⊘ First edition · applications closed
Summer 2026
June · July · August
Odjeci
Sound Art Fellowship
Odjeci is a programme of Zvjezdane Staze, hosting four two-week residencies a year in the rhythm of the seasons, for composers and sound artists from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Croatia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Slovenia, Kosovo, and the diaspora. Each residency brings one to three artists to Mijakovići, where they live and work together, each on their own project and in exchange with the others.
Duration
2 weeks
Fellows
1–3 per season
Includes
accommodation, studio, equipment (audio, video)
Partner or child
by arrangement
The programme
The programme begins in summer 2026, structured around the year's four seasons. The work that can take form here encompasses the full range of contemporary sound art: composition, sound installation, phonography, acoustic ecology, sonic research, and the porous areas where these fields meet.
The fellowship is directed at artists whose work engages, in a conceptual register, with the layered realities of the region in their broadest form: nature and history, languages and culture, memory and its generational transmission. Sound is the medium that carries this engagement; the thematic ground is for the artists to define.
Recordings, compositions, and documentation produced during the residency enter the Zvjezdane Staze archive, from which selected pieces later become part of the Zvjezdane·Zvuчne·Staze audio walk, a permanent installation along the circular path between Mijakovići and the ruins of Bobovac fortress.
Who can apply
Artists from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Croatia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Slovenia, Kosovo, and the diaspora, working with sound as primary medium. Emerging and established practices equally welcome. Artist collectives are also welcome to apply.
What we provide
Accommodation at Zvjezdane Staze for two weeks, with access to the studio equipment, curatorial support and documentation of work in progress, as well as informal activities and introduction to the local context. Zvjezdane Staze does not cover travel costs, food, or materials; our funding guide lists mobility grants from across Europe that can help.
Seasons 2026/2027
▸ Open now
▸ Next deadline · 1 July 2026
Autumn 2026
September · October · November
Deadline · 1 October 2026
Winter 2026/2027
December · January · February
Deadline · 1 January 2027
Spring 2027
March · April · May
How to apply
Apply through the online application form or write to info@zvjezdanestaze.ba. Please submit:
- basic contact information (name, email, country of residence)
- preferred residency period
- project title and description (up to 2000 characters)
- portfolio, links to representative works
- specific technical needs
For applications from artist collectives, please indicate the names of all members and the nature of your shared practice.