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This year’s Open Call for international residencies, as part of the European project Re:Create Europe, has been launched!

22 April 2026

As part of the European project Re:Create Europe, a call for international residencies has been launched, aimed at artists, researchers, and interdisciplinary practitioners.
Re:Create Europe is a four-year project (2026–2029) implemented by an international consortium led by Akademie der Künste (Germany), with partners including the Croatian Association of Fine Artists (HDLU).

The four-year programme is structured around a sequence of yearly thematic challenges:
• 2026: Transformation of Cultural Policies
• 2027: Recovery from War and Aggression
• 2028: Economic Threats
• 2029: Climate and Environmental Change

Through a combination of mobility programmes, hybrid educational formats, residencies, digital mapping, and international conferences, Re:Create Europe aims to empower artists and cultural professionals from different disciplines and regions. The project strengthens transnational solidarity, supports artistic practice in times of crisis, and fosters exchange between institutions, practitioners, and cultural policy actors.

This year’s residency programmes include:
• Mobility training and policy-focused residency in Malta, organised by Arts Council Malta (ACM)
The residency is intended for cultural professionals
Date: October 2026

• Artistic craft and ecological practices residency, organised by ARAC (Romania), taking place in Bucharest and Maramureș (Romania)
The residency is intended for artists
Date: August 2026

• Artistic development residency with exhibition, organised by the National Academy of Art Sofia (NHA) in Burgas (Bulgaria)
The residency is intended for emerging artists (graphic design, photography, etc.)
Date: October / November 2026

• Residency on Artistic Freedom Under Threat, organised by Akademie der Künste (ADK) in Berlin
The residency is intended for cultural professionals
Date: September 2026

All available residency options for this year, as well as application conditions and deadlines, can be found at:
https://allianceofacademies.eu/open-calls/

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Partners:

Co-funded by:

 

Co-funded by the European Union – CREA-CULT-2025-COOP. The views and opinions expressed are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official position 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: 101255481]

CreArt 3.0 OPEN CALL: Art for Well-being in Schools Residency in České Budějovice (CZ)

13 April 2026

Project Description: Create Impact, Not Just Art

We are inviting one international artist to České Budějovice for a unique 5-week residency. You will not spend this time locked away in a private studio. Instead, you will step directly into a local school to act as a creative mentor for a group of 20+ students.

Together, you will explore the theme of “Well-being” and co-create a physical artwork that transforms the school environment and supports the psychosocial health of the students.

This residency is a proud part of the “Creative Minds” initiative by the European Capital of Culture 2028. Our mission is to use art as a practical tool for developing 21st-century skills. You will guide the students through the entire creative process—from early ideation and design thinking to the final physical production.

Who Are We Looking For:

We are seeking one artist (under 40 years of age; born, resident, or domiciled) from the CreArt 3.0 network cities:  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), Lublin (Poland), members of HDLU (Croatian Association of Fine Artists), Ukrainian artists through collaboration with Dialog from Lviv.

This opportunity is for you if you:

  • Have proven experience in community art, participatory projects, or socially engaged practices.
  • Are passionate about education, working with youth, and using art for skills development.
  • Are available for an uninterrupted 5-week residency in České Budějovice during Autumn 2026

 

Expected artistic outcome:

  • Site-Specific Installation: A physical, permanent or semi-permanent artwork co-created with the students, located directly on the school campus.
  • Final Showcase (Open Studio): A public presentation of the artwork and your shared creative process at the end of October, involving students, parents, teachers, and the local community.

 

What We Offer:

We want you to fully focus on the creative and mentoring process. We will provide full local support, including a local facilitator to help bridge any language barriers with the students.

Financial and logistical support includes:

  • Artist Fee: 50,000 CZK (approx. 2,000 EUR)
  • Material Budget: 40,000 CZK (approx. 1,600 EUR)
  • Travel Costs: Up to 20,000 CZK (approx. 800 EUR)
  • Per Diems: 10,000 CZK (approx. 400 EUR)
  • Accommodation: Fully paid accommodation in the local residential center. The accommodation also includes an artist’s studio, which is fully available to the artist.
  • Professional Support: Continuous mentoring from a local curator.

 

Schedule & Selection Process:

  • Deadline for applications: May 29, 2026
  • Announcement of artist selection: by June 15, 2026
  • Residency Dates: 21 September – 25 October 2026 (5 continuous weeks)

 

The selection process will evaluate your approach to participation and youth engagement.

