Blog
A space for original texts, artistic projects, observations, reports, and other content created both within and beyond the program of the Jindřich Chalupecký Society.
Introduction to the curated section Inclusive and Sustainable Practice
Read the first post by the Inclusion and Sustainability Coordinator, Nikola Ludlová.
July 16th 2025
Read the brochure for the exhibition No Time to Work. No Time Free of Work
The exhibition and research project entitled There is no time for work, there is no time without work draws inspiration from the text by Czech art theorist Jindřich Chalupecký, All the best to the workers' councils from 1969, in which Chalupecký criticizes both "classical democracy" and "authoritatively invented and applied socialism after 1948."
April 9th 2025
Precarious for Begginers - publication
The publication PRECARIOUS FOR BEGGINERS refers to all non-institutional artists, cultural workers, and those managing small art and cultural entities operating within the sphere of subsidised culture, which is characterised by limited resources.
March 27th 2025
EN: Ines Doujak: Seeds, kurátorský text
“Those who sows the wind, reaps the whirlwind.” The exhibition Seeds by Austrian artist Ines Doujak speaks about sowing and reaping, both literally and figuratively.
March 13th 2025
Klára Vlasáková: The Chamber
Text by the writer Klára Vlasáková, which was created for the catalog for the exhibition Jindřich Chalupecký Award 2021, which took place in the Moravian Gallery in Brno from September 23, 2021 to February 27, 2022.
May 25th 2022
Islands: Possibilities of Togetherness >> Symposium
On April 24 and 25, 2019, a small-scale international symposium entitled Islands: Possibilities of Togetherness organized by Jindřich Chalupecký Society and Kunstvereniging Diepenheim took place in Diepenheim, Netherlands.
May 6th 2019
Video profiles of the Jindřich Chalupecký finalists 2018
Introducing the finalists of Jindřich Chalupecký Award 2018: Alžběta Bačíková, Tomáš Kajánek, Lukáš Hofmann, Kateřina Olivová and Adéla Součková through video profiles made by Jan Vidlička (Artyčok.tv)
January 18th 2019
The Renovation of the Grave of Jindřich Chalupecký
Magic photos and fairy tale facts.
September 10th 2018
Lines of Looking - Interview with Kateřina Vincourová by Barbora Ciprová
On the occasion of the solo exhibition of Kateřina Vincourová, the first woman to receive the Jindřich Chalupecký Award in 1996, organized by Jindřich Chalupecký Society and the American University Museum at the Katzen Art Center in Washington, D.C., assistant curator of Arteria exhibition Barbora Ciprová made an interview with the artist about her practice and her approach to art.
February 7th 2018
Defender Chalupecký
Tomáš Pospiszyl, art historian and theorist, curator and member of the Administrative Board of Jindřich Chalupecký Society, introduces the personality of art critic Jindřich Chalupecký who gave his name to Czech Republic’s most prestigious award for young artists up to the age of 35, whose tradition goes back to 1990.
February 1st 2018
Cooperation with Artedu – The Classroom Project
In 2017, Jindřich Chalupecký Society started a cooperation with the Artedu educational platform focused on presenting contemporary art to the general public. We participated in the Classroom Project in which high school students meet Jindřich Chalupecký Award holders and create a common art project.
January 31st 2018
Charging Jindřich Chalupecký Award 2016
Before the Jindřich Chalupecký Award 2016 was presented to the award holder, it went through the hands of artists and art groups who would hold an event of their choice documented by a short video. In this way, they “charged“ the award with symbolic meaning.
December 5th 2017
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