24th International Festival of Contemporary Arts - City of Women is dedicated to all without fear, to all fighters for freedom, forgotten and acclaimed, and to all courageous, well-known and yet to be known. Highlight of international happening will be held from 4th to 8th October 2018.

Motovila Institute is organizing the study tour for a group of cultural managers, artists and curators from Ukraine, aimed at strengthening cross-border cooperation among cultural operators from Slovenia and Ukraine.

This project relates to the aims of the 2018 European Year of Cultural Heritage 2018 (EYCH) and seeks to engage groups, who are hard to reach. The deadline for submitting offers: 10 Sept. 2018.

On July 1st 2018, Austria took over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union and will have this role until the end of December 2018. The main tasks of the Council Presidency include planning and chairing meetings in the Council and its preparatory bodies and representing the Council in relations with the other EU institutions.

Look at the School of Arts – University of Nova Gorica that offers a newly established master program within the “MAST: Master Module in Art, Science and Technology”, supported by the European Commission.

Within a special contest, the prize-winners were invited to submit an original short work of fiction. In total 36 authors have entered the contest, including two Slovenians, Gabriela Babnik and Jasmin B. Frelih. The winner will be chosen by both a jury of professional literature experts and by public vote. Support your favourite story before 21 Oct. 2018!

The European Commission will support the master program “MAST: Master Module in Art, Science and Technology”, which was developed by the School of Arts - University of Nova Gorica with its partners - congratulations!

The European Heritage Summit will be held in Berlin, Germany on June 18-24 2018. This event is supported by the European Union's Creative Europe programme and is part of the European Year of Cultural Heritage.

The international partnership is undoubtedly the main benefit, which resulted from the project supported by the Creative Europe programme: the five participating museums from Austria, Poland, Italy, Croatia and Estonia were able to find similarities, share knowledge and exchange experiences. Philippine Loiseau reports from the Creative Synergy+ event (Ljubljana, April 17, 2018).

The European Cultural Foundation (ECF) is launching a new Research and Development grant for 2018 under the theme “Courageous Citizens”. Deadline: 9 May 2018 at 18:00 CET.

European Commission welcomes all citizens and stakeholders interested in culture and history of Europe to respond to this consultation, esp. those who have visited any of the cultural heritage sites bearing the European Heritage Label or have been engaged with it either as a partner or a staff member. Consultation period: 2 March 2018-24 May 2018.

Kaunas introduces EU’s most successful community project – the capital of culture 2022. The heads of ten culture capitals, participants from 15 EU states, politicians, culture operators, artists and other public figures are all guests and speakers at the European Capital of Culture Forum. Among them is Mateja Lazar from Motovila.