 

How to Apply:

Applications must be submitted via the CreArt platform: https://creart2-eu.org/open-calls/

Your application must include:

  1. CV (Curriculum Vitae)
  2. Portfolio: Highlighting your previous participatory, community, or educational art projects.
  3. Motivation Letter: Explaining your approach to participatory art, your experience working with youth, and your vision for addressing the theme of “well-being” in a school setting.

Do you have any questions about the residency or the application process? Please contact the project manager directly: Markéta Šímová marketa.simova@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.

David Wilhelm – PRESENCE, UNKNOWN: PHASE V in Karas Gallery

30 March 2026

DAVID WILHELM
PRESENCE, UNKNOWN: PHASE V
7.-28.4.2026.
KARAS GALLERY

On Tuesday, 7th of April David Wilhelm opens his solo exhibition entitled PRESENCE, UNKNOWN: PHASE V at 7 pm in Karas Gallery (Ulica kralja Zvonimira 58).

In her foreword Iva Jurić emphasizes:
In the work PRESENCE, UNKNOWN: PHASE V, artist David Wilhelm continues to explore ritual and apotropaic practices, examining their physical and digital potential within a contemporary context through a series of iterative developments. Starting from their traditional function as protection against evil and misfortune, the artist relocates these practices into a speculative space situated between archaeology, fiction, and the digital imaginary. (…)
The installation combines video with a series of phallus-shaped amulets made of red clay. The amulets appear as pseudo-historical objects without a clearly defined provenance, simultaneously archaic and timeless. Their materiality evokes tradition—specifically archaic techniques of making and archaeological remains—while the context of the installation situates them within a speculative narrative that the artist develops in parallel in the video. Their spatial arrangement suggests that they belong to a broader, yet unfinished system of belief.

PREFACE

Biography:
David Wilhelm (2000) studies at the Department of Animated Film and New Media at the Academy of Fine Arts, University of Zagreb. In their artistic practice they explore the relationship between the digital and the physical, queer identity, and experimentation with sound, text, and video. Most of their time is spent playing video games or working on scaffolding at building restoration sites.
They exhibited their work in group exhibitions in Vienna, Pula, Split, Zadar and Zagreb, as well as solo exhibitions in Split and Zagreb. They participated in residencies Garden of Eden in Bale (2022), What’s Masc? in Berlin (2022) and W/ri/gh/ting Archives through Artistic Research – Co_Lab #1 in Split (2023).

The exhibition will be open during the period from 7. to 28.4.2026.

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

Kick-off meeting of the Re:Create Europe project held

26 March 2026

Opening Adress by Anh-Linh Ngo, Vice-President of the Akademie der Künste

With the Croatian Association of Fine Artists (HDLU) among its partners, the European Alliance of Academies held an online kick-off meeting bringing together over 100 participants, marking the start of the four-year project The Art of Resilience and Resistance: Empowering artists and cultural professionals tackling new challenges in Europe.

The project is supported by a large-scale grant under the Creative Europe programme of the European Union and will run from 2026 to 2029.

The meeting marked the official beginning of the project. The partner consortium introduced their perspectives and outlined their visions for the upcoming four years. Under the 2026 annual theme “Transformation of Cultural Policies”, the consortium presented the conceptual framework for the first project year and introduced the planned activities within the different work packages.

In a meaningful opening address, Anh-Linh Ngo, Vice-President of the Akademie der Künste, Berlin, stated: “Artistic freedom is inseparable from democratic freedom.” (Full speech here)

Catherine Magnant, Head of Unit, Directorate General for Education, Youth, Sport, and Culture (European Commission) earned a big round of digital applause when she said: “We cannot speak of resilience without speaking of financially funding the cultural sector.”

Re:Create Europe is not only a support programme, but a clear institutional response to the growing pressures on artistic freedom and cultural autonomy across Europe. Artists and cultural professionals are increasingly working under conditions shaped by war and aggression, political instrumentalisation, economic precarity, ecological collapse, and shrinking civic space. In this context, resilience cannot be understood as adaptation alone, but as a cultural, ethical, and civic responsibility.

Through a combination of mobility programmes, blended learning formats, onsite residencies, digital mapping, and international conferences, Re:Create Europe aims to empower artists and cultural professionals across disciplines and regions. The project strengthens transnational solidarity, supports artistic practice under conditions of crisis, and fosters exchange between institutions, practitioners, and policy-oriented cultural actors.

