SLAMA Land Art Festival
Photo: M. Romulic & D. Stojcic / HTZ
Art in the landscape of Nature Park Kopački Rit
Bilje, 12th – 13th August 2023
Place: Kozjak Pustara Settlement in in Nature Park Kopački Rit, Baranja Region – Eastern Croatia
The SLAMA Land Art Festival takes place in the Nature Park Kopački Rit, more precisely, in the Bilje district in Eastern Croatia. The festival connects the cultural and traditional heritage, using natural resources and promotes the principles of sustainable development. The word 'Slama' in the Croatian language means straw.
Over a weekend, international artists will create sculptures and creations from thousands of bales of straw using only natural materials and place them in the landscape temporarily. At the end of the festival, as a sign of gratitude, for the harvest's fruits, the largest sculpture of straw will burn off at sunset.
This year's theme of the Slama Land Art Festival 2023 is the 'Golden Age'. It is associated with memories of a time when human beings lived and created in harmony with nature. All these memories are reflected in many stories, myths and legends, which can be inspirations for creative work and the way of living our lives.
A diverse artistic program has been prepared for visitors: acting and dancing, creative art workshops for young and old, interesting lectures, and international musical artists. The traditional local crafts will also have their chance to present their work, along with a rich offer of local culinary delicacies.
The price of a daily ticket is 5 €/person, and for both festival days is 8 €/person.
As a festival visitor, you can seize this opportunity to stay longer and explore the Baranja – a picturesque wine and gastronomy region surrounded by the rivers Danube and Drava. You can discover many great hidden gems and spots in this part of Inland Croatia.
Some of the Slavonia & Baranja day trips we recommend:
Canoeing Nature Park Kopački rit
Recommended accommodation: Country Estate Didin Konak at the entrance to the Nature Park Kopački Rit.
Facts about the SLAMA Festival
Academic sculptor Nikola Faller launched 2006 a unique type of art event - a colony that soon grew into the land art festival SLAMA. In 2007, Faller and his family founded an association called SLAMA, which coordinated the colony organization and the festival. In the same year, the colony became international, and in 2008 it became the SLAMA Land Art Festival.
- Distinctive open-air gallery (17 km from City of Osijek).
- Every year, another theme of the festival.
- The theme 'Golden Age' - a time when human beings lived and created in harmony with nature.
- The straw proved to be excellent and authentic sculptural material.
- Complete ecological recycling of artworks.
- Two essential purposes of the festival:
- 1. Encouraging the contemporary sculptural expression in the straw material.
- 2. Revival of a long-torn ritual of the harvest ceremony.
- Possibility to explore the Nature Park Kopački Rit and the wine region of Baranja.
- Day trips with flexible dates and itineraries.
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