Kaverljag: Marine organisms for the blind and partially sighted
Kaverljag International Summer School
Marine organisms for the blind and partially sighted
International workshop of visual communication
During the seven-day workshop in July 2024, our work will focus on exploring the field from both a theoretical and practical point of view, consultations with the target group and experts in the field; scientific illustration, study drawings, graphic techniques, graphic design, typography, three-dimensional models, excursions and expert lectures both in the field of visual communication and the topic at hand. Illustrated materials for the blind and visually impaired are rare, and our work aims to broaden the range of accessible content for this vulnerable group. Academy of Fine Arts and Design (UL ALUO) and partner academies from abroad, as well as the Kaverljag Association, are joined in the initiative to implement the project by the National Institute of Biology, the Marine Biological Station Piran, the Centre of Illustration, the Slovenian Association of the Blind and Partially Sighted and the Koper Inter-Municipal Association for the Blind and Partially Sighted.
Project partners:
Academy of Fine Arts of Bari, Italy,
Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design Budapest (MOME), Hungary,
Faculty of Art, University of the National Education Commission, Krakow, Poland,
Academy of Arts and Culture in Osijek, Croatia,
Visual Literacy Research Programme (UL ALUO, ARIS), Slovenia,
Center of illustration, Slovenia,
Kaverljag association, Slovenia.
Collaborators:
Intermunicipal Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired Koper (MDSSK), Slovenia,
Union of Blind and Partially Sighted of Slovenia (ZDSSS), Slovenia,
National institute of biology (NIB), Slovenia,
Marine Biology Station Piran, Slovenia.
Mentors:
Asst. Prof. Marija Nabernik, Academy of Fine Arts and Design (UL ALUO), University of Ljubljana, Slovenia,
Prof. Dr. Petra Černe Oven, Academy of Fine Arts and Design (UL ALUO), University of Ljubljana, Slovenia,
Assoc. Prof. Zora Stančič, Academy of Fine Arts and Design (UL ALUO), University of Ljubljana, Slovenia,
Prof. Dr. Tom Turk, Biotechnical Faculty (UL BF), University of Ljubljana, Slovenia,
Assoc. Prof. Nagy László, Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design Budapest (MOME)
Prof. Dr. Magdalena Žmijowska, Faculty of Art, University of the National Education Commission, Krakow
Doc. art. Miran Blažek, Academy of Arts and Culture in Osijek,
Aleš Sedmak, academic painter, president of the Kaverljag Association.
Guest lecturers:
Prof. Dr. Lech Kolasinski, Faculty of Art, University of the National Education Commission, Krakow
Dr. Tim Prezelj, Research Centre of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts (ZRC SAZU)
Prof. Antonio Rollo, Academy of Fine Arts of Bari
Participants / students:
a group of students from UL ALUO,
guest students at UL ALUO,
a group of students from Biotechnical Faculty (UL BF),
a group of students from Academy of Arts and Culture in Osijek,
a group of students from MOME, Budapest,
a group of students from Faculty of Art, Krakow.
Funders:
UL: The project will be implemented under the RSF actions “Student Projects for Sustainable Development: B.II.3” (Developing and Strengthening Cooperation in Transnational Inter-institutional Learning Communities) and “Promoting the Inclusion of Non-Traditional/Disadvantaged Groups in Higher Education (S.C.1.3)”; UL ALUO: The project is the result of the research programme P5_0452, Visual Literacy at the University of Ljubljana, Academy of Fine Arts and Design, co-funded by the Slovenian Agency for Scientific Research and Innovation (ARIS) and MO Koper.
