OPEN CALL FOR ARTISTS

PILOTENKUECHE, Leipzig / Germany

ROUND57 October – December 2023

  
Since 2007 "PILOTENKUECHE" is an international art program based in Germany's new art capital Leipzig. The independent project is run by artists to support and empower artists.

The International Art Program invites 12 Artists from around the world for each round, to work together in our 465m² communally used studio space and realize two exhibitions during their stay. The studio is located in a romantic, remodeled old barbed wire factory. With its exposed bricks large windows, high ceiling, and above all underfloor heating, this environment is inspiring. Our concept strives to create a communal space that can lead to experimental collaboration and discourse between participants, as well as with the greater Leipzig community.

Our program is multi-faceted. Firstly, it includes visiting artist studios, exhibition spaces, project spaces, exhibits, and going on gallery and museum tours. Secondly, a preview exhibition or open studio event presenting initial work, takes place mid-way through the residency. Furthermore, scheduled consultations and critiques, culminating in a final group exhibition. During the final exhibition, the studio becomes our exhibition space. the project publishes an article about each artist on our website and offers documentation to all activities, including installation pictures from the openings. Starting each quarter, one round of our residency program is 3 Months. The program is open to all disciplines, we offer basic tools, but assist if special ones are needed. 

Accomodation costs are additional, the project offers one apartment which hosts two artists. We have a network of people who host our artists on a regular base.

  
The primary languages in use are English and German. 

 The artists receive all documentation necessary to apply for funding and the visa processes. If required, the project assists with additional individual reference letters. In Addition each accepted artist is offered a partial stipend in kind, provided by PILOTENKUECHE. Furthermore we maintain engagements with several [friends](http://westside.pilotenkueche.net/?page%5Fid=15), to get in contact with the Leipzig art scene and increase the artists visibility.

  
**Studio space**

* one furnished studio of up to 36m² per artist in our 465m² large communal loft.
* under floor heating
* concrete floors
* wifi, and utilities
* access to basic tools
* approximately twelve international artists per round
* shared use of tea kitchen
* moveable walls that convert into exhibition space with areas of up to 150m²

**Program**

* studio, gallery and off-space visits and museum tours
* artist presentations
* Friday potluck lunch
* selected artists participate in our events & exhibitions:
* preview exhibition / extended open studio:
* final exhibition

  
**Service**

* individual consultations by agreement with curatorial advice and critique
* assistance with visa processes, funding / scholarship applications, artistic / theoretical / logistical questions
* curation, event & exhibition organisation for the final exhibition
* web-, graphic-, & advertising / press design, its production & release for the project
* documentation of the project
* ‘Welcome to Leipzig’ letter & guide
* general administration, organization & coordination of the project

  

The fee covers the studio & the participation cost travel costs, art materials & living accommodation are additional

We are an independent, artist–run residency program with the aim to support artists and connect them to the city in a way that is unique to each artist. For to cover our expenses and to enable us to work, we have to charge a fee for participation. For more information check our cost breakdown. Participation fee: 1900 EUR / 3 months per artist, total costs. this also which includes the  prior payment of 450 EUR per artist required to hold their place on the program. 

We organise up to 5 consultations with our artistic director and the curator in residence, further we organise and curate one preview exhibition/ open studio and one final exhibition in a beautiful venue. Included are professional installation shots and we write an article about each participating artist and publish it on our website. 

OPEN CALL for Artists ROUND 57 October -December 2023

Calling all artists! Are you ready to take the spotlight and share your story with the world? The ArtConnect Magazine curatorial team is on the hunt for talented individuals who have a unique perspective and talent in the art world. We want to give you the opportunity to showcase your work and share your insights with our members and readers through a personal interview feature in the ArtConnect Magazine!

If you're eager to be a part of this opportunity, all you need to do is make sure your ArtConnect profile is up to date with your latest works (at least 6 pieces) and bio, then hit the apply button. 

Don't miss your chance to be a part of something big. We're looking for artists from all backgrounds, styles, and experience levels to be a part of this series.

We can't wait to see your artworks and hear your inspiring stories. Apply now, and let's create something amazing together!

Artists must be members of the ArtConnect Artist Plan in order to apply.

