Telegraph Gallery enters 2026 with a programme that continues to develop the existing dialogue between local and international art contexts. The upcoming season will offer four distinctive exhibition projects. In November 2025, we have launched Behind the Counter, which presents the work of three artists - Adéla Janska, Paulina Olowska and Caroline Walker. With a central theme of the diversity of interpretations of femininity, the exhibition traces both the real and symbolic presence of women in public space. The exhibition will be open until February 2026.
This spring exhibition project is curated by British curator Jane Neal, who is returning to the Telegraph Gallery for the third time. Following projects mapping the work of German and British painters German Painting Now (2021) and New Positions in British Painting (2023), this time she will focus on contemporary figurative painting from Romania, particularly from the legendary region of Transylvania. The curatorial selection will present a generation of painters whose work draws on local traditions but also reflects the contemporary reality of post-socialist Central Europe. The common denominator is a strong emphasis on narrative and personal perspective. Neal will bring to Olomouc an extraordinary selection from one of the most dynamic European painting scenes, allowing visitors to broaden their cultural and geographical horizons.
In June, you can look forward to the fifth thematic selection from Robert Runtak's collection entitled Signal V. This time, curator Jan Kudrna will focus on objects and spatial installations. The exhibition will present works by artists of different generations who deal with various forms of the objects - from subtle sculptures to monumental spatial forms. The project offers a new perspective on one of the most extensive and complex private collections of contemporary art in the Czech Republic. Among the artists represented in the exhibition are Maria Bartuszová, Jiří Příhoda, Milena Dopitová, Krištof Kintera and many others.
From October, the gallery space will taken over by the Swedish artist Anna Uddenberg, one of the most prominent figures of the contemporary European art scene, represented by the prestigious Berlin-based Kraupa-Tuskany Zeidler gallery. She uses fragments of car structures, furniture or sports equipment, which she transforms into distinctive sculptural objects. Her work is inspired by design and fashion and is often accompanied by performative interventions. For her exhibition at Telegraph Gallery, which will be her first solo show in the Czech Republic, the artist will present a site-specific installation created specifically for the gallery space.
In 2026, Telegraph Gallery will continue its residency program, which provides participating artists with a space to create and is also an important platform for meeting, making international contacts and creating opportunities for collaboration. Artists have the opportunity to create, experiment and present their work to the public during regular Open Studio events. Residents in the coming year will include Karíma Al-Mukhtarová and Lukáš Machalický from the Czech Republic, as well as Maja Babič Košir, Nevena Aleksovski and Ivana Bajec, who are represented by the Slovenian Ravnikar Gallery in Ljubljana. Then Laurentiu Zbircea from Romania and Agnieszka Szostek from Poland. Each brings a different approach to contemporary visual art - from painting, drawing and photography to installation, intermedia and experimental forms.
In addition to the main exhibitions, the Telegraph will also offer a varied supporting programme. The Collecting Contemporary Art series, which focuses on discussing the role of private collections, will continue, as will a cycle of guided tours, lectures and artist presentations. The year 2026 will also include thematic workshops, performances and video art screenings. In the coming year, Telegraph Gallery will continue to strengthen its position as an open platform for contemporary art, connecting Czech and international artists and creating a lively space for dialogue and encounter in Olomouc.
