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call: Farm Studio India – International Artist Residency

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 16:21:24 +0200

Deadline: 15 November 2026
Call for entries

Farm Studio India – International Artist Residency in Rural Rajasthan.

Residencies in 2027:
October 3-28, 2027
November 3-28, 2027
December 3-28, 2027

APPLY HERE: https://farmstudioindia.org/art-residency/

Deadline November 15, 2026

Artists of all disciplines creating in any media are welcome to apply.

Residency:

Farm Studio International Artist Residency is located in a rural community in India. Residents stay and create in a quiet art centre and beautiful environment where they can develop their artwork free from accustomed distractions. Here, collaboration and experimentation is encouraged. Relationships form between the artists coming from different countries and varied social, cultural, and artistic backgrounds. Many exciting exchanges and dialogues among artists take place, including scheduled artist talks, presentations, works in progress showings, etc.

Farm Studio also promotes and celebrates the local community’s artistic and cultural identity while also introducing art and culture of others’ (Indian and International guests) back to the community. This intercultural exchange broadens everyone’s experiences and fosters art appreciation.

Farm Studio International Artist Residency has accommodations available for 6 residents at one time.

Studio Information:

Farm Studio residency provides three types of working spaces where artists can explore their art and ideas in the rural Rajasthani environment; at the Farm Studio indoor studios, the outdoor desert and farm environments, and in Hinge Arts Space in Andore Village.
Accommodation Information:

Artists stay in individual huts or in individual rooms. Each room has a bed and bedding for all weather conditions. Huts and rooms are equipped with a table, stool/chair and a light.

Shared (private) bathroom facilities.

Technical Information:

Artists bring their own art materials, and basic tools are available at Farm Studio.

Social Media:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/farmstudioindia/

Hinge Arts Space art gallery affiliated with Farm Studio: https://www.instagram.com/hingeartsspace/

Refer to Facebook for the residency photo albums: https://www.facebook.com/farmingstudio/photos_albums
Past Artists: https://farmstudioindia.org/artist/

Address

Farm Studio Village-Raniya kheda, Post Andore,
Tehsil Sheoganj, Dist Sirohi,
Sirohi 307043
Rajasthan
India
Email
farmingartstudio@gmail.com

Website
https://farmstudioindia.org/art-residency/

call: Delete TV

Fri, 09 Oct 2026 09:38:33 +0200

Deadline: 31 December 2026
Call for entries

DELETE TV – OPEN CALL 2027
Broadcast / livestream

Wanted: Experminetal video art up to 10 minutes For Luck, For Laughs, For the Unknown
entry fee – yes (20 USD)

Contact addresses/URL www.delete-tv.com
submission@delete-tv.com

call: Memphis Calling

Thu, 08 Oct 2026 10:17:22 +0200

Deadline: 25 October 2026, 23:59 CET
Call for entries

MEMPHIS CALLING
Date: Early 2027 (exhibition period: mid-January to the end of February)
Memphis, Linz, Austria

No entry fee

Open Call for a Curatorial Exhibition Concept

What haven’t we thought of yet?

Application deadline: 25 October 2026, 23:59 CET

Selection announced: by 15 November 2026

Exhibition period: mid-January–February 2027

Optional working stay in Linz: up to 10 days

Budget framework: up to €7.500

Language: English or German or

Online application form –> www.memphismemph.is/apply

More info & downloads (floor plan, photos) –> www.memphismemph.is/program/memphis-calling

Memphis opens up its programme

Since 2014, the programme of Kunstraum Memphis has been developed internally and in collaboration with invited contributors. With MEMPHIS CALLING, we are opening it to external curatorial perspectives through an international open call for the first time.

With MEMPHIS CALLING, we are looking for a curatorial concept for an exhibition bringing together several artistic positions, to be realised in early 2027 (exhibition period: mid-January to the end of February). Rather than a close continuation of our existing programme, we are looking for an independent perspective that complements, shifts or challenges it.

What we are interested in

Memphis understands contemporary art as a space where artistic, social, political, economic and technological questions intersect. Transdisciplinary approaches and critical engagement with the conditions of the present are central to our work.

Our current programme engages, among other things, with digital infrastructures and their effects on perception and coexistence, memory and forgetting, repair and resistance, community and exile, and other forms of knowing, producing and sharing. These themes provide context, but they are not a requirement.

We welcome concepts that speak from the present – engaging with social, political, ecological, economic or technological developments and conflicts, as well as with questions we have not yet named.

