Kuma International Spring School - Open Call
General Program
Quite deliberately albeit symbolically, the first Kuma International Spring School will commence on April 6 2020, one of the most significant dates of the history of the capital of BiH. On April 6 1945, the capital was the scene of one of its greatest victories, namely the liberation from the Nazi occupation. Not even half a century later, on April 6 1992, the city fell under a siege that lasted for endless 1425 nights. The remnants of both these historical events can be felt to this day. April 6 is simultaneously a day of celebration, a day of glory but it is also a day of sorrow, a day of mourning: Sarajevo Day. A day apt for remembering, reflecting, and learning; a day off and for transformation. It is only suitable, then, that the first Kuma International Spring School will be launched on that day in Sarajevo before travelling to other important sites and places in Bosnia and Herzegovina. In seven days, the school will take its participants to visit three different cities and several museums, galleries and monuments which interlink the various pasts of Bosnia and Herzegovina: WWII, socialism and Yugoslavia, the war of the 1990s and the present path to democracy.
The planned visits are as follows:
- Sarajevo April 6 - 7 - 8
Historical Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina, former Museum of the Revolution, GSU contemporary art gallery Brodac, in the notorious building Beledija; The Tunnel Museum, the hope of the besieged Sarajevo
- Konjic April 9
Tito military Bunker, a unique monument built over 23 years from 1953 until 1979, which has been hosting a biennial of contemporary art since 2011
- Jablanica April 9
Museum of the Battle for the Wounded at Neretva
https://www.muzej-jablanica.com/ba/index.php
- Mostar April 9 - 12
Partisan Memorial Cemetery in Mostar, built in1965 in honour of the Yugoslav Partisans of Mostar who were killed during World War II in Yugoslavia, created by architect Bogdan Bogdanović. OKC Cultural Centre Abrašević.
- Sutjeska National Park April 12 (and back to Sarajevo in the evening)
Sutjeska Memorial, commemorating the fallen fighters of the Battle of the Sutjeska, which took place from May 15th to June 16th, 1943, created in 1975 by Ranko Radović.
Sunday lunch.
In addition to these visits, the program will include lectures, memory walks and public debates, as well as relevant cultural and artistic events carried out by local and international artists, art historians and architects.
School fee and costs
The fee covers tuition, accommodation in Mostar (three nights), transportation between Sarajevo, Konjic, Jablanica, Mostar, Sutjeska Park, entrances to museums and galleries, welcome drinks. Scholarships are available for local students. Participants will take care of their accommodation in Sarajevo.
Application and Contact Information
Please note that the schedule is subjected to change due to the availability of our local and international guests.
For more information about costs and scholarships available please contact us at info [at] kumainternational.org
To apply please send us your motivation letter and a CV at: http://kumainternational.org/application/
Application deadline: March 15, 2020