CreArtivci
Exhibition of Elementary and High School Students
26–27 May 2026
Karas Gallery

On Tuesday, 26 May at 6 PM, the exhibition CreArtivci, featuring works by elementary and high school students, will open at Karas Gallery. The exhibition is the result of an educational programme developed within the framework of the European project CreArt 3.0.

The CreArt Educational Program is part of the European project CreArt 3.0 and aims to improve collaboration between local schools, cultural institutions, non-governmental organisations, independent professionals, and companies in the cultural and creative sector. The programme builds and strengthens intergenerational connections, creates a network for the exchange of cultural education, and encourages the future participation of schoolchildren in the cultural life of the city. Over the course of three years, the programme has involved 76 schools in partner cities of the project, more than 4,500 students and teachers, and 47 artists.

The Croatian Association of Fine Artists (HDLU) connected its latest educational programme with the exhibition 8th Biennial of Painting, organised by HDLU at Klovićevi dvori Gallery from 28 April to 21 June 2026.

This edition included 6 schools (Jabukovac Elementary School, Miroslav Krleža Elementary School, Ivan Gundulić Elementary School, Fifth Gymnasium, Seventh Gymnasium, and Tenth Gymnasium), involving more than 120 students and 6 teachers and educators. The programme consisted of guided exhibition tours accompanied by educational booklets with assignments for children aged 6–11 and 12–16, as well as workshops held in schools under the mentorship of the following artists: Ivana Fischer, Slaven Kosanović, Mia Maraković, Luisa Pascu, Tara Stanić, and Šimun Tolić.

Tenth Gymnasium during the guided tour

 

Miroslav Krleža Elementary School during the guided tour

Following the guided tours, six workshops with artists were organised, resulting in student artworks that will be presented at the exhibition in Karas Gallery.

Workshop led by Šimun Tolić at Jabukovac Elementary School

 

 

Workshop led by Luisa Pascu at Seventh Gymnasium

 

PARTICIPANTS:

Schools: Jabukovac Elementary School, Miroslav Krleža Elementary School, Ivan Gundulić Elementary School, Fifth Gymnasium, Seventh Gymnasium, Tenth Gymnasium

Artists: Ivana Fischer, Slaven Kosanović, Mia Maraković, Luisa Pascu, Tara Stanić, Šimun Tolić

Teachers: Mirna Ferenček, Ivona Jurić Kljajo, Iris Kudumija, Petra Mihanović, Vesna Mišljenović, Darija Odorčić Matijević

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CreArt is a network of 13 medium-sized European cities aimed at exchanging experiences and good practices in fostering contemporary art through an ongoing transnational mobility programme for emerging artists, curators, and cultural professionals, to maximise the economic, social, and cultural contributions that creativity can bring to local communities (#stringing_together). At the same time, CreArt 3.0 pushes boundaries (#pushboundaries) beyond the visual arts by strengthening other artistic practices such as performing arts and music. A new collaboration has also been initiated with a non-governmental organisation based in Lviv to support Ukrainian artists. Participating cities include: Kaunas, Liepāja, Skopje, Aveiro, Valladolid, Lublin, Venice, Clermont-Ferrand, Rouen, České Budějovice, Oulu, and Regensburg. The project includes 45 residency programmes in 15 European cities, more than 39 public events celebrating the European Month of Creativity across 13 network cities, 13 educational programmes to strengthen creativity and knowledge of contemporary art, 18 street art festivals, 10 annual gallery festivals in 9 cities, and 6 European conferences and study visits.

 

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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]
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Exhibition Opening: 26 May 2026 at 6 PM

Opening Hours on 27 May 2026: 11 AM – 7 PM