17.12.2025
FINALISTS. Open Call for Young Female Artists from Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Albania, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Kosovo, Poland, Serbia and Slovakia

We are thrilled to announce the finalists of the Open Call for Young Female Artists from Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Albania, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Kosovo, Poland, Serbia and Slovakia 🌟
The jury, composed of Adela Demetja, Romuald Demidenko, Simona Ognjanović, Jeta Rexha, Daniela Šiandorová, Natalia Vujosevic, Lucia Kvočáková, Róna Kopeczky, Adna Muslija, and Ivana Vaseva, is proud to announce the following finalists:
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Amina Ahmetagić, Kasja Jerlagić, Vladimirka Velaga, Lamija Čehajić, Katarina Gotić
North Macedonia: Ivana Mirchevska and Valbona Vejza
Montenegro: Jelena Pavićević and Azra Omk
Kosovo: Arrita Katona and Trina Hashani
Serbia: Nađa Kračunović, Tijana Petrović, Darija Dragojlović
Albania: Erisa Bakalli, Nora Bzheta, Enza Rripaj
Czech Republic: Darja Lukjanenko, Mia Milgrom, Dominika Vyskočilová
Hungary: Eszter Metzing, Klaudia Januško, Nóra Szabó
Poland: Katarzyna Wojtczak, Agata Jarosławiec, Linda Lach
Slovakia: Andrea Uváčiková, Eva Fajčíková, holo-collective
The jury also chose as the main finalists:
Darja Lukjanenko (Czech Republic)
Lamija Čehajić (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Ivana Mirchevska (North Macedonia)
Azra Omk (Montenegro)
Congratulations to all the finalists!
Stay tuned to learn more about these outstanding artists, their statements, and their artworks🌸
The project is realised in partnership with Tirana Art Lab @tiranaartlab (Albania), Association of citizens Obojena klapa @galerija.manifesto (Bosnia and Herzegovina), MeetFactory @meetfactory (Czech Republic), Easttopics @easttopics (Hungary), Oral History Initiative @oralhistorykosovo (Kosovo), Institute of Contemporary Art @institute_of_contemporary_art (Montenegro), Organization for arts and science FACULTY OF THINGS THAT CAN’T BE LEARNED @akto_fru (North Macedonia), Center for Cultural Decontamination @czkd_bg (Serbia), björnsonova @bjornsonova (Slovakia).
The project is co-financed by the Governments of Czechia, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia through Visegrad Grants from International Visegrad Fund @visegradfund The mission of the fund is to advance ideas for sustainable regional cooperation in Central Europe.