Category: Events
DESCRIPTION:
Karas Gallery is an exhibition space of the Croatian Association of Fine Artists (HDLU) with a long tradition in the contemporary art scene. After many years of activity at Praška 4, since 2018, it now operates at the address Kralja Zvonimira 58. Recognizing the need to redefine and create a new cultural identity for the neighborhood where Karas Gallery is located, within the EU project CreART 3.0, a collaborative artistic program titled KARAS + KVART is organized, envisioned in a collaborative and co-creation model between one local artist and one artist from the network. Artists will explore the neighborhood for 3 weeks, and the final result will be an artistic work or initiative in the public space of the gallery neighborhood in October. As part of the KARAS+KVART 2026 project, Vana Gaćina has been selected to participate, and an international artist will be selected through an open call.
The artist Vana Gaćina has conceived the project FluctuHood, which explores sustainable biorefineries whose potential the author recognizes as key to our shared future. The project stems from a research interest in questions of energy accessibility in the contemporary urban context, examined through the lens of interdisciplinary artistic practice. The focus of the research is the neighborhood surrounding Gallery Karas in Zagreb, considered as a micro-ecological system within which neglected material flows can be identified—such as bio-waste, ambient heat, solar energy, acoustic patterns, and water—that possess the potential to be converted into useful forms of energy.
The aim of the work is to develop an interactive, energetically self-sustaining installation based on locally available materials and the specific environmental conditions of micro-locations within the aforementioned urban district. The research methodology includes mapping selected micro-locations in order to identify and collect biodegradable and secondary raw materials (e.g., organic waste, plant biomass, paper, coffee grounds, wastewater, salt), which are then used for the experimental fabrication of bioelectrochemical batteries as the primary energy source of the installation, enabling its operation without external power supply.
Preference will be given to artists who are interested in and/or are expressing themselves through art and science (bioart, biohacking, DIY/DIWO), experimental medias and interactive installation, and sustainable energy.
VANA GAĆINA graduated in Painting from the Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb in 2005, after which she completed a Master’s degree in Video Art at the Academy of Fine Arts in Ljubljana in 2012. She is currently pursuing a PhD in Visual Arts, with a focus on the Aesthetics of Artificial Intelligence, at the Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Ljubljana.
During her studies, she began working with multimedia installations that connect classical art with contemporary technology. Her main field of interest lies in the exploration of classical form and its reproduction through analog and digital media, realized as interactive installations. She is a member of HDLU (Croatian Association of Fine Artists) and HZSU (Croatian Freelance Artists’ Association).
She has exhibited extensively both in Croatia and internationally. Her solo exhibitions include: Zvuk soli at Gallery Idealni Grad, Zagreb; VR TOČKA at the LGBT Center, Split; III/IV at the Scheier Building, Čakovec; Kod at the Gallery and Cultural Center Varaždin; Kod at the Meštrović Atelier, Zagreb; Kod at Greta, Zagreb; Slika / pokret / zvuk at Gallery Praktika, Split (with Tanja Minarik); Vestigium at the Gallery and Cultural Center Varaždin; Točka at Gallery PM (HDLU), Zagreb; Habitat 4 at Teatar ITD, Zagreb; the film premiere Microcinetik at the MM Center, Student Center Zagreb; Sedma poplava at Nano Gallery, Zagreb (with Miro Župa); Metamorfoze at Kazamat, HDLU Osijek; Toplo–Hladno at Green Room, Zabok; and a video installation in the wagons of the Eastern Railway Station, Zagreb.