New Voices: An Open Call for Emerging Artists

**Curatorial Proposal Guidelines:**

Descanso Gardens presents a variety of exhibitions and programs each year including solo, group, traveling, and guest-curated displays. These are intended to broaden the education programs by presenting art, science, and relevant historical material to support the mission of Descanso Gardens “connecting people with nature and one another.” Through our exhibitions and programs, we strive to deepen our impact in our community, strengthen engagement with members and visitors, and create experiences of discovery and connection.

Descanso Gardens seeks curatorial proposals for the 2024-2026 calendar that will address the following requirements and selection criteria:

· **Theme:** Trees. Trees form the backbone of Descanso’s botanical collections and are key to the garden’s character. From the canopy above, to the roots underground, trees provide beauty, shade, shelter, habitat, food, connectivity, and movement at the Gardens. Around the world, trees are symbols, metaphors, landmarks, elders, part of legends, and people’s daily lives. What can we learn from trees? How can we celebrate them? How do they connect and protect us? What stories are revealed by careful study of trees?

· **Curatorial Concept:** The exhibition/ program concept must closely align with the mission of Descanso Gardens to connect people with nature and one another, reflect the latest knowledge on the subject matter, foster innovation, as well as inspire discoveries and creative contributions that respond to Descanso Gardens’ botanic collections. As an organization located in Los Angeles County, Descanso Gardens prioritizes the inclusion of diverse viewpoints, backgrounds, experiences, and community connections;

· **Interdisciplinary Approach**: Descanso Gardens seeks proposals that utilize a creative blending of disciplines, media, and diverse points of view;

· **Media:** The proposal may use any media type (artworks, installations, performances, projections, virtual reality, text, etc.). The exhibitions and programs must be appropriate in scale material, form, and content for the cultural and physical environment in which they are to be presented. The proposed works, displays, and programs don’t need to be new and may have been presented before;

· **Scope:** The exhibition will utilize the indoor spaces of the Sturt Haaga Gallery and/ or the Boddy House (The Gallery is 1750 sq ft in 3 rooms plus the front window area; The Boddy House is a historic building with 2220 sq. ft. of exhibition space ranging from a single room at 330 sq ft to 2220 sq ft for all 5 rooms). Outdoor use of the botanical gardens is welcome. Programs may utilize any of the indoor/ outdoor spaces of Descanso Gardens.

· **Collaborative partnerships**: Proposals that establish partnerships with other cultural organizations, educational and botanical institutions, community members, and Descanso Gardens visitors are preferred;

· **Audience**: Descanso’s visitorship has been growing over the past few years and the Gardens attract an audience that is more diverse in race or ethnicity than many other museums and gardens\[1\]. However, many attendees may be first-time visitors to the Sturt Haaga Gallery or the Boddy House, and exhibitions and programs in these spaces should consider ways to engage “first-time visitors” as well as people who are already familiar with the garden’s gallery spaces and exhibitions;

· **Accessibility and Engagement:** Descanso Gardens strives to expand access, engagement, and education opportunities for a broader public. Preference will be given to proposals that prioritize opportunities for visitor participation, hands-on activity or response, as well as engaging diverse programming that reaches out to traditionally underserved groups. At Descanso, there is an opportunity and need to attract more visitors who identify as Hispanic or Latino/Latina/Latinx, Asian or Asian American, and other minority groups, so that visitorship reflects more closely the diversity of surrounding areas and Los Angeles County;

· **Budget:** Descanso Gardens rely on a range of budgets typically within $25,000-$60,000\. Proposals outside of this range must include potential funding sources, such as grants, foundation support, or sponsorships. Budgets must include curator fees, artist/ collaborator stipends, collateral design and copy writing, installation and de-installation, framing if needed, photography, equipment rental, shipping, travel, reproduction rights, etc. Insurance is provided by Descanso Gardens.

· **Group Applications**: Curators are discouraged from submitting or including their own artwork; artistic collectives may be included within curatorial proposals but should not submit their work without a specific curator.

\[1\] \*Wilkening Consulting+American Alliance of Museums, Descanso Gardens 2020 Annual Survey of Museum-Goers, 2020.