We do not understand exhibitions as being tied to a particular format. The curatorial question may take spatial, performative, discursive, participatory or other forms. Experimental and transdisciplinary approaches are explicitly welcome.

Format & collaboration

The exhibition will be present at Kunstraum Memphis for four to five weeks. Artists and specific works or contributions may already be confirmed at the time of application, but this is not required.

The Memphis Light Box can be incorporated as an additional artistic presentation space: a 1 × 6 metre light box on the exterior façade that has so far been used primarily for text-based works.

The call is open to curators, artists and other cultural practitioners working curatorially. Applications may be submitted by individuals, duos or collectives. We are not looking for proposals primarily centred on the applicants’ own artistic work.

The selected concept will be further developed and realised in exchange with the Memphis team. An optional working stay of up to ten days in Linz can be used for this purpose; Memphis provides accommodation free of charge.

Budget

Depending on the selected proposal, up to €7,500 is available for conception and realisation. This covers the curatorial fee, fees for participating artists, and necessary travel, transport, production, material and project-specific technical costs. Within the available means, fees are guided by the Fair Pay recommendations of the Austrian Cultural Council (Kulturrat Österreich). The final budget will be set according to the actual requirements of the selected proposal.

What Memphis provides in addition

In addition to the budget, Memphis provides:

• the exhibition spaces and existing infrastructure

• free accommodation during the agreed working stay

• organisational and technical support

• design and production of regular printed and communication materials

• press and public relations through the website, newsletter, social media and the Memphis network

• organisation and support of the opening and events

• documentation for the website and social media

Additional documentation, publications or project-specific communication formats are not included and, if required, must be covered by the budget or organised independently.

Application

Applications can only be submitted online via the following link.

• title and short description of the proposal, max. 750 characters including spaces

• curatorial proposal, max. 2 pages, PDF, max. 10 MB

• proposed artists and works or contributions, if already known

• a representative image for the proposal, JPG or PNG

• short biography and CV of the applicant(s); CV max. 2 pages, PDF, max. 5 MB

• up to three references to previous curatorial, artistic or comparable work, with links where possible

• optional: website, portfolio or other relevant links

• an indication of whether an optional working stay in Linz is desired

• a rough budget estimate; an existing budget or calculation may optionally be attached as a PDF

• optional: existing supporting material with further information or images, PDF, max. 10 MB

Selection

The selection will be made by the Memphis team together with an external expert. The curatorial quality and coherence of the proposal and its feasibility within the spatial, temporal and financial conditions will be considered.

The decision will be announced by 15 November 2026.

Contact addresses / URL
Full open call: https://www.memphismemph.is/program/memphis-calling
Application form: https://www.memphismemph.is/apply
Contact: office@memphismemph.is

call: Lateral Film Festival

Thu, 08 Oct 2026 10:05:05 +0200

Deadline: 30 April 2027
Call for entries

LATERALE FILM FESTIVAL /
Dates: August 26–28, 2027

The eleventh edition of Laterale will take place in Cosenza (Italy), at Cinema Italia, in August 2027. The festival promotes a free and stimulating platform for sharing, showcasing what is usually neglected or rejected due to its departure from conventional approaches to making and interpreting cinema. It is a space that breaks down barriers and prejudices, resisting massification and standardization; a space that aims to become an artistic laboratory where the cinema of the future can be discovered today.

Rules

1) Films of all genres, styles, and narrative forms released on or after January 1st, 2025, are eligible.
2) Films must have a maximum length of 20 minutes, including credits.
3) Films may only be submitted via Filmfreeway.
4) Seven deadlines are provided.
5) The registration fee is non-refundable and is considered a voluntary contribution to Associazione Culturale Laterale for the event’s organization.
6) The film selection is curated by the festival’s artistic direction; notification of selection must remain confidential until the program is announced.
7) Once selected, films cannot be withdrawn from the festival.
8) Some frames from the selected films may be used for festival promotional purposes.
9) Selected films will be added to the Laterale Film Festival archive and will not be commercially exploited to protect the interests of the authors and producers. The organizers commit to using the films solely for cultural purposes.
10) Films submitted in previous editions and not selected will not be considered.
11) The festival’s direction reserves the right to include in the Lateral Selection films that slightly exceed the scheduled time limits but are considered significant for their artistic value.
12) Participation in the festival implies full acceptance of these regulations. The artistic direction has final judgment on any controversial cases.

