Balkan Art Scene

03/06/2024

Topla voda mi je polako počela kliziti po koščatim ramenima. Usmjerila sam tuš prema glavi i jadnim rezancima koji su nekada bili moja kosa. Bujna, lepršava. U to stanje se više neće vratiti, mislila sam. Moram se naviknuti na ovu tankoću, na sivilo u licu, podočnjake, na to da se svi na ho...

03/06/2024

Bookstan International Literary Festival 📚🌍

This year's visual identity, the design which is signed by Bojan Hadžihalilović.

The theme of this year's Bookstan festival is "Zarjavele trobente", and below are the words of Lamija Milišić, the executive director of the festival.

This year's festival will be held from July 3rd to 6th in Sarajevo

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Bookstan International Literary Festival this year's visual identity, the design of which is signed by Bojan Hadžihalilović again this year. The theme of this year's festival is "Zarjavele trobente", and below are the words of Lamija Milišić, the executive director of the festival.This year's fe...

13/12/2023

"Nadežda Petrović" art gallery in Čačak presents from December 12th the multimedia exhibition "Deliberately - Negligently" by Belgrade artist Vladimir Perić Talent with ready-made works that he has not exhibited before, and which are part of his rich collection of various objects collected over decades.

⚡️ Perić breathes new meaning into objects bought from collectors of secondary raw materials or accidentally found in offices, studios and even on the street, devising humorous, new associative contents for them.

28/11/2023

Due to the horrific war taking place in
Gaza, ASHTAR is launching an urgent request to all its friends and theater makers around the world to publicly read or perform The Gaza Monologues on November 29th, 2023; The International Day of
Solidarity with the Palestinian People - a significant day for those who value justice, equality, and freedom for the Palestinian people.
About: The Gaza Monologues are testimonies
written by ASHTAR youth in 2010, after the first war on the Gaza Strip. Tragically, these Monologues are still accurate today. They are highlighting the horrors, hopes and resilience of the courageous Gazans to a wider audience, bringing out the voices of children and people in Gaza.
To download the Monologues in different languages please visit: The Gaza Monologues. By sharing these Monologues, we hope to create more empathy and awareness internationally. Your solidarity is greatly appreciated.
We suggest that your performance/reading be
filmed and uploaded online. Please tag us on our social media: Instagram , Facebook , YouTube,
Linkedln
n substitute of copyrights purchase of The Gaza
Monologues, please support our psycho-social
program in the West Bank: Global Giving
For more information you can reach out to us on: info -theatre.org

19/11/2023

Every autumn
She lullabies her sleepy children
Before she herself goes to sleep

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29/10/2023

Author Al3x!

THE PROJECT GALLERY || al3X! X
Dynoz Art Attack
27.10.2023 - 11.11.2023 I Tue.

⚡️ The artist states:

Graffiti culture in Athens took off during the 1990s and since then it is present, showing and still growing. At the time it was completely illegal and not popular at all, a niche occupation in which only few were interested however, what attracted these few was the feeling of excitement caused by doing illegal actions, running and painting secretly, far from others sight with adrenaline pumping 24/4 through their bodies.
Because of that the term graffiti was often associated only with destruction of public property,
delinquency and crime. The stereotypical image of teenagers with unruly hair furiously scrawling their tag on a wall, in a tunnel, house, or other public space had been etched into the minds of many.
Graffiti blossomed during the economic crisis, from 2009, when emotions ran high and maintenance budgets ran low.
Since then, it has conquered the city, gradually appearing and covering more and more surfaces of buildings.
Therefore, Athens gained as one of the hottest destinations for street art where graffiti art is still shining and thriving, at the same time contrasting with ancient heritage also present in the city.

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23/10/2023

ART4SEA launches an open call to select 24 international artists, who will embrace the goal of inspiring a change in humanity’s relationship with the ocean through their artworks.

The call opens on 10th August 2023 and closes on 10th November 2023.

ART4SEA is looking for:

• 12 digital artists
• 9 street/urban/guerrilla/ecological/graffiti/land artists
• 3 artists producing underwater sculptures

At the beginning of 2024, the 24 selected artists will be trained on ocean conservation, sustainable practices in art and digital technologies.