WHO CAN APPLY
- Artists of younger generation born or residing in one of the cities in the project network: Kaunas (Lithuania), Liepaja (Latvia), Skopje (North Macedonia), Aveiro (Portugal), Valladolid (Spain), Lublin (Poland), Venice (Italy), Clermont-Ferrand and Rouen (France), České Budějovice (Czech Republic), Oulu (Finland), Regensburg (Germany)
- Ukrainian artists through our collaboration with the Lviv Artistic Council “Dialog”
GRANT CONDITIONS:
The Organizer (HDLU) will provide:
- Three-week accommodationfor artists in residence (May 2026)
- Round-trip ticket expenses to and from Zagrebup to a maximum of 400 EUR
- Artistic feein the amount of 1,200 EUR/gross
- Daily allowanceof 30 EUR/day
- Production cost of new artwork(s) in the amount of 5,000 EUR/gross, resulting from the joint action and collaboration between artists.
- Report: Upon return from the residency, artists are required to submit a brief narrative report containing evidence of newly created works (in English), and boarding passes if traveling by plane.
- Contract: Before going to the residency, the artist will sign a contract with HDLU, committing to participating in CreArt promotional activities until the project ends in 2026, in agreement with HDLU.
Only complete and timely applications will be considered.
Selection Committee: Nika Šimičić, Mihaela Zajec, and Vana Gaćina
The Committee is not obliged to justify the selection decision.
HOW TO APPLY:
Send an email to: karas.hdlu@gmail.com with the subject: KARAS+KVART, including the following documentation:
- Artists need to register on the CreArt website and upload their portfolio:LINK
- ID card or passport (scanned)
- Motivational letter (max 500 words) and a brief written project proposal (one A4 page)
- Curriculum vitae in English
- Portfolio of works and artistic activity (in PDF, max 7 MB; for video works – include links to online publications in the PDF)
DEADLINES:
Applications accepted until: 28 February, 2026
Announcement of results: by March 15, 2026
Contract signing with HDLU: two weeks before departure
Submission of report: 1 week after the end of the residency
QUESTIONS:
The contact person for all questions is Mihaela Zajec, karas.hdlu@gmail.com. Questions will be accepted only via email.
Within the project:
Partners:
Co-funded by:
Co-funded by the European Union – CREA-CULT-2023-COOP. The views and opinions expressed are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official views of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor the European Commission can be held responsible for them. [Project number: 101128499]
Project is co-financed by the Government Office for Cooperation with NGOs.
The views expressed in this announcement are the sole responsibility of HDLU and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the Government Office for Cooperation with NGOs.
20 January 2026
CreArt Kaunas and Kaunas Artists’ House announce an open call for land/environmental art creators of younger generation and invite them to create land/environmental art installations in public spaces along the river Nemunas in Kaunas. The artworks must be made of natural, biodegradable materials and integrate harmoniously into the local context and landscape.
The created works will be presented on Saturday, May 23, 2026, during the festival “Let’s Celebrate the River!”, which is part of the CreArt 3.0 program “European Month of Creativity.”
ABOUT THE RIVER AND LAND ART PLEIN AIR
The River and Land Art is a small-scale plein-air event taking place from 10 to 24 May 2026, as an introductory part of the festival “Let’s Celebrate the River!”. The festival is a community-based cultural initiative born during the period of Kaunas – European Capital of Culture 2022. Its goal is to encourage the city’s inhabitants to reconnect with Lithuania’s major rivers flowing through the city, to open them up for cultural events and community meetings, and to jointly search for the signs and expressions of the identity of the local communities that are located along the rivers. Once a year, during the birthday of Kaunas celebration, a large-scale event called “Let’s Celebrate the River!” is organised, when the river and its banks become a space for cultural and artistic action.
The aim of the River and Land Art Plein Air is to create a land/environmental artwork that highlights the riverbank’s unique natural, geographical, cultural and historical context, turning it into a cultural attraction and meeting point. The completed artworks will be included into the overall programme and activity map of the “Let’s Celebrate the River!” event.
For more details about the festival “Let’s Celebrate the River!”, check out the video
https://youtu.be/bCyauBMDXBA?si=7P5X5QPMWWDfoI-L
To learn more about the River and Land Art Plein Air, check out the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpwGJ7sultc
OVERALL SCHEDULE AND ELIGIBLE ARTISTS
The portfolio search is open from January 20 to February 16, 2026.