LATERALE FILM FESTIVAL /
Call: https://www.lateralefilmfestival.com/call-for-entries/
Filmfreeway: https://filmfreeway.com/lateralefilmfestival
Website: https://www.lateralefilmfestival.com/
FB: https://www.facebook.com/lateralefilmfestival

call:2027 Beam Camp Project

Fri, 25 Sep 2026 08:54:29 +0200

Deadline: 30 November 2026
Call for entries

2027 Beam Camp Project Open Call
Dates & location of event context: Feb to July (NY & NH & remote)

Beam Center seeks design proposals for an ambitious public artwork that will be brought to life through collaborations between youth, Beam Camp staff and the selected proposer. Projects will be realized by a community of more than 100 young people at Beam Camp in July 2026.

Beam Camp is a specialized summer camp for building and collaboration located in Strafford, NH. Our award-winning program offers youth (ages 9-17) the opportunity to cultivate hands-on skills while exploring innovative thinking, design, problem solving and the creative process.

Every year, Beam Camp solicits proposals for unique and spectacular large-scale projects that serve as the centerpiece for the four week session of camp. Our Project Team works with the winning designers to translate their vision into a real construction reflecting a high level of craftsmanship and skill by 100 campers and 20+ staff. Projects are always ambitious and technically challenging, and in many cases our Big Project becomes the world we live in during our time at camp. The themes and questions introduced by our project circulate to all parts of camp and make each Summer at Beam distinctly exciting from the next.. Please take some time to familiarize yourself with our past projects.

Winning proposals will be selected by a committee composed of Beam Center staff, youth, past project designers, and community members. We welcome proposals from all over the world and from people of any age, and while we recognize the usefulness of AI, we ask that you use it sparingly. We would rather see and hear about an idea from its human designer(s) because they are the ones who can tell the story best.

We will be holding two Zoom info sessions for prospective project proposers. Please register:
Thursday, October 22nd at 2:00 PM
Saturday, November 14th at 2:00PM

Find more information: https://www.beamcenter.org/events/2027-beam-camp-project-call-3bpb9

entry fee – FREE
Contact addresses/URL: contact@beamcenter.org (https://beamcenter.org)

Call: One World International Human Rights Festival Prague/CZ

Wed, 23 Sep 2026 08:35:36 +0200

Deadline: 1 November 2026
Call for entries

ONE WORLD IHRFF
– ONE WORLD INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS FILM FESTIVAL, 29th?EDITION?
March 10-18, 2027 in Prague and in over 50 towns around the Czech Republic and in Brussels.?

We would like to invite you to submit your film?to the 29th?edition of the festival. One World has grown over the years to become the largest human rights film festival in the world. It is one of the leading cultural events in Prague and the Czech Republic.?

We are looking for:?

Feature or mid-length?creative?documentaries?finished in?last 2 years (2025?- 2027)?-?minimum length is 40 minutes?

Projects for virtual reality (interactive projects, AR, XR and 360° films)

Docs for kids?- short documentaries and animated films?for children?(no experimental films)??

Creative documentaries on human rights, social, political, environmental, and media issues will be selected based on the quality of the filmmaking and the power of their stories.

Selected films?are?screened in four competitive categories: International?Competition?for creative documentaries,?Right to Know Competition?for documentaries making an exceptional contribution to protecting human rights,?Czech?Competition?for local documentaries; and several non-competitive thematic?categories and Virtual Reality Competition for human rights oriented virtual reality projects focused on social impact.

For competitive categories, we prefer?World and International premieres?– in case you plan to premiere your film at One World?Festival, please contact us for more information at program@oneworld.cz.?

We strive to make our program accessible, including VR projects, according to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) and the XR Access Initiative.
Let us know if your project has closed captioning, audio description, voice control, haptic feedback or gesture recognition. We’re happy to offer such an inclusive VR project to our audience.

A submission fee will be charged?to cover administrative costs:?
Feature and mid-length documentaries:?30 EUR?
Docs for Kids:?20 EUR?
The fee will be waived for selected countries of production (more information in the submission form).?

ON-LINE SUBMISSION FORM:??
Film Submission Form?

FIRST FILM SUBMISSION DEADLINE:?SEPTEMBER 1, 2026
FINAL FILM SUBMISSION DEADLINE:?NOVEMBER 1, 2026?(for films finished between September and November 2026)?

call: Voyage in Time Film Festival 2027

Sun, 20 Sep 2026 17:35:07 +0200

Deadline: 30 November 2026 /28 February 2027 / 31 May 2027
Call for entries

Voyage in Time Film Festival 2027 (Tokyo, Japan)
Deadlines:
Earlybird: 30 November 2026
Regular: 28 February 2027
Late: 31 May 2027
Extended (final): 31 August 2027

Dates & location of event:
6–8 September 2027, Morc Asagaya Cinema, Tokyo, Japan

Call
“The role of the artist is to not look away.” – Akira Kurosawa

Voyage in Time Film Festival is a traveling international film festival, taking place each year in a different location around the world, dedicated to cinematic works that explore time, memory, and transformation.

