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Artistic Heritage of Vera Dajht Kralj

Exhibition and first book about public art of one of the most important Croatian sculptresses

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Artistic Heritage of Vera Dajht Kralj

Artistic Heritage of Vera Dajht Kralj

Artistic Heritage of Vera Dajht Kralj

Artistic Heritage of Vera Dajht Kralj

Artistic Heritage of Vera Dajht Kralj

Exhibition and first book about public art of one of the most important Croatian sculptresses

Exhibition and first book about public art of one of the most important Croatian sculptresses

Exhibition and first book about public art of one of the most important Croatian sculptresses

Exhibition and first book about public art of one of the most important Croatian sculptresses

Živi Atelje Dajht Kralj
Živi Atelje Dajht Kralj
Živi Atelje Dajht Kralj
Živi Atelje Dajht Kralj
1 Campaign |
Zagreb, Croatia
$3,919 USD 54 backers
25% of $15,102 Flexible Goal Flexible Goal
Overview
We are opening the first major exhibition on the 3rd of October 2018 and launching a book about the public art of the late Vera Dajht Kralj, one of the most important sculptresses of the 20th century, at the Croatian Museum of Architecture of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts (HAZU). Art historian, Ana Kršinić Lozica, wrote the art monograph and works to protect and restore pieces curated for the exhibition. Vera's collection is officially part of Croatia's protected cultural heritage.

Short Summary

Join us in this project initiated by Živi Atelje DK (Living Atelier DK), where the past mingles with the future and transforms our present.

Our name, Living Atelier DK, tells it all “Living,” ever adapting; “Atelier,” ever experimenting; and the initials “DK,” from the artist Vera Dajht-Kralj, the spirit that continues to inspire.

After Vera left us in 2014, we started the art cooperative to honor her legacy and build on what she had developed in nearly 60 years of work in her art studio.

The art studio, her atelier, was always an open and welcoming place of creativity where artists, architects, craftsmen and women, writers, journalists and people from all walks of life and meridians of the globe came for a coffee or a “rakia” drink and conversation. Ideas were exchanged, and joint projects were imagined and developed.

This project – the first exhibition from the heritage collection and a book, specifically an art monograph –  is one more tangible step in the preservation and promotion of her artistic heritage and spirit.

Through your support, you join hands with a diverse group of people already working on the digitalization, cataloguing and preservation of Vera’s collection. So far, thanks almost exclusively to voluntary efforts and individual funds, members of the cooperative managed to catalogue over 2,000 units from this valuable collection and establish an on-line public repository so that others can enjoy and benefit from Vera’s art.

Vera Dajht Kralj (1928 – 2014) is one of the most important sculptresses of the second half of the 20th century in Croatia and the region. In 2015, her art was officially declared as part of the protected cultural heritage of Croatia.

Our work is not just a re-evaluation of Croatian and regional cultural heritage in the global context but also a re-evaluation of women in art, especially sculpture, one of the art disciplines where male sculptors dominated the scene for so long.

On the 3rd of October 2018, we will open the first major exhibition from her collection since her passing, entitled “Beyond Visible - Sculpture, Space and Memory: Public art and commemorative sculpture of Vera Dajht Kralj,” at the Croatian Museum of Architecture of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts (HAZU). As part of the exhibition, we will promote the monograph by the same name whose author, Ana Kršinić Lozica, is the curator of the collection and an art historian. She worked on this project with two students of art history and museology, Ana Marija Petričević and Anyla Kabashi, who have integrated their work on the collection to be part of their university thesis and who continue to be an indispensable part of the project.

As an independent non-profit art cooperative, we struggle with funds to make this project come through with the quality it deserves.

Your contribution will enable us to realize this first major goal of an exhibition and monograph. Any donation we collect above the needed amount will solely go toward the protection and restoration of art pieces in danger of degradation. We will also be working on creating virtual exhibitions to expand on the reach of Vera's art.

We invite you to join us now, in the present, and blend the future with the past. When you share in our efforts, you are supporting more than than just the exhibition and book – you also become part of the vision and allow activities at Living Atelier Dajht Kralj to live on.