Programme link: here

Photo: Juraj Blasko

 

Within the project:

Partners:

Co-funded by:

Co-funded by the European Union – CREA-CULT-2025-COOP. The views and opinions expressed are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official position 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: 101255481]

KARAS+KVART: ART IN PUBLIC SPACE 2026

24 March 2026

 

Following two highly successful previous editions, the Croatian Association of Fine Artists (HDLU), in collaboration with Karas Gallery, continues the KARAS+KVART program in 2026 as part of the CreART 3.0 project. The program is focused on the development and exploration of art in public space, as well as on fostering an active relationship between art and the local community. 

KARAS+KVART was initiated with the aim of redefining the cultural identity of the neighbourhood surrounding Karas Gallery through a collaborative and co-creative model that brings together one local and one international artist. During their joint residency and research of the neighbourhood, the artists develop a work that is ultimately realized in the public space. 

In previous editions of the program, artists such as Danyil Merkulov and Petar Vranjković, along with Luana Lojić and Karl Iaro from earlier iterations, explored the relationship between space, community, and contemporary social issues through diverse artistic approaches, emphasizing the importance of long-term and research-based work in public space. 

The 2026 edition features Vana Gaćina (HR) and Alyona Futsur (SK). 

The project FluctuHood is based on the exploration of sustainable biorefineries within an urban context, viewing the neighbourhood around Karas Gallery as a micro-ecological system. The research focuses on overlooked material flows such as bio-waste, ambient heat, solar energy, water, and sound, which can be transformed into usable forms of energy. Through the mapping of micro-locations and the collection of biodegradable and secondary raw materials, the project develops experimental bioelectrochemical batteries that serve as the energy source for an interactive, self-sustaining installation.  

The program will be carried out through a three-week on-site research period, while the final works will be presented in the public and/or gallery space of Karas Gallery in May 2026. 

Vana Gaćina graduated in Painting from the Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb in 2005, and in 2012 obtained a Master’s degree in Video Art from the Academy of Fine Arts in Ljubljana. She is currently pursuing a PhD in Visual Arts at the Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Ljubljana, focusing on the aesthetics of artificial intelligence. In her work, she develops multimedia and interactive installations that connect classical artistic forms with contemporary technologies. Her practice explores the relationship between the analog and digital, as well as the transformation of the image through movement, sound, and spatial interventions. She is a member of HDLU and the Croatian Freelance Artists’ Association, and has exhibited widely in Croatia and internationally. 

Alyona Futsur is a video and digital artist, performer, and author working at the intersection of visual art, sound, and performance. She was educated in the fields of psychology, art therapy, and curatorial practices, which strongly shape her interdisciplinary approach. Her work explores the relationship between perception, emotion, and social issues, often using sound, video, and immersive formats to create deeper audience engagement. She is particularly interested in environmental questions, human consciousness, and the ways in which art can mediate between personal experience and collective responsibility. She has participated in numerous exhibitions, festivals, and artist residencies across Europe and beyond, and continuously develops projects that incorporate experimental and participatory methods. 

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.

EXHIBITION: Dorian Pacak “CTRL + clay”

23 March 2026

DORIAN PACAK

“CTRL + clay”

POGON JEDINSTVO – SMALL HALL

1.4. – 16.4. 2026.

Dorian Pacak‘s solo exhibition “CTRL + clay” opens at Pogon Jedinstvo as part of the “Meštrović Pavilion in Visit” program.
We invite you to the opening on April 1st at 8 pm, and you can visit the exhibition until April 16th, 2026 at Trnjanska struga 34 (Zagreb)

Dorian will present himself with a series of sculptures in the medium of ceramics, through which he thematizes characters from popular culture from his own perspective – such as dinosaurs, kaiju monsters, Cuphead and Mike Tyson. The works depict digital heroes and antiheroes in a static, materialized form, devoid of movement and the narrative that otherwise defines them.
The exhibition deals with the relationship between the digital and physical worlds, the stopping of change and the idea of ​​the “frozen” moment, through which memory and the influence of popular culture on identity today are questioned.

 

Working hours of the “Jedinstvo”: Mon – Sun: 16:00 – 20:00
(except Easter 5.4.2026. and Easter Monday 6.4.2026.)