The festival invites filmmakers from around the world to present films that move beyond conventional storytelling – works that observe, drift, reflect, and unfold through image, rhythm, and presence. We welcome all genres and forms: narrative, experimental, documentary, hybrid, and works that exist between definitions. Feature films, short films, video art, and animation are accepted.

We are particularly interested in films that engage with time as a material, works that explore memory, absence, and transformation, cinematic languages that challenge structure and expectation, and personal and poetic approaches to filmmaking. No premiere status is required.

The festival does not present competitive awards. Selected films become part of a curated official program, presented alongside filmmakers and audiences.

Submit via FilmFreeway: https://filmfreeway.com/VoyageinTime

Entry fee:
Yes – $12 (student $8) at the Earlybird deadline, rising to $20 (student $18) at the Extended deadline.

Contact / URL:
voyageintimefilmfestival@gmail.com
https://filmfreeway.com/VoyageinTime

call: European Media Art Platform EMAP: artist Open Call 2026

Sat, 12 Sep 2026 12:38:23 +0200

Deadline: 6 November 2026
Call for entries

European Media Art Platform (EMAP) Residencies
EMAP Residencies 2026 – Open Call
Registration on https://call.emare.eu/

Subject to the final approval of the European Union’s Creative Europe programme, the European Media Art Platform (EMAP) invites artists, artist duos, collectives, and other artistic collaborations working in digital, media, robotic, and bio art to apply for a two-month production residency in 2026.

The EMAP residency programme places a strong emphasis on collaboration. Applicants must therefore apply as a duo or collective, or propose a collaborative project with a partner of their choice or with a collaborator local to the host institution.
Eligibility

Applicants must be EU residents or taxpayers in an EU member state, or residents/taxpayers of one of the eligible non-EU countries.

Undergraduate and Master’s students are not eligible. PhD candidates and emerging artists of any age and academic background may apply.
Host organisations

Artists apply to the EMAP consortium as a whole and indicate their preferred host organisations in order of priority.

Ars Electronica, Linz, Austria
Chroniques, Marseille, France
CIKE – Creative Industry Košice, Košice, Slovakia
gnration, Braga, Portugal
iMAL, Brussels, Belgium
IMPAKT [Centre for Media Culture], Utrecht, The Netherlands
Kersnikova Institute (Kapelica Gallery), Ljubljana, Slovenia
KONTEJNER | Bureau of Contemporary Art Praxis, Zagreb, Croatia
LABoral Centro de Arte y Creación Industrial, Gijón, Spain
(Please note: a residency at LABoral in 2026 is only possible between September and November 2026.)
MEET Digital Culture Center, Milan, Italy
NeMe, Limassol, Cyprus
Onassis Stegi, Athens, Greece
RIXC Centre for New Media Culture, Riga, Latvia
werkleitz – Centre for Media Art, Halle (Saale), Germany
WRO Art Center, Wroc?aw, Poland

Residency details

Two-month production residency at one EMAP host organisation

Invitation to the kick-off conference in Braga, Portugal (8–9 May 2026)

€4,000 grant for the applying artist, including subsistence and

€2,000 grant for collaborating artist(s) or €6,000 for artists duo altogether

€4,000 project budget

Accommodation provided by host

Travel expenses covered by host according to EU ceilings

Access to technical facilities and/or media labs

The residency also includes professional presentations and opportunities for exhibition tours and potential exhibitions with EMAP Partner.
Application

Applications are only possible on this website after registration.

Collaborating artists do not need to be confirmed at the time of application.

For more information, please consult the FAQ section.

Registration on https://call.emare.eu/

call: The Sound Of Future

Sat, 12 Sep 2026 09:52:26 +0200

Call for entries
extended deadline : 1 November 2026

Soundart wanted!

The Sound of Future
The 10th
In 2027, TAM – Torrance Art Museum Los Angeles and The New Museum of Networked Art plan their 10th collaboration since 2014, celebrating the new video art project
LovPOP – Love -Power-Peace – the future is now! – curated by Wilfried Agricola de Cologne

Los Angeles // March 27 – May 8, 2027
Cologne // May 9 – July 31, 2027

It is planned to present complementarily a sound art version as an interactive installation online simultaneously @ The New Museum of Networked Art during this transcontinental collaboration.

