On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the publication of the anthology The Little Beasts of Rezija, the Faculty of Education partnered with the Academy of Fine Arts and Design (UL ALUO) in the framework of the European Researchers’ Night – Humanities Rock! project, launching an activity on the theme of animal tales from Rezija.
The Faculty of Education prepared a short introduction to the fairy tales of Rezija and invited Luigia Negro, a storyteller from the Museum of the People of Rezija, to participate. Under the guidance of Suzi Bricelj from the Academy of Fine Arts and Design, students from the Academy of Fine Arts and Design, majoring in Illustration, illustrated some of the fairy tales from the collection The Little Beasts of Rezija.
From 16 January to 13 February, the illustrations were exhibited at the Academy of Fine Arts and Design, and from 3 April to 5 May 2023 at the Damir Fiegel Library in Gorizia, Italy. The exhibition of their illustrations was open from 21 August to 29 September at Peti štuk Art Gallery at the Faculty of Arts, and from 23 September onwards the illustrations are on display at the Krpan Gallery in Cerknica, as part of the European Cultural Heritage Days.
At the main event of the European Researchers’ Night, the heritage of Rezijan folk tales and illustrations by ALUO students will be presented by Milena Mileva Blažić, PhD, and Suzi Bricelj. Luigia Negro, President of the Museum of the Ressian People and a storyteller from Rezija, will tell tales from the collection The Little Beasts of Rezija (1973-2023) in Ressian.
You are cordially invited!
Illustration: Zala N. Doupona
Project coordinator: Milena Mileva Blažić, PhD, Faculty of Education