Questions from a Virtual Visitor

Fine arts collections / Museum collections

Who started the collection or when was it started? (intiator, outlet, etc)
What are the highlights of the collection?
Is the collection permanently exhibited? Partly – which part of it?
Has (can) the collection travelled abroad? – Or, have some masterpieces of collection been included in exhibits abroad?(Example: Impressionists from the National Gallery of Slovenia in Villa Manin)
Guided tours organised regularly or by request? Anything special for audiences?

(to be discerned from their archive – the list of exhibitions)

How many exhibitions do they organise annually? (approx)
What emphasis is put on:
- regular exhibitions from the collection?
- solo or group exhibition of Slovene artists (which ones – younger, older)?
- international exhibitions? (initiated by the gallery?)
- thematic exhibitions?

Does the gallery have an open term for guest exhibits (some galleries have open announcements for one exhibit per year – Mala gallery, Likovni salon; Vžigalica – announcement for annual programme – Consult Artservis.org resource for public announcements and application conditions.International Centre of Graphic Arts, Ljubljana
Do exhibitions tour around (in-country, internationally?)
Any collaboration with guest curators? – name them, locate them if collaboration with other gallery (MGLC with Rene Block, MG with V. Misiano, etc).
Any regular international cooperation with institutions?

Any follow-ups – exchanges, etc? (this info is missing in this land)
Do they work on target audiences, special groups, etc? What and why would be interesting for international audiences (press?, artists? – offering residences, workshops)

Archive of past exhibitions (since 1980) – if it is worth visiting, and in English (there one can find detailed lists of all artists – might be referred to in the text)
Websites of important exhibitions (if existing)

Comment - Lists of Artists

When does the festival take place?
Where? – in several towns, in several venues (open-air, small, big, alternative, etc)?
What is its concept? (overview, thematic, etc, focus on artists from a particular country, focus on established, emerging, young, etc.)?
Is the festival competitive – offering awards? – what kind of awards?
For what kind of audiences is it meant or interesting (esp. for international – press?, artists? -offering workshops) - there are some festivals that keep in the city the artists for longer period, they mix, write blogs, etc (e.g., Mladi levi, City of Women)
How to apply to participate – here artservis.org can be a source if they go public with announcements and how?
What other activities do they organise (workshops, etc.)
Any follow-up? (Helena: "This info is missing in this land.")

Additional questions from Jana

Who selects the programme? A curator? Guest? Artistic director? Committee? Jury? Who selects the jury?
Are performances/events commissioned for the festival (premières/co-commissioning projects)?
number of days, number of acts/events?

When was the journal/magazine started?
What concept does it have?
Is it open for contributions – what are ... also English texts?
Is the periodical partly bilingual or with abstracts in English?
Do they cooperate in some international network? (example - Dialogi and Sodobnost partly published at http://www.eurozine.com)

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