Events from the Consulate General of Slovenia in New York

March 1, 2009  11:00 am
EVA PETRIČ: THIS BOX IS A SPACE
A year and a half after exhibiting her photography work in the Hall of St. Cyril, Eva Petrič returns to NYC to present her work again, this time as a performance artist as well as a poet and a writer.

Last year her first book of poetry This Space is a Box was published by the Drava in Austria and this year her first novel They All Ate Sushi was published by Didakta in Slovenia, in Slovene and English. Eva Petrič will present both works in the form of a multilingual performance.  All are cordially invited to meet this young artist who spent her formative high-school years in New York City. Admission is free.

The Church of St. Cyril
62 St. Mark's Place (E 8th St.)
New York, NY 10003


March 5 - 7, 2009
NEW BALKAN FILM
"This multidisciplinary conference considers contemporary Balkan film made after [the tumultuous final decade of the 20th century]. For while events in the region may have calmed, directors from the region continue to leave their mark. The conference features six films released within the last five years, to be screened in the presence of, and in conversation with, their directors. It also brings together scholars from Columbia University with an international group of critics drawn from the disciplines of film studies, literary, cultural and gender studies, sociology, and art history. Together, they will discuss new trends, transformations, and concerns of a new generation of Balkan filmmakers."  (Columbia University Press Release)

The following Slovene events will be a part of the conference.  For more information on conference programming please go to www.harrimaninstitute.org

March 6,  9:30 am – 11: 15 am
Panel:  Urban Spaces and "Planet Yugoslavia," chaired by Andrey Shcherbenok, Columbia University and Mitja Velikonja, University of Ljubljana.

Room 569, Alfred Lerner Hall
2920 Broadway
New York, NY 10027
             
March 6, 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Screening of Estrellita (2007), with a talk by the director Metod Pevec.

Altschul Auditorium

March 7, 10:00 am – 11:45 pm  
Panel: Projecting Politics, with a talk by Svetlana Slapšak (Institutum Studiorum Humanitatis, Ljubljana and Editor-in Chief, ProFemina) titled, “Balkan films in Balkan Cultures: Projecting Gender on the Screen of Patriarchy.”
             
Altschul Auditorium

March 7, 6:00 pm
Discussion with the directors featured in the conference: Ognjen Sviličić, Metod Pevec, Aida Begić, Srdan Golubović, Thanos Anastopoulos, chaired Richard Pena, Columbia University.

Altschul Auditorium (Room 417)
International Affairs Building.
420 W 118th St
New York, NY 10027


March 5th - March 8th, 2009
MIHA ŠTRUKELJ AT VOLTA NY
Slovene artist Miha Štrukelj will exhibit at Volta NY, one of the world's leading art fairs for contemporary new art.  "Štrukelj is a visual artist working primarily in painting and also focusing on drawing and site-specific work for the last two years. He examines the process and the boundaries of painting and explores urban environments and their perception. He has recently received three awards – the Pollock-Krasner Grant 2008, the Henkel Drawing Award 2008 and the working scholarship of the Slovenian Ministry of Culture... He is currently artist-in-residence at ISCP in New York." (ny.voltashow.com)

Volta NY
7 West 34th Street
New York, NY 10001
web:  ny.voltashow.com
www.miha-strukelj.com


March 15, 2009  11:00 am
SLOVENE CULTURAL HOUR:  SLOVENE MUSIC IN AMERICA

Author, film writer, and Slovene scholar Joseph Valenčič will speak on the historical and contemporary Slovene music and musicians in the United States.

The Church of St. Cyril
62 St. Mark's Place (E 8th St.)
New York, NY 10003


March 28, 2009  10:00 am
STRUDEL MAKING DEMONSTRATION
The Slovenian Women's Union of America, Branch 93-NYC will present a demonstration of traditional strudel making.  Light refreshments will be served.  To attend, please RSVP by Friday, March 27th to 201-947-6336 or e-mail lzalokar@yahoo.com.

The Church of St. Cyril
62 St. Mark's Place (E 8th St.)
New York, NY 10003
web:  www.swuanyc.org


Application Deadline:  
April 30, 2009
OPEN CALL:  SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE


The Government of the Republic of Slovenia announces a limited number of scholarships for the 2009-2010 academic year (10-1-2009 to 9-30-2010).  The scholarships are open to foreign students who wish to come to Slovenia as a visiting student for up to 10 months (depending on quota and selection).  The main purpose of the scholarships are to support foreign students who wish to undertake a part of their postgraduate study on an individual basis under the supervision of a Slovene professor.

Priority will be given to the citizens of countries with bilateral agreements or if the direct exchange of government scholarships exists on a reciprocal basis.  The duration of the stay period can range from three months to ten months.  Scholarships can be awarded for any field of study offered by Slovene institutions of higher education.

For more information, please contact the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, and Technology at scholarships@cmepius.si or go to www.cmepius.si


June 29 - July 24, 2008
Application deadline:  May 31, 2009
CENTRE FOR SLOVENE AS A SECOND LANGUAGE:  SUMMER SESSION
The Centre for Slovene as a Second Language offers two and four week courses at three levels: beginning, intermediate, and advanced.  Courses run in the morning with elective languages courses offered in the afternoon.  

Summer School activities also include a varied social program, where students can become acquainted with Slovene culture, history and contemporary reality while at the same time coming into close contact with the Slovene language and its speakers in its natural linguistic environment outside the classroom.

University of Ljubljana
Faculty of Arts
Centre for Slovene as a Second/Foreign Language
Courses of Slovene
Kongresni trg 12
SI-1000 Ljubljana
Tel.: + 386 (0)1 241 86 48


For more information go to www.centerslo.net or e-mail center-slo@ff.uni-lj.si.  

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