 

Artist biography_ENG

Exhibition preface – Karla Somek_ENG

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CreArt 3.0 OPEN CALL. AiR IN GALERÍAS VA (VALLADOLID, SPAIN) / 18 MAY – 21 JUNE 2026

04 March 2026

The city of Valladolid (Spain) opens a new call addressed to artists from ‘CreArt Network of Cities for Artistic Creation’, and will select 3 artists of younger generation from other cities who wish to work on their artistic projects for 5 weeks in Galerías VA in Valladolid, between 18th May to 21th June 2026.

WHO CAN PARTICIPATE?

Artist Residencies are offered for 3 visual artists of younger generation from different disciplines  who are:

  • born or currently  living in any of the cities that participate in ‘CreArt. Network of Cities for Artistic Creation’: Kaunas (Lithuania), Liepaja (Lithuania), 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).
  • Ukrainian artists thanks to cooperation with the Lviv Art Council ‘Dialog’.

The selection criteria will seek to represent the quality and diversity of the different visual arts. 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 OF PARTICIPATION AND GRANT

  • 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) in two payments: first part at the beginning of the residence and second part after the submission of the final memory.
  • Production costs (if needed) up to 600 €.

Artists must have a European health card or equivalent.

ACCOMMODATION

Artists from other CreArt cities will stay in an apartment reserved by the organization close to the studios at Galerías VA.

STUDIO

The selected artists will have a working studio (25m2) in the Creation Center Galerías VA (López Gómez, 28), a former municipal market, renovated 2 years ago as an incubator for creative projects, and they will be able to work between 08:00 and 22:00. They must commit to work 8 hours during opening hours from Monday to Friday.

More info about Galerías VA:

https://creart2-eu.org/galerias-va-centro-de-creacion/

https://www.instagram.com/galeriasvalladolid/

 

PROGRAM OF RESIDENCE IN VALLADOLID

* 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.

* During the residency, an Open Studio will be organized for the local press besides an ephemeral exhibition (around 5 days-long) in Galerías VA for the general public with the final works (selected by the mentor and the organization).

* A documentary video of the residency and the presentation of the projects will be edited the week before the exhibition

* The artists commit to their daily attendance and work from Monday to Friday in the studios at Galerías VA

* By the end of the residency, the artists should submit a final memory that will include: title, description of the project, objectives and graphic dossier (minimum 10 pages).

 

¿ARE YOU INTERESTED? HOW TO APPLY

The online application form is available here https://creart2-eu.org/open-calls/ (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)

• Recent documentation related to the project (maximum 5 pages and 5 images, complementary links can be included)

• A brief written project proposal (maximum A4)

Only applications with complete information will be accepted. It must be submitted by April 5th, 2026. Valladolid AiR will inform all participants by email around 10th April, and the list of selected candidates will be published on the project website.

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 the program ‘Valladolid Artist in Residence – Galerías VA’, as well as ‘CreArt. Network of Cities for Artistic Creation’.

 

VALLADOLID AND CreArt

Valladolid, located in the center-north of Spain, is the capital of the autonomous community of Castilla y León. It is a welcoming city, socially cohesive and well integrated. It has a population of about 300,000 inhabitants. It is an economic engine in the region, with an important automobile industry. At the same time, Valladolid is a city full of history, and in its old town it still preserves a heritage of aristocratic houses and administrative, military and religious buildings. Residence of famous writers such as Cervantes and Zorrilla, it was one of the pioneering cities in the Spanish cultural avant-garde of the 19th and 20th centuries, with creators of important influence (such as Jorge Guillén in poetry, Delibes and Chacel in prose, Eduardo García Benito in graphic modernism, it was one of the headquarters of the Institución Libre de Enseñanza…).

Currently, the most vibrant cultural sectors in the city are the visual and performing arts, cultural heritage and the audiovisual sector. Thanks to the work of the Municipal Culture Foundation (FMC, created by the City Council in 1982) and the Department of Museums and Exhibitions, in the last 20 years Valladolid has become a reference on the national cultural scene. Since 2012, the FMC acts as coordinator of the CreArt Network, through which the city has managed to internationalize its cultural offer. Since 2019 it is also a member of UNESCO Creative Cities, in the cinema category.

https://cultura.valladolid.es/

 

CONTACT

CreArt Coordinator María Mozo

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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