Artist and work selections will be made by February 25, 2026.
2 land/environmental artists of younger generation from the CreArt network will be selected. The artist applying for the residency must have been born or living in one of the cities of the CreArt 3.0 network: Kaunas (Lithuania), Liepaja (Latvia), Skopje (Northern Macedonia), Aveiro (Portugal), Valladolid (Spain), Venice (Italy), Clermont-Ferrand (France), Rouen (France), Ceske Budejovice (Czech Republic), Lublin (Poland), Oulu (Finland), Regensburg (Germany), be members of HDLU (Croatian Association of Fine Artists), and Ukrainian artists through collaboration with Dialog from Lviv.
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR
– Implementation period: May 10–24, 2026. Location: Nemunas Riverbank (outdoor space), Kaunas. The exact site will be coordinated individually, considering the artwork’s format.
– The completed artwork must be presented on May 23, 2026, during the “Let’s Celebrate the River!” event. Artists are expected to present their work (including it’s theme, format, and execution techniques) to event visitors in person. Duration: up to 4 hours.
– The work does not have to be directly related to the river, but it is encouraged to look for links to the themes of the festival „Let‘s Celebrate the River!“: river myths and mythical beings (myth-inspired is the guiding theme of 2026 event), water, nature in the city or the city in nature, sustainability, community.
– The artwork must be created using natural materials found at the site, in public urban spaces, respecting local biodiversity and living trees (attachment to trees is not allowed).
– The artwork should be resistant to outdoor weather conditions and pose no danger to the public.
– Depending on the concept, after the festival “Let’s Celebrate the River!”, the artwork may be deconstructed or left to observe its process of decay, transformation, and interaction with nature (for no longer than 12 months).
WHAT WE OFFER
- A fee of €900 (including taxes) for two-week residency in Kaunas and the creation of a land/environmental art piece.
- Travel expenses from the artist’s hometown to Kaunas and back (up to €400), and accommodation in Kaunas (up to 14 days).
- Materials budget capped at €400. The residency work plan must include a detailed amount of materials necessary for the implementation of the artwork. Preference is given to natural and biodegradable materials.
- Additional resources provided by the organizers, including technical equipment, inventory, and volunteers.
- Extensive promotion of the works and the creative process through the communication channels of CreArt, Kaunas Artists’ House, and partners.
- Professional documentation of the event, including activities and artworks.
INTERESTED? APPLY NOW:
Applications must be submitted via the CreArt platform
Your application must include:
– A short version of your resume/CV and portfolio (including work samples in a suitable file format);
– A brief description of the work to be implemented (max length 2 A4 pages);
– The list of materials used and its technical requirements;
– ID or passport (scanned copy).
Only applications with complete information will be accepted. Applications must be submitted by February 25, 2026.
Selection by: 3 March 2026
If you have any questions, please contact: sveskime.upe@gmail.com, +370 610 32 490 (Romena).
Within the project:
Partners:
Co-funded by:
Co-funded by the European Union – CREA-CULT-2023-COOP. The views and opinions expressed are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official views of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor the European Commission can be held responsible for them. [Project number: 101128499]
Project is co-financed by the Government Office for Cooperation with NGOs.
The views expressed in this announcement are the sole responsibility of HDLU and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the Government Office for Cooperation with NGOs.
Kaunas invites 4 artists of younger generation from the CreArt 3.0 Network to work for six weeks in Kaunas AiR in the period of May 4 – June 14, 2026.
Kaunas Artist-in-Residence program is aninitiative of CreArt 3.0, launched in 2012. CreArt 3.0
Kaunas partners, PI “Artkomas”, have a large experience of organizing visual arts projects, and short-term residencies in their city as well as other cities and towns of Lithuania. With their own focus on painting, “Artkomas” co-operates, however, with experts of other visual arts’ fields (like Lithuanian Artists Asociation, Kaunas Vytautas Magnus University New Media Studies Department, etc.). Therefore we are able to offer necessary conditions for creation to painters, photographers, and new media artists, who would like to participate in this part of CreArt 3.0 project.
