Within the programme of the society Hiša! Rajzefiber, Vid Kmetič serves as the programme director of the Festival of Walks and the Young Festival of Walks, and he is also responsible for the development and preparation of new tourism products. He is involved in the preparation and execution of the projects Živa dvorišča (Living Courtyards), Lumina, Vilinsko mesto (Fairy Town) and Iskrenje (Sparkle). He has acquired experience in various fields, especially in culture and cultural heritage. From 1997 to 2010, he participated in archaeological excavations and surveys of the Institute for the Protection of the Cultural Heritage of Slovenia – Maribor Regional Unit, as a conservation technician/draughtsman.
Vid Kmetič has participated in several exhibitions as a creator of models or as a co-author or author of the exhibitions themselves. Particular mention should be made of last year’s exhibition Vonj po ljubezni (The Scent of Love), which he prepared in collaboration with illustrator Samira Kentrić.
As a writer, Vid Kmetič is the author of the article Prelito črnilo (Spilled Ink) in the book PIRAMIDA – Grič, na katerem se je začela pisati zgodovina Maribora (PYRAMID – The Hill on which the History of Maribor Began to be Written), which was published in 2014 by Umetniški kabinet Primož Premzl on the occasion of the 850th anniversary of the first written mention of Marchburch. For the newspaper Večer v nedeljo, he has contributed more than 40 articles on Maribor’s past within the column Nekoč (Once Upon a Time), as well as writing approximately 150 articles for the Štajerc supplement of Večer. Since 2020, he has collaborated with the Regional Centre of RTV Slovenia by preparing articles on Maribor’s sights for the programme Dobro jutro (Good Morning) together with Katja Treer. Vid Kmetič is the author of the books Fünfek ‘ma vas rad – pa pohano tudi (Fünfek Loves You – Fried Too), Mi, otroci socializma z našega dvorišča (We, Children of Socialism from our Courtyard), Fünfek se vrača (Fünfek Returns) and Punce, kapo dol! (Hats off Girls!) as well as the poetry collection Blues. He is currently working on the books Leto v mestu (A Year in the City) and Kurzschluss, as well as the visual novel Mariborka, which he is creating together with illustrator Damijan Stepančič.
Vid Kmetič is a co-founder of the Trafika Society, whose programme is attempting to revive the sleeping beauty of the unique Trafika building on the edge of the city park.
Vid Kmetič