Regional art exhibitions open across Montenegro, Serbia, Croatia, and Bosnia

Various cultural institutions across the Balkans and Europe are hosting diverse art exhibitions and programs. In Montenegro, a Regional Graphic Arts Exhibition featuring 18 artists from seven academies has opened in Podgorica as part of the International Literature Festival Podgorica 2026.

In Serbia, several notable events are underway, including Branko Maravić’s exhibition ‘Lights of Nostalgia’ in Novi Sad, Jelena Stevanović’s light-focused installation in Belgrade, and a retrospective of industrial designer Kosta Krsmanović at the Museum of Science and Technology. Additionally, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Belgrade will host Žarko Bašeski’s hyperrealistic sculptures, and the Salon Oto Bihalji-Merin will present the works of Pietro Gicardi. The French Institute in Serbia is also launching ‘FRENCH PULSE,’ a program exploring the intersection of AI and creative industries.

In Croatia, the ‘Art and Wellbeing’ exhibition, focusing on art therapy, is moving to Osijek following its debut in Pula. Meanwhile, the ‘Špilja’ (Cave) exhibition by Lea Subanović and Franka Iskra is being presented in Pula, exploring the relationship between clothing, identity, and space. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, the ‘Zajedno’ (Together) exhibition showcases a generational dialogue of artists from the Academy of Fine Arts in Sarajevo.