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2026 Balkan art season – August updates

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The regional art season continued to expand through August 2026. In Croatia, new photography and multimedia exhibitions opened in Split, Dubrovnik, and Zagreb. In Zagreb, the Museum of Arts and Crafts (MUO) Gallery hosted ‘Pola trenutka života’ by Vjeran Juhas, ~~featuring Polaroid photography~~ while Damir Vrdoljak Mandeta presented ‘Šetnja kroz snove’ (A Walk Through Dreams) at the Kranjčar Gallery, using maritime-inspired sculptures and ~~sketches.~~ paintings to support humanitarian causes. In Dubrovnik, Nives Sertić’s ‘Pejzaži: Uranjanje’ ~~utilized photography, video, and spatial installations to examine~~ examined the ~~relationship between humans~~ human-nature relationship, and ~~nature. In the Dubrovnik region,~~ Deša Vlahutin ~~participated in~~ contributed ‘Innocence Regained’ to the ‘Nomadia’ exhibition on ~~Lopud, contributing~~ Lopud. In Serbia, photographer Branislav Brajan Rašić presented a retrospective at Silos 1 in Belgrade as part of the ~~sculpture ‘Innocence Regained’~~ ‘Pod sjajem zvezda 2026’ program, showcasing his work with global music icons. Montenegro saw diverse cultural activity, including Maša Seničić’s ‘Hotel Inex: Nakon Zlatne obale’ in Bar, which uses archival documents and audio-visual recordings to ~~Orsula Park. Meanwhile,~~ explore the ~~Dubrovnik Art Gallery hosted Matko Vekić’s solo exhibition, ‘Resort bez signala’ (Resort Without Signal), which explores Mediterranean spaces disconnected from digital networks.~~ memory of a former Yugoslav tourist complex. Additionally, Tamara Anđus opened ‘Terra. Mare’ at The Chedi Luštica Bay, exploring the duality of land and sea. Regional ~~cultural~~ activity ~~extended across the Balkans. In~~ remained high in North Macedonia, where Amer ~~Hadžić opened his~~ Hadžić’s ‘Whatever’ exhibition continued at the Museum Gallery Kavadarci. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Museum of Sarajevo ~~continued~~ maintained the ‘Mirisi Baščaršije’ ~~(Scents of Baščaršija) exhibition at Svrzina kuća, while the ‘Stara Bosna’ art colony contributed 22 works to the Preporod Gallery fund. Additionally,~~ exhibition, and the Museum of Islamic Culture and Art ~~in Sarajevo announced its official opening~~ prepared for its September 4, 2026. In Montenegro, a collaborative exhibition titled ‘Anatomy of the Film Walter Defends Sarajevo’ was held in Cetinje, involving the State Archives and the Archives of Bosnia and Herzegovina. 4 opening. Major ~~festivals also remained active. In Zagreb, the 9th ‘Okolo’ festival transformed the city center into an open-air gallery. In Zadar, the Monoplay Festival focused on dance and digital reality,~~ festivals, including Zagreb’s ‘Okolo’, Zadar’s Monoplay, and ~~in Mostar, the~~ Mostar’s 15th Street Arts ~~Festival (SAFMo) featured murals and~~ Festival, remained central to the ~~‘Mostar Mosaic – Democracy Is Fun’ project.~~ season’s momentum.

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