LOVE – POWER – PEACE – The future is now!

LOVE – POWER – PEACE – was the key slogan of the younger generation in the 1960s. At that time, the Vietnam War, the Cold War, with its confrontation of opposing ideological blocs, inequality on all levels, and civil rights movements, led to a desire for peace, equality, and fraternity, and especially to a willingness to bring about change in society, both internally and externally, through an overflowing spiritual and physical energy. This was also reflected in the art and musical movements of the time.
How similar the images are today! Today, war in Ukraine, the confrontation between democratic and politically authoritarian blocs, growing inequality between rich and poor, and unstoppable climate change, coupled with the danger of losing all the achievements of the past decades, have led to a desire for peace, equality, sustainability as living perspectives for future generations. But where is the necessary spiritual and physical energy?

Artists working with sound are invited to transform their ideas of spiritual and physical energy and power as a concept for a sustainable future into exciting sound compositions, and submit them before the deadline, 1 October 2026.

Please use for each submitted work a separate entry form.

Regulations

– deadline: 1 October 2026
– no age limit
– no entry fee
– submissions exclusively online
– max 3 works can be submitted
– wanted: soundart in mp3 – duration between 1 minute and 15 minutes (exceptions possible on request)
– The sonic works may be produced between 2020-2026.
– The sound art copy – mp3 – has to be transferred via WETRANSFER or Swiss Transfer
– only selected artists will be notified

Entry Form - please cut and paste
Please use for each piece to be submitted a new entry form

1.
artist/director

a) full name
b) full address
c) email, URL
d) short bio (max. 100 words, English only)

2. sound art work

a) title English – original (max 3 works)
b) URL home page, (Internet address for download)
c) year of production
d) duration
e) work synopsis (max. 100 words/submission, English only)

Please add this declaration & sign it with your full name & email address
\
I, the submitter/author, declare to be the holder of all rights on the submitted work.
In case the work is selected, I give The New Museum of Networked Art the permission to include the work in the project context online and in physical space for exhibitions free of charge.
//

Please use for each submission a separate entry form

Please use this email address for submitting
artvideokoeln (at) gmail.com
and following subject line “The Sound of Future”

The New Museum of Networked Art
Alphabet Art Centre
http://alphabet.nmartproject.net

call: BBA One Shot Award 2026: Autumn Edition

Fri, 11 Sep 2026 15:56:26 +0200

Deadline: 28 September 2026
Call for entries

Open Call
BBA One Shot Award 2026: Autumn Edition
Organizer: BBA Gallery, Berlin, Germany
Application Link: https://bba-prizes.com/one-shot-award

About the Award: ONE IMAGE. ZERO EXCUSES.

The BBA One Shot Award 2026 is looking for that one definitive frame that stops viewers in their tracks. It is a direct, accessible path into the Berlin art scene. A Shortlist of 20 images will be professionally printed and exhibited on the walls of BBA Gallery, with all production costs 100% covered. Additionally, a Longlist of 50 images will be showcased on a large digital display within the physical exhibition space. This is a unique opportunity to put your vision directly in front of an international audience of collectors, curators, and industry professionals.

Why enter?
• 1 shot – 0 rules (almost): You only need one image. No massive portfolio required.
• For everyone: Open to anyone worldwide over the age of 18, utilizing any photographic medium or genre.
• No hidden costs: If selected for the Shortlist, BBA prints your work for the physical show. No printing or shipping fees for the artist.

Prizes & Benefits:
• 20 Shortlisted Artists: Included in the physical print exhibition at BBA Gallery in Berlin.
• 50 Longlisted Artists: Featured on a large digital display inside the gallery during the exhibition.
• 1st Prize Winner: €300 Cash Prize + Solo feature on Artsy + dedicated promotion via international newsletters and social media.
• Weekly Features: Opportunities for online spotlights on BBA channels throughout the entry period.

Submission Requirements:
• Name, country, and contact information.
• Image, title, and year of creation.
• One .jpg, .png or .heic image (up to 3 MB).
• Entry Fee: €19

• Deadline: Monday, 28 September 2026 (Midnight CEST)

• How to Apply: https://bba-prizes.com/one-shot-award

BBA Prizes – https://bba-prizes.com
Köpenicker Str. 96, 10179 Berlin
+49 30 2335 5328

call: 7th PUNTO y RAYA JUNIOR festival Barcelona /ES

Wed, 12 Aug 2026 08:43:08 +0200

Deadline: 5 October 2026
Call for entries

We are delighted to announce the fifth edition of PUNTO y RAYA JUNIOR, aimed at children under 13.

