About exhibition
The initiative of the DOTS Gallery and Foundation to create a more sustainable support framework for young artists was launched in 2021 through the Young Art program — a two-year project aimed at connecting emerging artists with the contemporary art scene and curatorial practices in Serbia and abroad.
In 2024, the program took on a new direction through the group exhibition “Graduates”, created from the need to provide continuous support to recently graduated artists as they face the challenges of establishing an independent artistic practice. This new format was designed to enable young authors to make a more secure transition from the academic environment into the contemporary professional context.
Within the first edition of the exhibition, twenty-five finalists were given the opportunity to exhibit in a gallery space for the first time and, in collaboration with the curatorial team, actively participate in the realization of the exhibition. As an additional incentive for further artistic development, three outstanding works were awarded financial support by the DOTS Foundation.
The second edition of the exhibition “Graduates 2026”, continuing the concept of the previous program, will present 29 finalists — recently graduated artists from seven art academies in Serbia:
Pandora Andrejević, Aleksa Avramović, Laura Blagojević, Stanislava Blagojević, Jana Božović, Milica Čobanov, Dunja Dimitrijević, Uroš Dmitrović, Dušan Đorđević, Lara Grujin, Katarina Ivanović, Milica Jeličić, Nikola Jeremić, Sara Lazić, Tanja Maksimov, Vuk Mandušić, Pavle Milenković, Ana Miljković, Filip Najdanović, Teodora Nešković, Angelina Pajković, Aleksa Pavković, Jovana Ruvidić, Emilija Sandić, Sara Savić, Anđelija Stančulović, Relja Stevanović, Filip Teletin, and Valentina Ulamović.
During the final week of the exhibition, three winning works will be announced, selected based on clearly developed concepts, the quality of artistic expression, and a high level of execution. The selected works will receive financial awards from the DOTS Foundation.