Bratislava

Initiatives

Venues

• A4 - Zero Space, culture centre, *2003
• Apart, artist collective, *2012; A Promise of Kneropy, project space, *2020
• Art Books Coffee / ABC, bookstore & gallery, *2017
• Artforum, bookstore, *1990, [1] [2] [3]
• Batelier, music and art venue, *2010
• Beastro bar, *2015
• Björnsonova, gallery
• Brot, nonfiction design bookstore, *2021
• Bystro, community centre, *2017
• Cyklo Kuchyňa
• Flatgallery, *2012
• Fuga, music bar, *2012
• Gallery 19, *2009
• Gallery Medium, *1991
• Garáže, *c.1993 [4]
• HotDock, project space, *2010, [5]
• Kalab Centrum
• Lom, sound laboratory, *2018
• Nová Cvernovka, artist studios, *2017
• Photoport, gallery, *2007
• Satelit, design gallery
• Slovak Museum of Design, *2013
• T3 - kultúrny prostriedok, independent cultural venue, *2017, [6]
• Tranzit, project space, *2002/2014

• Past venues: Temporary Parapet (artist-run gallery, 2017-2020), EduCafe (*2016), Batyskaf (2015) [7], Pod pyramídou (2014-2015), KK Bagala (2014-2016), Trivjednom (2013-2015), Šafko (2013-2015), Midl_space (2011), Progressbar hackerspace (2010-2020), Enter Gallery (2010-2012), Krokus Gallery (2008-2019), Barus Rattus (2008-2011), Cvernovka (2006-2016), Intergalaktická Obluda club (2008-2013), 13m3/13 kubikov (2006-2009), Bastart gallery (2006-2009) [8], MediaLab* (*2005), SubClub (2005-2019), Galéria Veža (2004-2008), HIT Gallery (*2003), BURUNDI media lab (2003-2005), Tranzit studios (2002-2014), Theatrium Art (2002-2005), Spojka club (2002-2005), Propeller (2001-2006), Buryzone (2001-2003), Čajovňa V podzemí (2001-2002), Space/Priestor Gallery (1999-2013), Café Kút (*1998, [9]), Klub Za zrkadlom (*1997), Galéria Duna club (1996-2006), UW Café (1995-2002), Účko/U.Club (3/1993-2005), Bazén theatre (1992-1996), Stoka theatre/bar (1/1992-2006), FK Nostalgia cinema (10/1991-2011), New Model Club (9/1991-1993) [10], Zbrojnoš, Rock Fabrik/Kominárska club (1991-1993), FK 901 cinema (1991-2003), Čierny havran (*1990?), Primaf club (1983?-1989?) [11], Štúdio S (*1982), Elam club (*1982), Unic club (*1976), Bernolák, V klub/Véčko. More: BA!! independent spaces 1989-2019.

Initiatives and collectives with no permanent event venue

• 3/4, magazine, *1999
• Atrakt Art, *2000
• Čerstvé Ovocie
• Critical Daily, *2016
• Eject, *2006
• Exitab, music label, *2009
• Experimental Studio of Slovak Radio, *1965
• EXtempore, radio programme, *2004
• Gergaz, netlabel, *2008
• GUnaGU, theatre, *1985, [12],
• Itchy bit, *2005
• K2IC, *2000
• Kapitál, monthly, *2017 [13]
• KARTEL, *2003
• Konjunkcie, radio program, *2012
• Kufrik Brothers, *2002
• LOM, label
• Mladý pes, *2010
• ooo, *2020
• Open Design Studio, *2007
• Profil, magazine, *1991
• Proto Sites, music label, *2014
• radioART, portal, *2001
• RGB, *2002
• Robota: Center for Advanced Studies, *2019
• Satori, *1999
• Shibuya Motors, *2011
• SkRAT, theatre, *2000
• Slovník výtvarného umenia, radio program, 2011
• Stoka, theatre, *1991
• Tlis, student radio, *1981
• Transmusic comp., *1989
• Urbsounds, *2001
• Vapori del Cuore, *1993
• Vlna, magazine, *1999
• Voice Over Noise
• Wegart, *1995

• Past initiatives: Col-me (*2007), Citylab (*2004), NADA (*2003), CECM, Lengow & HEyeRMEarS (*1997), SNEH (*1990), Balvan (1987-1992), School of Arts and Crafts (1928-1939).

Events

• Art's Birthday Party, since 2006
• BRAK book festival, *2013
• Bratislava BAK Summer School, *2018 [14]
• Demobit, demoscene festival, *1995
• DOM Festival, *2015
• Melos-Étos, contemporary music festival, *1991
• Nasuti, art & sustanability festival, *2018
• Next, music festival, *2000
• Plnka, music event series, *2017
• Sensorium, festival, *2016

• Event listings: Citylife.

