On Thursday, 5 November 2026, the International Student Printmaking Exhibition – EDITION 2026 was opened. The exhibition was organized through the collaboration of the Department of Visual Culture and Fine Arts, the Arts Academy in Split, and the Kaštela City Museum.
The exhibition is the result of international and inter-university cooperation among seven higher education institutions in the field of art.
Professors and students from the following institutions participated in the realization of the exhibition:
- Faculty of Arts, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Lublin, Poland
- Faculty of Fine Arts, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University, Skopje, North Macedonia
- Faculty of Educational Studies and Arts, St. Kliment Ohridski University, Sofia, Bulgaria
- Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Seville, Spain
- School of Art and Design, Cádiz, Spain
- Juraj Dobrila University of Pula, Croatia
- Department of Visual Culture and Fine Arts, Arts Academy, University of Split, Croatia
The exhibited works provide an insight into the contemporary printmaking practices of young artists, showcasing the diversity of their artistic approaches and printmaking techniques.
The exhibition will remain open to visitors until 20 November 2026.
About the Exhibition
The Kaštela City Museum and the Department of Visual Culture and Fine Arts of the Arts Academy in Split present an international exhibition of student printmaking works, bringing together young artists from Croatia, Poland, Bulgaria, North Macedonia, and Spain.
The exhibition has been developed within the framework of international and inter-university cooperation, with the aim of presenting student artistic production to a wider audience and encouraging exchange between artistic and educational communities. The works were independently selected by mentors from the participating academies and artistic institutions. Their selection offers insight into the current printmaking production of emerging artists as well as the specific artistic environments in which these works are created.
The exhibited prints, produced using a wide range of printmaking techniques, address diverse thematic interests, ranging from personal experiences, everyday life, identity, and interpersonal relationships to questions of memory, history, cultural heritage, and the relationship between individuals, society, and their environment.
By bringing together students at different stages of their studies and with varying levels of exhibition experience, the exhibition provides an opportunity to present their work beyond their home institutions while fostering new professional connections and future collaborations.
Photo: Ivona Pupačić
This activity was co-financed by the European Union through the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NextGenerationEU) as part of the institutional research project KONTAKT: Art in the Community (KUZ), IP-UNIST-56, conducted by the Arts Academy in Split.
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