  
**How to Apply:**

Please submit your preliminary curatorial proposal to Descanso Gardens by May 15, 2023, by including the following information:

\- The completed preliminary curatorial proposal form on Descanso's website: www.descansogardens.org/callforproposals

\- Curatorial statement

\- Your Resume and CVs of curators, artists, and other key collaborators

\- 5-10 images with captions (no more than 10 MB)

\- Any other information that may be relevant to your proposal (essays, articles, etc.)

  
**Application Schedule:**

The call for curatorial proposals has the following schedule\*:

**April 27, 2023 | 9 am** Open Information Session – applicants have an opportunity to have a Zoom conversation with Descanso Gardens about the Call for Proposals and ask questions. To join the Zoom Meeting, please use the link and the meeting ID below: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89899307370 (Meeting ID: 898 9930 7370)

**May 15, 2023** Preliminary submissions are due

**May 30, 2023** Descanso Gardens will review preliminary proposals and invite the shortlisted candidates to proceed with the full application

**August 1, 2023** Completed Curatorial Proposals are due

**October 5, 2023** Descanso Gardens will inform applicants what proposals have been selected for exhibition in 2024-2026

_\*Please note that the above schedule is subject to change and applicants may be asked to submit additional materials during the evaluation process. Curatorial proposals are reviewed by Descanso Gardens leadership and the Exhibitions and Engagement Roundtable._

  
 **Contact:**

If you have any questions about the Descanso Gardens Call for Curatorial Proposals, please contact Cristeen Martinez, Gallery Director, at cmartinez@descansogardens.org.

Call for Proposals Website: www.descansogardens.org/callforproposals.

Descanso Gardens invites curators, artists, collectives, cultural producers, and thinkers of all kinds to submit preliminary proposals for exhibitions and programs. Descanso Gardens is committed to giving emerging, mid-career, and established curators and artists the opportunity to expand their portfolios. Curatorial proposals will be considered for Descanso’s Sturt Haaga Gallery, the Boddy House, and for satellite locations throughout the botanical gardens. **Applicants must review the requirements below and submit their preliminary proposal by May 15, 2023.**

  
**About Descanso Gardens:**

Descanso Gardens is a unique Southern California landscape distinguished by its specialized botanic collections, historical significance, and rare natural beauty. We are an urban retreat located 20 minutes from downtown Los Angeles, with principal collections including California native plants and oak woodlands; one of the largest collections of camellias in the Western Hemisphere; a rose garden with specimens from all corners of the globe; and significant presentations of lilacs, maple trees, cherry trees, and iris. Descanso Gardens has been designated an International Camellia Garden of Excellence by the International Camellia Society. Accredited by the American Alliance of Museums as a museum of living collections, Descanso Gardens welcomes more than 950,000 visitors annually. The Gardens are operated by the Descanso Gardens Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, in a public-private partnership with Los Angeles County.

**At Descanso Gardens, we connect people with nature and one another. Our mission is to practice exemplary stewardship of Descanso’s distinctive character and assets; offer people an experience close to nature; and cultivate an understanding of the natural world and people’s place in it through inspiration, education and example.**

  

Call for Curatorial Proposals

THEME: Aging Well for All—Celebrating the Strength and Wisdom of Women

The National Council on Aging is happy to invite photographers/visual artists to share stories of older women who continue to embrace their lives and contribute to their families and communities as they age. While statistically women live longer than men, they often face unique challenges related to health and financial security. NCOA is working to ensure all women have the resources they need to age well. This contest aims to provide a platform to foster dialogue, artistic expression, and drive innovation in the photographic arts toward the goal of aging well for all. 

**_“True beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul. It is the caring that she lovingly gives, the passion that she knows; the beauty of a woman with passing years only grows.”_** —Audrey Hepburn

  
NCOA will grant the following awards:

1 First Prize: $1,000

1 Second Prize: $500

1 Invited Jury Award: $500 

1 Public Vote Award: $500

6 Awards of Merit: $250 each

10 Honorable Mentions: $100 each

  

2023 PHOTOGRAPHY AWARD CONTEST - Aging Well for All

Created in 1932 through an endowed bequest in honor of illustrator and muralist Edwin Austin Abbey NA, the Abbey Mural Prize awards grants to support the creation and restoration of public murals in the United States.

