Bogdan Borčić and Printmaking: Lectures Marking the 100th Anniversary of His Birth

Bogdan Borčić and Printmaking: Lectures Marking the 100th Anniversary of His Birth
Saturdays, September 26, October 3, and October 10, at 5:00 p.m.

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.

Saturday, September 26, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. / Goran Milovanović, Director of Galerija Božidar Jakac 
The Artistic Journey of Bogdan Borčić

This lecture will focus on the life and artistic development of Bogdan Borčić, as well as the key milestones in his creative career. He would have celebrated his 100th birthday on September 26. Borčić’s body of work will be presented in the context of the time and place in which it was created, with an emphasis on his relationship to printmaking, its language, and its possibilities.

Saturday, October 10, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. / Blaženka Firšt, National Museum
From the First Prints to Modernity: The Development of Printmaking in Slovenia

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.

Saturday, October 10, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. / Božidar Zrinski, International Center of Graphic Arts
Bogdan Borčić and Slovenian Printmaking in the Second Half of the 20th Century

The lecture will focus on the status of printmaking in Ljubljana and Slovenia in the second half of the 20th century, when printmaking was one of the most popular and widespread forms of visual art, partly due to the establishment of the printmaking department at the Academy of Fine Arts and Design (ALU) in 1945 and the inception of the Printmaking Biennial in 1955, as well as general cultural policy. We will also touch on Borčić’s role within the vibrant community of printmakers in Slovenia, his relationship with the Ljubljana School of Printmaking, the Biennial, art trends, and more.