Category: Events
HDLU LAUNCHES CREART ART IN PUBLIC SPACE 2024: KARAS+KVART
DESCRIPTION:
Karas Gallery is an exhibition space of the Croatian Association of Fine Artists (HDLU) with a long tradition of activity in the contemporary art scene. After many years of activity at Praška 4, since 2018, it has been operating at the address Kralja Zvonimira 58.
Recognizing the need for redefining and creating 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 2 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 KARAS+KVART 2024 project, Luana Lojić has been invited to participate, and an international artist – Karl Iaro from Regensburg was selected through the Open call.
Luana Lojić (1991) deals with applied cosmophilia and internet nomadism. From poetry for stones to live installations, videos, films, voiceovers, and live art addressing the relationship between humans and the systems, perceptions, and materialities surrounding them, her work seeks to understand natural processes beyond and within the concept of senses. She has received numerous awards for her work.
Karl Iaro (1994) studied industrial design in Regensburg with stays abroad (study/internship) in Barcelona and Porto. Light is his main fascination, which is why he is often called an artist of light.
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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]
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.
13 June 2024
SHORT AIR WITHIN “FESTIVAL OPEN FORM. WILENSKA” LUBLIN (POLAND)
5-11 AUGUST
Lublin invites 2 artists from CreArt Network, within the framework of the Annual Festival. The artists will be supervised by Marta Ryczkowska – PhD in art history, university lecturer, contemporary art critic, curator of exhibitions and festivals, educator, animator of cultural activities. Participants will be provided with all conditions to be inspired by the space of the estate, and the projects will be developed taking into account the specificity of the place and local identity.
CONDITIONS: The artist will receive an artistic fee of 700 euros (after signing a contract in advance).The organizer will provide accommodation, a studio for creative work and the cost of materials. The artist will cover travel costs on his/her own.
DEADLINE: Applications must be sent by July 3, 2024, through the CreArt application and mail to creart3.0@lublin.eu
AiR IN CHALET LECOQ CLERMONT-FERRAND (FRANCE)
3 OCT-29 NOVEMBER
Clermont-Ferrand is organizing a two-month residency for 3 visual artists at Chalet Lecoq. It will select 2 artists from the CreArt network and 1 from Clermont-Ferrand. The Chalet Lecoq welcomes international artists in residence throughout the year. It offers a privileged setting, with a two-bedroom apartment and a fully equipped workspace. Both in the center of town and in an atypical location in the middle of a public garden, the Chalet Lecoq invites reflection on the relationship between nature and the urban space.
CONDITIONS
• residency grant: 3 000 € / artist for the two-month residency (1 500 € / month)
• production costs: 600 € / artist
• for European artists, reimbursement of round-trip travel expenses (up to 500 € )
• an end-of-residency presentation may be organized, in discussion with the artists hosted.
DEADLINE: Applications should be sent by 7th July through the CreArt intranet.
AIR IN GALERÍAS VA VALLADOLID (SPAIN)
21 OCT- 13 DECEMBER
Valladolid will select 3 artists to work on their artistic projects for 8 weeks in Galerías VA in Valladolid, between 21st October to 13th December 2024. The selection criteria will seek to represent the quality and diversity of the different visual arts. There is no age limitation. However, it is necessary to have a degree in an artistic field at the university level (or, alternatively, prove an equivalent ability through their artistic career).
CONDITIONS
Travel expenses to Valladolid for artists from other cities in the Network (round-trip plane ticket from their CreArt city -or from the closest one that communicates with Madrid- and train ticket between Madrid and Valladolid).
Artist fee of 1.500 € (NET amount)
Production costs (if needed) up to 600 €.
Accommodation in apartament close to Galerías VA, and one studio per artist.
Organization of Final Open Studio/exhibition
DEADLINE: Applications should be sent by 18th August.
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Partners:
Supported 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]
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.
11 June 2024
The last resident within the European project AFAR is artist Iza Tarasewicz (PL). She was born in 1981 in Białystok, Poland. Her sculptural installations take the form of modular, flexible, mobile, and reconfigurable display systems that combine a raw and modest functionalism with formal logics found in the natural world, scientific experimentation, and graphs and diagrams — figures of thought and charts of relation that systematize knowledge and data and abstractly describe the interaction of phenomena. The artist gets inspiration for her work from the atomism of classical Greek philosophy and from the reality-explanations of 20th-century quantum physics and chaos-theory. Her statues and object-assemblages that may be combined into installations are generated into systems filled with energy, formed from hardly identifiable organic and inorganic materials. She lives and works in Kolonia Koplany, Poland.
