01.10.2011. Patriotic Hypermarket

Theatre play within the scope of the project “View from my Window“. Premiere: 3 October 2011, 8pm Bitef Theatre, Belgrade, Serbia

Based on the stories of the anonymous interviewees and the exhibition, Milena Bogavac, a dramaturge from Belgrade, and Jeton Neziraj, a dramaturge from Prishtina, collaborated in writing a documentary, post-dramatic text, which Dino Mustafić, a Sarajevo based director, will direct for Belgrade’s Bitef Theatre with actors and actresses from Belgrade, Prishtina, Skopje and Tirana. Another interesting aspect of the play is that it will be bilingual, in Serbian and Albanian language, which makes the piece unique and innovative for this region. A tour across Europe is planned. Press release: Press - Patriotic Hypermarket.pdf

19.08.2011. Direct consumation of culture

Association Kulturanova calls for poets from all over the Balkans region to participate in action “Direct consumation of culture” and to exhibit their poems on 24th September in Novi Sad, on one of the walls in one of the open spaces in city centre. The “exhibition” of poems "100 Thousand Poets for Change" is another action which is part of the long term project of Association Kulturanova, “Gradionica”, which have the aim to deal with afirmative actions, creations, cultural and artistic production, and to put focus on problem of using public space and a need of independent cultural scene for venue like this. Action "100 Thousand Poets for Change” consists of more then 400 events happening at the same time, on 24th September this year, in more then 350 cities all over the world.

Beside exhibiting those poems on a public space, they will also be published on the blog http://freepoets.blogspot.com, as well as on the web page dedicated to this project “100 Thousand Poets for Change” - 100TPC.org. After 24th September, all gathered documentation about the project “100 Thousand Poets for Change” will be archived on Stanford University in California, USA as a part of a project of digital archiving LOCKSS.

To participate in this call please send your poem with a short biography on this email address: neposredna.kultura@gmail.com

01.07.2011. Dino Mustafic directs a play about the life of the people of Kosovo

28th June 2011. in Bitef theatre, Belgrade started rehearsals of a play which tells a story about life of Serbs and Albanians, based on mutual screenplay of Milena Bogavac from Belgrade and Jeton Neziraj from Pristina. Play is being directed by Dino Mustafic from Sarajevo, and premiere is announced for October, 3rd 2011. in Bitef theatre. Play will be bilingual, in Serbian and Albanian language, which, by director makes this play unique and innovative for this region.

Association Kulturanova from Novi Sad and Multimedia Center from Prishtina were interviewing Serbs and Albanians from Kosovo, during summer of 2010. by exploring their memories, views of life and their thoughts about the future. That was opportunity to gather and to show photographs specific atmosphere in Kosovo. The exhibitions, which were presented in Novi Sad and Pristina, had a goal to present exchange of life stories by anonymously interviewed people, by which will be better understanding among Kosovo people. The screenplay is based on collected interviews, which are adjusted by Milena Bogavac and Jeton Neziraj. This bilingual play, directed by Dino Mustafic will try to show relationships between Albanians and Serbs, their similarities and differences.

Dino Mustafic: "I have approached this project very emotionally, with a great amount of responsibility and empathy, because I am aware how painful and significant this topic is. It consists of facing with past, delusions, stereotypes, various kinds of discrimination, showinism and nationalism, with manipulation of emotions and patriotism, which is in ‘90s was sanctionary for scumbags. I am aware how important topic is this for future, how many topics will be opened by this play…do we have future dimension, do we have right to be buried by past or the future offers us a gateway."

Photo: Vukasin Zivaljevic

06.06.2011. Call for participants of contemporary dance workshops during the summer in Novi Sad

In the framework of the long-term project GRADIONICA (city - workshop project), Association Kulturanova is organizing two dance/theater workshops in the summer, 2011. First workshop is going to take place between 17-24 july. We need 6 professional dancers, and 6 young people who have some specific perspective regarding the notion of home (students, migrants, foreigners, refugees, etc.). This workshop will be led by Swedish choreographer Sybrig Dokter. Together with the workshop participants she will analyze and question our idea of home and, as the end result of the workshop, create a site-specific performance in Novi Sad.