We invite you to create abstract short films (non-figurative) that explore the beauty and creative possibilities of form, color, movement and sound in their purest form. No representation: just dots and lines!

The deadline is October 5, 2026. Registration is free and must be completed by a responsible adult via our website.

The seventh PUNTO y RAYA JUNIOR festival will take place in Barcelona, Spain, in December 2026.

If you are an educator or a family wishing to create abstract audiovisual works with your children, you will find PRACTICAL GUIDES and illustrative films in our Resource Centre to help you!
By the way, have you seen the Making Of for PyR JUNIOR 2023 yet? It’s the perfect example of why documenting the process is just as important as the final piece! Please help us convey the spirit of the festival to children and foster a love of creativity!

Participation Rules

Call: The Green Screen Festival Tarragona/Spain

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 08:17:27 +0200

Deadline: 15 August 2026
Call for entries

The Green Screen Festival
Open Call: The Green Screen Festival 2026 – Video Art (Tarragona)
August 15th, 2026
The festival will take place from November 6 to 13, 2026. The selected pieces will be screened on Friday, November 13, 2026, at Mèdol, Centre d’Arts Contemporànies de Tarragona (Spain).

In a time of urgent transformations, where the ecological crisis redefines the relations between humanity and territory, contemporary art emerges as an essential tool for critical thinking and action. The Green Screen 2026 establishes itself as a space for audiovisual reflection and experimentation that explores the potential of the environment as a subject, stage, and trigger for new narratives.
Video art, through its capacity to intertwine aesthetics, research, and commitment, offers a critical language from which to address the climate emergency, sustainability, biodiversity, ecology, politics, and interspecies relations, as well as other unavoidable topics.
We are opening the submission period for original video art pieces in all their forms: single-channel video art, video performance, experimental, narrative, abstract, etc.

Artist Fee: Each of the 5 selected pieces will receive €200 for screening rights.
Criteria: Creative quality, originality, and the message will be highly valued.
Eligibility: Open to individual artists, creative duos, or collectives over 18 years of age (Maximum of 1 work per applicant, produced from 2021 onwards, duration between 3 and 12 minutes).

No Entry fee:

Contact Email: thegreenscreenfestival@gmail.com
Website & Full Guidelines: https://culturaverda.org/open-call-the-green-screen-2026/

call: Light artwork for Leuven Town Hall (Belgium)

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 07:59:26 +0200

Deadline: 1 September 2026
Call for entries

Light artwork for Leuven Town Hall

The City of Leuven (Belgium), LOV2030 and Shift are looking for an artist (or artist collective) for a new, temporary light artwork on the scaffolding canvas of Leuven’s historic town hall, to be
presented during Wintertime. The work will be created through a participatory process with Shift from 8 December 2026 to 10 January 2027.

Who is issuing this call?

This open call is a collaboration between three partners:

1) City of Leuven
The 15th century Gothic town hall of Leuven has been closed since the autumn of 2025 for a thorough restoration. In 2029 it will reopen as the Town Hall

2) European House for Democracy
a shared meeting place for the people of Leuven and visitors, and one of the highlights of Leuven as European Capital of Culture 2030.

3) LOV2030
Leuven & Beyond
the title under which Leuven and the thirty municipalities of East Brabant were designated European Capital of Culture 2030 in 2025. Under the concept HumanNature, LOV2030 uses culture tobuild a warmer, more connected region, around the pillars Human, Nature and Innovation.

4) Shift
a digital and creative youth centre in the Schouwburg of Leuven, an initiative of Link in de Kabel in collaboration with 30CC.
Young people aged 12 to 25 experiment there free of charge with digital media and technology from 3D printing to VR and AI
with a strong focus on social inclusion and an accessible introduction to art and culture.

Context

From the summer of 2026, the Gothic Town Hall of Leuven will be covered in scaffolding for the major restoration works. The scaffolding will be fitted with a canvas bearing a realistic
photo print of the façade.
During Wintertime, the City of Leuven wants to temporarily light up the town hall with a light sculpture.

