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Bozar, the greatest art centre in Brussels, highlights Slovenia during its presidency of the Council of the EU. By the end of the year, the centre will hold many interesting events where visitors will learn about different aspects of Slovenian creativity - from literature to visual arts.
On 19 and 20 October, a two-day symposium organised in the framework of the Slovenian Presidency will take place in Bozar. It will focus on the future of artificial intelligence and its influence on our lives. Participants will discuss the future in which artificial intelligence will become our nearest neighbour. The project is curated by Jurij Krpan and Pau Waelder. The symposium will bring together researchers, entrepreneurs, creators and artists to share their knowledge on artificial intelligence in Europe and discuss topics such as artificial intelligence and creativity in art, and the future of life with artificial intelligence. Artificial intelligence is also one of the priorities of the Slovenian Presidency.
In December, the Brussels house of art will surely be visited by many fans of literature. On 1 December, it will host a debate between the world-famous award-winning Slovenian writer Drago Jančar and Belgian author Stefan Hertmans. Drago Jančar is the most translated Slovenian author and his novel The Tree with No Name (Drevo brez imena) is one of the 27 European works available on the Europe Readr platform, which is the main cultural project of the Slovenian Presidency.
Two days later, on 3 December 2021, Slovenian achievements in art and new technologies will be presented within the annual STARTS Prize exhibition, where awards are given to the best innovative projects at the intersection of science, technology and the arts. Before the exhibition, which will be open until 9 January 2022, a two-day symposium entitled The Future of Living will be held, organised together with the Slovenian Presidency and EUNIC. The topic of the symposium will be artificial intelligence as our future companion and will try to outline our future coexistence with artificial intelligence.
The Focus on Slovenia cycle started in September with a concert of solo songs, where mezzo-soprano Bernarda Fink, her brother, bass baritone Marcos Fink, and pianist Vladimir Mlinarič performed masterpieces of European, including Slovenian, and Argentine composers.
This year Slovenia is celebrating the 30th anniversary of its independence, which in addition to its current presidency of the Council of the EU, was the reason Bozar chose it as the country in focus. Slovenia is thus presenting its art, science and other achievements that address the main challenges of contemporary Europe and contribute to the narrative of the New European Bauhaus.
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