DOMAGOJ BURILOVIĆ
DORF
19.11.-6.12.2025.
KARAS GALLERY
On Wednesday, 19th of November Domagoj Burilović opens his solo exhibition entitled Dorf at 7 pm in Karas Gallery (Ulica kralja Zvonimira 58).

In his foreword Domagoj Burilović emphasizes:
„The current emigration of the population most directly contributes to the destruction of villages, as they do not provide an adequate quality of life. Post offices, health centres, shops, and schools are closing… houses are abandoned, yards overgrown with weeds. Historic architecture is the first to decay. Most of these structures are deserted and dilapidated, and some of the photographed buildings collapsed shortly after being photographed.
Inscribed in the rural architecture of Slavonia is the historical prosperity of the region, but also its present-day decline, a thread connecting two opposing migratory waves. The irony of history lies in the fact that Germans once settled Slavonian villages and improved the quality of life, and now it is precisely the rural population who are largely moving to Germany in search of a better life. ”
Biography:
Domagoj Burilović is born in 1987 in Vinkovci. Graduated in Painting from the Academy of Arts in Split in 2012. Through photography, he addresses political and social themes, and in recent years has focused on the current emigration from Slavonia. He has exhibited in numerous group and solo exhibitions in Croatia and abroad. His works have received awards and have been included in various collections.
The exhibition will be open during the period from 19.11. to 6.12.2025.
Working hours of Karas Gallery
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

CreArt Oulu and a non-profit organization Oulu Urban Culture are opening an open residency call for artists of younger generation in the CreArt network as part of the art program production for the Frozen People festival.
Frozen People is a winter festival of electronic music and northern art in Oulu. The event is part of the Oulu2026 – European Capital of Culture program. Frozen People will be held outdoors on 28 February 2026, defying weather conditions by the frozen sea. The festival offers brutal and unique winter conditions for the world’s coldest dance party and art experiences.
The goal of the residency open call is to invite artists to innovate and develop impressive installations for subarctic conditions, and create an art piece for the official art program of the Frozen People festival 2026.
The portfolio call is aimed at visual artists under 40 years old in the CreArt network. The Frozen People festival is looking for an installation suitable for the festival area that works in both daylight and darkness. The piece can combine, for example, light and media art, community and environmental art, and may also include performative elements. We hope for works that are eco-friendly and recyclable and do not leave traces in the environment after the festival ends. The artwork will be located on sea ice in an open seascape, so we hope they are large-scale and spectacular. The work can also utilize snow and ice, but please note that weather conditions can be challenging, and we do not recommend choosing work material based on snow and ice alone.
Overall schedule and eligible artists
The portfolio search is open from 7 November 2025 to 12 December 2025.
Artist and work selection will be made by 31 December 2025. Selected artist will be notified of the selection separately to initiate travel and accommodation arrangements. The artist and work selection is published as part of the communication of the CreArt 3.0 project and the Frozen People festival. One artist from the CreArt network is selected for the residency.
The artist applying for the residency must be under 40 years old and have been born or live in one of the cities in the CreArt 3.0 network: Kaunas (Lithuania), Liepaja (Latvia), Skopje (North Macedonia), Aveiro (Portugal), Valladolid (Spain), Lublin (Poland), Venice (Italy), Clermont-Ferrand and Rouen (France), Ceske Budejovice (Czech Republic) and Regensburg (Germany).
In addition, HDLU (Croatian Association of Fine Artists) members can apply for the residency period. Ukrainian artists apply in cooperation with Lviv Artistic Council Dialogue.
The residency period is 28 January – 3 March 2026 (five weeks) and the work will be exhibited at the Frozen People festival on 28 February 2026. The location of the artwork is selected according to the work plan, coordinated by the CreArt Oulu, located outdoors in the festival area.
Description of the work plan
The work plan for the residency must include a brief description of the work to be created, the materials and other supplies used and its technical requirements, the working process and the artistic theme of the work (max. length two A4 pages). The outdoor installation must withstand brutal winter conditions and must not pose any danger to the public. The artist applying for the residency must submit a CV and a portfolio (including work samples in a suitable file format) and a copy of the passport.
