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Introducing Nostalgia Movements
Following the successful interdisciplinary international conference Nostalgia Movements, held on December 15-16, 2022, at the Multimedia Institute in Zagreb (MaMa) and online, SF:ius, in collaboration with the Center for Visual Studies, has published an expanded volume of conference papers. Titled Introducing Nostalgia Movements, this book has been edited by Dr. Dario Vuger, Curator at the Museum of Fine Arts in Osijek. The volume includes scientific contributions, interviews, essays, and reviews of artistic works and is available in open access for all interested readers and researchers.
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PS-U-GO: Participatory Skills for Sustainable Urban Governance
We are excited to announce the launch of PS-U-GO—an innovative project aimed at addressing urban challenges through participatory action and collaboration. This initiative, funded by the European Union’s Erasmus+ programme, seeks to engage stakeholders from the quadruple helix—students, local residents, urban planners, and policymakers—to co-create solutions in real-life urban environments. PS-U-GO stands for Participatory Skills…
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The SF:ius Association is a new member of the national platform "New Commissioners".
The New Commissioners platform, launched in January 2023, brings together 24 artistic organizations from across Croatia. It focuses on promoting art in public spaces through a citizen-commissioning model, where local residents actively participate in the creation of artistic programs. Through a series of online meetings and symposiums, the platform develops the internationally recognized François Hers model, aiming to adapt and implement it in Croatia.
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KAEBUP: Completed student internship at SF:ius
As part of the project The Knowledge Alliance for Evidence-Based Urban Practices (KAEBUP), SF:ius hosted Ana Maria Pacetti from the University of Porto and Marios Tsangaris from the University of Cyprus during the period from July 5th to September 1st, 2023. This practice was a central focus of KAEBUP, aimed at developing an international educational method and establishing..
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'Jadral: Unfulfilled Factory' Exhibition Opening
In the Education Hall of the National Museum Zadar, a study exhibition titled 'Jadral: Unfulfilled Factory' was held from November 28th to December 15th. The exhibition was realized in collaboration with SF:ius by the National Museum Zadar, based on the authorial concept of art historian Ante Orlović. The Jadral factory for processing bauxite ore into alumina was put into operation in 1977 and extended its...
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Nostalgia Movements Conference
On Thursday and Friday, December 15-16, 2022, the interdisciplinary conference 'Nostalgia Movements' took place at the premises of the Multimedia Institute and via the Zoom platform. Over the course of the two-day conference, sixteen presentations were held, including two plenary discussions. Participants from Croatia, Italy, Spain, Ecuador, Poland, Canada, the USA, and the Netherlands delivered lectures in a hybrid format combining on-site and online performances, accessible openly...
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Jadral: neostvarena tvornica
We invite you to the opening of the exhibition “Jadral: The Unrealized Factory,” which will take place on October 28th at 7 PM in the educational hall of the Rector's Palace in Zadar. The exhibition will be open from October 28th to December 15th, 2022. The “Jadral” factory for processing bauxite ore into alumina was inaugurated in 1977 and covered an area of 35 hectares on the plateau above...
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Pop-up Retrospective / 10 years of SF:ius
On Saturday, September 3, an all-day pop-up event will be held at the Mama Multimedia Institute on the occasion of the ten years of activity of the SF:ius association. Important actors in the development of SF:ius as an association will be treated retrospectively, fragments of the emerging archive will be presented, and SF:ius will be placed on the time map of the development of independent culture in Zagreb. As part of the all-day socializing...
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Business model workshops in Cyprus and Portugal
As part of the Erasmus+ project Knowledge Alliance for Evidence Based Urban Practices (KAEBUP), business models workshops were held in Cyprus and Portugal. The first workshop was held from 26-29 April in Nicosia. In four intensive days of activities, participants from professional organizations, universities and students from Italy, Portugal, Brazil, Turkey, Croatia and Cyprus met...
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Interpretive walk in Zagreb for students from Munich
On Friday 8.7. In Zagreb, SF:ius hosted students of ethnology and cultural anthropology from the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität in Munich under the leadership of Professor Johannes Moser, in cooperation with the Department of Ethnology and Cultural Anthropology of the Faculty of Philosophy in Zagreb. At the invitation of professor Nevena Škrbić Alempijević, curator and art historian Dario Vuger designed an interpretive walk for students that...
