Poziv za radionicu zadrugarske štampe
Note: English below.

Na početku 2026. godine želimo vam srećnu i vrednu novu godinu.
U poslednjoj godini zadruga je inicirala ili započela saradnje sa nekoliko inicijativa u oblasti izdavaštva. Namera ove radionice je da se međusobno upoznamo, kao i sa drugim inicijativama koje bi nam se pridružile. U tom kontekstu organizujemo dve radionice za štampu – radionicu želatin štampe i radionicu sitoštampe, kako bismo ojačali našu praksu i konceptualni rad. Vode ih naš dugoročni saradnik Viktor Vejvoda i naš zadrugar Radisav Stijović, umetnici sa velikim iskustvom u umetničkoj štampi.
Kroz ove prakse, s jedne strane, posmatraćemo kako putem zadruge možemo da postavimo bolje uslove rada (na primer kroz udruživanje resursa, znanja i veština), kao i politike i prakse marketinga i distribucije.
Poslednje pitanje je ono koje obično izbegavamo: kome se obraćamo i kako? Umetničkom svetu? Ili tzv. levičarskom svetu? Lokalnim zajednicama? Kako postaviti strukturu u kojoj su ljudi učesnici, a ne samo korisnici ili kupci? Da li nam je kao zadruzi potrebna velika marketinška kampanja koja bi obuhvatila i izdavaštvo, ili se opredeljujemo za manje događaje, poput tematskih vašara i bazara, razmena, radionica ili onlajn crowdfunding platformi?
Radionica će se održati u Beogradu, od 23. do 26. januara. Prijavite se do 15. januara popunjavanjem kratkog upitnika.
Call for a Cooperative Printmaking Workshop
At the beginning of 2026, we wish you a happy and productive new year.
Over the past year, the cooperative has initiated or begun collaborations with several initiatives in the field of publishing. The intention of this workshop is to get to know each other, as well as other initiatives that may wish to join us. In this context, we are organizing two printmaking workshops – a gelatin printing workshop and a screen-printing workshop – in order to strengthen our practice and conceptual work. The workshops will be led by our long-term collaborator Viktor Vejvoda and our cooperative member Radisav Stijović, artists with extensive experience in artistic printmaking.
Through these practices, on the one hand, we will explore how, through the cooperative, we can establish better working conditions (for example, by pooling resources, knowledge, and skills), as well as develop marketing and distribution policies and practices.
The final question is one we usually avoid: who are we addressing, and how? The art world? Or the so-called leftist world? Local communities? How do we create a structure in which people are participants rather than merely users or consumers? As a cooperative, do we need a large-scale marketing campaign that also includes publishing, or do we opt for smaller events such as thematic fairs and bazaars, exchanges, workshops, or online crowdfunding platforms?
The workshop will take place in Belgrade from January 23 to 26. Please apply by January 15 by filling out a short questionnaire.
