Fine Arts Residency Programs

Within the Ministry of Culture and Information’s annual call for financing or co-financing projects related to fine, applied, and visual arts, as well as design and architecture, there is a special call line for art colonies as artist residency programs. The call is launched to provide financial support to projects related to contemporary art that contribute to the general interest in culture as defined by Article 6 of the Law on Culture (Official Gazette of the RS, issue 6/2020). The call covers annual programs for galleries and other exhibition venues, independent and group exhibitions, as well as other auteur projects, art colonies and residency programs, and projects related to regional, European, and international cooperation. The call's goal is to support the development of visual arts by modernizing art collections, strengthening cultural institutions’ capacities, providing support to contemporary visual artists, encouraging the systematic development of the art market, developing visual culture, and developing intersectoral (public, civil, and private sector) and interdepartmental collaboration (culture-education, culture-healthcare, etc.) There are five categories of calls. Based on the category, eligible to apply are cultural institutions formed by the Autonomous Province or local self-government units, civil society organizations, cultural associations, and other cultural entities. Cultural institutions established by the Republic of Serbia are not eligible to apply because they are funded under Article 74 of the Law on Culture. As part of the call, an expert commission is formed for deciding on the allocation of the funds for financing projects, which after the decision is made manages the criteria set out in the Regulation on the Manner, Criteria, and Standards for the Selection of Cultural Projects Financed and Co-Financed from the Budget of the Republic of Serbia, the Autonomous Province, and local self-government units.