We invite you to the launch of the laureate projects for the most prestigious Czech contemporary art award, as well as the opening of a temporary cinema hall.

Jindřich Chalupecký Award 2026

22/10/2026–28/2/2027
Opening 21/10/2026 at 6 pm

Artists:
Yuliya Bokhan, Tereza Kalousová and Laundry Collective
Curators: Veronika Čechová, Tereza Jindrová

For the third time, PLATO will play host to the showcase of one of the most prominent Czech contemporary art awards, alongside the National Gallery Prague and the Moravian Gallery in Brno. The award-winning Yuliya Bokhan, Tereza Kalousová, and The Laundry Collective will present themselves in a collaborative exhibition.

The opening includes a guided tour at 7 pm.

Sophie Jung: His Life and Work

International Guest of the Jindřich Chalupecký Award 2026

22/10/2026–28/2/2027
Opening: 21/10/2026 at 6 pm

Curators: Veronika Čechová, Tereza Jindrová

The first solo institutional exhibition in the Czech Republic by Sophie Jung, a Swiss-Luxembourgish multimedia artist and performer based in London and Basel.

Kino Octopus

22/10/2026–28/2/2027
Opening: 21/10/2026 at 6 pm

Concept and selection of films: Jakub Adamec, Daniela & Linda Dostálková, Edith Jeřábková, Michal Novotný, Marek Pokorný, Lukáš Skupa
Spatial design and graphic design: Daniela & Linda Dostálková

We bring film into focus as an integral form of contemporary art through an ‘improvised’ cinema. The Octopus Cinema program will rotate a total of six times. We will feature films by Jaśmina Wójcik, Tomáš Svoboda, Pavel Hobl, Liv Schulman, Louidgi Beltrame, Janis Rafa, and the Ostrava Kamera Oko festival.

Exhibitions of award-winning works and international guest artists are organised by the Jindřich Chalupecký Society in collaboration with PLATO.

The exhibitions organised by the Jindřich Chalupecký Society are held with financial support from the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic, the Statutory City of Ostrava, Prague City Hall and the Pro Helvetia foundation.

PLATO, a municipal cultural institution of the Statutory City of Ostrava, receives year-round support from the Moravian-Silesian Region.