Thursday, 15. in January 2026, the village at 18. uri is invited to the opening of the Okra exhibition,
which will be held in the lobby of the Karst Research Institute ZRC SAZU (Titov trg 2).
The Okra art group enters the new year with an exhibition on the theme after which it made its name in 2023. The team deepened their knowledge of okra with the help of archaeologist and Museum Saint Alma Bavdek at the Notranjska Museum . She was also joined by a group of forest guardians from the Hnum Society , which is engaged in the manufacture and design of ceramics.
Since 2023, the Fine Arts Group Okra from Postojna has continued the work of the former Society of Fine Arts creators of the municipalities of Postojna and Pivka in a smaller ensemble . It brings together more than a dozen members and members from the native logs, as well as from nearby places. Their activity is in full swing, which is also accompanied by numerous exhibitions, various art meetings, educational workshops and presentations. In its ranks there are artists and creators of various ranges from professional to amateur. The group also continuously cooperates with the Postojna regional branch of the public fund for cultural activities. They are united by the joy of painting and joint creative work, which at the same time beautifully complements and co-shapes the cultural content in the municipality of Postojna.
And another interesting fact-where did the name Okra come from, which is not just a name for color.
Okra-Ocra is an ancient term for Razdrto pass, for Mount Nanos, a slope and most likely also for the prehistoric Castle Hill on the outskirts of Shmihel under Nanos. The Roman writer Pliny the elder mentions in 77 that Subocrines lived between Tergest and Nanos, and their settlement was already in ruins by this time, having been destroyed by the Romans.
At the opening of the exhibition, two bands will provide musical entertainment-DG Lajna and friends and Sempervivum .
Well invited!
V četrtek, 15. januarja 2026, vas ob 18. uri vabimo na odprtje razstave Okra,
ki bo potekala v avli Inštituta za raziskovanje krasa ZRC SAZU (Titov trg 2).
Likovna skupina Okra v novo leto vstopa z razstavo na temo, po kateri si je leta 2023 nadela ime. Svoje znanje o Okri je skupina s pomočjo arheologinje in muzejske svetnice Alme Bavdek poglabljala v Notranjskem muzeju . Pridružila pa se ji je tudi skupina Varuhinje gozda iz Društva Hnum , ki se ukvraja z izdelovanjem in oblikovanjem keramike.
Likovna skupina Okra iz Postojne od leta 2023 v manjši zasedbi nadaljuje delo nekdanjega Društva likovnih ustvarjalcev občin Postojna in Pivka . Združuje več kot ducat članic in članov iz domačih logov, pa tudi iz bližnjih krajev. Njihova dejavnost je v polnem razmahu, čemur pritrjujejo tudi številne razstave, razna likovna srečanja, izobraževalne delavnice in predstavitve. V njenih vrstah so likovne ustvarjalke in ustvarjalci različnih dometov od poklicnih do ljubiteljskih. Skupina stalno sodeluje tudi s postojnsko območno izpostavo Javnega sklada za kulturne dejavnosti. Druži jih veselje do slikanja in skupno ustvarjalno delo, ki hkrati lepo dopolnjuje in sooblikuje kulturne vsebine v občini Postojna.
In še zanimivost – od kod ime Okra, ki ni samo ime za barvo.
Okra – Ocra je sicer antični izraz za prelaz Razdrto , za goro Nanos, strmino in najverjetneje tudi za prazgodovinsko gradišče Grad na obrobju Šmihela pod Nanosom. Rimski pisec Plinij starejši leta 77 omenja, da so med Tergestom in Nanosom živeli Subokrini, njihovo naselje pa je bilo v tem času že v ruševinah, saj so ga uničili Rimljani.
Na odprtju razstave bosta za glasbeno razvedrilo poskrbeli kar dve zasedbi - GD Lajna in prijatelji ter Sempervivum .
Lepo vabljeni!