Museum of Contemporary Art Zagreb invites artists to apply for the international one-month residency, planned to be held from 20 September to 20 October 2026. The residency will take place within the project Meeting Point and the international programme Museum of the Commons within the L’Internationale network.
The emphasis of the residency programme is placed on climate crisis, shared resources, and the role of the museum as an organisation built into local social and environmental ecosystems. The residents are invited to identify hidden, neglected or unrecognised resources in the museum’s immediate surroundings and to study them through shifting the focus, an act of attention, or temporary intervention that makes the invisible visible. The residency is therefore oriented on the process, meeting and exchange, and not on the production of a permanent or exhibitive result.
The research may include the following:
- the museum exterior and public spaces around the MSU
- the surrounding neighbourhoods of Novi Zagreb
- the visible and invisible strata of space, relations, and community
- the relations between the space, the community and the environment
What is offered:
- one-month accommodation
- participation fee of 1,500 EUR (total gross amount)
- travel expenses of up to 500 EUR (total gross amount)
- introduction to the local context
- continuous dialogue and support by the curatorial team
- connection with the local residents, gardening community, initiatives, and project partners
- production support and available resources