Second workshop is going to take place at the end of the same month, 24. July – 1. August. It will be led by Austrian choreographer Sara Ostertag. Main objective of this workshop will be to question the notion of revolution, especially the small scale (everyday) revolution in the public space. At the end the result of this workshop will be presented in the form of site-specific performance at the chosen location in Novi Sad. If you want to participate in the Sybrig’s, or Sara’s workshop, send your short CV to milankn@gmail.com or milan@kulturanova.org.

Download: sara_poziv.doc i cv_sara_ostertag.doc

13.05.2011. Join the Campaign!

In July, the European Commission will officially launch its discussions on how much will be spent on culture in the next EU budget. They will also be questioning the shape and content of the EU Culture Programme. The resulting decisions by national governments and EU policymakers will influence the next ten years of support for cultural activities. It will directly affect everyone who lives in Europe. Currently, direct support for arts and culture represents 0.05% of the total EU budget. we are more believes this does not properly reflect the importance of arts and culture in the development of all European societies. We seek increased support for culture in the next EU budget. Join the campaign at www.wearemore.eu

22.01.2011. A3.Format "Do it yourself" Workshop!

Last weekend, on 15th and 16th of January 2011, young designers and artists from Serbia, Croatia and Hungary gathered in Youth Center CK13 in Novi Sad, to take a part in the first collaborative A3.Format - DIY (Do It Yourself) Workshop. 29 authors from Zagreb, Split, Osijek, Budapest, Kecskemét, Szeged, Hódmezővásárhely, Subotica, Sremska Mitrovica, Belgrade and Novi Sad gathered to exchange experience, design the publication and learn about open source software alternatives. This collaboration resulted in artworks inspired by well-known quotes on self-education, ethics, independence and self-reliance, and as such, will become the sixth A3.Format publication of designer/activist guide through the Balkans. The publication will be available in the following weeks. The workshop was organized by A3.Format group, association Kulturanova and Ekomuna. The project was supported by the Ministry of Youth and Sports of the Republic of Serbia. A3.Format group and Association Kulturanova hereby thank all participants for adding to fantastic atmosphere at the workshop!

Participants: Biskoteka, Milica Pantelić, Nenad Trifunović, Hristina Papadopulos, Manja Lekić, Super Timor, Katarina Šoškić, Mirko Žarković, Miroslav Dajč, Filip Stamenković, Ivana Radmanovac, Aleksandar Topić, Filip Bojović, Nikola Bradonjić, Natalija Ninkov, Blind Artist, Nina Zeljković, Vladimir Radinović, Klara Šimunović, Filip Pomykalo "Myka Polo", Matija Drozdek, Mario Mataković, Vjeko Sumić, Gergő Szivonya, Perta Klára Szabó, Katalin Halácsi, Paul Mutant, Ábel Lakatos, Berta Soós.

Photo by: Gergo Szinyova

04.12.2010. A3.Format "Do it yourself" workshop

Association Kulturanova and A3.Format group are calling young artists from Serbia to apply for participation in the "Do it yourself" workshop.

"Do it yourself", or simply DIY ethic means relying on personal capabilities. It promotes the idea that people can learn to do far more than they thought was possible. Instead of relying on the services of professionals and experts, the emphasis is placed on self-education and personal skills. "DIY culture" refers to the colorful spectrum of elements outside the dominant culture, such as political and social activism, independent music production, contemporary art, film, etc.

During the two-day workshop, participants will get the chance to get knowledge and skills in graphic & web design, to design the publication and website project, and learn about open source software. The workshop will take place during the January, 15th and 16th, 2011. in Novi Sad (arrival 14.01. and departure 17.01.). Participants outside of Novi Sad will have fully covered expenses for transportation, room and food. The project is supported by the Ministry of Youth and Sport, Republic of Serbia. Participants can apply by sending their 1.biography, 2.link to the artist portfolio and 3.motivational letter in .DOC format, via e-mail uradisam@a3format.org no later than December 20th, 2010.

04.12.2010. BCC Issue No.2 - Balcan Can Contemporary

Second issue of regional newspapers for performative arts BCC - Balcan Can Contemporary, will be out on December 16th, 2010. These newspapers are collaborative project of Association Kulturanova (Novi Sad), Drugo more (Rijeka), Frakcija (Zagreb), Maska (Ljubljana), Perforacije (Zagreb), Tanzelarija (Sarajevo), Stanica (Belgrade) and TkH platforma (Belgrade). Scheduled to come out quarterly, BCC newspapers bring the latest project news and announcements in region. Newspapers are printed in full color, 16 pages, english language with a circulation of 5000 copies. They are distributed throughout the region, and if you happen to be in Novi Sad, you can obtain your copy at following locations: Cafe and Bookstore "Nublu", Cafe "Izba", Youth Centre Crna Kuća, Museum of Contemporary Arts Vojvodina. Few words about the project (audio).

03.12.2010. Exhibition "Views" in Pristina

Opening of the exhibition "Views: Personal histories of Serbs and Albanians" will be held in Pristina (Kosovo), in thursday 16th of December, 2010. at 6:00pm. Exhibition of interviews and photos depicting everyday life in Kosovo is realized through collaboration of Association Kulturanova from Novi Sad and Multimedia Center from Pristina. Entrance is free, and the exhibition is open to the public from 16th to 26th of December, 2010. For all further questions - info@qendra.org

09.11.2010. Exhibition "Views: Personal histories of Serbs and Albanians"

The Association Kulturanova from Novi Sad and Multimedia Center from Pristina are pleased to announce the exhibition "Views: Personal histories of Serbs and Albanians", which will be opened to the public on November 10th, 2010. Interviews and photos depicting everyday life in Kosovo will be exhibited in Museum of Contemporary Arts Vojvodina from 10th to 17th of November.

A3.Format featured in KMAG 19-20 Easy Rider issue

KMAG is Polish life-style magazine published in Warsaw. Romuald Demidenko, design editor of the magazine wrote a short article about A3.Format and we have send him 9 of our works. All of them are featured on page 34. So if you live in Poland or just happen to be there, take a look! :)

25.07.2010. Personal histories of Serbs and Albanians

From 15th to 19th of July, nine members of the Kulturanova crew – organizer, two coordinators, four interviewers, cameraman and photographer, went to Kosovo. Locations covered according to the plan were – Pristina city area, Gracanica, Laplje Selo and Caglavica. Albanian team organized a workshop on July 16th which gathered both Albanian and Serbian teams together. The workshop was conducted by the assistant professor at the Department of Sociology, University of Pristina. The goal here was to provide a better understanding of the historic background of Kosovo and sociopolitical issues as well, supported by numerous examples from scientific research and everyday life.

During these four days, team of four journalists conducted 11 interviews with Serbs living in Kosovo, as well with few Albanians under the coordination by the members of Kulturanova. Traveling, preparation and interviewing process was well documented with audio and video equipment. Each interviewing session of Serbian or Albanian team was thoroughly evaluated by both teams together. Photo gallery >>

Photo: Nikola Bradonjić

14.06.2010. A3.Format won the GRIFON prize 2010!

A3.Format group has won the 8th GRIFON 2010 prize, in competition for the best graphic design in Serbia, Republika Srpska and Montenegro with publication Vol: 04 "Ideology of design", that we implemented in November 2009. as part of a larger project organized by the Center for New Media kuda.org from Novi Sad. The jury has made a unanimous decision to award GRIFON 2010 prize to the work of the A3.Format team for "Ideology of Design" Vol: 04 publication, in books and other publications category.

"GRIFON Prize is awarded for the eighth time, confirming it's vitality and sensibility for new authors, recognazing this year a young and talented team of A3.Format. This group from Novi Sad, founded by Filip Bojović, is primarily characterized by it's openness, desire for research and freshness. They use the academic knowledge of classical art language as a basis on which boldly and creatively develop their sense of modern graphical expression."

"A3.Format primarily characterizes personal sensibility and openness to the public, the issues that young people, the most vulnerable part of society, encounter in everyday life and work. As a result, their involvement includes creative approach in the broadest possible sense, not limited to the world of graphic design. They are powerful in expression and not afraid to go into research of different styles and influences resulting in exceptional solutions."

Special thanks goes to all authors who have contributed to the quality of this publication and won us GRIFON, this award is yours!!! New publications and awards will follow shortly, we will contact you soon! Artists: Dušan Đorđević, Rajko Ivanišević, Miladin Miletić, Lina Kovačević, Matija Drozdek, Katarina Šoškic, Ana Kraš, Mihail Mihaylov, Bardhi Haliti, Ian Griffith, Nenad Ponjević, Miodrag Manojlović, Miha Artnak, Žiga Aljaž, Žiga Artnak, Branislav Milošević, Jovan Mikonjić, Milica Pantelić, Željko Lončar, Bratislav Milenković, Marko Gole, Nenad Trifunović, Lazar Bodroža, Jovan Obradović, Mirko Žarković, Marko Rakić & Filip Bojović.

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Photo: Designed.rs Catalog & poster design for Grifon 2010: Igor Oršolić

12.06.2010. A3.Format @ D-day, Zagreb

A3.Format group presented works from the fifth publication "ECO Issue" on D-Day Design Fair in Zagreb. This unique design event held for the first time and in a very exciting space - an abandoned complex of old slaughterhouse Zagrepčanka, is conceived as a regional festival of young designers. Artists from the entire region had 4m ² of exhibition space to present their concepts, prototypes or commissioned works, realized or unrealized projects. Although this event was held for the first time ever, we can say that everything went great (both the exhibition and party). We look forward to future meetings.

Artists: Nemanja Jehlička - Beograd, Marko Purać - Novi Sad, Marko Milin - Beograd, Jovana Tokić - Beograd, Primož Zorko - Ljubljana, Rafaela Dražić - Split, Iva Čukić - Beograd, Milica Golubović - Beograd, Predrag Marković / Vikend kolektiv - Beograd, Marko Nikolić - Bela Palanka, Marijana Rajčić - Zagreb, Dora Budor+Maja Čule - New York, Ivana Štrukelj - Zagreb, Ivan Petruševski - Skoplje, Milenko Stevanović / Vikend kolektiv - Beograd, Tonči Klarić & Mislav Vidović - Zagreb, Jovana Bogdanović / Vikend kolektiv - Beograd & Mirna Reinprecht - Zagreb.

Check out the photos >>

Photo by: Dragana Trgovčević,
Matija Drozdek & Filip Bojović

24.05.2010. Round table discussion "Non-institutional theatre in the region?"

In the framework of Reflex project, on Monday, 19. 04. 2010. at 19h in cultural centre Molekula, Rijeka, Croatia there was a around table discussion on a theme "Non-institutional theatre in the region?". Speakers were: Janez Janša (Maska, Ljubljana), Agata Juniku, Una Bauer (CDU, Zagreb), Milan Vračar (Kulturanova, Novi Sad), Mila Čuljak (Trafik, Rijeka) and it was moderated by Davor Mišković (Drugo more, Rijeka). This round table discussion was an opportunity to try to find answers on what do we perceive as a non-institutional/independent theatre scene, what are theirs esthetic and organizational characteristics and is there something that connects this scene beyond the borders of national states i n the region of so called West Balkan. For more information please go to http://www.drugo-more.hr

19.03.2010. "River Banks as a Space for Citizens Integration" Conference

Kulturanova is invited to participate at "River Banks as a Space for Citizens Integration", a two-day conference in Gdansk, Poland, 22-23 March 2010, organized by The River//Cities Platform, in collaboration with the Baltic Sea Cultural Centre BSCC) and LAZNIA Centre for Contemporary Art. The River//Cities Platform is a partnership between cultural, environmental and political initiatives working towards developing their waterfront areas and riverbanks as cultural spaces.

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20.02.2010. A3.Format "Citizen's Handbook: Culture of Complaint"

Thursday, February 25th, Belgrade, Cultural Center GRAD, Braće Krsmanović 4 at 8:00PM

A3.Format "Citizen's Handbook: Culture of Complaint" 2010. Presentation & invitation for artists:

First publication from the "Citizens handbook: culture of Complaint 2010" series will be ECO ISSUE Vol:05, an environmental issue dealing with the relations between mass consumerism and devastation of our ecosystem. The best 30 works will be featured in our publication while the large number of rest works will be presented at the exhibition at Heinrich Böll Foundation, Berlin in mid 2010.

Assignment for the public competition regarding the ECO ISSUE Vol:05 will be pattern, in other words creation of the best visual pattern that deals with problems of ecology, mass consumption, environmental protection and other problems regarding the man-nature relation. Each page of the publication will have a special cut-in handle, thus bearing a visual resemblance to the plastic bag, although your patterns will altogether form a specific paper bag collection. This way we will promote bags that are much easier to recycle and promote young talents and this type of design which is still to be embraced by our societies. At the very end A3.Format will present slogans for each of your "bags", motivational messages that will work as a campaign for positive consumer habits and healthier attitude towards nature and environment… more important – let's not drown in the ocean of plastic bags! More photos here.

Poster design: Stefan Unković

03.02.2010. A3.Format ECO Issue - Publication Vol:05

OPEN CALL FOR ARTISTS!
03.02.2010. - 03.05.2010.

This year A3.Format group will start a four publications campaign "Citizens handbook: Culture of Complaint" as a specific guidebook for a civil society, which will serve as a concise manual for promotion of human rights and liberal values in everyday life for the citizens of Western Balkan (former Yugoslavia).

Assignment for the public competition regarding the ECO ISSUE Vol:05 will be pattern, in other words creation of the best visual pattern that deals with problems of ecology, mass consumption, environmental protection and other problems regarding the man-nature relation. Each page of the publication will have a special cut-in handle, thus bearing a visual resemblance to the plastic bag, although your patterns will altogether form a specific paper bag collection. This way we will promote bags that are much easier to recycle and promote young talents and this type of design which is still to be embraced by our societies. At the very end A3.Format will present slogans for each of your "bags", motivational messages that will work as a campaign for positive consumer habits and healthier attitude towards nature and environment… more important – let's not drown in the ocean of plastic bags.

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Photo: Dragan Marković

07.12.2009. A3.Format publication A3:ID typographic issue Vol:4

A3.Format stands before you once again with a low-budget issue, a publication that came to life as the result of competition called “Ideology of Design” for the fourth publication thematically marked ‘typographical issues’. This compilation of works presents specific modified fonts, hand-written typographies, experimental illustrated letters, modular fonts and so on. A3.Format have shown a unique display of typographical tendencies of a number of younger-generation artists from ex-Yugoslavia.

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17.11.2009. A3.Format publications "low-budget issue"&"CMYK wars" Vol:2 & Vol:3

Tuesday, November 17th 2009. starting 7PM, at the Museum Of Contemporary Art of Vojvodina we will be doing promotion of the first A3.Format publication “Urban Violence” [Vol: 1] and two completely new editions [Vol:2] and [Vol:3] as hardcopy of the project that lasted 9 months over the Internet at http://a3format.org. Presentation of the Ideology of Design competition works for publication [Vol:4] [digital version] presents specific modified fonts, handwritten typographies, experimental illustrated letters, systems inside grid, modular, stretched... This publication will be a certain overview of new typographic tendencies of several authors of younger generations from ex-Yugoslavia today. Requirement was simple, one color - black. Creation process, from sketch to A3 works, will also be shown. Authors will discuss their own perception of the process. Event is realized in cooperation with kuda.org.

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24.07.2009. A3.Format publication "Urban Violence" Vol:1

On the 24th of July 2009, A3.Format Group will hold a presentation of its  first publication  – Urban Violence Vol. 1. at the opening of the exhibition in „Izba“ gallery in Novi Sad. The exhibition will be open until  15th of August 2009. Around one hundred artworks from the „Urban Violence“ open competition will be exhibited, from the artists all over the world. This publication was compiled through open call for artists that lasted at the A3.Format webpage from April to the end of July 2009. Opening of the exibition will be followed by DJ Shpira and young act from Novi Sad - Toy Corner.

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