There is something immensely inspiring about immersing yourself in creativity. Zagreb is arguably Croatia's creative heartbeat, and the city is packed with domestic and international artists making some seriously stunning stuff. Several art events shine on the calendar this September, and all are worth visiting. Get ready to be inspired.
Karolina Żyniewicz: Signs of the Times - Collecting Biological Traces and Memories
September 15 - October 1Polish artist Karolina Żyniewicz will engage and confound during her month-and-a-half residency in the Croatian capital, highlighted by her fascinating “Sign of the Times: Collecting Biological Traces and Memories” exhibition. The exhibition is all about memory and the COVID-19 pandemic when medical masks and distance became normal almost overnight. For Żyniewicz, art is a way of perceiving the world, so visitors can expect plenty of consideration here. Excellent stuff.
Kontejner Gallery, Odranska 1
Shahto-Culture
September 7 - 29Hang onto your hats because this is unlike anything you will have experienced before. Hosted by the House of Extreme Musical Theater (Kuća ekstremnog muzičkog kazališta), Shahto-Culture will see around 50 artists transform Pogon Jedinstvo (Jedinstvo Plant) into another world, one of rubber passageways and recycled post-industrial performance devices. Several performances will take place under the umbrella of Shahto-Culture, from a six-channel video installation called “Virus Shahto-Culture” to shahtophone workshops for all ages. Many art events claim a unique aura and atmosphere, but nobody does it quite like Shahto-Culture.
Pogon Jedinstvo, Trnjanska struga 34
Picelj and Friends
September 19 - November 17The Museum of Contemporary Art in Zagreb is celebrating the 100th anniversary of the birth of Ivan Picelj, one of the most distinguished Croatian artists of the 20th century. An exhibition, called Picelj and Friends curated by Zvonko Maković, will be held from September 19. The exhibition will honour Picelj’s contributions to the world of art and will also showcase a number of works done by his friends, who also were prominent artists.
The Museum of Contemporary Art, Avenija Dubrovnik 17
World Unseen
September 9-13The Typhlological Museum in Zagreb is hosting an exhibition that has been travelling across Europe under the name “World unseen”. The exhibition’s goal is to create a wider accessibility of cultural and artistic content for visually impaired persons. To achieve this the exhibition will adapt photography, visual media and other forms of art to the visually impaired by using various new techniques of art expression. 11 enlarged photographs taken by some of the world most prominent photographers will be presented and accompanied by a relief print of the photographs, as well as descriptions through sound effects and braille. This unique event will be open from September 9 -13 for all those interested in a new artistical experience.
The Typhlological Museum, Draškovićeva 80
All for one, one for all
September 5 - November 3Klovićevi Dvori Gallery is hosting the Museum of Arts and Crafts in Zagreb from September 5 – November 3 for an exhibition called “All for one, one for all” in honour of a distinguished female artist club. The club in question was launched back in 1927 as the first and only female art association in Croatia in the first half of the 20th century. The exhibition will showcase a selected number from over 250 art pieces that were produced during the 13 years of the club’s existence. The art works consist of paintings, sculptures, contemporary pieces and graphics, all of which were created by highly talented and academically trained female artists of that time.
Klovićevi dvori Gallery, Jezuitski trg 4
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