Find out more at Art4sea

18/10/2023

Calling Out the Israeli Government Is Not Antisemitism

Every sensible person on planet Earth knows that bombing civilians on is disgusting. Israel youngsters who were on a festival didn't deserve to die. They were regular youngsters, wanting to live their life the way every young person does. They have zero connection with the army performing genocide.

What is happening in Gaza right now is genocide. Israeli government decided to kill, destroy, torture, poison, bomb, and remove from the planet Earth hundreds of families - babies, old people, teens, young and old. Civilians, who have nothing to do with army of Palestine, nor Hamas, nor any other.

It is a gruesome point in human history. Prayers go to Gaza.
Humanitarian numbers are being called. That's what we can do.

Killing is wrong. Killing civilians is what we see most today.

Free all the people who suffer the pains of war, those who are without protection, food, shelter. You don't have to live the war to know what war is. It is against any common sense, gruesome and always was and always will be the lowest point of human kind.

01/10/2023

The 63rd MESS International Theater Festival was opened last night with the performance of the play "Caligula" by the Ivan Franko National Drama Theater from Kyiv, directed by Ivan Uryvski. The audience gave a standing ovation to the artists who arrived from Ukraine and whose participation in this year's MESS was realized in partnership with the Delegation of the European Union to Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Troops from Ukraine, Lithuania, Burkina Faso, Great Britain, Italy, Germany, Hungary, Croatia, Kosovo, Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina are coming to Bosnia and Herzegovina and Sarajevo this year. The audience will see the productions behind Oskaras Koršunovas, Serge Aime Couulibaly, Paolo Magelli, Andras Urban, Boris Liješević, Ivica Buljan, Blerta Neziraj, David Stohr, Irena Popović.

This year's 63rd MESS Festival will last until October 8th, 2023 when the winners of the Golden Laurel in different categories will be announced.

Photo Source Festival MESS

27/09/2023

The 18th Pravo Ljudski Film Festival is being opened with a cinema-concert of the film "Home Movies" by Vukice Đilas with live music by LP Duo - Sonja Lončar and Andrija Pavlović

Pravo Ljudski Film Festival

18th edition of Pravo Ljudski Film Festival will be held from October 11 to 16, 2023 in Sarajevo at the Meeting point cinema. This year's edition, as always, brings a lot of creative documentaries that question current cultural and socio-political topics.

"Home movies" compiles more than twenty years of passionately filmed "pictures from life" recorded with a Super 8 camera. Vukica Đilas worked on the project almost invisibly and anonymously, because no one knew about the film before it was released a decade after her untimely death. after her death, Đilas' partner Branko Vučićević, with whom she lived in the 1970s and who was himself a cult figure of the Yugoslav neo-avant-garde, stored a series of her 8 mm film diaries in the archives of the Academic Film Center in Belgrade.

26/08/2023

THESSALIAN POETRY FESTIVAL 2023

Πανθεσσαλικό Φεστιβάλ Ποίησης - Thessalian Poetry Festival

Photos from the
visual-acoustic poetry performances by Tasos
Sagris and Sissy Doutsiou with the title "Phenomenology of Guillotine" and "Nectar

23/08/2023

👇 Tips to help you develop online presence:

1. Create a Captivating Portfolio: Build a well-organized online portfolio showcasing your best work. Make sure it's easy to navigate and reflects your approach.

2. Leverage Social Media: Use platforms like Instagram, Pinterest, and TikTok to share behind-the-scenes glimpses, artistic processes, and finished pieces. Engage with your audience to foster a genuine connection.

3. Consistent Posting: Maintain a regular posting schedule to keep your audience engaged and excited about your art. Consistency helps you build a dedicated following.

4. Engage with the Art Community: Participate in online art forums, groups, and discussions. Networking with fellow artists and enthusiasts can help you gain exposure and gather valuable insights.

5. Tell Your Story: Share the inspiration behind your creations. Audience would love to hear the stories that drive your art, and it can create a deeper connection.

6. Collaborations and Contests: Collaborate with other artists or brands for cross-promotion. Hosting art contests or giveaways can also generate buzz and attract new followers.

⚡️⚡️ Remember, building an online presence takes time and patience.

