CYAN festival

Name: CYAN festival
Address: Ulica slobode 28, Split, 21000, HR
Telephone: +385998495882

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Cyan Festival of Visual Culture 2026
30 October — Gathering
1 October — Third Shift — Mate Žaja: Poster exhibition
2 & 3 October — Lectures at Hrvatski dom Split

https://www.cyanfestival.com/

12/10/2026

Opening of the poster exhibition from our wonderful designer Mate Žaja.

Thank you .kvart_split for hosting us and we hope to see you next year. 😊

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25/09/2026

Cyan Festival returns to Split from 30 September to 3 October for its fourth edition, bringing together designers, photographers, illustrators, architects and other creatives from Croatia and abroad through talks and exhibitions.

The festival closes on 3 October at Adriatic Social Club with Jonathan Castro Alejos, a Peruvian graphic designer, art director and multidisciplinary artist based in Rotterdam. His work moves between visual identity, sound, moving image, installation and performance, with music being an important part of his practice from the very beginning. He has worked with names including Dekmantel, Rewire, Boiler Room, PAN and Metahaven, and is also active as a DJ and live performer.

After his Cyan lecture, Jonathan joins us behind the decks for the closing after party.

3 October · Adriatic Social Club
Cyan Closing After Party with Jonathan Castro

See you in Split.

More info on our website. Link in bio.

Visual identity - Marko Borota Marko Borota

09/09/2026

A group photo of our lecturers and volunteers. All that’s missing is the audience, maybe this year we’ll finally get everyone on stage and make it happen. 😂

Without volunteers and an audience, there is no festival. Thank you to everyone who makes Cyan possible. We hope to see you all this year.

We’ve gathered an amazing lineup of lectures. Visit our website for the full lineup and get your tickets in time. ❤️

https://www.cyanfestival.com/

06/09/2026

The Cyan Festival 2026 lineup is officially complete. ❤️

Meet this year’s speakers:

Allan Dransfield — photographer, designer and visual artist from Łódź, working across photography, design and automotive culture.

Prof. Claudia Pasquero — architect and researcher exploring the intersection of biology, computation and climate-active architecture.

Jonathan Castro Alejos — graphic designer and multidisciplinary artist based in Rotterdam, working across sound, video, installation and performance.

Tea Jurišić / TEA KVAR — Croatian illustrator and muralist exploring storytelling, surrealism and humour through large-scale public art.

Rick Banks — Manchester-based designer and founder of F37®, working across typography, type design and branding.

David Pearson — internationally recognised graphic designer specialising in print, typography and book design.

Boštjan & Aleš Gabrijelčič — architects and partners at Ljubljana-based ARHITEKTURA, working across architecture, urbanism, research and industrial design.

Mark Ovenden — author, broadcaster and consultant exploring the connections between design, cartography, typography, architecture and public transport.

See you soon. 🎉

03/09/2026

Twenty-seven days until the festival begins. ◼

With these four speakers, our lineup is now complete.

Rick Banks — Manchester-based designer and founder of F37® and Anti Average®. His work spans typography, type design and branding, and has received international recognition, including a D&AD Yellow Pencil and a TDC award. His work has been exhibited at the London Design Museum and Ginza Graphic Gallery in Tokyo, with his products available through design retailers including Tate Modern and MoMA. He lectures internationally and has judged awards including the D&AD and Creative Review Awards.

David Pearson — a graphic designer specialising in print-based design, with typography as his principal form of expression. His clients include Wes Anderson, Christie’s, Ferrari, Luca Guadagnino, Hermès, The New York Times, Penguin Books, Rick Rubin, Sir Ridley Scott and the V&A. He has been named one of Britain’s Top 50 Designers by The Guardian and was appointed Royal Designer for Industry in 2015. He is also the founder of The Book Cover Review.

Boštjan & Aleš Gabrijelčič — architects and partners at Ljubljana-based ARHITEKTURA, a practice bringing together two generations around a shared cultural motive: making good architecture. Their work spans architecture, urbanism, artistic research and industrial design, and has been exhibited internationally, including at Milan Triennale, Prague Architecture Week, Oris Days in Zagreb, RIBA in London and the 17th Venice Architecture Biennale. Boštjan is also a partner at ARHITEKTURA and Aleš works between Ljubljana and Madrid as an architect and urban designer.

Mark Ovenden — author, broadcaster and consultant working across design, cartography, typography and architecture in public transport. He has written 20 books on these subjects, translated into several languages, and his broadcasting career spans four decades, including work with BBC Radio 1, MTV, Ministry of Sound and Kiss. His documentaries have aired on BBC Four and BBC Radio 4, and he hosts the UK’s only weekly FM radio show dedicated to transport and design.

See you in Split ❤️

02/09/2026

😮 Last, but certainly not least, we’re wrapping up our incredible lineup with our final lecturer, Mark Ovenden.. He is an Author, Broadcaster and Consultant on the subjects of design, cartography, typography and architecture in public transport. 🥰

His 20 books on these subjects have been translated into half a dozen languages. His broadcast career spans 40 years working at BBC Radio 1, MTV, Ministry of Sound and Kiss with his documentaries having been aired on BBC Four and BBC Radio 4. He is the host of the UK's only weekly FM radio show on transport and design. He is a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, has a Masters Degree in Railway Studies, and currently lives in a rural village on the Isle of Wight after a lifetime in cities like London, Manchester, Paris, and New York."

