketplace. This is echoed by the gallery's motto – art by the pound.
Exhibition and sales programme
The gallery's agenda is basically four-fold, with the first one being their sales programme. The artists set their own prices for their works and get the better percentage of that, with the prices generally being rather low and never excessively high. The represented artists are chosen by the galleries committee and besides the less known ones one can here also purchase works by David Krančan, Natan Esku, Mina Fina, Zek Crew, Zoran Pungerčar, etc.
Additionally, DobraVaga also has an open studio where the some sort of 'residencies' take place. Open on a daily basis, this studio is given to a chosen artist (of contemporary artistic and visual creed, regardless of his particular medium of expression) to work in free of charge in for three months. As it is open quite literally, the visitors of Dobravaga have an opportunity to see the artist in action and catch glimpses of his creative process.
The works created during these residencies are consequently also shown in the artist per month exhibition programme. This is a series of exhibitions that sort of complement the ones held in Kino Šiška, but are done on a lesser scale and are slightly more open to developing and artists.
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Zine vitrine
Zine vitrine (zine displays), the fourth part of DobraVaga's activities, relates to art zines, which are a sort of a artist's book artefacts, but produced small scale and with minimum costs, often via a DIY approach. It combines a public library/archive collection, monthly showcases (of either personal collections or specific artists), various workshops and a sales programme. The zine reading room is located in the DobraVaga space and invites reading and browsing.
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