ABOUT KAUNAS
Kaunas is the second largest city of Lithuania, with active cultural life. Situated in the valley of the confluence of the two longest rivers of Lithuania, the Nemunas and the Neris, the town itself became an example of a confluence of people and cultures, an attractive blend of architecture and nature. Although Kaunas is called the city of students and rich in cultural, sport, students’ events, it is an important industrial and cultural city with a population of over 300.000.
ARTISTS ACCEPTED
4 visual artists of younger generation (we can offer acceptable conditions for a painter, a photographer or a new media artist)
CONDITIONS AND GRANT
The organization will reimburse to artists travel expenses to Kaunas (up to 400 €). Studio and accommodation is free. The artists will receive a grant of 900 € + 300 € for materials.
ACCOMMODATION
Guest house “Domus Pacis“ is situated in the centre of Kaunas, close to the historic Old Town and right by the tranquil park of Santaka which invites for lovely walks. All the town’s favourite places and sights are within walking distance and public transport takes you to any part of the town.
STUDIO
The painters will work at the painting studios near “Domus Pacis”.
For the photo, video and other fields artists we will provide all possible assistance.
KAUNAS AiR PROGRAMME
* Kaunas will provide an assistant to help with settling in the city (info about cultural institutions, events, useful places);
* Kaunas will organize introduction to the local artists’ community (in the form of meetings, etc., where the artist has to make a presentation of his/her work and art);
* The artists will have to have open days for visitors;
* Kaunas will make a final public presentation of the artworks created during the residency (a group exhibition of the 4 artists). The exhibition will be displayed in Kaunas, in co-operation with the Lithuanian Artists Association gallery “Drobė”, address Drobės St. 62 45181 Kaunas. Kaunas will organize the exhibition opening ceremony, media, publicity, will publish exhibition catalog;
* 1 artwork must remain for Kaunas Art Center (PI ‘Artkomas’).
WHO CAN APPLY
Artists of younger generation – born or resident – in any of the cities taking part in “CreArt 3.0. Network of Cities for Artistic Creation”: Kaunas (Lithuania), Liepaja (Latvia), Skopje (Northern Macedonia), Aveiro (Portugal), Valladolid (Spain), Venice (Italy), Clermont-Ferrand and Rouen (France), České Budějovice (Czech Republic), Lublin (Poland), Oulu (Finland), Regensburg (Germany), members of HDLU (Croatian Association of Fine Artists), Ukrainian artists through collaboration with Dialog from Lviv.”
Preference is given to works with a wide variety and diversity. It is necessary to have a degree in a field of art (university level). If the applicant does not have a university degree, proof of equivalent ability must be provided through his or her artistic career. In a period of five weeks you will work towards a final public presentation.
ARE YOU INTERESTED?
You should log in in the CreArt Network and click here to upload the following documentation required:
• ID or passport (scanned copy);
• A short version of your resume/CV;
• Documentation material recent and related to the project (not more then 5 pictures);
• A short written project proposal (not more than ½ of A4).
Only applications with complete information will be accepted. It must be submitted before March 02, 2026.
Kaunas AiR is going to consider your application and will inform you after March 9, 2026.
CONTACT: if you have questions you can contact creart@fmcva.org
Within the project:
Partners:
Co-funded by:
Co-funded by the European Union – CREA-CULT-2023-COOP. The views and opinions expressed are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official views of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor the European Commission can be held responsible for them. [Project number: 101128499]
Project is co-financed by the Government Office for Cooperation with NGOs.
The views expressed in this announcement are the sole responsibility of HDLU and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the Government Office for Cooperation with NGOs.
05 January 2026
LUKA KUŠEVIĆ
TELLURIC CURRENTS
12.1.-27.1.2026.
