Critic-in-Residence Programme 2022

Located in Ljubljana’s central Tivoli Park, MGLC Švicarija is a cultural, educational and social hub that offers programmes to the public, studio facilities for local artists and residencies for international artists and art professionals. Home to a public programme following the concept of “community, art, and nature”, Švicarija is part of MGLC – International Centre of Graphic Arts, a specialised museum, producer of printed and contemporary art, and provider of artist residencies. MGLC emerged from the legacy of 20thcentury printmaking and the Ljubljana Biennale of Graphic Arts, the world’s oldest printmaking biennale that has been held continuously since 1955.

The Igor Zabel Association for Culture and Theory works with and promotes the legacy of Igor Zabel, an influential Slovenian curator, art writer and art historian (1958–2005), by bringing his work into dialogue with current questions and phenomena in the field of contemporary art, art writing and curatorial practices in Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe, and beyond.

The overall aim of the international residency programme is to support the exploration and reflection on contemporary visual art. Art writers who wish to engage with and reflect on the local art scene are welcome. The program aims to host an art critic or cultural journalist active in writing and publishing reviews and/or other forms of art writing in the international context, and who is interested in Ljubljana’s vibrant art scene and will produce at least 1 piece of writing (review, interview, column or essay) on selected artist(s), art exhibition(s) or art event(s) in Ljubljana over the course of the residency. The text should be published in the English language in a relevant periodical (printed or online), radio, television or personal blog.

The period of the residency is 1–31 October 2022. To apply, please enclose

• a work plan for the “critic-in-residency” programme including the following:
• a description of the applicants’ particular interests in visual art and the planned focus during the Ljubljana residency [maximum 500 words];
• where the article will be published;
• biography [maximum 500 words];
• contact details [full name, address, email & telephone number, date of birth];
• two examples of previously published pieces of writing (in English)

and send it to [email protected] [subject line: “open call – art critic 2022”] or by post to MGLC, Pod turnom 3, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia [labelled: “open call – art critic 2022”] until 10 January 2022 (midnight CET).

Please check further on the eligibility criteria and other details via the official call. If you have any questions regarding the open call, please contact Dušan Dovč: [email protected] or +386 1 241 38 17.