Prešeren Prize ceremony notes role of art in transient everyday life

Ljubljana, 7 February - This year's Prešeren Prize winners Ema Kugler and Herman Gvardjančič received the top national accolades for lifetime achievement in culture and arts at the annual ceremony on the eve of Culture Day. The chair of the Prešeren Fund management board, Jožef Muhovič, said artists, unlike transient concepts, were able to broaden perspectives.

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The Prešeren Prize ceremony.
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The Prešeren Prize ceremony.
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The Prešeren Prize ceremony.
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The Prešeren Prize ceremony.
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Poet Svetlana Makarovič gets up on stage at the end of the Prešeren Prize ceremony to recite one of her poems.
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Poet Svetlana Makarovič gets up on stage at the end of the Prešeren Prize ceremony to recite one of her poems.
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The 2023 Prešeren Prize and Prešeren Fund Prize winners.
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The chair of the Prešeren Fund management board, Jožef Muhovič, delivers a keynote address at the Prešeren Prize ceremony.
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Culture Minister Asta Vrečko (centre) attends the Prešeren Prize ceremony.
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The Prešeren Prize ceremony.
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The Prešeren Prize ceremony.
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Reception for the 2023 Prešeren Prize and Prešeren Fund Prize winners.
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President Nataša Pirc Musar (left) congratulates painter Herman Gvardjančič on winning this year's Prešeren Prize, the country's top honour in culture.
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President Nataša Pirc Musar (left) congratulates interdisciplinary artist Ema Kugler on winning this year's Prešeren Prize, the country's top honour in culture.
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This year's Prešeren Prize winners Ema Kugler (left) and Herman Gvardjančič.
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