Karas Gallery in Zagreb, an exhibition space of the Croatian Association of Fine Artists (HDLU), is calling for applications from the CreArt network for the collaborative artistic programme titled KARAS + KVART. It is envisioned in a collaborative and co-creation model between one local artist and one artist from the network.
Artists will explore the neighbourhood for three weeks, and the final result will be an artistic work or initiative in the public space of the gallery neighbourhood in October 2026. Local artist Vana Gaćina has been selected to participate, and an international artist will be selected through an open call.
Preference in the open call for international artists will be given to artists who are interested in and/or are expressing themselves through art and science (bioart, biohacking, DIY/DIWO), experimental medias and interactive installation, and sustainable energy.
Artists of younger generation born or residing in one of the cities in the project network can apply: Kaunas (Lithuania), Liepaja (Latvia), Skopje (North Macedonia), Aveiro (Portugal), Valladolid (Spain), Lublin (Poland), Venice (Italy), Clermont-Ferrand and Rouen (France), České Budějovice (Czech Republic), Oulu (Finland), Regensburg (Germany); Ukrainian artists through our collaboration with the Lviv Artistic Council “Dialog”.
The Organizer (HDLU) will provide:
- Three-week accommodation for artists in residence (May 2026)
- Round-trip ticket expenses to and from Zagreb up to a maximum of 400 EUR
- Artistic fee in the amount of 1,200 EUR/gross
- Daily allowance of 30 EUR/day
- Production cost of new artwork(s) in the amount of 5,000 EUR/gross, resulting from the joint action and collaboration between artists.
