This October, we had the pleasure of welcoming artist Aida Šehović and architect Arna Mačkić to our studio for a residency. Together they worked on Cups of Memory, a research project created to decolonize the public memory of the Srebrenica…
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KUMA INTERNATIONAL DIRECTOR HONOURED
In a ceremony organized at his Residence, the Ambassador of Italy in Sarajevo Marco Di Ruzza awarded Claudia Zini, Director of Kuma International Center for Visual Arts from Post-Conflict Societies, the honor of Cavaliere dell'Ordine della Stella d'Italia, conferred on…
Learning about art made in the aftermath of genocide and war
During spring 2024 Kuma International hosted more than 100 Italian high school students visiting from Torino, Ravenna, Monza, and Venice. For many participants, it was their first time in Bosnia. They engaged in a series of ŠTO TE NEMA monument…
A Seed for a Song: Urban Seed Libraries as Memory Vessels
In March 2024, eleven students from the Syracuse School of Architecture and Yale University spent five wonderful days in Sarajevo with Kuma International, led by Visiting Fellow Christina Zhang. Their trip was part of the project “A Seed for a…
6th Kuma International summer school
Established in 2018, Kuma International Summer School is the first program solely dedicated to contemporary art practices produced in the context of conflict and trauma. The school focuses on Bosnia and Herzegovina and the work artists in the region and…
Around the World in 180 Minutes
Kuma International organized a beautiful and emotional concert in June 2023 in collaboration with Caritas Italia, featuring performances by Haris Abdagich and Balkaneros, Lirika Kafane, Laura Sirani, and Davide Bonetti, along with a special guest appearance by Alma Abdagich. Kuma…
LABORS OF CARE
Kuma International and the Austrian Cultural Forum Sarajevo were excited to support the exhibition "Labors of Care," which opened in Sarajevo on March 8, coinciding with International Women’s Day, at the gallery Manifesto. The exhibition showcased the works of three…
HERBARIUM
Location: National Museum of Bosnia and HerzegovinaDates: November 13, 2022 – January 13, 2023 The exhibition "Herbarium" by Ismar Čirkinagić marked a significant moment in contemporary art, as it was exhibited in Bosnia and Herzegovina for the first time. This…
BACKUP – A0H1L9IMB4
The exhibition “Backup – A0H1L9IMB4,” by Nermina Trbonja in collaboration with Quentin Fagart, Ksenija Hotić, and Ivan Hrkaš, is part of an ongoing oral history project focused on the non-Croat residents of Stolac, Bosnia and Herzegovina. These individuals were detained…