As part of the residency, Iza will familiarize herself with the local art scene through visits to studios and exhibitions and will create a new artistic work related to the main themes of the project: ecology, sustainability, heritage, and textile arts. This work will be exhibited at the final exhibitions in Zagreb, Vienna, and Bucharest. In addition to the artistic work, she will also give a lecture at the Putolovac Gallery, June 25, at 7:30 pm, followed by a discussion with Leonida Kovač (AFAR Talk), in cooperation with the discursive program of the doctoral study of Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb
The Artists for Artists Residency Network, a two-year project (2023-2024), aims to improve the mobility of contemporary visual artists and curators, while creating greater opportunities for women in the arts. The project takes place in four European partner countries – Romania, Germany, Croatia and Austria. The project focuses on the development of new international exchanges and transcultural dialogue and provides a number of new opportunities for art practitioners of all ages, in different artistic media, with a special emphasis on women in art and gender equality. The result of the project will be increased awareness of the importance of cultural mobility at local legislative levels, but also in the general public, especially in the current (post)crisis European context, strengthening EU affiliation and connection with contemporary visual art.
The project includes: 12 artist residencies in Zagreb (HR), Mulhouse (FR), Bucharest (RO) and in Săcel, Maramureș (RO), 4 curatorial residencies in Zagreb and Bucharest, 12 conferences in Zagreb, Bucharest and Vienna and 1 traveling international exhibition, which will first be shown to the public in Zagreb (HR), and then in Vienna (AT) and Bucharest (RO).
Within the project:
Project partners:
Supported by:
Co-funded by the European Union – CREA-CULT-2022-COOP. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.
[Project number: 101100309 ]
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.
On Saturday, June 8, 2024, the “Weaving Techniques” workshop was held as part of the European project Artists for Artists Residency Network (AFAR).
The workshop was led by prof. Nikolina Knežević Hrgović, mag.art.edu.
The workshop was designed with the goal of collaborating with local artists, establishing international connections, and encouraging their further work. Weaving is the process of interlacing at least two systems of threads at a right angle: the warp and the weft. This process results in flat or three-dimensional textile creations, depending on the weaving techniques we use. The application of hand weaving is very broad, ranging from clothing items, home textiles, decorative elements, spatial installations, etc. In the workshop “Weaving Techniques,” we delved into the secrets of this very old and esteemed craft. We learned about the history of weaving in Croatia, got to know the parts of the loom and weaving frame, and which materials and tools are used in hand weaving. Each participant worked on their own weaving frame and learned the processes of traditional techniques that contemporary weavers strive to maintain. We also mentioned some “newer” weaving techniques and how to connect tradition with contemporary artistic expression through the magic of threads.
Additionally, we got acquainted with the work of artist Megan Dominescu and the rug hooking technique.
The Artists for Artists Residency Network, a two-year project (2023-2024), aims to improve the mobility of contemporary visual artists and curators, while creating greater opportunities for women in the arts. The project takes place in four European partner countries – Romania, Germany, Croatia and Austria. The project focuses on the development of new international exchanges and transcultural dialogue and provides a number of new opportunities for art practitioners of all ages, in different artistic media, with a special emphasis on women in art and gender equality. The result of the project will be increased awareness of the importance of cultural mobility at local legislative levels, but also in the general public, especially in the current (post)crisis European context, strengthening EU affiliation and connection with contemporary visual art.
The project includes: 12 artist residencies in Zagreb (HR), Mulhouse (FR), Bucharest (RO) and in Săcel, Maramureș (RO), 4 curatorial residencies in Zagreb and Bucharest, 12 conferences in Zagreb, Bucharest and Vienna and 1 traveling international exhibition, which will first be shown to the public in Zagreb (HR), and then in Vienna (AT) and Bucharest (RO).
Within the project:
Project partners:
Supported by:
Co-funded by the European Union – CREA-CULT-2022-COOP. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.
[Project number: 101100309 ]
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.
04 June 2024
We are bringing you photos from yesterday’s AFAR Talk with Megan Dominescu (RO) and Sven Jozić (HR): Slowly But Boldly Going Nowhere: A map of artistic practice and visual upbringing, as part of the European project Artists for Artists Residency Network (AFAR), aimed at improving the mobility of contemporary visual artists and curators, thus creating greater opportunities for women in the arts. This project takes place in four European partner countries – Romania, Germany, Croatia, and Austria. The Talk took place in cooperation with the Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb, as part of the course Introduction to the Theory of Art, by associate professor Josip Zanki, Ph.D.
In conversation with Sven Jozić, Megan Dominescu explored the diverse references and drives behind an artistic practice and how seemingly contrasting ideas can merge to create a unified result. Humor was an essential element that was deconstructed and examined throughout the talk. The discussion revolved around her textile creations, comics, the brand Good Boy Security, her academic education, and the cultural differences between the USA, where she grew up, and Bucharest, where she lives.
Within the project:
Project partners:
Supported by:
Co-funded by the European Union – CREA-CULT-2022-COOP. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them. [Project number: 101100309 ]
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.
29 May 2024
Megan Dominescu (RO) and Sven Jozić (HR)
in cooperation with the Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb, as part of the course Introduction to the Theory of Art, by associate professor Josip Zanki, Ph.D.
