Ljubljana Biennale of Graphic Arts

The Ljubljana Biennale of Graphic Arts is one of the oldest biennials in the world; it was founded in 1955. With its activities, it positioned Ljubljana and Slovenian art into a global context, influenced the development of many similar events around the world and created an active network for the exchange of experience in the field of the graphic arts. Each edition of the Biennale of Graphic Arts in Ljubljana is accompanied by numerous events and a varied programme for all generations and structures of visitors (guided tours, workshops, scientific symposia, lectures, artist talks, art events and similar). Of particular interest are the traditional awarding of international prizes, the shifts in aesthetic criteria and the moving away from the confines of a single medium. The Ljubljana Biennale of Graphic Arts is a vibrant, constantly changing platform of artistic creation and a critical analysis of events in society and art, following the impulse of the contemporary, which is increasingly characterised by the elusiveness of categories and overlapping of different types of knowledge, experience and art practice.