Wintertime (Wintertijd) is Leuven’s annual end of year festival, featuring among other things the Leuven Christmas Market, the illuminated Winter Garden in front of the town hall, a light art trail, concerts and the New Year’s drink as the closing event – an atmospheric winter experience for the people of Leuven and visitors.

The light artwork must offer artistic added value and be accessible. It must contribute to the warm, convivial atmosphere the city radiates during this period. In this way, it becomes an
accessible, visually powerful addition to the winter city experience. Alongside the final result, we attach equal importance to the process leading up to it:
through Shift, we actively involve young people in the development and realization of the work.

This is a one-off, temporary commission, developed specifically for the town hall.

For more info please download the PDF containing the complete call-regulations etc
FINAL_Opdrachtomschrijving_Stadhuis.pdf

call: 2026 Film and Video Poetry Symposium

Sat, 01 Aug 2026 12:27:58 +0200

Deadline: 31 August 2026
Call for entries

2026 Film and Video Poetry Symposium
Submissions Are Now Open
https://www.fvpsociety.com/callforentry

Poets, writers, filmmakers, animators, media and video artists are called to submit their work to the 2026 Film and Video Poetry Symposium.
Deadline Monday August 31, 2026

The symposium screens a wide range of films developed through the lens of poetry. We also feature a curated media and video art gallery, along with panels, speakers, workshops, and public dialogues.

The symposium calls all digital and film works that hybridize poetry, including, but not limited to videopoetry, poetry video, Cin(E)-Poetry, filmpoems, choreopoems, poetry films, digital-poetry, videopoema, motion poems, visual poetry, choreopoem, and poetronica.

Please also submit documentary, animation, and performance art that explores or evokes poetry.

New Technologies: artificial intelligence, virtual reality & experimental video games are called to submit. Media installations and video art (single, multi-channeled, and/or sculptural) that explore aspects of poetry or text art are regularly selected for our gallery.

We encourage experimental filmmakers to submit work that operates within or outside of the realm of poetry. Artists’ moving image, avant-garde, and slow cinema filmmakers are encouraged to do the same. The symposium highlights essay film, epistolary film, and oratorical works this way as well.

Please see the categories below for additional details.

Videopoetry / Poetry Film
Works completed digitally or on film in this category fuse spoken poetry and/or text with visual imagery; such as performance or graphics, and sound. This integration, in which elements may function both independently and interdependently, creates a heightened presentation and interpretation of meaning. (Also known as video poetry, video-visual poetry, poetry film, poetry video, media poetry, or Cin(E)-Poetry.)

Essay Film
An essay film (“cinematic essay” or “personal essay film”) consists of the evolution of a theme or an idea rather than a plot, or the film literally being a cinematic accompaniment to a narrator reading an essay. From another perspective, an essay film could be defined as a documentary film visual basis combined with a form of commentary that contains elements of an experience or a self-portrait (rather than autobiography), where the signature (rather than the life story) of the filmmaker is apparent.

Experimental
Operating outside the boundaries of occupied cinema, the field of experimental film, experimental cinema, (we include the avant-garde) are modes of filmmaking that rigorously re-evaluates cinematic conventions and explore non-narrative forms and alternatives to mainstream narratives or methods of filmmaking. These works may be boundary-pushing, personal, hermeneutic, political, and may operate wholly independently of poetry.

Documentary
Documentary is a nonfiction film or video work intended to constitute itself as a record of evidence about the past. The form is primarily used for archival records, instruction, education, advocacy, and journalism. The Film and Video Poetry Symposium will consider documentaries that contain or are focused on poets, poems, poetry, poetic technique, literary movements, and historical events within these realms.

Animation
Animations created through photographing successive images, drawings and/or positions of puppets, materials, items, or models in order to create an illusion of movement when shown in sequence. This includes stop motion. The Film and Video Poetry Symposium will consider animated work that contains, focused on, or driven by poets, poems, poetry, poetic technique, literary movements, and historical events.

Choreopoem
A choreopoem is a form of dramatic expression comprised of choreography, dance, poetry, performative writing, music, song, art, and acting. These works are chiefly achieved by ensembles and are based in stage craft though can also be accomplished as a one person show or created solely as a film or video.

Epistolary Cinema
A film or video that is developed about, of, on, or from personal, public, and/or historic correspondences. Written, typed or printed communication such as letters, telegrams, diary and/or journal entries, blogs, emails, logbooks, travelogues, text messages, social media posts and/or timelines, records of conversations, and video mail art.