What We Need & What You Get

For this first step, to realize the exhibition, restore some of the art pieces included in the exhibition and prepare a 300-page bilingual (Croatian-English) comprehensive monograph, we need a total of 21,389  US dollars (136,080 kn). From the City of Zagreb, we secured 4 ,715 US dollars (30,000 kn) and another 1,572 US dollars (10,000 kn) from the Croatian Ministry of Culture.

The remaining 15,102 US dollars (96,080.80 kn) we are looking to collect from sponsors and donors.

Only now, after three years of continuous engagement, volunteering, enthusiasm and passion, we invite you to join in with your contributions. We are proud that we already have a lot to show from our efforts — the catalogued units from Vera's collection, a public repository, and numerous other activities that you can see on our web page and our Facebook page.

As an appreciation for your gesture of support, as you will see in the PERKS section, we offer an array of valuable gifts, each with their own tale for you to share with those around you.

* Preorder a monograph at a discount.

* You can come for an exclusive concert by our honorary members and world class musicians Miroslav Tadić and Yvette Holzwarth.

* We are also releasing a limited edition of screen prints, including some signed by Vera herself.

* SPECIAL ** Become the owner of an original piece of Vera's art by choosing from a selection of her sculptures to cast in bronze. One bronze original is for you and the other for the collection.

— For this last offer please contact us directly, zbirkadajhtkralj@ziviatelje.dk, so we can discuss which sculpture you would be interested in saving from degradation. —

As Living Atelier Dajht Kralj is a place of diversity, we are sure you will find something that suits you perfectly among the perks on offer :-)

The Future

The impact of your contribution does not stop with the closing of the exhibition, it will live on through our preservation work and promotion of Vera's art by finishing the public repository and enabling other students or curators to work on different themes inspired by the collection.

The monograph is just one step in a vision that enables people to engage with one of many aspects of Vera's unique art. The virtual exhibitions we plan to do will set new standards for such exhibitions, reach a wider and younger public, and disseminate the main message of Vera's art universal love.

In three years of existence, we gained more than 1,800 regular followers over Facebook (a significant number for our age and for where we operate) and we keep growing. Events in our small gallery space attract an average of 100 people per opening whether hosting exhibitions at Gallery DK for young artists graduating from the art academy across the street or more established and international artists. Our "No Borders: Integration of Art-Art of Integration" project traveled to five cities in Croatia and our Women to Women project has changed many lives. We also host the "Wandering Art Tea Academy" and hold workshops in glass blowing and Chinese calligraphy.

We are the continuation of what Vera's atelier has been for 60 years during her lifetime an open and living atelier. So your contribution and your support is more than just the production of art and protection of cultural heritage. With your support you become part of a vision and lifestyle platform of sharing and love.

Other Ways You Can Help

In the spirit of what we represent and talk about here, money is not the only, nor the most important, contribution.

The most important of all is for you to feel part of our initiative. Spread the word of this campaign in your circles. If you are in Zagreb, or if you visit Zagreb at any stage, give us a ring and come by for a chat or tea (maybe even a rakia).

If you are an expert in any field related to art protection, restoration, digital archives, art management or any other field you think relevant to what we do, please contact us. Your expertise and engagement is priceless. We are eager to hear from you and are most grateful for any support :-)

THANK YOU!

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Art Galore
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Art Galore

$120 USD $150 USD (20% off)
This makes you a true insider and great supporter. You will stay abreast of all our activities (much more than just VDK collection) with your 1 year membership and gain profound knowledge of Vera's protected collection.
Included Items
  • Guided tour of Vera's atelier
  • Pre-ordered art monograph
  • A set of 4 x 5 of Vera's cards
  • Catalogue of past exhibitions
  • Živi Atelje DK 1-yr membership
4 out of 50 of claimed
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Art Lover

