Transparency
2026 is the first year Zvjezdane Staze operates with clear programme formats and continuity. We are testing the concept in full view: curatorially, organisationally, financially.
The residency is sustained by participation fees, programme contributions, and direct support. We use a sliding scale model: those who can pay more do. A portion of all income goes to the local community. We call this samodoprinos: a contribution to the place that sustains us.
Where funds go
Programme work. Most funds go into the work that holds the residency together: artistic direction, curation, communication, coordination, and the people who take care of day-to-day realities.
Infrastructure. The material base: electricity, water, heating, repairs, maintenance, and essential supplies.
Solidarity fund. Support for artists who cannot cover the full contribution. The fund protects access and keeps the sliding scale meaningful.
Samodoprinos. A fixed share returns directly to the village. Its use is decided through the local assembly.
Concrete figures published in annual reports.
How we report
Quarterly in the newsletter: what happened, what it cost, what we learned. First annual report with concrete figures: January 2027.