In a world where we increasingly ask ourselves where art is in everyday life, ArtBeat offers a clear and concrete answer: art is here, among us – you just need to recognize it and let it in.
After a year of operation as a digital platform dedicated to monitoring and understanding contemporary art through an exhibition calendar and editorial, ArtBeat is now moving into a new chapter. The first exhibition will be held on June 5th at Oris - House of Architecture, marking ArtBeat's entry into a new chapter – the promotion, exhibition, and sale of works by young artists. This exhibition not only represents the physical presentation of the ArtBeat platform but also the launch of a webshop – a digital space where the audience can purchase selected works by the exhibition participants and thus directly support their work.
As curator Anita Ruso Brečić points out in her foreword: "...artistic initiatives such as ArtBeat, whose mission is to promote and develop the contemporary art scene through meetings of artists, collectors, and art lovers, are valuable and necessary endeavors to position and integrate art into the local art scene."
ArtBeat was created with the idea of being a connecting tissue between artists and the audience, not only through exhibitions but also by enabling the purchase of artworks. In this context, the curator emphasizes: "The ultimate goal of ArtBeat is to enable collectors and other art lovers to acquire artworks – in a simple, transparent, and accessible way."
The exhibition will feature seven artists: Mia Markušić, Carolina Barbarić, Fran Ferković, Jessica Gobert, Zvonimir Haramija Hans, Dante Luka Žanetić, and Matej Vuković. Their works open up various narrative, media, and aesthetic approaches to contemporaneity – from expressive painting and illustration to abstract sculpture and visual poetry.
Carolina Barbarić
Mia Markušić
"ArtBeat is not just a platform that connects. It is, above all, an initiative that wants to build a community where art is experienced as the center, or heart, of that community," emphasizes Ruso Brečić. This community includes everyone: from artists and curators to collectors, media, and casual passers-by – because all of them are potential interlocutors of art.
Matej Vuković
Jessica Gobert
In this spirit, ArtBeat retains its media component – the exhibition calendar remains a central place for monitoring the cultural scene, and the editorial continues to publish interviews, reviews, and recommendations. But now, the platform goes a step further: it creates opportunities for young artists and brings them directly to the public.
Fran Ferković
Zvonimir Haramija Hans
The curator concludes:
"We can imagine art as something that always beats, like a pump in the middle of a human body, or something that knocks on our door, waiting for us to open it."
We look forward to your visit.
Admission is free.