26/07/2023

'The Opole Recommendations’ Set Out Vision for Strong and Supported European Theatre Sector

The new policy document, the result of the European Theatre Forum 2023, urges the European Union to continue direct dialogue with European theatre – and to address challenges posed by mental health, the climate crisis and AI.

The European Theatre Convention is pleased to announce the publication of The Opole Recommendations, a significant policy document resulting from the in-depth exchanges during the European Theatre Forum (ETF) 2023. The high-level event by the European Commission took place from 11-13 May at JK Opole Theatre in Poland.

The Opole Recommendations present a clear vision for how European institutions should support the large and unique European theatre sector, with calls for changes by next year, by 2025, and by 2027. They are structured around three overarching challenges and policy areas, in line with the ETF 2023 event programme:
- Democracy, International Collaboration, and the Power of Theatre, encompassing
Fragile Contexts, and Mental Health and Social Inclusion
- Sustainability and Green Transitions, which incorporates the EU Green Deal and the
New European Bauhaus, as well as Mobility and Emerging Artists
- Digital Readiness, encompassing Artistic Freedom and Experiments, and Working
Conditions of Theatre Professionals.
In so doing, they address the goals for the Forum to help the theatre sector remain relevant in the future, by addressing digital, geopolitical, social and climate-related challenges, and by developing and adopting “a comparable sustainability assessment tool for the sector to measure and reduce its carbon footprint.”

The publication of the Recommendations is also an important step in the ongoing work towards a permanent European policy framework for theatre, known as the European Theatre Initiative.

⚡️⚡️ READ THE OPOLE RECOMMENDATIONS

'The Opole Recommendations' is a significant policy document resulting from the in-depth exchanges during the European Theatre Forum (ETF) 2023, the high-level event by the European Commission that took place from 11-13 May at JK Opole Theatre in Poland.

19/05/2023

OPEN CALL for Proofreaders Volunteers
at Balkan Art Scene (BAS) Community

⚡️ Join our small group of volunteers who invest their time and knowledge in art scene, supporting up-and-coming and established names in our cultural scene

Do you have experience im English translation studies, journalism, etc.?
Or maybe in writing or editing long-form content?
Do friends sometimes find you annoyingly detailed? 👀

We need you ❤️

•When? First half of June (14 days)
•Hours of work: min 5h // max - you decide!
•Type of work: Volunteer

Sign up by sending a short bio in DMs ot [email protected] stating your experience, together with a number of hours you are ready to invest in Balkan Art Scene proofreading activities.
💫 Subject: Application for Volunteer Proofreader

● Deadline for applications: May 29th

03/05/2023

⚡️ An interview with a writer and director Dušan Sabo turned into an informative conversation and a unique share of perspectives

📚 The book "Sarajevo, those days..." is a published manuscript of the diary that the author, Dušan Sabo, journaled in the period between the end of 1991 and the middle of 1993, while staying and surviving in besieged Sarajevo.

Sabo states: "... my daily records, raw and unprocessed as they were written, do not contribute much to collective memory as they stop the collective oblivion. You understand the nuance: I was interested in observations that today many would sink into collective amnesia. So if they do not remember, let them not forget."

The book "Sarajevo, those days..." is a published manuscript of the diary that the author, Dušan Sabo, journaled in the period between the end of 1991 and the middle of 1993, while staying and surviving in besieged Sarajevo. Thirty years after the events described in it, this diary represents a val...

26/04/2023

Check out the latest interview with FARAH NOOR CEMER about her activities on the upcoming exhibition about late writer Karim Zaimovic at Museum of literature and performative art in Bosnia and Herzegovina Muzej književnosti i pozorišne umjetnosti Bosne i Hercegovine

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https://www.balkanartscene.com/post/farah-noor-cemer-design-is-my-structure-which-i-can-nourish-and-explore-creatively

Farah says: "Design is my structure in life. It is one place that I know I will always love to do and enjoy. It is a place that is so wide and fun that you always have something new to learn, see and do, but is again structured and defined. It is my main focus, but I will forever want to explore and nourish my curiosity with new knowledge."

26/04/2023

The contemporary prize is the prize conceived by the Porta Coeli Foundation .it to produce systematic and substantial solicitations in art, promoting the development of an environment that encourages the creation of relations with those many specificities of territories and society that characterise Italy. In order to produce frictions, encounters and exchanges of collective and mutual interest, the Foundation creates the conditions for the connection of an international artistic community with instances and roots of geographical, cultural and anthropological contexts of high value and certain peculiarities.

