The Institute for Culture Slovenska Bistrica invites visual artists who wish to participate in a group exhibition at the Graslov Tower exhibition space between 8 October and 30 November 2026. The call is open to amateur artists who create independently or within associations in the area of the Municipality of Slovenska Bistrica.
The theme of the exhibition is inspired by the verse by Kajetan Kovič “How water flows, forever new”, which opens up space for reflection on the continuous flow of life, time and creativity. Water, as a symbol of movement, transformation and permanence, at the same time represents the constant changing of the world and the human being’s place within it. Although it may seem that the same water is always flowing, in reality every moment of it is new – just like every creative process and every artistic interpretation.
Artists are invited to reflect on transition, change and repetition, on the relationship between the transient and the permanent, the external and the internal world. The theme offers a starting point for diverse contemporary visual interpretations, in which personal experiences, memories and natural processes are transformed into individual artistic expression.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Institute for Culture Slovenska Bistrica (Martina Zanjkovič) T: 02/80-55-355, M: 041/721-632 E: martina.zanjkovic@zavod-ksb.si, W: new.zavod-ksb.si/
CALL and APPLICATION FORM The call is available HERE (click the link). The application form is available HERE (click the link).
CONDITIONS FOR PARTICIPATION – Each author may participate with one work created as part of the call (the work must not have been previously exhibited). – The artwork may be created in various techniques (painting, drawing, illustration, printmaking, photography, sculpture, art ceramics, digital technique, installation, video, mixed media). – The costs of sending and returning the works are covered by the author.
APPLICATION Applications for the call are submitted by email. The author should send the following to martina.zanjkovic@zavod-ksb.si: – a fully completed application form; – three (3) photographs of the work on a white or single-colour background, suitable for print (size: 4000 × 3000 pixels, resolution: 300 dpi, file size: 4–5 MB).*
By applying, the author permits the organisers to publish their personal data (name, surname, email address) and to use the submitted material for promotional purposes, including the printing of the exhibition brochure. Submitted material will not be returned by the organisers, but will be kept in the archive as part of the call documentation. The organisers are not responsible for any errors in published data provided by the author.* In practice, this means that you photograph the artwork in front of a white wall using your phone camera. Most phones, especially newer ones, take very good photographs that are more than suitable.
APPLICATION DEADLINE The deadline for submitting applications is 30 May 2026. Incomplete applications will not be considered. The selection of works will be made by an expert committee on the basis of the submitted applications. In the selection process, the expert committee will take into account professional criteria and the following aspects: relevance to the theme, artistic quality and conceptual originality. Authors will be notified about the selection by 30 June 2026.
DELIVERY OF SELECTED WORKS Selected works must be delivered between 21 and 26 September 2026 to the following address: Institute for Culture Slovenska Bistrica, Grajska ulica 11, 2310 Slovenska Bistrica. Works may be delivered by post or in person: on Mondays between 9:00 and 15:00, from Tuesday to Friday between 9:00 and 17:00, and on Saturdays between 11:00 and 15:00. A photocopy of the application form must be attached to the delivered work. Works consisting of several parts must include an installation plan. Each work must be properly technically prepared and ready for exhibition (hanging, placement). Works that arrive severely damaged or destroyed will not be exhibited and will be returned to the author together with a report on the condition of the shipment.
SALE OF EXHIBITED WORKS The exhibition will also have a sales character. The author may state the sale price of the work when applying, if the work is for sale. The price will be displayed next to the exhibited work. On the closing day of the exhibition, 30 November 2026, a meeting with the authors will take place at the Graslov Tower exhibition space – after this, the sale of exhibited works will also be possible. Authors will arrange sales directly with potential buyers. The exhibition organisers will not participate in sales as intermediaries and will not charge any commission.
RETURN OF WORKS Authors may collect their works in person: at the closing of the exhibition, on 30 November 2026, at the Graslov Tower exhibition space, or no later than 10 December 2026 at the address of the Institute for Culture Slovenska Bistrica (from Monday to Friday between 9:00 and 15:00). After this date, the organisers are no longer responsible for the works.
INSURANCE The organisers do not accept responsibility for any damage to works during transport. Insurance of works during transport from the authors to the organisers and back is the responsibility of the author.