Residence fees and other costs
The residency’s work plan must detail an estimate of the materials related to the work’s implementation. Required materials are allocated max. €1,500. Recycled materials are preferred in the execution of the work.
The residency period in Oulu includes
-the artist’s fee of €2,500/gross
-daily allowances for working days in Oulu (€53/day)
-travel expenses: direct trips between the artist’s hometown and Oulu
-accommodation studio apartment in the center of Oulu (5 weeks)
– workspace in artist community in Pikisaari island, located near the city center (5 weeks)
A co-operation agreement with CreArt Oulu will be drawn up for the implementation of the selected work.
Selection criteria
The artworks are selected by a professional jury coordinated by the CreArt project coordinator. The work plan must support the goals of the festival and the CreArt 3.0 project in general.
Portfolio delivery and application deadline
The open call deadline is Friday 12 December 2025.
Register on the intranet of the CreArt project and upload your portfolio in the OPEN CALLS section by 12 December 2025.
More information
For inquiries about the Open Call:
Project Coordinator Taina Kulmala, taina.kulmala@ouka.fi, tel. +358 401217718
For inquiries about the Frozen People Festival:
Heikki Myllylahti, heikki@
Inka Koutaniemi, inka@urbanculture.fi, tel. +358 50 410 9187
Oulu Urban Culture
https://www.instagram.com/
Oulu2026
Oulu – City of Media Arts
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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]
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.
The long-awaited report by the OMC expert group on the topic of “culture and health” has been published – a key document, the European Union publication Culture and Health – Time to Act, which analyses the role of culture and the arts in promoting health and well-being. The full report is currently available in English, and a Croatian executive summary will be published soon.
Among the 55 projects featured in this publication are three Croatian examples of good practice, including the HDLU project Healing Nature, authored by Dr. Art. Melinda Šefčić and dr.phil. Lea Vidaković (p. 26).

What is Culture and Health – Time to Act?
The publication was created within the framework of the CultureForHealth initiative and brings together European projects that connect culture and health. Its goal is to raise awareness of the importance of cultural and artistic interventions in healthcare institutions and communities, and to showcase examples that bring real, positive change to the lives of citizens across the EU.
Healing Nature – Art as Therapy
The HDLU project Healing Nature, by Dr. Art. Melinda Šefčić and dr.phil. Lea Vidaković, received special recognition. The project is based on a holistic approach to healing and transforms hospital spaces into inspiring and calming environments through interactive animations and augmented reality (AR). A special focus is placed on children, including workshops for children without adequate parental care. Under the guidance of Dr. Šefčić, the children created drawings of endangered animals, birds, and insects, which will be incorporated into the final mural. A total of 55 artworks were produced, encouraging creativity, emotional development, and a sense of community.
International Cooperation and Social Engagement
The project is implemented in collaboration with partners from Portugal and Bulgaria, highlighting the international character and social responsibility of the initiative. Special emphasis is placed on social inclusion and the active participation of children from vulnerable groups in artistic creation.
Recognition at the European Level
The inclusion of the Healing Nature project in the EU publication confirms the quality and significance of this good practice model in integrating art and health. This recognition further supports the efforts of HDLU and Dr. Šefčić in promoting cultural interventions in healthcare institutions and raising awareness of the importance of art in fostering community well-being.
Alongside Healing Nature, two other Croatian examples of good practice are featured in the publication: Born to Read, by the Ministry of Culture and Media of the Republic of Croatia, and Film in the Hospital, by the association Children Meet Art / Seventh Continent Film Programme.
More information about the publication
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Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them.
[Project Number: 101173267]
Project is co-financed by the Government Office for Cooperation with NGOs.
Co-funded by the Government Office for Cooperation with NGOs of the Republic of Croatia. The views expressed in this release are the sole responsibility of the Croatian Association of Fine Artists and do not necessarily reflect the stance of the Government Office for Cooperation with NGOs of the Republic of Croatia.
