17. – 20. september 2025

Speculum Artium 2025
Open call
Speculum Artium is an annual international festival of new media culture hosted in the post-industrial town of Trbovlje in Slovenia. This year it will take place from 17th to 20th of September.
We are looking for artists to submit projects in the new media and technology field to be presented at this year’s festival in September.
Please take a quick look at http://speculumartium.si to see some of the works from previous editions of the festival.
Closing date for applications is 15th of March 2025.
Application form for new media works
Application form for new media works (students)
2025 Featured projects
Program
- 18. September 2024
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9:00exhibition opens
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16:30presentation of projects: Europe’s Tallest Chimney: New Perspectives– location: kavarna
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17:30round table: Digitisation and Transformation of Zasavje Society (with Zasavje Chamber of Commerce and Industry)– location: kavarna
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19:00Festival opening
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21:00exhibition closes
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- 19. September 2024
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9:00exhibition opens
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9:00conference Tkemo mrežo ustvarjalnosti 2024– location: kino dvorana
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15:30round table: From STEM to STEAM: Art, Culture and Digital Competences– location: kavarna
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17:30presentation of University of Rijeka – IN ENGLISH– location: kavarna
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19:00exhibition closes
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- 20. September 2024
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9:00exhibition opens
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12:00performans Digital Heaven (Christina Bodnarescu, George Urse, Oana Băluță)– location: gledališka dvorana
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17:00
dr. Narvika Bovcon: Game Models as Sustainable Conceptual Records of New Media Artworks – IN ENGLISH
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17:20
dr. Aleš Vaupotič: Genre Rules as the Framework for Preservation and Study of New Media Literature – IN ENGLISH
– location: kavarna -
17:40
dr. Eszter Polonyi: Teaching Media Archaeology: Un-learning and Reimagining the Historical Self – IN ENGLISH
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18:00dr. Uroš Ocepek: AI and Artistic Creation – IN ENGLISH– location: kavarna
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19:00exhibition closes
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- 21. September 2024
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9:00workshop for children– location: kavarna
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9:00exhibition opens
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10:00animated movies for children– location: kinodvorana
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10:00space adventure in planetarium– location: planetarij (gledališka dvorana)
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10:00guided tour
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11:00animated movies for children– location: kinodvorana
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11:00space adventure in planetarium– location: planetarij (gledališka dvorana)
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19:00festival closes
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Side events
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Lecture Series: New Technologies, New Perspectives
participating: dr. Narvika Bovcon, dr. Aleš Vaupotič, dr. Eszter Polonyi and dr. Uroš Ocepek
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