Music Biennale Zagreb (MBZ) invites individual artists and artistic duos from Southeast and Central Europe working in sound and music to join MBZ LAB, a ‘project incubator’ experiment. MBZ LAB reimagines how festivals commission and produce new works, particularly collaborative, sound-based projects designed for unconventional spaces.

**Stage 1 – Expression of Interest & Research Visit**

  
Individual artists or artistic duos submit a portfolio and an expression of interest. At most, five applications will move to the next stage. Each selected application will receive:

  
* Travel and accommodation for up to two people (if applying as a duo) for a site visit to Zagreb (27-31 October 2025)
* A seed development fee of 1,000 EUR

  
The research visit will enable artists to connect with the MBZ team and local partners, explore potential locations, and develop their concept into a full proposal, which should include at least one other LAB artist.

  
**Stage 2 – Commissioning & Production**

  
Final projects will be selected in early 2026 and co-produced by MBZ for presentation in April 2027 as part of the 34th Music Biennale Zagreb. MBZ LAB production budgets and timelines for each selected project will be developed in collaboration with the chosen artists.

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