Artist Residency
in Šumiac
She studied Aesthetics at the Faculty of Arts, Comenius University, followed by History and Practice of Contemporary Art at the Department of Theory and History of Art at the Academy of Fine Arts and Design (VŠVU) in Bratislava. Her research focuses on the visual culture of totalitarian regimes (particularly Nazi-aligned Slovakia) and the interdisciplinary intersections…
Zoya Shojaee Sardashti & Martin Toldy Zoya and Martin met online through a microactivism course Zoya facilitated earlier this year, then met in person when Zoya performed at MACH Festival in Bratislava in June. Their first collaboration, Antigone Entombed, will be presented at the Venice International Performance Art Week in December 2026 and streamed on PAV…
Gabriel Hošovský Gabriel Hošovský is a graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Bratislava. In the 1980s, he focused primarily on painting and sculpture. He is a founding member of the art group Syzýgia, established on 18 January 1988. In 2008, he published a book about the artistic and social scene surrounding Syzýgia, Syzýgia…
She worked as a graphic designer for ten years. She founded the Fest Anča International Animation Festival, which she led for eight years, as well as the FOAJÉ cultural space in Bratislava. She also served as the director of the Old Town Library, where she aimed to foster innovation and interdisciplinary collaboration.
Marie Hladíková is a visual artist based in Prague. She graduated from the Sculpture Studio at the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague (UMPRUM). Her practice focuses on sculptural objects and site-specific installations created from sustainable and recycled materials.In recent years, her work has explored the theme of aesthetic diversity and the socially…
Hi, I’m Tereza. You might know me on Instagram as @terezagodd. I’m 24 years old and I study Social Work at Comenius University in Bratislava. I’ve had a beautiful start to the summer. I’m still carrying with me everything I experienced at Fest Anča, Pohoda, and especially Kiosk, which is one of my favourite festivals.…
Viliam Slaminka (1985) is a visual artist who studied Painting and Other Media at the Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Bratislava. Alongside his artistic practice, he works as an illustrator, comic artist, and educator. His work humorously reflects on social and gender stereotypes. He approaches serious subjects with a sense of childlike playfulness,…
Dana Tomečková Dana Tomečková is a visual artist working across sculpture, installation, and jewellery. She graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Bratislava and also studied at the National Academy of the Arts in Oslo. Her practice explores ways of fostering a more sustainable and attentive relationship with both the environment and…
Eja Devečková is a visual artist and educator based in Prague. In her current artistic practice, she works with drawing, paper collage, performance, and participatory and collaborative formats. Her projects explore themes of embodiment and beauty, the forms and limits of emotionality, parenthood, and care. She also focuses on gender stereotypes, modes of interpersonal communication,…
Jarmila Mitríková is a visual artist based in Košice, Slovakia. Throughout her long-standing artistic practice, she has explored collective memory, history, folk spirituality, and religiosity as ways of understanding the present. Today, her work is rooted in personal experience. She approaches artistic creation as a ritual and a transformative process, in which personal experience becomes…