KARAS GALLERY
On Monday, 12th of January Luka Kušević opens his solo exhibition entitled Telluric currents at 7 pm in Karas Gallery (Ulica kralja Zvonimira 58).
In his foreword Luka Kušević emphasizes:
“In my work, I trace the movements, gestures, and vibrations from which earthly scenes are composed. It is not the scene itself that interests me, but the processes that precede it: the motions, flows, and transformations unfolding beneath the visible surface. In this sense, landscape serves as a starting point rather than the goal of the painting. I try to avoid lapsing into landscape painting, as it often immobilises movement and thereby closes off space for the unpredictable and aleatory. Instead of a stable image, I am interested in space in the making, space that is built through the very act of painting, through the constant mobilisation of colour and form.”
Biography:
Luka Kušević was born in Zagreb in 1993, where he completed his secondary education at the School of Applied Arts and Design. In 2017, he graduated in Painting from the Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb, in the class of Professor Zoltan Novak. He has been exhibiting solo since 2018, with notable solo exhibitions including those at Forum Gallery (2018), Matica Hrvatska Gallery (2022), SC Gallery (2022), PM/Extended Media Gallery (2024), and Kranjčar Gallery (2024). He has participated in numerous group exhibitions, including Erste Fragments 16 (2020), the 57th Zagreb Salon (2022), the 7th Biennial of Painting (2024), and the exhibition Y to Z: Construction Site of a New Generation at the National Museum of Modern Art (Octagon). At the 6th Biennial of Painting, he was co-awarded the Iva Vraneković – Vladimir Dodig Trokut Award. He lives and works in Zagreb.
The exhibition will be open during the period from 12.1. to 27.1.2026.
Working hours of Karas Gallery
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 4pm – 8pm
Tuesday, Saturday 10am – 1pm
On Sundays and Mondays closed.
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http://karasarthub.eu
Organizer: HDLU
With the support of: Ministry of Culture and Media of the Republic of Croatia, City of Zagreb
11 December 2025
On Wednesday, 17th of December Rodrigo Queirós opens his solo pop-exhibition entitled Vrtna skulptura (Jardim de Estátuas) at 7 pm in Karas Gallery (Ulica kralja Zvonimira 58).
The feeling of space, place and historical memory are interconnected in a city full of symbols and constructions, by choosing and rearranging some of these objects, a portrait of an imaginary place emerges. Physical heritage confronts us in our daily urban lives. Streets themselves were designed to direct you or make you feel in a certain way, also buildings, sumptuous gardens, public sculptures, anarchical graffiti or the unsuspecting garden gnomes known here as “Vrtni Patuljak”. These gnomes, similar to mythical leprechauns, remind me of the spanish “Duende” of inspiration:
“Duende is a quality, a resonance, that makes a performance unforgettable. It occurs when a performer is possessed, inhabited, by a force or compulsion coming from outside her or his own self. Duende is a ghost from the past. And it’s unforgettable because it visits the present in order to address the future.“
John Berger, Confabulations, 2016.
In Zagreb I found these small inhabitants of suburban homes as a new (perfect) form of democratic public art and culture in contemporary Croatia and European cities.
What can we learn from their mischievousness and humour?
Artist biography:
Rodrigo Carneiro Queirós (1994) is a Portuguese visual artist and founder of the Gallery/Atelier “Caldeiras” in the city of Porto. Recently he is researching in his artistic practice and PHD the “Confluence of Visual Arts and Architecture”, memory and public art.
The exhibition will be open on 18th and 19th of December from 2PM to 7PM.
10 December 2025
NATJEČAJ za izradu murala na trafostanicama
Hrvatsko društvo likovnih umjetnika raspisuje natječaj za umjetnike/-ice ili koautore za izvedbe murala na dvije trafostanice.
PRAVO SUDJELOVANJA
Pravo sudjelovanja imaju redoviti članovi HDLU-a (Trg žrtava fašizma 16, Zagreb). Status svog članstva možete provjeriti s Miranom Jurićem (tajnistvo@hdlu.hr).