This is the last week you can buy early bird tickets, more info on our website.

See you soon ❤️

31/08/2026

New lecturers 😃

Rick Banks, is a designer from Manchester and is the founder of F37® and Anti Average®.

His work has won numerous awards, including a yellow pencil from D&AD and a TDC from the Type Directors Club in Tokyo. He has been featured in the Creative Review Annual, as well as receiving recognition from the respected Creative Circle, Communication Arts, TDC (NY) and ISTD.

David Pearson specialises in print-based design where typography is the principle form of expression.

He has been commissioned by Wes Anderson, Christie’s, Ferrari, Luca Guadagnino, Hermès, The New York Times, Penguin Books, Rick Rubin, Sir Ridley Scott and the V&A.
David has been listed as one of Britain’s Top 50 Designers by The Guardian, is a member of the prestigious international association Alliance Graphique Internationale (AGI) and in 2015 he was appointed Royal Designer for Industry, the highest accolade for designers in the UK.
He is also founder of The Book Cover Review.

Arhitektura site is an architectural practice where the experience and ideas of two generations converge around a shared cultural motive: making good architecture.

Architecture that is rational yet poetic. Architecture shaped by spatial, historical, technological and social context — emerging without predefined forms, and searching for its own aesthetic justification.

Based in Ljubljana, our practice brings together architects, modelmakers, interior and product designers. Since 1997, we have been dedicated to enriching spatial life through architecture, urbanism and design.

The practice is led by Peter, Boštjan and Aleš Gabrijelčič.

Boštjan Gabrijelčič (1982, Ljubljana) is an architect and partner at ARHITEKTURA since 2007. His work spans architectural and urban design, artistic research and industrial design. His projects and research have been exhibited internationally, including at Milan Triennale, Prague Architecture Week, Oris Days in Zagreb and the YEA! exhibition at the 17th Venice Architecture Biennale. His work has received numerous recognitions, including the Trimo Award, 40 under 40 and multiple Golden Pencil Awards, as well as nominations for the Plečnik Award, EUmies Award and Iakov Chernikhov Prize.

Aleš Gabrijelčič is an architect and urban designer working between Ljubljana and Madrid. His experience includes studies and professional work in Madrid, as well as participation in an international school project in Johannesburg. His interests range from intimate architectural interventions to the dynamics and vibrancy of urban environments. His work has been exhibited at Oris Days in Zagreb, RIBA in London and the YEA! exhibition at the 17th Venice Architecture Biennale. He is also a Teaching Assistant at the Faculty of Architecture in Ljubljana and contributes to architectural journals as a writer and guest editor.

Tickets are out https://shop.adriaticket.com/event-details/5153/cyan-festival-vizualne-kulture

20/08/2026

👏 We are excited to welcome Claudia Pasquero, co-founder of London-based ecoLogicStudio, to this year’s CYAN Festival in Split. 🙌 😍

Founded in London in 2005 by Claudia Pasquero and Marco Poletto, ecoLogicStudio is an architecture and design innovation firm working at the intersection of architecture, ecology and biotechnology.

Prof. Claudia Pasquero is a leading architect and researcher developing climate-active systems that merge biology, computation, and design. Her team is internationally recognized for pioneering work in photosynthetic architecture and synthetic landscapes, built environments that capture CO₂, purify air, and produce biomass while promoting urban wellbeing.
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hrough the research platform PhotoSynthetica™, a collaboration between ecoLogicStudio, the University of Innsbruck (UIBK), and University College London (UCL), she and her team have developed algae-based façades, canopies, and pavilions that function as living infrastructures, contributing directly to carbon sequestration and urban air purification. These projects, including installations at the Venice Architecture Biennale, COP26, and the Centre Pompidou, demonstrate architecture’s potential as a regenerative force.

19/08/2026

Lecture announcement, Tea is coming back to Split 😊

Tea Jurišić is a Croatian illustrator and muralist working under the artist name TEA KVAR.

Through murals, illustration, and large-scale public art, Tea explores storytelling, surrealism, and humor using both traditional and digital media.

She holds a Master’s degree in Graphics from the Academy
of Fine Arts in Zagreb. The artistic practice of TEA KVAR spans murals, illustration, and public art commissions, often
combining elements of comics, narrative imagery, and playful visual storytelling. Over the years, Tea has created murals and exhibited work internationally, with projects appearing in countries including Taiwan, Switzerland, Norway, the United Kingdom, Italy, Slovenia, and Croatia. Tea is the founder of KVAR Illustration Studio, collaborating with international brands and cultural institutions while continuing to develop an independent artistic practice.

Outside the studio and mural walls, Tea is also a passionate mushroom forager, spending much of her free time exploring forests and learning about fungi—an activity that nurtures her curiosity about nature, observation, and organic forms that subtly influence her visual imagination

14/01/2026

While some impressions are still settling, now is the right moment to reflect. Let’s take a look back at the year behind us and the journey we shared.

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Ulica Slobode 28
Split
21000

Telephone

+385998495882

Website

https://www.cyanfestival.com/

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