Games, both in a literal as well as metaphorical context, will be the leitmotif of the second edition of the Fresh Zone Contest dedicated to students and graduates of fine arts academies and other universities offering arts subjects. Entries can be submitted until the 17th of April, with the authors of up to 5 of the most interesting works being awarded 6,000 PLN for their projects to be implemented within the framework of the Artboom Tauron Festival.

This year the honourable juror will be one of the most prominent modern American artists – Jenny Holzer.

Each participant can submit up to 3 projects in any form and technique. Each project should also include a portfolio, a visualisation of the project in a particular area of Krakow, as well as a brief description of the project including its technical specifications and foreseeable implementation procedures. Additionally, participants are also obliged to fill in the application form and send the required documents to the following email address: young@artboomfestival.pl by the 17th of April.

The project submitted CANNOT participate and be presented in any other contests.
Up to 5 projects will be awarded, depending on the number submitted, and will be chosen by a Contest Jury led by the world-renowned artists – Jenny Holzer.

For more information on the contest, contact:
Katarzyna Zagól – katarzyna.zagol@gmail.com
Marta Skowrońska – martaewa.skowronska@gmail.com


The Fresh Zone Contest was created to enable young artists making their debut to present their works. Every year the projects awarded are implemented within the framework of the annual Artboom Tauron Festival, which is held in June. Last year the winning projects attracted a great deal of interest from both the public and the media. The project by Ewelina Woźniak-Szpakiewicz – ‘Dobry Inwestor’ (Good Investor) – which was meant to be a spatial provocation turning people’s attention to public space management policy in the city, has shaken the residents of Krakow’s Kazimierz and the media. There were so many people willing to take part in Agata Dutkowska’s walk ‘Śladami Allena Ginsberga’ (In the Footsteps of Allen Ginsburg ), that we had to organise an additional one. Thanks to the project by Paulina Pankiewicz – ‘Godziny otwarcia’ (Opening Hours) – an unused skyscraper near the Mogilskie Roundabout, known as ‘Skeletor’ was brought to life for a few days during the festival.