The Premiere of the Largest Secondary Archive Extension!
Nearly 150 artists from diverse backgrounds, selected by an international team of experts, will be added to the Secondary Archive platform.
On March 8, the largest extension of the Secondary Archive to date will be launched. As part of this initiative, new curators and artists from Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Kosovo, Serbia, Albania, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina will join the archive.
The event, in the form of a special online conference, will begin at 5:00 PM CET and will be streamed live on the Katarzyna Kozyra Foundation's website and on the partners' Facebook pages.
This inaugural event will not only serve as a space to celebrate women's voices but will also raise awareness and foster an open discussion about the challenges and successes of female artists from the region.
Amonf the participants are:
- Maja Wawrzyk – Deputy Executive Director of the International Visegrad Fund
- Katarzyna Kozyra – Katarzyna Kozyra Foundation (Poland)
- Adna Muslija – Galerija Manifesta (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
- Ana Ivanović – Institute of Contemporary Art (Montenegro)
- Ivana Vaseva – Organization for Arts and Science FACULTY OF THINGS THAT CAN’T BE LEARNED (North Macedonia)
- Klaudia Fagu – Tirana Art Lab (Albania, representing previous Western Balkan partner countries)
- Róna Kopeczky – (Hungary, representing Visegrad Group partners)
- Adrianna Wiktoria Kowalik – moderator, Secondary Archive coordinator
The event will be held in English.
The project is co-financed by the governments of the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia through Visegrad Grants from the International Visegrad Fund. The fund’s mission is to promote the idea of sustainable regional cooperation in Central Europe.
About Secondary Archive
Secondary Archive is an innovative online platform dedicated to amplifying the voices of female artists from Central and Eastern Europe.
The platform was created to counteract the underrepresentation of women artists in global art narratives. We provide a space where they can share their work, ideas, and experiences through personal statements and carefully curated content. The archive places a strong emphasis on feminist perspectives, cultural identity, and historical memory.
Currently, the archive includes over 450 artists from nine countries and serves as a key reference for researchers, curators, and art institutions worldwide.