3.6.2024, 7pm
Academy of Fine Arts – Rudolfa Kolaka 12
This talk will be exploring the diverse references and drives behind an artistic practice and how seemingly contrasting ideas can merge to create a unified result. Humor is an essential element that will be deconstructed and examined throughout the talk.
Megan Dominescu (RO) – a visual artist based in Bucharest, Romania with a background in painting and origins in Washington, D.C. She uses various mediums in her work but has focused mainly on textiles in recent years. Her works range from large-scale hand-made tapestries to embroidered interventions to textile sculptures. Megan also has started an animal (and sometimes human) clothing brand, GoodBoySecurity. Megan is a founding member at Moxa20 Studio/Gallery.
Sven Jozić (HR) is a student of Philosophy and Indology at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in Zagreb, a regular visitor and active collaborator in the exhibitions production and cultural events in the city of Zagreb through the philosophical art association Kružok, where he is the head of the editorial office. In 2017, he started promoting “world” music in cultural centers throughout Croatia to expand the media space of the sometimes truly forgotten musical arts of the world through “Hvala Sven Katalog”. In 2024, he became a member of the “Drugačija glazba” project, which is implemented through the Program of the Autonomous Cultural Center and where he is the program manager.
The Artists for Artists Residency Network, a two-year project (2023-2024), aims to improve the mobility of contemporary visual artists and curators while creating greater opportunities for women in the arts. The project takes place in four European partner countries – Romania, Germany, Croatia and Austria. The project focuses on the development of new international exchanges and transcultural dialogue and provides a number of new opportunities for art practitioners of all ages, in different artistic media, with a special emphasis on women in art and gender equality. The result of the project will be increased awareness of the importance of cultural mobility at local legislative levels, but also in the general public, especially in the current (post)crisis European context, strengthening EU affiliation and connection with contemporary visual art.
The project includes: 12 artist residencies in Zagreb (HR), Mulhouse (FR), Bucharest (RO) and in Săcel, Maramureș (RO), 4 curatorial residencies in Zagreb and Bucharest, 12 conferences in Zagreb, Bucharest and Vienna and 1 traveling international exhibition, which will first be shown to the public in Zagreb (HR), and then in Vienna (AT) and Bucharest (RO).
Within the project:
Project partners:
Supported by:
Co-funded by the European Union – CREA-CULT-2022-COOP. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them. [Project number: 101100309 ]
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.
28 May 2024
IVAN OŠTARČEVIĆ
VAMPIRE BALL
4.-25.6.2024.
KARAS GALLERY
On Tuesday, 4.6.2024. Ivan Oštarčević opens his solo exhibition entitled Vampire Ball, at 7 pm in Karas Gallery (Ulica kralja Zvonimira 58).
In their foreword, Antonela Solenički i Petar Vranjković emphasize:
“Oštarčević’s work reflects deep dilemmas and paradoxes of the human condition, raising questions about our ability to change and survive. Through the symbolism of skulls, the artist reminds us of the transience and fragility of human life while simultaneously exploring our attempts to remain relevant even after our own extinction. These themes are classically associated with philosophical reflections on existential fears, the search for meaning, and the pursuit of immortality through the creation and preservation of culture.
With Vampire Ball, Oštarčević affirms human immutability and inertia, creating a kind of time capsule filled with human vanity and efforts to survive and outlive both their own and future times. Dystopian thoughts about future times nonetheless suggest that it is time to look at the here and now – our present becomes our future unless significant changes occur. It is up to the observer to decide whether Vampire Ball is merely satire or a real possibility of a broken tomorrow.”
Biography:
Illustrator, graphic artist, painter and muralist born in Zagreb in 1990, where he enrolled and completed his studies at the Academy of Fine Arts, at the Department of Art Education. He graduated in September 2015 and is a member of the Croatian Association of Fine Artists (HDLU) and the Alpbach Club Croatia, and is represented by the Kolekcionart platform.
He has exhibited in nineteen solo and several group exhibitions in Croatia and abroad, including the Painting Biennale, Triennial of Sculpture, Triennial of Graphic Arts, and the Karas Gallery. He participated in the Croatian Association of Fine Artists’ residency in Leipzig and is active on the exhibition scene. His most recent solo exhibition was held at the Kamba Garage titled “Song of the Century.” Due to his active involvement in mural painting, he has participated in various Art Park programs, painted at Lauba during the “Non-Aligned” in 2020, at the “Zen Opuzen” festival, and in February 2019, he painted a mural in the Remetinec prison as part of the Croatian Association of Fine Artists’ project “Revitalization of Prison Space with Art.”
The exhibition will be open during the period from 4. to 25.6.2024.
Working hours of Gallery Karas
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 4pm – 8pm
Tuesday, Saturday 10am – 1pm
On Sundays and Mondays closed.
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Organizer: HDLU
With the support of: Ministry of Culture and Media of the Republic of Croatia, City of Zagreb
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