ODABRANIM UMJETNICIMA OSIGURAT ĆE SE:
- umjetnički honorar u iznosu 1.700,00 EUR bruto 2
- materijal i tehnička oprema za izvođenje djela u najvišem iznosu do 700,00 EUR prema stvarnom trošku i ovisno o dimenziji rada
- promocija i predstavljanje umjetnika i rada
- fotografije i video u svrhu promocije
TRAFOSTANICE NA KOJIMA ĆE SE IZVODITI UMJETNIČKE INTERVENCIJE:
1. Cvjetno naselje – Aleja Vlade Antolića
2. Ulica Marice Barić 1
NAČIN PODNOŠENJA PRIJAVE:
Zainteresirani umjetnici trebaju dostaviti:
- Portfolio u kojem su predstavljeni dosad realizirani likovni radovi u javnom prostoru s naznačenom dimenzijom i lokacijom izvedbe te ostali likovni radovi koji najbolje predstavljanju vaše umjetničko stvaralaštvo – u PDF dokumentu max veličine 5 MB.
- Životopis na hrvatskom jeziku.
- Skicu murala koji bi izveli na predloženoj trafostanici, uz napomenu za koju, od predloženih trafostanica ste izveli skicu.
*Napomena: zbog tehničkih ograničenja, za realizaciju murala nije moguće koristiti projektor. - Napisati preferiranu lokaciju od dvije ponuđene, za izvedbu murala (krajnju odluku na kojoj će trafostanici izvoditi odabrani umjetnici donosi stručni tim, obzirom na sve pristigle prijave)
U slučaju koautora dodatno:
- Pisano obrazloženje motivacije zajedničkog rada.
- Dogovor o načinu raspodjele honorara po umjetnicima.
- Uz gore navedeno, primjer zajedničkih umjetničkih ostvarenja u javnom prostoru.
Prijave se šalju na e-mail trafostanice.hdlu@gmail.com.
Rok prijave je: 8. 1. 2026.
Nepotpune i/ili zakašnjele prijave neće se razmatrati.
PLAN REALIZACIJE:
- prijava umjetnika/-ce na natječaj do 8. 1. 2026.
- rezultati natječaja do 16. 1. 2026.
- Do sredine ožujka 2026. izvedba dvije umjetničke intervencije.
STRUČNI TIM:
Jelena Bando, Krešimir Belko, Tea Jurišić, Vida Meić, Pavle Pavlović.
Podnošenjem prijave umjetnik prihvaća UVJETE SUDJELOVANJA:
- sve gore navedene uvjete sudjelovanja
- ustupa pravo trajnog priopćavanja autorskog djela javnosti
- ustupa pravo reproduciranja autorskog djela za potrebe promocije i dokumentacije
- prihvaća sudjelovanje u promotivnim aktivnostima vezanim uz promociju autorskog djela i samog umjetnika (intervjui, izjave, fotografiranje, predstavljanje i sl.)
- prihvaća sugestije selektora o dimenziji rada i lokaciji izvedbe
- prihvaća sudjelovanje u svim gore navedenim aktivnostima
Pitanja se zaprimaju isključivo na e-mail trafostanice.hdlu@gmail.com.
Foto: Vanja Babić
Organizator:
Project Description
Skateholders is an ongoing cultural project based in České Budějovice and the South Bohemian region (it is part of the European Capital of Culture 2028 programme in České Budějovice), aiming to support the development of skateboarding by strengthening community activities and activating public space. Together with skateboarders, architects, and local stakeholders, we work to expand skateboarding infrastructure in the city through small-scale architectural interventions.
At the same time, Skateholders uses skateboarding as a platform for international and local networking, education, and youth activation. As part of the sub-project Skateholders Forum, we organise a multi-day festival that includes performances, workshops, exhibitions, talks, and screenings with international guests. Connections established during the festival help us further develop social and cultural networks within the city and the region. We also seek to collaborate with local educational institutions and NGOs and to create an inclusive, low-threshold skate school with overlap into other creative and community activities.
