As part of the CraftWork 4.0 All framework, we invite you to join Soft Systems, an intensive interdisciplinary workshop that explores the intersection of code and cloth.
Nova Iskra Creative Hub
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Successfully Realized Workshop: Soft Systems: Generative Art and Embroidery
23 Mar
Monday, 23. Mar
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23 Feb 2026
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15 Oct 2025
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Open Call – Stone & Soul: Sustainable Lithography, Linoleum and Paper for Contemporary Artists
CraftWork4. All is calling you to Craft Academy Sweden
Are you a crafter or creative passionate about paper, lithography or linoleum?
Do you want to explore how craft can contribute to a more sustainable, inclusive and entrepreneurial society?
Then join us for Stone & Soul Craft Academy in Sweden, a dynamic 3-day workshop and hybrid hackathon at Helliden Folk High School (Skövde, Sweden), a renowned centre for paper crafts. The workshop is designed as a hybrid learning experience, allowing participants to choose whether to attend fully online or in-person, depending on their location and availability.
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CraftWork Coffee Talk – The Art of Creative Recycling
Join us for a special edition of CraftWork Coffee Talk, where we celebrate the art of creative recycling through stories of craftsmanship, sustainability, and entrepreneurship.
Meet two inspiring Serbian artisans who have turned forgotten objects into meaningful, sustainable creations:
- Mila Rosić, a master furniture restorer who breathes new life into antique pieces with skill, care, and deep respect for the craftsmanship of the past.
• Adrian Baloš, an inventive designer who transforms vintage cameras into striking lamps—fusing nostalgia with modern function.
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Join us for the Collab4HySust CCI Knowledge-Sharing Session – Live from Greece and Online
The final knowledge-sharing session of Collab 4 HySust CCI will be held in Greece and online, providing stakeholders with a platform to engage in discussions and exchange insights on sustainable practices in the cultural and creative industries (CCI).
Scheduled for the 27th and 28th of February 2025, the session will highlight the achievements of the Collab4HySust project and foster dialogue about the future of sustainability in the CCI sector. The program includes presentations, interactive discussions, and networking opportunities with industry leaders, experts, and practitioners.
- 27th February: A closed session for the project teams and mentors.
- 28th February: Open to the public. Participants can join in person in Greece or via Zoom, ensuring accessibility for all. The second day will also showcase pilot projects that embody sustainable approaches in the CCI field.
Further details about the agenda and program can be found here.
The event is hosted by Syn + Ergasia, with project partners Materahub, Intercultura Consult, Det Flyvende Teater, and Nova Iskra.
28 Feb
Friday, 28. Feb
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Aspropyrgos / Athens, Greece
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the INTERTWINED exibition
“Intertwined” is part of MADE IN Platform for Contemporary Crafts & Design, initiative for research, design, and heritage encouraging collaboration and knowledge exchange between traditional craftspeople and contemporary artists and designers, as well as other experts in the fields of culture and science. The exhibition is a result of collaboration between Nova Iskra Creative Hub and the Museum of Applied Art in Belgrade.
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Reflection from the workshop INTERTWINED I MADE IN Collaborations
Project: MADE IN – Platform for Contemporary Crafts and Design
Organizer: Nova Iskra
Partners: Studio Turbina, Faculty of Contemporary Arts, Museum of Applied Arts in Belgrade
Period: April 6 – May 25, 2024
Location: Nova Iskra Dorćol, Jugošped – Turbina & Objectcreators
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Collab 4 HySust CCI: Hybrid Horizons: Cultivating Creativity and Audience Engagement
Join us for the third Collab4HySust CCI event – an international knowledge-sharing hybrid event.
Event Details:
Date: May 10, 2024
Location: Nova Iskra Dorćol, Belgrade, Serbia, and Online
Registration until May 5.
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Belgrade calling: On the roads of recent past – towards new future
28 participants in the project Bricks Made of Words will be hosted by Nova Iskra Creative Hub in Belgrade from October 11 to October 14.
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Pop-up Exhibition: Post Social Media Landscape
We invite you to the exhibition created due to artistic explorations of possible future scenarios after social networks!
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Youth Media Hub: Learn how to tell stories
In partnership with the Intera organization from Mostar, Nova Iskra presents an online workshop dedicated to the topic of presentation skills within the Youth Media Hub project, realized as part of the international regional programme “Dialogue for the Future”.
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Youth Media Hub: Overcome the team culture!
