FLAGSHIP PROGRAMMES
Oloop Ljubljana
National Network
Slovenia
Address
Šmartinska c. 24 Ljubljana SloveniaCountry
SloveniaCity
LjubljanaStreet address 2
Šmartinska c. 24Mobile Phone
+386 41 325 569Telephone
++386 1 620 91 87Telephone (other)
/E-Mail (2)
katja@oloop.siWebsite
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2003Contact Person1
Jasmina FerčekContact Person 2
Katja BurgerOrganisation Type
Non-Governmental OrganizationFields of Activity
ArtsGeneral Information
OLOOP - institution for contemporary textile art and design - is non-profit organization - nobody is employed, but three people working regulary on the projects - source of founding: European Social Foundation, Slovene Ministerium of Culture, smaller Slovenian foundations - Modalities of action: seminars, artistic urban actions, art exhibitions, workshops, projects with vournerable groups - main partners: partners from social fieldMission and Objectives
our mission is to use texile art, craft, design as a way to connect with different people, to connect different people between each other, to connect different cultures, religions into collective action. We’ve been researching and developing projects, activities and products under a common theme – Super Hands. By doing this we are raising awareness on the importance of handicraft and its effects on the well-being of individuals and communities.Main Projects / Activities
2011/12 Revealed Hands - creating intercultural connections, socialisation and education with textile handicraft, 2012 Re-connected, textile space installation, Eurpean Capitale of Culture, Maribor, Slovenia 2012 Waiting Room Project, research of waiting time, BIO 23, Ljubljana, Slovenia 2011/12 Silent Revolutions, Exhibition of Contemporary Slovene Design 2011 Space of Silence, public textile space installation; Aksioma, Ljubljana, Slovenia Dray Walk Gallery, London, UK 2011 Home at home, community art project, Ljubljana, Slovenia 2011 Recycling Design – laboratory of cleaner world; international exhibition; Gallery SINGIDUNUM ULUPUDS, Beograd, Serbia 2010/11 Re-start - L'arte di trasformare le cose, international exhibition; Palazzo Frisacco, Tolmezzo, Italia 2010 Bake Love, Eat & Drink Design. Month of Design, Ljubljana, Slovenia 2010 Openwear, exhibition; Ljubljana, Milano, Istanbul /Slovenia, Italy, Turkey/