SEPTEMBER 2026 EVENTS
Ex-tempore Piran 2026
The 61st International Painting Ex-tempore will conclude on the evening of Saturday 5 September with the awards ceremony in Tartini Square. Directed by Igor Jelen-Iggy, the ceremony will feature renowned mezzo-soprano Nuška Drašček. This will be followed by the opening of the exhibition Ex-tempore Piran 2026 at the Piran Civic Gallery and the traditional gathering with prizewinners, sponsors, collectors and art enthusiasts. The award-winning works, together with some of the selected works, will be displayed in Piran until 18 October 2026; while the other selected works will be on display at the Monfort Gallery in Portorož until 15 November 2026. More information at the link …
Francesco Bertocco’s international interinstitutional project: Breaking the Circuit of Control
The project Breaking the Circuit of Control, shown at the Monfort Gallery in Portorož until 23 August, continues in Ljubljana this autumn. On 12 September 2026, from 10.00 to 12.00, the auditorium of the City Museum of Ljubljana (MGML) will host a discussion with Francesco Bertocco and Prof. Dr Vito Flaker, a distinguished scholar, editor and author of the foreword to a selection of Basaglia’s texts translated into Slovenian and published in 2026. The moderator will be Tina Jazbec, curator at Piran Coastal Galleries. The discussion will explore Basaglia’s work and its importance and legacy in Brazil, Slovenia and beyond, expanding the project’s interdisciplinary framework and fostering dialogue between contemporary art, philosophy and psychoanalytic thought. Organised with the publisher /*cf. – Institute for Publishing and Research in Ljubljana, the event will be followed by a screening of the film O Homem no Pelourinho.
On the same day at 18.00, the Fotografija Gallery at the Rog Centre in Ljubljana will open the travelling exhibition from the Monfort Gallery, featuring photographs taken in Brazil and a documentary. The exhibition catalogue, published by Milan-based Humboldt Books, will also be presented. More information at the link …
Guided tour of Tilyen Mucik’s photography exhibition: Seeds at the Loža Gallery in Koper
Years ago, a fascination with tiny seeds and their diverse forms led visual artist Tilyen Mucik to document them as she catalogued her collection. This interest soon developed into the extensive photography project Seeds, which brings together countless seeds of every shape and colour, from near and far, found or grown by the artist or given to her by friends and acquaintances. Mucik has recently expanded the series with new works and plant subjects, placing them at the centre of our gaze: each, with its own history and symbolism, evokes the interconnectedness and interdependence of the human and plant worlds. You can learn more about the project during the guided tour led by Tilyen Mucik on Wednesday 9 September 2026 at 19.00. The exhibition, organised with the Fotografija Gallery in Ljubljana, has been extended until 10 October 2026. More information at the link …
Sea Poetry Festival in Piran
Conceived and directed by poet and critic Prof. Enzo Santese, the festival also takes place in Piran every two years. It is organised by the Piran Italian Self-Governing National Community together with the “Giuseppe Tartini” Italian Community of Piran. The initiative listens to Central Europe’s most interesting “voices” and finds in the sea a meeting point for different cultures, knowledge and beliefs. In collaboration with Piran Coastal Galleries, the Sea Poetry Festival will conclude with a reading and a gathering with Enzo Santese and the participating poets at the Piran Civic Gallery on 19 September 2026 at 21.00.
European Heritage Days in Piran
As part of the European Heritage Days, on 30 September at 18.00, at the Herman Pečarič Gallery, a lecture will be held on the theme Heritage in the Whirlwind of Change. The speakers will be architects Danilo Antoni from Duino and Romana Kačič from Piran. They will present the Restoration Plan for the Terraced Gardens below St George’s Cathedral in Piran.
International group exhibition Layering at the Meduza Gallery in Koper
The travelling international group exhibition Layering, on display over the summer at the Meduza Gallery, has been extended until 24 October 2026 due to strong public interest. It brings together 22 female visual artists of different generations from European countries and Japan, working in geometric abstraction and optical art. Conceived and first presented in 2024 at 37 Gallery in Budapest, the exhibition comes to Piran Coastal Galleries with a new installation after Vienna, Cologne, Coaraze in France and, this year, Sofia. At previous venues, Slovenia was represented by Beti Bricelj; Katja Pál has also been selected for the Meduza Gallery. More information at the link …
You are warmly invited.