Art Lover

$6 USD $7 USD (14% off)
All of the funds we receive above the amount needed for this first exhibition from the VDK collection and monograph, will be used for further work on preservation and promotion of Vera's protected art heritage and collection. We are happy for your engagement in the art cooperative Living Atelier DK and our extended community. THANK YOU! :-)
Included Items
  • A Biiiig THANK YOU! :-)
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Art Experiencer

Art Experiencer

$15 USD $20 USD (25% off)
For 60 years the atelier has soaked in Vera's creative energy and intermingled with those of so many different visitors from all walks of life. Pottery, stone, wood, metal, paper, ... you can touch them all, feel their texture and engage with the motifs of love, life, mythologies and journeys expressed in them.
Included Items
  • Guided tour of Vera's atelier
Estimated Shipping
August 2018
1 claimed

Art Disseminator

$23 USD $29 USD (20% off)
A set of greeting cards - 4 different motives, 5 cards of each motive. Mostly A5 size 1 - "Dream" - as Vera called it "homage to Slava Raškaj" 2 - "Flute Player" 3 - "Knight on the Horse" 4 - "New Year" These are all original prints Vera made for different occasions that you can use for your correspondence to friends or family.
Included Items
  • A set of 4 x 5 of Vera's cards
Estimated Shipping
October 2018
1 out of 30 of claimed
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Art Explorer

Art Explorer

$35 USD $47 USD (25% off)
"Beyond Visible - Sculpture, Space and Memory: Public art and commemorative sculpture of Vera Dajht Kralj" is a 300-page, English and Croatian art monograph by art historian Ana Kršinić Lozica. The book is the culmination of 3 years of volunteer work on cataloguing and digitizing Vera's art, part of the protected cultural heritage of Croatia.
Included Items
  • Pre-ordered art monograph
Estimated Shipping
October 2018
3 out of 250 of claimed
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Art Explorer-Croatia

Art Explorer-Croatia

$35 USD $47 USD (25% off)
"Beyond Visible - Sculpture, Space and Memory: Public art and commemorative sculpture of Vera Dajht Kralj" is a 300-page, English and Croatian art monograph by Ana Kršinić Lozica. The book is the culmination of 3 years of cataloguing Vera's art. This is for people able to pick up the book in Zagreb. If shipping in Croatia, please add 3 US dollars.
Included Items
  • Pre-ordered art monograph
Estimated Shipping
October 2018
4 out of 100 of claimed
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"Toreador" Art Connoisseur

"Toreador" Art Connoisseur

$250 USD $300 USD (16% off)
A limited edition screen print with a certificate of authenticity by the late Vera Dajht Kralj, one of the most important Croatian sculptresses of the second half of the 20th century. Her collection is part of the protected heritage of Croatia. For your support and trust in our project, you are becoming a proud owner of a valuable collector's item.
Included Items
  • Original print
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October 2018
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"Blooming" Art Connoisseur

"Blooming" Art Connoisseur

$250 USD $300 USD (16% off)
A limited edition screen print with a certificate of authenticity by the late Vera Dajht Kralj, one of the most important Croatian sculptresses of the second half of the 20th century. Her collection is part of the protected heritage of Croatia. For your support and trust in our project, you are becoming a proud owner of a valuable collector's item.
Included Items
  • Original print
Estimated Shipping
October 2018
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"Spring" Art Collector

"Spring" Art Collector

$850 USD $1,000 USD (15% off)
An original, signed and numbered, artist's edition screen print by the late Vera Dajht Kralj, one of the most important Croatian sculptresses of the second half of 20th century. Her art collection is part of the protected heritage of Croatia. For your support and trust in our project, you are becoming a proud owner of a valuable collector's item.
Included Items
  • Original signed print
Estimated Shipping
October 2018
0 out of 1 of claimed
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"Witch of the Grich" Collector

"Witch of the Grich" Collector

$950 USD $1,200 USD (20% off)
An original, signed and numbered, artist's edition screen print by the late Vera Dajht Kralj, one of the most important Croatian sculptresses of the second half of 20th century. Her art collection is part of the protected heritage of Croatia and you . For your support, you become a proud owner of a valuable collector's item.
Included Items
  • Original signed print
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October 2018
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