Past events

• SELF, graphic design festival, 2012-2016
• Paradise Hunters, exhibition, 2012
• Alive, live visuals festival, 2011
• New Media Art & Digital Art Meeting Point, 2011
• Remake Me High!, 2010
• Next Life Visual, festival, 2007
• VideoArt IFF Bratislava, festival, *2007
• Multiplace, network culture festival, 2002-2017
• Wilsonic, music festival, *2000
• Hranice geometrie, exhibition, 2010
• Digital Media, exhibition, 2009
• New Media Explorer, *2008
• Dig it all exhibition, 2008
• Summer Open Academy, 2006, 2007
• Information Technologies in Music, workshop, 2005
• Digitopia music sessions, *2002
• New Media Nation, 2002-2003
• Videoart +, symposium, 2000
• Musix – Tronic, symposium, 1999
• FEM, festival
• Bee 96 Camp, festival, 1996
• Bee 95 Camp, festival, 1995
• Sound Off, festival, 1995-2002
• Computer Graphics and Electronic Mail Art, 1994-1998
• Musicsolarium, 1993-1994
• Computer Graphics in Fine Arts, exhibition, 1993
• Why Cage?, 1992
• On - Off exhibition, 1992
• IFEM, 1992/1994
• FIT - Festival of intermedia creativity, 1991-1992
• San Francisco Performance Art Festival, 1991
• Imago, exhibition, 1991
• Evenings of New Music, festival, 1990-2009
• Suterén, exhibition, 1989
• Dotyky a spojenia, 1985-1989

Art workers

• Alex Gutrai
• Ana Filip (1979)
• András Cséfalvay
• Andrej Chudý
• Andrej Gogora
• Anton Čierny
• Barbora Námerová
• Boris Vitázek
• Branislav Matis (1977)
• Boris Ondreička (1969)
• Daniel Matej (1963)
• Daniel Tóth (1982)
• Dušan Barok (1979)
• Ivana Moncoľová (1980)
• Ivana Rumanová
• Ján Šicko (1977)
• Jakub Gavalier (1992)
• Jana Kapelová (1982)
• Jonáš Gruska
• Jonatán Pastirčák
• Jozef and Martin Žovinec
• Judit Angel
• Juraj Čarný (1974)
• Juraj Ďuriš (1954)
• Juraj Hoppan
• Juraj Hubinák (1983)
• Juraj Sukop (1981)
• Jürgen Rendl (1981)
• Katarína Lukić Balážiková
• Katarína Rusnáková
• Kristian Lukić
• Kristína Országhová
• Ľubica Kobová
• Ľubica Lacinová (1959)
• Ľubomír Burgr (1964)
• Ľubomír Nosko (1977)
• Ľubomír Panák
• Lucia Dubačová
• Lucia Tkáčová (1977)
• Marek Kianička (1977)
• Marek Kvetán (1976)
• Marek Piaček (1972)
• Mária Beňačková Rišková (1974)
• Mária Čorejová (1975)
• Marko Horban (1975)
• Martin Burlas
• Martin Krištof
• Martin Mistrík
• Martin Piaček
• Martin Šperka (1945)
• Martina Ivičič (1981)
• Martina Z. Šimkovičová
• Matej Nemček
• Matej Vakula
• Matúš Kobolka
• Michaela Kučová
• Michal Čudrnák (1981)
• Michal Lichý (1973)
• Michal Murin (1963)
• Michal Šuranský
• Mira Keratová (1977)
• Miroslav Tóth
• Oliver Rehák (1973)
• Peter Agat Huba (1974)
• Peter Drmlík (1978)
• Peter Rónai (1953)
• Roman Berco Balog (1974)
• Saša Gojdičová (1980)
• Slávo Krekovič (1977)
• Tobiáš Potočný (1979)
• Vladimíra Pčolová (1975)
• Zden (1975)
• Zuzana Devaliere
• Zuzana Duchová (1980)
• Zuzana Husárová
• Zuzana Jakalová

• Formerly: Andrej Kabal, Anetta Mona Chisa (1975), Barbara Huber, Barbora Šedivá (1981), Daniel Kordík, Guy van Belle, Ivor Diosi, Katarína Gatialová, Magdaléna Kobzová (1981), Marcela Lukáčová (1980), Martinka Bobrikova, Michal Marenčík, Monika Šubrtová, Peter Gonda (1983), Peter Machajdík (1961).
• RIP: Kata Mach, VooDooMan.

Literature

• BA! Od ufa k ufu / From UFO to UFO, ed. Zuzana Duchová, Bratislava: Atrakt Art, 2007, 120 pp, Issuu. Publisher. (Slovak)/(English)
• Vít Fila (ed.), Bratislavský nárez. Amatérske rockové skupiny 80. rokov, Bratislava: Fidat, 2009. (Slovak)
• BA!! Miesta živej kultúry, 1989-2016, eds. Zuzana Duchová and Slávo Krekovič, Bratislava: Atrakt Art, 2016, 237 pp. Online edition. Issuu. Publisher. (Slovak)
• Yvetta Kajanová, "Rocková subkultúra v Bratislave", Musicologica 1, 2019. (Slovak)

Personal summaries, 2006: Bratislava in 2006.

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