Categories of the prize
in the 2023 edition
Application for Mediterranean prize is open to all female and male artists, regardless of age, gender, nationality or other qualification. Indeed, it is the prime purpose of the prize to build a plural and inclusive event.

The categories of the prize, in the 2023 edition, are three:
— , illustration, techniques
— ,
— , art,

Find out more at .it

17/01/2023

We invite you to participate in the first International Art Event called "PREMIER", which will be held on March 18 and 19, 2023, at the Avantgarde Levent Istanbul Hotel, organized by one of the most important and prominent Istanbul hoteliers, Mr. Cenk Çığırau, Art Gallery 1881 in cooperation with the ŠumArt association from Belgrade, whose mission is to create a new model of presenting artists from Serbia and the region, as well as to establish a new type of joint art market that meets the needs of people of the XXI century.

03/01/2023

BETTER WORLD
(Authors: Ira Ratej, Ana Duša, Iza Strekhar, Luka Jamnik, Director: Gregor Guden)



MGL - Mestno gledališče ljubljansko

The Better World, which takes place in the future, confronts us with one of the possible scenarios of the destruction of our environment and aggravated living conditions. The most poignant songs are dedicated to our endangered planet.

"We want viewers to realize what awaits us if we do not change our attitude towards the environment and realize that each of us has the power to change the world for the better. Maybe after seeing the Better World, they will change some of their habits, start thinking more sustainably and influence others with their example."

More at

15/08/2022

The film talks in nostalgic tones, and from its beginning makes audience both laugh and cry, showing exactly what Sarajevo spirit is made of.

No one has charm as you do, Sarajevo.
Totally.

Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2022, 80 min. Director: Nenad Đurić "Totally Sarajevo" is a music documentary about Sarajevo rock band Skroz. It shows the personal lives of the band's members, that includes beginnings and war experiences to the post-war tours and their successes. It examines friendships a...

15/08/2022

Read the comment about GENTLE
a film you can watch at SFF 2022 Competition program

Hungary, Germany, 2022, 92 min. Director: Anna Eszter Nemes, László Csuja Cast: Eszter Csonka, György Turós, Csaba Krisztik, Éva Kerekes, János Papp, Gábor Ferenczi, Máté Vörös, Ferenc Gerlóczy, Viktória Szorcsik, Balázs Czukor Source: Cineuropa.com Edina is female bodybuilder who focu...

15/08/2022

Read the latest comment on one of the most impressive films of this year's
Sarajevo Film Festival

Austria, Luxembourg, Germany, France, 2022, 113 min. Director: Marie Kreutzer Cast: Vicky Krieps, Florian Teichtmeister, Katharina Lorenz, Jeanne Werner, Alma Hasun, Manuel Rubey, Finnegan Oldfield, Aaron Friesz, Rosa Hajjaj, Lilly Marie Tschörtner, Colin Morgan Copyright: FELIX VRATNY Empress Elis...

15/08/2022

A BALLAD // Aida Begic-Zubcevic

Press conference with Aida Begic-Zubcevic, Jasna Zalica, Marija Pikic, Adis Djapo

Early morning screening of 'A Ballad' at the National Theater in Sarajevo, film by Aida Begic-Zubcevic. Story follows Meri, as she realizes that she is a prisoner of provincial rules as well as of a complex relationship between her mother and her spoiled younger brother, an indebted gambler.

Press conference after today's screening is the first press conference of the competition program. In addition, this year SFF 2022, marks exactly 20 years of this competition program format.

Film was filmed during the lockdown and Covid, that created setbacks in terms of organization. But, the process was finalized beautifuly, as the director Aida stated, she had a bigger freedom as an artist and directed the movie as she envisioned it.

A BALLAD Bosna and Herzegovina, 2022, 120 min. Director: Aida Begić Cast: Marija Pikić, Jasna Žalica, Milan Tocinovski, Lana Stanišić, Slaven Vidak, Enes Kozličić, Davor Golubović, Amar Čustović SOURCE: EROL ZUBČEVIĆ Early morning screening - a world premiere - of 'A Ballad' at the Natio...