JIAO GUO
THE GRASS IS STALKING YOU
29.10.-16.11.2025.
KARAS GALLERY
On Wednesday, 29th of October Jiao Guo opens her solo exhibition entitled The Grass is Stalking You at 7 pm in Karas Gallery (Ulica kralja Zvonimira 58).

In her foreword, Petra Galović emphasizes:
“The intermedial installation titled The Grass Is Stalking You by the artist Jiao Guo is a kind of case study of such an experiment in re-imagining and remapping the meaning of a non-human entity – ordinary grass. (…)
By dissecting the models of existing and possible perceptions of grass in a branched intermedial installation, Guo takes the position of a subtle storyteller who poses a series of questions to the viewer and sets out a spectrum of possibilities of what grass is and what it could be. By juxtaposing different media – from original and modified photographs, collages, objects found in nature, wood engravings, her own poems and those of canonical authors, printouts from web pages to an interactive projection – Guo questions our perception of such concepts as the natural and artificial, analogue and digital, organic and geometric structures, as well as our need to inscribe certain meanings into them and occasionally obscure their boundaries.
Biography:
Jiao Guo (Shenyang, 1987) is an intermedial artist based in Zagreb. She currently focuses on materiality, the ways in which narratives about nature are constructed, the overlaps between geology, ecology and contemporary life, and how bodily experience intertwines with technology and non-human entities. Her practice is often process-oriented, and she creates assemblages using materials gathered both from nature and from everyday environments – often recycling objects that have lost their original function.
The exhibition will be open during the period from 29.10. to 16.11.2025.
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

From October 10 to 12, 2025, two new exhibitions by international artists will be on view at Jochen Hempel Art Gallery – “Between” by Kristaps Priede (Latvia) and “Dear Babies…” by Klara Rusan Klarxy (Croatia). The exhibition is part of the residency De/Construction of Painting, as part of the European project CreArt 3.0.
DE/CONSTRUCTION OF PAINTING CONCEPT:
The project De/construction of Painting encourages and addresses contemporary artistic practices within the context of the visual arts center of Eastern Germany, Leipzig, which has transformed into a global hub for the arts with a focus on the painting scene. The former industrial complex Spinnerei in the Plagwitz district spans 10 hectares and has been almost entirely renovated, now serving as the heart of the local and international art scene with 12 galleries, the non-profit art center Halle 14, and around a hundred resident artists. The residency program De/construction of Painting tries to answer the following questions:
Part of this year’s residency program takes place within the EU project CreART 3.0, a European network of medium-sized cities aimed at exchanging experiences and best practices to promote contemporary art through a continuous transnational mobility program for emerging artists, curators, and cultural workers, in order to maximize the economic, social, and cultural contributions that creativity can bring to local communities. As part of the EU project CreART 3.0, 4 residencies will take place in Leipzig in 2024, each lasting 5 weeks, including 2 Croatian and 2 foreign artists from the network of cities.
Project web page: https://residencyleipzig.hdlu.hr/
ABOUT THE ARTISTS:
Kristaps Priede (b. 1990, Latvia) is a Latvian conceptual artist whose multidisciplinary practice spans painting, sculpture, documentary photography, installations, and performance. His work delves into contemporary social, political, and environmental issues, using contrast and transformation as central tools to explore destruction and renewal. Priede adapts his methods to each project, often blending natural and man-made elements to challenge perception and provoke reflection. Rooted in both critical inquiry and emotional depth, his art invites viewers to confront inner and societal tensions—offering space for identification, catharsis, and change. With a strong commitment to environmental and human rights concerns, Priede’s practice seeks not just to raise awareness, but to inspire dialogue and collective action through art.
