critic-in-residence programme
MGLC Švicarija, a creative and residential centre, in collaboration with the Igor Zabel Association for Culture and Theory, both based in Ljubljana, Slovenia, invite art historians, art critics and cultural journalists to apply for a fully funded, one-month residency in Ljubljana during October 2026.
The overall aim of the international residency programme is to support the exploration, reflection, and writing on contemporary visual art and exhibition histories.
In 2026, we invite art writers to reflect on the role of art institutions in difficult – or even crisis – socio-political conditions.
Our goal is to host an art historian, researcher, art writer, or cultural journalist who is actively publishing internationally and interested in engaging with a chosen topic that also marks the 30th anniversary of two significant art and cultural events in Ljubljana –preferably as part of the critic-in-residence research:
exhibition For the Museum of Contemporary Art Sarajevo 2000. International Cultural Project. “Museum of Contemporary Art Sarajevo 2000”. The 1996 Collection – Moderna galerija Ljubljana, 24. 9.–1. 12. 1996; project conceived by Jadran Adamović, Zdenka Badovinac, Irwin, and Igor Zabel; and/or
international symposium Living with Genocide: Political Theory, Art and War in Bosnia, 24.–26. 5. 1996, Moderna galerija Ljubljana; conceived and organized by: Moderna galerija Ljubljana and the Institute of Philosophy of the Scientific Research Centre (ZRC SAZU) at the Slovene Academy of Sciences and Arts (SAZU).
Candidates will produce at least one piece of writing (essay, interview, column, etc.) on a selected topic over the course of the residency. The text must be written in English and finalized by 1 December 2026.
The residency organizers will provide research, editorial, and proofreading support, and will publish the text on their websites and communication channels.