In partnership with the Intera organization from Mostar, Nova Iskra presents an online workshop dedicated to team culture within the Youth Media Hub project, realized as part of the international regional programme “Dialogue for the Future”.
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Youth Media Hub: Discover the world of documentary photography
In partnership with Nova Iskra, Intera Technology Park organizes the workshop about documentary photography this November. The workshop is part of the Youth Media Hub project, realized within the international regional programme “Dialogue for the Future”.
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Food and cultural heritage: an EU policy perspective
We invite you to join the online conference within the Food is Culture project, which will mix art, food, culture and policy!
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The secret life of the most important creatures on the planet
For the last couple of years, the public outside the scientific community started to realize that exotic animals are not the only one jeopardized, that negative changes in the population of different species are happening on the local levels as well.
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Youth Media Hub: the second online youth camp
In partnership with INTERA organization from Mostar, Nova Iskra continues the realization of the online YMH camps, and during this weekend organizes the second camp within the Youth Media Hub project, as part of the international regional programme “Dialogue for the Future” (DFF).
10 Oct
Saturday, 10. Oct
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ONLINE
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The first youth camp within the Youth Media Hub project: Learn, Collaborate, Create!
In partnership with Intera from Mostar, Nova Iskra realized the first online youth camp during the last weekend in September, within the Youth Media Hub, a part of international regional programme Dialogue for the Future (DFF).
26 Sep
Saturday, 26. Sep
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ONLINE
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“TransLocal Cooperation” digital exhibition within “Connect for Creativity” international project
TransLocal Cooperation exhibition, launched in Furtherfield Gallery, London in March as part of the Connect for Creativity project, is going digital starting from 6 July. Bringing together artists from Greece, Serbia, Turkey and the UK, the exhibition offers an interactive experience.
6 Jul
Monday, 6. Jul
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DACIDA CREATIVE THERAPY #4 – Being original in stock photography
What does it mean to work as a stock photographer and still be creative?
What is the path from creating an idea to actually uploading a photo?
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What is the easiest way to sell your design to the clients?
The second IxDA Belgrade meetup at Nova Iskra.
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DACIDA CREATIVE THERAPY MEETUP #3 – Bratislav Milenković
How does it look like working with giant brands? What does it mean having your own agent? How to develop a personal, authentic style?
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Pop-up group selling exhibition
We invite you to the Pop-up group selling exhibition of small formats and a pre new years’ matinee, organized by Kulturforum!
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Start-ups and health care’s digital transformation
PatchAi is an Italian-Serbian start up that deals with one of the many aspects of the clinical trials, using smart algorithms in order to increase the level of engagement of the patients that have been tested.
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DACIDA CREATIVE THERAPY MEETUP #2
DACIDA CREATIVE THERAPY is a cycle of meetups for creatives, discussing the topics relevant to the creativity and existence of artists today.
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DACIDA CREATIVE THERAPY MEETUP #1 Design and everything around it
DACIDA CREATIVE THERAPY is a cycle of meetups for creatives, discussing the topics relevant to the creativity and existence of artists today.
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Group Exhibition within Connect for Creativity project
From November 15th to November 29th the artworks created during the 6-week art/tech residential stays organized by Nova Iskra will be presented at the Science and Technology Museum. Theo Prodromidis (Greece), Oguz Emre Bal (Turkey), Ioana Man (UK) and Sanja Anđelković (Serbia) will present their artworks, that will become part of the permanent exhibition of the Museum. The opening date is Friday, November 15th at 7 pm.
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Exhibition: What you didn’t know existed. Endangered food from around the world
The exhibition “What you didn’t know existed. Endangered food from around the world” will be open on October 11th at 7 pm in Belgrade, at the Belgrade Market. The exhibition will be available for visit until October 25th.
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Creative Community in Digital times
DACIDA creates digital spaces to promote creatives and artists, and exchange ideas, experiences and practices with other participants in this field.
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Office of the future
How to respond to the needs of companies and users of space in the age of digital and technological revolution?
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Conference opening lecture by the pioneer of the post-gravity art Dragan Živadinov
The Creative Backslash conference will be opened by the legendary Slovenian artist and theater director Dragan Živadinov with his lecture at the Belgrade Cultural Center, which is free and open to the public.
CONNECTING CREATIVE INDUSTRIES, TECHNOLOGY AND PEOPLE
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The scope of Digitalization: Education of the Future
The first panel within the Domains of Digitalization program is dedicated to the education, primarily focused on the digitalization of educational content in primary schools in Serbia.
18 Apr
Thursday, 18. Apr
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