Klara Rusan (b. 1993, Croatia) earned a bachelor’s degree at Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb at the department of Animated Film and the New Media. Plans of pursuing a career in animation were superseded by her receiving a Masters in Authorial Illustration at the Falmouth University of Art in 2017. Her graduate thesis earned recognition as she was the recipient of the ‘Masters of Art Illustration Authorial Practice: Award for Outstanding Creative Writing’. While being a participant in a number of group exhibitions (36 Mountains festival of illustration, Erste fragmenti, To be continued…comics and visual culture in Croatia), she held her debut solo exhibition at the Oris House of Architecture in 2018 where she presented her first graphic novel Where Do People Go After They Die?. In 2024. she had her first international solo exhibition ADHD – Pool of thoughts.
Address: Jochen Hempel Art Gallery, Spinnereistrasse 7, Halle 4, Leipzig, Germany.
Opening: October 10 at 7:00 PM.
Opening hours: October 11 and 12, from 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
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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]
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.
CREART 3.O. / KARAS+KVART
DANYIL MERKULOV & PETAR VRANJKOVIĆ
TEMPORARILY ABANDONED SPACES
9.-24.10.2025.
KARAS GALLERY

This years’ Karas+kvart residency program brings intertwined works by Croatian transmedial artist based in Barcelona, Petar Vranjković and Ukrainian sound artist and musician based in Berlin, Danyil Merkulov together.
The residency began intensely with prior meetings, brainstorms and open discussions which looked at the topics of spaces, its functions and liveability. Once in Zagreb, artists quickly started to notice the complex relations of private and public spaces, physical and digital extensions, the city’s beauty and collective neglect of in-between spaces. In this context, Karas Gallery courtyard was chosen as it illustrates Zagreb’s modernist architecture, which pays special attention to shared and public space, as well as urban planning, but nowadays, the same are often out of its original function, sometimes abandoned, other times just forgotten. This type of “opposition”, or better said, two-sides of the same, is the driving force in the processual sound piece.
“Temporarily abandoned spaces” is an exploration of dualities that shouldn’t be seen as contrary, nor exclusive, but rather co-existing and leaving enough room for a re-write. Therefore, the central artwork is a soundscape that records and brings the slow and abandoned reality of the courtyard to the gallery, serving as an intangible reminder of the spaces we wish not to confront. The soundscape, though, isn’t a fixed “place” nor a static gesture, but rather it opens itself towards further meanings, including the ones which will be gathered through the public program, further exploration and reflection of the living and vivid spaces of its close neighbourhood.
PROGRAM
Soft launch of the still-in-process project
Thursday, 9th of October at 6pm
Come and hang, listen and share
Contact mic workshop (w/ Tin Dožić)
Wednesday, 15th of October at 10am
Make your own contact mic and listen to usually secluded sounds. Apply via karas.hdlu@gmail.com as there is a limit
Reli po galerijama
Friday, 17th of October, from 5 to 10.30pm
Participate in the manifestation Reli po galerijama and visit us at the closing, as we are preparing an ambient DJ session
Field recording / Favorite places*
Saturday, 18th of October at 10am
The workshop will be held by artists-in-residency and is intended for children (10 years and up). Translation to Croatian is provided, as well as all the equipment. Apply via karas.hdlu@gmail.com as there is a limit
Opening of the layered soundscape
Tuesday, 21st of October at 6pm
Come and hang out and listen (some) more
*In case of large interest, there is a possibility to organise another workshop (for kids and/or grown-ups), just let us know.
Stay tuned!
Karas Gallery working hours:
Tuesday – Friday: 2 – 7pm
Saturday: 10am – 2pm
And if you want to meet the artists, join us at the gallery on Tuesdays and Thursdays between 5 and 7pm.
About the artists
Danyil Merkulov
As an Ukrainian artist based in Berlin, I create music that crosses borders between electronic sound, visual art, and live performance. My goal is to connect Berlin with other European creative hubs through collaboration, touring, and residencies. I believe in building sustainable networks that allow artists to share ideas, strengthen communities, and grow together.
Petar Vranjković
Petar Vranjković (b. 1997) is a transmedial artist and researcher who uses objects from archives, photography, video, printmaking, and design in his research– and artistic–based processes. He is interested in shaping memories and the idea of storytelling through artistic narratives. One of the central themes of his work is the intimate history of the individual, which is an interpretation of the heritage, tradition, and culture of a community and time.
