City of Women festival

The International Festival of Contemporary Arts – City of Women has been held every October since 1995 in different venues across Ljubljana.

Uniting amazing women* and gender non-conforming people from all over the world the festival offers a unique experience blending exciting art with inspiring talks and workshops. Since its establishment the festival has welcomed over 1400 Slovenian and international artists collectives curators theoretician and activists ranging from emerging to well-known names. By cooperating with local and international partners and taking place at a range of institutional and alternative venues in Ljubljana and around Slovenia the festival offers a variety of events from all artistic disciplines which reach broad and diverse audiences and enjoy wide media exposure.

The festival's development throughout the years wouldn’t have been possible without the sisterly relationships of the many people who have participated in conceived organised and followed the festivals' editions. Therefore this year's festival edition thematises SISTERHOOD which overcomes differences and enables the coming together of many women gender-nonconforming people and our supporters. Being aware of the dangers of adhering to universalist concepts which sisterhood could be interpreted as we affirm the understanding of the concept as a fluid and adaptable practice that does not erase the differences in socioeconomic ethical “racial” sexual and other backgrounds inscribed in the experiences of many women and gender minorities.

programme here: https://mestozensk.org/en/festival/2024/festival 

Host or Publisher City of women