30/06/2022

Robert Ivezić is a photographer from Montenegro who has been doing street photography since 2019. During this time he exhibited at the following exhibitions: Bartcelona POP-UP, Photographic Tribute to Ed Ruscha in Belgrade, Radisson Collection, Old Mill Belgrade, from 21st June to 25th July 2021. Tirana photo festival from 8th to 15th October 2021 at the Museum of National History in Tirana. His work was published in the online magazine FujiXPassion in the June 2020 issue. He had his first major exhibition by the name ‘’Urban reflect’’ at the F64 Gallery in Podgorica, from March 10th till April 6th 2022
Follow Robert's work at

23/06/2022

MONOKROMIJE- MONOCHROMIES // Curator of the exhibition prof. Luise Ritoša The opening of the exhibition will be on Monday, June 27, 2022 at 8 p.m. at Gallery Juraj Klović

The exhibition "Monochromies" is conceived as a thematic, international art project that aims to record
artistic currents and pulse of the wider region. The theme of monochromatics served as a framework for a more complex statement on contemporary social realities, with works not older than 5 years. A wider region responded, so in addition to our authors, we have opportunity to see works by artists from Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Italy, Slovenia and Serbia.

12/05/2022

THE SEVDAH TONE by MATEAS PARES // May 17th at Umjetnička Galerija BiH in Sarajevo // The sound installation consists of a choir trying to sing Sevdah — the and expression of a culture and identity which all Bosnians and Herzegovinians are born with, and grow up with — but is as if stuck forever not capable to move past the first syllable.

Mateas Pares studied graphic design and commercial arts at Beckmans College of Design and Bergh's School of Communication and moved abroad shortly thereafter. Working and living in London, Amsterdam, Paris, Hong Kong, and Stockholm, he has won numerous awards for his work, including Cannes Grand Prix. In 2012, Pares began working full time to develop his art. In addition to his art practice he also runs the exhibition project StudyForArtPlatform in Stockholm. Besides "The Sevdah Tone", future exhibitions include a duo exhibition during the Venice biennale, and a solo show in Stockholm.

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25/04/2022

Populus is a dance theater performance, directed and choreographed by Filip Petkovski that aims to re-work and re-imagine the dances and movements tied with the traditional cultures of the communities that populate the area of Macedonia

25/04/2022

Museum of Fine Arts, Split is hosting an exhibition //
Fig.1. Set
Fig.2. Kiki Smith, Tapestries (Earth, Underworld, Fate, Cathedral), 2012-2014, Pace Gallery
Fig.3. Nives Kavurić-Kurtović, Dresses full of dreams or colors, 1975, combined technique / wood
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Nives Kavurić-Kurtović, Fertilization of Thought, around 1970, combined technique / plywood

📸Robert Matić

30/03/2022

Exhibition by Zvonimir Pliskovac - Comics, caricatures, graphics, 1975-1985. // The exhibition presents a selection of graphic works from 1975 to 1985; ie comics and caricatures printed in Val and Novi list in Rijeka, Studentski list, Polet, Vjesnik and Oku in Zagreb, Jež in Belgrade and Mladina in Ljubljana, as well as artist posters for cultural institutions, exhibitions, museums, theater performances, musical events, festivals and Rijeka punk bands

HDLU Hrvatsko Drustvo Likovnih Umjetnika/Croatian Association of Artists

The opening of the exhibition will be on Thursday, March 31, 2022 at 7 p.m. the exhibition remains open until April 15, 2022. Juraj Klović Gallery, Rijeka, Verdijeva 19 b Working hours: from 10 am to 1 pm and from 5 pm to 8 pm, Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., closed Sundays The exhibition present...

28/02/2022

"Considering the fact that art is such a powerful tool for making changes I support art that points up social, ecological, political, and other existential problems. At the same time, there should be art that makes your life more beautiful and art that runs your imagination in unpredictable ways." says Kristina Kinkela Valčić .art // Check out more info on Kristina's abstract paintings in the link in bio
https://www.balkanartscene.com/post/kristina-kinkela-val%C4%8Di%C4%87-process-od-creating-abstract-art-brings-feelings-of-freedom-and-heeling