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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]
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.

The City of Lublin is opening a recruitment process and inviting artists from the CreArt network to apply for a 4-week artistic residency in Lublin, from November 5 to December 6, 2025.
CITY OF LUBLIN
Lublin is a medium-sized city in eastern Poland. It is a thriving scientific and cultural center. Considered a city at the crossroads of Eastern and Western culture, in the past it had an international character, with a large Jewish population living here. Lublin is home to numerous cultural institutions, museums and galleries, as well as non-governmental organizations that animate cultural life. There are large festivals such as Carnaval Sztukmistrzów, Night of Culture, East Of Culture – Different Sounds and others. Lublin is competing for the title of European Capital of Culture 2029.
WARSZTATY KULTURY (WORKSHOPS OF CULTURE)
Warsztaty Kultury is a local government cultural institution of the city of Lublin, established in 2009. The institution conducts long-term development and education programs based on a community of Lublin cultural operators and recipients, working together and supporting each other. The institution is located at 5a Grodzka Street and 7 Grodzka Street in Lublin’s Old Town.
The mission of Warsztaty Kultury: “We are the heart and mind behind a variety of open and non-standard activities in Lublin. Our programming focuses on promoting the practice of “active culture”. We enthusiastically support and implement long-term development plans based on a sense of community among Lublin’s cultural operators and recipients, acting together and supporting one another. We create culture that is modern, interactive, interdisciplinary and innovative.
We cooperate with artists and institutions from Poland and abroad. We have developed highly efficient methods of cultural education, management and animation. The everyday application of modern technologies in cultural education and in the promotion of cultural heritage also form the core of our mission.
We also organize the four largest summer festivals in Lublin: Night of Culture, East of Culture – Different Sounds, Carnaval Sztukmistrzów and Re:tradition – The Jagiellonian Fair. All of them are rooted in Lublin’s history and traditions, have become an integral part of the city’s cultural landscape and activate the local community”.
More info:
https://warsztatykultury.pl/pl/
https://www.facebook.com/WarsztatyKultury/
CREART AiR PROGRAMME
Within the framework of CreArt 3.0, the city of Lublin and the Warsztaty Kultury launch a residency for 2 artists of younger generation, one from Lublin and one from the CreArt network. Artists in residence will have a mentor to help them to establish in the city (information on cultural institutions, events, useful places…), for their presentation to the artistic community in the city and support in the development and presentation of the project. The last week will be spent putting together a small exhibition, open studio or performance so the residents can share their final works (selected by the mentor and the organization) with the citizens of the hosting town and have some foreign feedback.
RESIDENCY DURATION: 4 weeks
RESIDENCY DATES: November 5 – December 6, 2025
WHO CAN APPLY?
We invite artists working in any field of art – regardless of medium, discipline, or form of expression (e.g., visual arts, music, literature, theater, dance, performance, interdisciplinary activities). A university degree in art or documented artistic achievements demonstrating equivalent competences are required.
Applications must be strictly individual. Applications submitted by artist collectives will not be accepted.
Proposed activities must be site-specific – meaning they must be directly linked to the context of the location and public space. We are interested in projects that involve the temporary capture of space, creating new ways of experiencing the city and its surroundings.
GRANT AND CONDITIONS
DOCUMENTS
The following attached documentation is required in a single PDF document:
Evaluation criteria
We will pay particular attention to projects that:
APPLICATION
Only complete and timely applications will be considered. Artists will be selected by a jury of Lublin contemporary art professionals from Warsztaty Kultury. The committee is not obliged to provide reasons for its decision. The shortlist will be published on the CreArt website. The participation in this call implies the acceptance of these bases, and the artists selected should include a reference in all their future communications that they have been selected to participate in the CreArt Artists in Residence program in Lublin, project co-funded by the European Union – Creative Europe program.
In case of any questions, please contact: creart3.0@lublin.eu.
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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]
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.