Exhibition: 19 September–23 October 2025
Opening: Friday, 19 September 2025, at 7:00 PM
Mestna Galerija Nova Gorica
Trg Edvarda Kardelja 5
5000 Nova Gorica
Opening hours during the exhibition:
Monday–Friday: 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM and 3:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Saturday: 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Closed on Sundays and public holidays.
Information and contact
T: +386 5 335 40 18
E: mestnagalerija@kulturnidom-ng.si
Curator: Rene Rusjan
Authors of the works: Ivana Kalc, Miha Godec, Primož Lukežič, Anastasia Kojić, Ana Logar, Ana Evtić, Miha Reja, Anja Resman, Melita Sandrin, Jan Svenšek, Mali Vidmar Vrabec, Tamara Taskova, Aljaž Lavrič, Martin Peca, Luka Carlevaris, Tijana Mijušković
Producer: Rok Govednik
Technical support: Tadej Hrovat (KD NG, head), Urša Bonelli
Team: Tina Smrekar, Polona Dolžan, Ana Drašček
Catalogue: Rene Rusjan, Metod Blejec, Saša Nabergoj
Mentors of the works: Rene Rusjan, Jasna Hribernik, Kolja Saksida, Timon Leder, Ana Sluga, Tadej Žnidarčič, Robertina Šebjanič, Peter Fettich
Responsible person: Boštjan Potokar
The year 2025 is a special one not only for Nova Gorica, but also for its University, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary. Under the roof of the University of Nova Gorica (UNG), the School of Arts has found its home for the past fifteen years, although its independent beginnings also date back three decades. The UNG School of Arts is increasingly active internationally, while also engaging in the local cultural scene in various ways. Through its annual and semester exhibitions, it opens its doors widely to the public, collaborates with the Pixxelpoint festival, and each year presents a curated selection of student film and animation works at the Kulturni dom (Cultural Centre) Nova Gorica.
This autumn, however, the School is taking a new step by presenting—for the first time in the main gallery of its hometown—a broader selection of recent student works, including photography, installations, and set designs for animated films. The exhibition, titled We Are Here, explores the questions facing the young generation in today’s world. It also reflects the fact that, after many relocations, the School has now taken root here, in the cross-border city of Nova Gorica, Gorizia, and its surroundings.
As part of the exhibition’s accompanying program, in cooperation with the Kulturni dom, we are organizing a special screening of selected student films on 15 October at 7 PM. In the framework of the Cultural Bazaar, there will also be a special guided tour of the exhibition for educators from across Slovenia on 22 October at 2.30 PM. Guided tours of the exhibition and workshops for primary and secondary school students will also be organized as part of Children’s Week. Independent of these events, additional guided tours of the exhibition will take place on October 1st at 6 PM and October 14th at 6 PM, led by Rene Rusjan, the exhibition curator and director of the School of Arts programme at the University of Nova Gorica.
And don’t miss the regular film screenings at the Kulturni dom Nova Gorica cinema:
- New Perspectives, showcasing the latest student film productions – 18 November at 8:15 PM
- Short Film Night – a special selection of short films for young audiences – 21 December at 5:30 PM
19. SEPTEMBER, 2025
The Academy exhibition at the City Gallery Nova Gorica is now open! You are invited to view selected moments from the opening. Photo: Saša Mrak
The exhibition also received media attention from several media outlets. Below you can find the reports that were published in the media:
O-STA, Mi smo tu – razstava Akademije umetnosti v Mestni galeriji Nova Gorica, 11.9.2025, online article: link
Lokalne Ajdovščina, Odprtje razstave Mi smo tu študentov Akademije umetnosti Univerze v Novi Gorici, 23.9.2025, online article: link
Primorske novice, Akademija umetnosti se je razstavo poklonila 30 letom Univerze v Novi Gorici, author Matija Štrukelj, 21.9.2025, online article: link
Primorske novice, Umetniki so jasni: “Mi smo tu!”, author Matija Štrukelj, 23.9.2025, online article: link
TV Koper, Razstava akademije umetnosti Univerze v Novi Gorici, 20.9., television segment: link
Pressnews.si, MI SMO TU: Razstava Akademije umetnosti Univerze v Novi Gorici, 15.9.2025, online article: link
Goriška, Razstava študentov Akademije umetnosti Univerze v Novi Gorici, 8.10.2025, print edition:
