PROJECT CONFERENCES

ART IN SOCIETY / International Conference

1 – 4 July 2026, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Zagreb, Croatia

This conference explores art as a dynamic force embedded in social and cultural life, shaping and reflecting the communities in which it is created and in which it exists and circulates. Artworks and artistic practices are active participants in negotiating political, religious, and cultural identities, challenging social hierarchies, and offering new ways of seeing and understanding the world. They intervene in social life by generating knowledge, amplifying marginalized voices, and fostering dialogue across diverse communities through participatory urban projects, public installations, exhibitions, or digital platforms. Art’s symbolic and epistemic power allows it to question dominant narratives, create alternative perspectives, and expand collective understanding, while collaborative production and audience engagement further transform both meaning and social impact.

For more information please visit: https://artins.ffzg.unizg.hr/

PARTICIPATION IN ART/MUSEUMS CONFERENCE

4 – 5 September 2025, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Zagreb, Croatia

The conference seeks to explore the complex and evolving relationship between (visual) arts, participation in public space, and art-based institutions and organisations through the lens of cultural democracy, where art is not just for the elite or professionally trained but a practice open to all members of society.

For more information please visit: https://partim.ffzg.unizg.hr/