21/05/2026
Tomislav ( ) nam je javio: prva samostalna izložba je došla na red! 👏
Eto da se malo pohvalimo i mi — Tomislav je u našem programu umjetničkog cochinga Kritička muza. 😁 I koliko god ovo zvučalo cringe, pobjede za njega je pobjeda i za nas! Ponosne smo. 🥹
Jedan detalj koji vrijedi izdvojiti, jer mislim da je važniji od same vijesti: Tomislav je tek nedavno počeo ozbiljno slati prijave na natječaje. Nije ciljao MSU za prvu samostalnu izložbu. Odabrao je prostor koji odgovara fazi u kojoj se nalazi — galeriju s natječajnim programom unutar manje gradske mreže — pripremio prijavu, prokomentirao je s nama, poslao, dobio pozitivan odgovor.
To je ono što coaching zapravo radi. Ne ide umjesto tebe na natječaj, ne piše ti tekstove. Pomaže razumjeti gdje se realno nalaziš, koja izložba je sljedeći logičan korak (a ne ona najatraktivnija), i kako složiti prijavu koja se ne izgubi u stotinama drugih.
Ostatak je rad samog umjetnika. A Tomislav stvarno kvalitetno radi.
Bravo!
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Tomislav shared the news: his first solo exhibition! 👏
If we may join him in a small brag — Tomislav is in our Critical Muse artist coaching program.
One detail worth pointing out, and I'd argue it matters more than the news itself: Tomislav only recently started submitting seriously to open calls. He didn't aim for the Museum of Contemporary Art immediately. He chose a venue that fits where he is in his practice right now — a juried gallery within a smaller city network — he prepared a clear application, reviewed it with us, sent it, got a yes.
That's what coaching actually does. It doesn't apply on your behalf or write your texts. What it does is help you read your own career stage accurately, identify which exhibition is the right next step (not the most flattering one), and put together a submission that reads clearly rather than just looking polished.
The rest is the artist's own work. And Tomislav has been doing that consistently.
Bravo!
