Lecture! Blaženka First: “From the First Prints to Modernity: The Development of Printmaking in Slovenia”

Lectures marking the centenary of Bogdan Borčić’s birth!

Blaženka First: “From the First Prints to Modernity: The Development of Printmaking in Slovenia”

Saturday, 3 October 2026, at 5pm

The lecture will offer a historical overview of the development of printmaking as an artistic medium in Slovenia—from its early beginnings in the 16th and 17th centuries to the 20th century, when printmaking flourished and established itself as an independent art form. We will explore its various forms and roles: from the first attempts at book illustration during the Protestant Reformation, through Baroque and Classicist printmaking and the diverse movements of the 19th century, all the way to the modern era.

Blaženka First is curator of the Graphic Cabinet at the National Museum of Slovenia

*To mark the 100th anniversary of Bogdan Borčić’s birth, GalerijaBožidar Jakac is organizing a series of three lectures dedicated to the development of printmaking in Slovenia. The lectures will be accompanied by art workshops.

There is one more lecture to follow:

Božidar Zrinski: “Bogdan Borčić and Slovenian Printmaking in the Second Half of the 20th Century”

Saturday, 10 October 2026, 5pm

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Prior to the lecture, there will also be an intergenerational workshop entitled “Gold in Calligraphy” (conducted by Dijana Costa)

Saturday, 3 October 2026, 3pm

In this calligraphy workshop, we will explore Proto-Gothic script, medieval handwriting and the world of richly illuminated manuscripts. We will also look a little further ahead – to the Baroque period, a time when the colour gold became an important part of artistic expression. Each participant will write their initial in proto-Gothic script and then decorate it with gold, drawing inspiration from medieval manuscripts and Baroque splendour.