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BIEN biennially presents textile art and industrial design programs with exhibitions and projects that reflect on heritage, preservation, and sustainability.

BIEN 2025: AIR
Textile Art Biennial
May 31 – August 14, 2025
Kranj, Nova Gorica, Idrija, Jesenice, Škofja Loka / Slovenia

Textile Art Biennial BIEN 2025 will take place between May 31 and August 14, 2025 in Slovenian cities Kranj, Nova Gorica, Jesenice, Idrija, and Škofja Loka. BIEN shapes new contemporary expressions and encourages interdisciplinary artistic collaboration through projects and residencies. The exhibitions feature works by international and Slovenian artists, with a special emphasis on the best current domestic and international student productions. The biennial program focuses on various audiences and explores the effects of textile creation with them.

Artistic Director and Founder: Zala Orel
Curator: Lovro Ivančić
Senior Program Advisor: Marija Jenko
Program Collaborators: Klara Debeljak, Ajda Tomazin, Lavoslava Benčić, Nika Batista, Jasmina Ferček, Damjana Celcar, Katja Burger Kovič, Arijana Gadžijev, Nejc Stupan, Tanja Devetak, Boris Beja, Anja Jerčič Jakob, Matija Samec
Producer: Urška Sadar
Legal and Financial Affairs: Selman Čorović
Project Manager: Danaja Batinić
Photographer: Maša Pirc
Designer: Urška Alič
Catalog Design: Gal Grobovšek

BIEN is an initiative of the Carnica Institute from Kranj, which organizes the biennale in collaboration with the Aktivat Association, the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Engineering at the University of Ljubljana, the Faculty of Design, an independent higher education institution, and numerous other partners.

The project is co-financed by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia, the public institute GO! 2025 – European Capital of Culture, Nova Gorica, and the City Municipality of Kranj.