This name represents support to a fight against homophobia in the society. The idea is that, along Belgrade and Novi Sad, public in Zrenjanin should get an insight in contemporary art and sub cultural features worldwide. In three years of work, we managed to organize three low-budget festivals: “Letnji ciklus kratkog filma” , “Festival pozitivnih vibracija” and “Bez izlaza” presenting hot avant-ga
rde art movements. We organized exhibitions, concerts, poetic evenings, debate on the topic “What happened to us in the year of 1991, at the beginning of the wars in SFRJ?”.In addition, we were agile in public pointing out that war and tribulations led to violence and injustice, and we fought for a right to life as an essential right in the society. We tried to introduce Serbian scene, as well as the scenes of ex-Yugoslavian countries, Europe, America and Asia. In three years of activity, we had numerous performances with both famous and independent DIY artists, becoming the point in the concert tour, connecting Bulgaria, Greece, Turkey, Macedonia, Romania and Hungary. We made many contacts with artists as the basis for intense collaboration in the future. At the same time, we tried to present artists from Zrenjanin and Serbia, unfamiliar to a wider audience. We tried to introduce them through the program in the club, but also to draw attention of media and public to their work. We made an effort to shape the public taste. A great number of volunteers participated in work at the club and contributed to a high-quality program with their personal engagement. In 2010, after four years of constant work, together with TQM Center we established the first autonomous Alternative Cultural Centre in Zrenjanin. Centre is designed for artists and professionals for further affirmation of their work and presentation to Zrenjanin public. We sincerely hope that with a further support Klupche will continue and improve its work.
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Klub Klupce je osnovan u Zrenjaninu 2006. Klub je dobio ime po prvom feministickom i lezbejskom klubu u bivsoj Jugoslaviji, iz 1982. Ime kluba je podrska borbi protiv homofobije u drustvu. Ideja je da pored publike u Beogradu i Novom Sadu, i u Zrenjaninu publici omogucimo savremene svetske umetnicke i subkulturne sadrzaje. Tokom 3 godine aktivnog rada odrzavamo tri niskobudzetna festivala: Letnji ciklus kratkog filma, Festival pozitivnih vibracija i festival Bez izlaza, na kojem predstavljamo aktuelne avantgardne umetnicke sadrzaje. Organizovali smo razne izlozbe, koncerte, poetske veceri, razgovore na temu “Sta nam se dogodilo 1991. godine, na pocetku ratova u bivsoj SFRJ?”. Takodje smo aktivno javno ukazivali na koji nacin su rat i stradanja doveli do nasilja i nepravde i borili se da je pravo coveka na zivot, najvaznija vrednost u drustvu. Trudili smo se kako da predstavimo scenu u Srbiji tako i scenu na prostoru Bivse Jugoslavije, Evrope, Amerike, Azije. Tokom tri godine aktivnog rada imali smo brojna gostovanja kako afirmisanih umetnika tako i onih sa nezavisne, DIY scene i tako postali tacka na koncertnoj turneji ka Bugarskoj, Grckoj, Turskoj, Makedoniji, Rumuniji, Madjarskoj. Ostvarili smo veliki broj kontakata koji su nam osnov za intenzivnu buducu saradnju. Istovremeno smo se trudili da predstavimo umetnike iz Zrenjanina i Srbije koj imaju uspesnu karijeru na medjunarodnoj sceni a za koje domaca publika malo zna. Trudili smo se da ih predstavimo kako kroz program u klubu, tako i da skrenemo paznju medija i javnosti na njihov rad. Ulozili smo trud u formiranje publike i veliki broj ljudi je licnim angazmanom i volonterskim ucescem doprineo da se kvalitet programa koji se prezentuje i odrzi.
2010, godine nakon 4 godine rada, u saradnji sa TQM Centrom, osnovali smo prvi autonomni Alternativni kulturni centar u Zrenjaninu. Centar je namenjen umetnicima i profesionalcima da u njemu afirmisu svoj rad i predstave ga zrenjaninskoj publici. Nadamo se podrsci da se rad u AKC-u Klupce unapredi i nastavi.
