The Domino association invites artists, artistic (informal) groups, and all interested applicants to apply for exhibitions in Q Izlog, a public art program located in the shop window of the Domino association space at Petrinjska 38 in Zagreb. The open call is open until 13th March 2026.
About the program
Situated in the heart of the city, Q Izlog functions as a living interface between artistic work and everyday urban space: a place where critical thought, humor, and visual inventiveness meet passers-by and the local community. The exhibition program is dedicated to practices emerging from marginalized experiences, queer identities, and free imaginaries.
We begin from the conviction that public space is not neutral. Every shop window and every street surface reflects a series of decisions about what is allowed to be visible and what is not. Q Izlog questions this set of decisions.
Q Izlog introduces visual narratives into the city center that resist dominant frameworks of representation—narratives that have long been suppressed, neglected, or systematically silenced, and which precisely for that reason carry a particular aesthetic and political energy.
What can be submitted?
Form and medium are open. We welcome works ranging from installation, photography, text, and video to illustration, collage, neon light, and mixed media, as long as they are suitable for a shop window exhibition context and in dialogue with the street environment. We are especially interested in proposals that:
- question modes of materializing presence and occupying public space through play, irony, and affect
- destabilize established visual conventions related to body, gender, and sexuality
- explore the marginal, the invisible, and the systematically excluded
- actively engage with the street context and accidental audiences
- treat fluidity, uncertainty, and diversity as a creative starting point
Conditions
The call is open to artists, artistic (informal) collectives, and all interested individuals or groups without age or institutional restrictions. We particularly welcome applications from artists whose experiences include queer identities, migrant backgrounds, disability experiences, and intersectional perspectives that remain underrepresented in dominant institutional contexts.
Each applicant may submit a maximum of one proposal.
The fee for realization and installation is €300 gross (Category 2).
Production costs are covered by the artist.
Domino provides promotion and documentation of the work.
After the exhibition, the work is returned to the artist.
Window dimensions: height 155 cm, width 150 cm, depth 66 cm.
How to apply?
Applications should be sent to domino.produkcija@gmail.com with the subject line “Q IZLOG 2026” and must include:
- CV (up to 800 characters)
- Concept description (up to 300 words)
- Visual proposal or sketch: drawing, mockup, or reference images; up to 5 files in JPG or PDF format, max 10 MB total
- Contact details: name or collective name, email, phone number
Applications in both Croatian and English are equally welcome.
Deadline
The submission deadline is 13 March 2026 at 23:59.
Results
Results will be announced on 20 March 2026 at www.thisisadominoproject.org, as well as on Domino’s Facebook and Instagram pages. Selected artists/collectives will also be notified by email.
Exhibition period
Exhibitions will take place between 1 April and the end of 2026, in agreement with the artists. Each work will be exhibited for 5–6 weeks.
Q Izlog aims to practice inclusivity, not merely declare it. If you have questions, need support in the application process, or require any form of adaptation, please contact us at domino.produkcija@gmail.com. We will be happy to assist.
The program is supported by the City of Zagreb.
The work of the Domino association is supported by the National Foundation for Civil Society Development and the Kultura Nova Foundation.
