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CreArt 3.0 OPEN CALL: ARTIST IN RESIDENCE IN KAUNAS/LITHUANIA 2026

07 January 2026

 

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.

 

Luka Kušević – TELLURIC CURRENTS in Karas Gallery

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.”

PREFACE

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

Rodrigo Queirós – Vrtna skulptura in Karas Gallery

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.

NATJEČAJ za izradu murala na trafostanicama

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

Link na lokaciju

Link na više fotografija

 

2. Ulica Marice Barić 1

Link na lokaciju

Link na više fotografija

 

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:

 

 

CreArt 3.0 OPEN CALL: AiR PROGRAM SKATEHOLDERS HOSTED BY ČESKÉ BUDĚJOVICE (CZ)

05 December 2025

 

 

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.
 

2024 report

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@budejovice2028.cz 

 

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.

 

CreArt OULU INVITES ONE ARTIST FROM THE NETWORK TO PRESENT EXHIBITION IN GALLERIA MABD WITHIN EU MONTH OF CREATIVITY 2026

26 November 2025

CreArt Oulu and Galleria MABD are opening a call for artists of younger generation in the CreArt network as part of the European Month of Creativity festival in Oulu in May 2026. 

Galleria MABD is a privately owned gallery located in one of the Oulu landmarks in Oulu city centre. Galleria MABD is part of the Oulu2026 European Capital of Culture program with a goal to internationalise the Oulu art scene, bring art to people, and build a network of artists and galleries, for making organising exhibitions abroad easier.

The open call is aimed at visual artists of younger generation in the CreArt network. We are looking for a complete exhibition setup that is easily transportable to Galleria MABD or can be produced in Oulu for the exhibition. There is about 90 m2 exhibition space to fill. Please note that Galleria MABD uses cords & hooks hanging system. No nails or screws can be used to hang artworks. All Galleria MABD’s exhibitions feature artworks for sale.

The goal of the call is to create an inspiring exhibition to introduce European art for Oulu residents and visitors alike as part of the European Month of Creativity in May 2026.

The exhibition call is open from 25 November to 5 January 2026. 

Artist selection will be made by 16 January 2026. Selected artist or the group of artists will be notified of the selection separately to initiate travel and accommodation arrangements. The artist or the group of artists are published as part of the communication of the CreArt project and Galleria MABD’s marketing campaigns.

The artist applying for the residency should be artists of younger generation, born or living 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 exhibition period is 6-31 May 2026 (four weeks). Installation period is 4-5 May 2026 (Monday-Tuesday). The vernissage of the exhibition is on Tuesday 5 May 2026.

Description of the work plan  

The work plan for the exhibition must include a brief description of the theme, introduction of the artist or the group of artists with photographs of the artwork suggested for the exhibition. The artist applying must submit a CV and a portfolio (including work samples in a suitable file format) and a copy of the passport.

Exhibition fees and other costs 

The exhibition plan must detail an estimate of the shipment of the artworks or the production costs onsite. After the exhibition, the works will be shipped without frames.

The exhibition period in Oulu includes:

-the artist’s fee of €500/gross for participation in the exhibition
-daily allowances for working days in Oulu (€53/day)
-travel expenses: direct trips between the artist’s hometown and Oulu
-maximum of one week accommodation, studio apartment in the center of Oulu, to install the exhibition and be present in the opening

A cooperation agreement with the CreArt Oulu will be drawn up for the implementation of the selected artist or group of artists.

Selection criteria 

The artist or the group of artists is selected by Galleria MABD’s gallerist Hanna Manninen based on the submitted work plans. The work plan must support the goals of the CreArt 3.0 project in general.

Portfolio delivery and application deadline

Register on the intranet of the CreArt project and upload your portfolio by the deadline of Monday 5 January 2026.

For inquiries about the Open Call: Project Coordinator Taina Kulmala, Taina.Kulmala@ouka.fi, tel. +358 40 1217 718.

For inquiries about Galleria MABD: Hanna Manninen, hanna@mabd.fi, tel. +358 40 1780 980.

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.

CreArt 3.0 OPEN CALL TO PARTICIPATE IN FESTIVAL FOR EMERGING ARTISTS CreaVA 26 IN VALLADOLID

20 November 2025

CreArt Valladolid opens a new call to invite an artist from the CreArt Network to present an exhibition project that will be part of the 13th edition CreaVA 26, to be held between April 24 and May 30.

CreaVA emerged 13 years ago as a platform to promote the works of young artists from Valladolid. Different exhibition proposals of painting, installation, photography, video, illustration, mural…are presented every year in the most diverse spaces throughout the city, such as shops, bars, creative incubators, cinemas, schools, public spaces, etc., turning the urban landscape into the best showcase to present the variety and quality of production and the local cultural fabric. Every edition counts on the participation of around 20 artists and exhibition spaces along the city, and guided tours are organized for the Opening. The CreaVA festival is coordinated within the frame of open events for the celebration of the EU Month of Creativity in May across the CreArt Network and has the support of the European Commission through Creative Europe.

You can check our latest promo video of CreaVA here:

More info in our instagram.

ELIGIBLE ARTISTS

Can participant in this call:

  • Artists under 40, born or currently  living in any of the cities that participate in ‘CreArt. Network of Cities for Artistic Creation’: Kaunas (Lithuania), Liepaja (Latvia), Skopje (Northern Macedonia), Aveiro (Portugal), Lublin (Poland), Venice (Italy), Rouen and Clermont-Ferrand (France), Ceske Budejovice (Czech Republic), Oulu (Finland), Regensburg (Germany). Members of Croatian Asociation of Fine Artists (HDLU). And Ukrainian artists thanks to cooperation with the Lviv Art Council ‘Dialog’.
  • Artists working in the field  of illustration, photography or new media.

 

CONDITIONS

Selected artists by the curatorial team will present exhibition in the black room of Casa Museo Colón 

Organization will provide:

  • Fee of 500 € for the participation in the exhibition
  • Travel costs and accommodation to install the exhibition and be present in the Opening (from 20 to 26 April)
  • Production costs. The works will be print and framed in Valladolid. After the exhibition,  the works will be shipped without frame.

 

DOCUMENTATION

The online application form is available here (artists should register first and then upload portfolio in this link)

The following attached documentation is required in a single PDF document:

– ID or passport (scanned copy)

– A short version of the curriculum vitae (maximum A4)

– Project exhibition including presentation text and the works that would be presented.

Only applications with complete information will be accepted. It must be submitted by 18th January 23:59h, 2025. CreArt Coordinator and curatorial CreaVA committee in Valladolid will inform all participants by email around 23th January

Participation in this call implies the acceptance of these rules and the commitment on the part of the selected artists to include in their CV and in all future communications (press, digital media, social networks…) an explicit mention of both ‘CreArt. Network of Cities for Artistic Creation’ and Festival CreaVA

If you have any question please 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.

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