One of our biggest achievements so far has been two successful editions of Skateholders Forum (2024 and 2025), an international event hosting workshops, screenings, talks, exhibitions, and skate sessions.
For the next edition (1st week of July 2026), we are preparing an interdisciplinary programme exploring DIY skateboarding from perspectives of craft, art, urbanism, community, and resistance. The festival will host the premiere of a documentary on Czech DIY skateparks by Javier Varillas, and an exhibition featuring photography, visual art, and artefacts related to DIY scenes and guerrilla interventions in urban space. In collaboration with several Czech DIY collectives, we will also build a new skate spot in České Budějovice.
Who Are We Looking For?
We are seeking one artist of younger generation (born, resident or domiciled) from one of the cities of the CreArt 3.0 network: Kaunas (Lithuania), Liepaja (Latvia), Skopje (Northern Macedonia), Aveiro (Portugal), Valladolid (Spain), Venice (Italy), Clermont-Ferrand and Rouen (France), České Budějovice (Czech Republic), Oulu (Finland), Regensburg (Germany), members of HDLU (Croatian Association of Fine Artists), Ukrainian artists through collaboration with Dialog from Lviv.
We are looking for an artist who:
- has a background in skateboarding, DIY culture, street culture, urban practices or adjacent fields;
- is interested in exploring DIY skateboarding as craft, art form, philosophy, lifestyle, grassroots urbanism, or civic resistance;
- is available for an approx. 5-week residency in České Budějovice in summer 2026, with mandatory presence during the Skateholders Forum (first week of July 2026).
Expected artistic outcome
Possible formats include:
- photographic series / photo exhibition / printed zine / drawings, illustration, comics / painting / sculpture or small artistic objects related to skateboarding
- spatial or site-specific installation / short film or video work
- Other formats are welcome if they conceptually fit the theme.
What We Offer
During your residency, we will welcome you into the České Budějovice skate community and introduce you to its history, key places, and active members. You will be connected with Javier Varillas, whose ongoing video project maps DIY skate communities across the entire Czech Republic, as well as with a local Czech artist currently developing an artistic video work about the skate scene in České Budějovice. These connections will provide a deeper insight into both the local and national DIY culture and will enrich your artistic research
- travel costs within CreArt network cities
- accommodation for the full residency period
- material budget: 1,000 EUR
- artist fee: 1,000 EUR (including food expenses)
- working space arranged individually based on medium/needs
Schedule & Selection Process
Application period:– 28 February 2026
Selection by: 31 March 2026
Residency duration: approx. 5 weeks 1. 6. – 5. 7 2026 (can be split into two periods If it is necessary for the project) – mandatory presence during Skateholders Forum: first week of July 2026
The selection will be carried out by a committee of experts in skateboarding, DIY culture, public space, and contemporary art.
A short online interview with the selected artist will take place by the end of March.
Residency logistics (travel, accommodation, timeline) will be confirmed in the first week of April.
How to Apply
Applications must be submitted via the CreArt platform
Your application must include:
- Portfolio (optional but strongly recommended) relevant to the project focus
- CV (curriculum vitae)
- Motivation letter (max. 1000 words) describing your artistic concept for the residency
- the materials/media you plan to work with
- your connection to skateboarding, DIY practice, or street culture
- why you want to work in České Budějovice and how you engage with skate communities
For inquiries about the Open Call – contact project coordinator of the project Skateholders
martin.kalensky@
Within the project:
Partners:
Co-funded by:
Co-funded by the European Union – CREA-CULT-2023-COOP. The views and opinions expressed are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official views of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor the European Commission can be held responsible for them. [Project number: 101128499]
Project is co-financed by the Government Office for Cooperation with NGOs.
The views expressed in this announcement are the sole responsibility of HDLU and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the Government Office for Cooperation with NGOs.
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