Oratorical
Films or videos that focus upon and/or fuse together a historically important public address and/or a newly written speech with visual imagery (both may be independent and interdependent), to create a stronger presentation or interpretation of the meanings conveyed within the speech. This category also may include manifestos, monologues, inspirational talks, keynote speeches, opening and closing arguments, direct to camera presentations, poetry readings or recitals, spoken word performance, and public announcements.

Performance Art
Performance art is an artwork or art exhibition created through actions executed by an artist, a group of artists, and/or with participants. These projects may be live or within a staged reality, captured through documentation, written for camera, or presented to a public in a fine arts context.

Sacred Text
Works that frame, document, or creatively engage writings regarded as sacred or holy to religious or spiritual traditions. Drawn from memory or read directly, presented literally, imaginatively, and may include recitations, prayers, blessings, sermons, invocations, ritual or apotropaic language, imprecations, chants, spells, hymns, mantras, or scripture. Texts may originate from or reflect upon any religious or spiritual tradition the reader or filmmaker finds significant, whether personal, political, cultural, or esoteric.

New Technologies
These works include artificial Intelligence, computer animation (such as CGI or 3D animation), virtual reality, augmented reality, mixed or crossed reality, 360° video, algorithmic, websites, esoteric programming language, and telepresence projects created for a variety of apparatus, live performances, custom digital platforms, gaming software, experiences, interaction, or any combination of those elements that strongly incorporate the use of poetry, words, text, symbol, and language both visually and/or audibly.

Video Art & Media Installations
Innovative single or multi-channel works that engage poetry, text, and linguistic exploration through video, sound, performance, data-driven systems, and sculptural installation.

Lyrical (Music Video)
This category explores the songwriter and/or lyricist as poet. Film and video submissions representing all songwriting traditions and genres are welcome: from folk lyricists to classical vocalists. We encourage submissions from Hip Hop artists, solo or group performance, a cappella or with accompaniment, whether presented as a music video, historical document, or performed to camera directly or creatively. Works should emphasize lyricism and the human voice, exploring how language, words, music, gesture, vocalism, and imagery come together to create a unified poetic experience.

Episodic Content
Projects driven by or focused upon poetry, poets, poems, poetic technique, and historical events within these realms. Episodic content must be interrelated, presented as narratively or topically connected, whether through documentation, traditional storytelling, or experimental forms. There are no restrictions regarding series length.

Artist Moving Image / Slow Cinema
Film, video, or time-based media created primarily as an artistic expression rather than conventional narrative cinema. These works often explore visual, temporal, and conceptual possibilities of the moving image, experimenting with form, perception, and sensory experience. Artist Moving Image takes a creative approach to engage audiences through innovation, time, critical inquiry, and artistic intent. These works may operate within the realm of poetry or wholly independently of it.

A Note for New Technology, Media Installation, Video Art, and Performance Pieces

Creators of new technology, live performance pieces, multi-channell or non-traditional projections, video mapping, and installation/ conceptual works, please include the proposal, potential floor plan, and technical requirements with your email submission.

You may refer to the Email Submission Guidelines below.

Virtual reality projects ought to be compatible with XR devices, including modern standalone headsets and mixed-reality platforms. We request that you provide a link to a 360° video file (.mp4), a separate 2D version of the project as a URL, an app download package (.apk), and any other installation package applicable with your submission.

To apply please complete the online submission form –>
https://www.fvpsociety.com/onlinesubmission

call: The Spirit of Greek Culture @ World Culture Salon SF

Sat, 01 Aug 2026 08:26:11 +0200

Deadline 1 September 2026
Call for entries

The Spirit of Greek Culture
Dates & location of event context
1 October 2026 – San Francisco World Culture Salon

World Culture Salon by One Culture Foundation has opened an international call for artists’ work that responds to the spirit of Greek culture: its mythology, philosophy, aesthetics, and enduring sense of beauty.

The call is part of the Foundation’s cultural series tracing civilization and human connection through the senses. The series opened at SF Design Week 2026 with the immersive experience Soft Threshold at Google Visitor Center, and now turns to its first chapter: Greece

Submissions are welcome in any medium — painting, sculpture, sound, scent, video, immersive, and multisensory work. Existing pieces are welcome, and artists retain full copyright of their work.

Selected works may be exhibited at Chapter I: Greece this July in San Francisco, shown at the Foundation’s October salon, featured in its online gallery and year-end journal, and considered for its annual cultural and arts award.
World Culture Salon welcomes artists working across cultures — and invites others to share this call with the artists in their circle.

NO entry fee

Contact addresses/URL
https://www.oneculturefdn.org/opencall