“Nucleu 0010. Inopportune Encounters,” the first exhibition, launched a series of collaborations between artists from the Nucleu group and those with studios provided by the Union of Visual Artists from Romania (UAPR), drawing attention to the critical need for affordable studios for artists.

The Nucleu 0000 Association visited artist studios on Piața Amzei and Șelari Streets, inviting four young artists without studios—Roberta Curcă, Alexandra Ivanciu, Diana Miron, and Marina Oprea—to collaborate with established artists who have received studios from UAPR: Nicolae Comănescu, Anca Mureșan, Beniamin Popescu, and Elena Scutaru. The resulting exhibition featured new works created through a collaborative artistic research process rooted in mutual understanding, experimentation, and exchange among the four artist teams and took place at Atelier 35 in Bucharest, an artist-run space coordinated by UAPR, dedicated to showcasing emerging artists under 35.

Centered around the notion of the studio, the “Inopportune Encounters” project created a space for creative dialogue and community-building while highlighting pressing issues in the local art scene. The studio is a vital space for artistic creation—a retreat from the outside world where artists can freely experiment, build, destroy, and start over without fear of judgment.