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Date(s) - 10/11/2025 - 20/11/2025
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Fondazione Pino Pascali – Museum of Contemporary Art, as Lead Partner of the SOCRAT project (SOcializing CRaft & contemporary Art for sustainable Tourism), announces an international call for artists/tutors and creative professionals to participate in the Creative Living Labs (CLLs) to be held in Istria (Croatia) between December 2025 and March 2026. These Istria-based CLLs will be the first in a series of 13 Creative Living Labs to be implemented across the programme area (Italy and Croatia) during the next months.
The initiative fosters cultural exchange and collaboration between artists, craft professionals, and local communities through immersive ten-day laboratories dedicated to co-creation, dialogue, and sustainable cultural tourism. Each CLL focuses on specific sectors and explores the relationship between contemporary artistic innovation and traditional local heritage.
Here are the upcoming Creative Living Labs in Istria!
(1) Creative Living Lab – Performing Arts and/or Artistic Installations in Public Spaces (Pula) Get ready for a unique Creative Living Lab in Pula! From 8th to 18th December 2025, artists Alen and Nenad Sinkauz and Andrea Matosević will lead a multidisciplinary audio-visual journey through sound, rhythm, video and storytelling, transforming industrial and socialist heritage into a living stage of collective identity. Join us and be part of the creative energy that reimagines the cultural heartbeat of Istria! In collaboration with: Kulturban (local CCI) & Metamedij (NGO). Location: Pula, Region of Istria.
(2) Creative Living Lab – Textile and/or Fashion Design (Pula) Tradition meets innovation in Pula! Between 15th January and 15th February 2026, artist Staša Doblanović Randall will guide a Creative Living Lab dedicated to reviving traditional Istrian textiles and costumes through sustainable fashion prototyping – with natural materials, eco-printing and a modern twist. Join the movement towards a greener, more creative future of fashion! In collaboration with: Ethnographic Museum of Istria (local CCI) & HUiU – Croatian Association of Interdisciplinary Artists (NGO) Location: Pula, Region of Istria
(3) Creative Living Lab – Ceramics and/or Sculpture (Labin) Explore the fusion of tradition and technology in Labin! From 10th to 20th March 2026, artist Rino Banko will lead an artistic experiment connecting Istrian stone and ceramics through modern digital tools, creating contemporary works that celebrate shared cross-border identity. Discover how innovation shapes the future of cultural heritage – and join us in the creative process! In collaboration with: Public Open University of Labin (local CCI) & Art Studio (NGO) Location: Labin, Region of Istria.
PH. CREDITS: Hassan Abdelghani
Eligibility note: to ensure the cross-border dimension, the selected artist/tutor must come from a country different from the host country.
Applications must be submitted by 20 November 2025.
Full Call and Application Form:
Information: progettieuropei@fondazionepascali.it
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