Through the Abbey Mural Fund, the National Academy has supported dozens of individuals and organizations across the United States who are building on a tradition of public murals as instruments of social activism, neighborhood revitalization, and community engagement.

The Abbey Mural Prize aims to broaden support and recognition of the vital role that murals play in making public space more open and accessible. Grants are awarded to create or restore public murals, especially those that promote accessibility, serve local audiences, and inspire community dialogue. While murals are conventionally defined as paintings or mosaics on a wall, the prize welcomes proposals that broaden the definition of what murals can be.

  

Grants typically range from $10,000 to $40,000 USD in minimally restricted support for the production and installation of mural(s) on and within public buildings and on buildings owned by charitable institutions.

Up to $125K total awarded annually.

The jury reserves the right to award grantees full or partial funding.

Abbey Mural Prize

Within the framework of the European SPECTRAL project, CRATER-Lab in collaboration with HANGAR presents SCREEN: an artistic residency where artists can develop new works in Expanded Cinema in Barcelona, ​​experimenting with analog devices, photochemical film, light and sound.

  
SPECTRAL is a Creative Europe project developed by European laboratories that promote expanded cinematic art. Crater-Lab’s program in this project explores the screen as an active protagonist: receiving screen, expanded and contracted, in motion, light or dark, canvas screen, mirror screen, without screen, without projection…

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**SCREEN ›› Crater-Lab** offers three grants of four weeks of residence each, to carry out a project or part of a project of expanded cinema, paracinema, installation or film sculpture, that explores the concept of SCREEN.

These residencies are intended for artists whose work is focused on cinematic art practices such as live performance, installation, sculptures mainly worked with film / photochemical and/or in dialogue with other formats or disciplines particularly interested on the Screen and the Object of screening as a main subject. There will be specially welcomed proposals that suggest dialogues and relations with new media and other technologies. 

  
The SCREEN residency program aims to promote the transfer of knowledge and the material conditions necessary for the artists to work on their project, providing them with technical support and access to the laboratory for development and copies, as well as access to the lab’s space and equipment: projectors, loopers, screens and sound equipment, editing and post-production equipment: Laboratory, color and black and white positive developer, a contact printer, optical printer.

The residency program covers fees and access to Crater-Lab/Hangar facilities and equipment. In the case of artists who do not reside in Catalonia, the grant also covers round trip travel and accommodation expenses.

  
The participants will receive an honorarium of 1000 euros for the development of the proposal. 

The residency will take place at Hangar / Crater-Lab in Barcelona, Spain.

  
Artists in residence will stay in a one-bedroom apartment during four weeks in Fabra i Coats, Barcelona.

  
The program covers travel expenses up to a maximum of 300 euros.

  
Projects of more than one artist, duo or collective are admitted, and they will therefore have to share workspace, fees, as well as travel expenses.

Expanded Cinematic Arts Residency

Creative Residency is the artist-in-residence programme of the Tanzzentrale of the Nuremberg Region, Germany which offers national and international dance companies and choreographers the opportunity to conduct a phase of their project under professional conditions in the Tanzzentrale studios. Additionally there is the option to involve independent dancers from the Nuremberg region in the process. 

  
The aim of the residency is to develop and enhance the network between local dance artists and guests from other regions and to support the regional dance scene. To this end residency guests are expected to teach classes within the Tanzzentrale’s professional class programme. At the end of the residency a public showing of the residency result is scheduled.

Tanzzentrale offers:

* Unlimited use of a studio and other public areas in the Tanzzentrale for between 7 and 14 days.
* A fee paid according to minimum wage recommended by the BVFDK(Germany-wide association of the Performing Arts).
* Coverage of travel and accommodation costs.
* Support from the Tanzzentrale with publicity, organisation and technical aid.
* Exchange opportunities with local dance artists.
* Documentation (photos) of the showing.
* Possibility to take professional classes.

  

Creative Residency Program

Dark Onus Lit is a new literary magazine which is seeking artist and photographers to contribute artwork for our digital micro-zine Issue releases. Artwork/photography would be included in an Issue release. We are seeking "dark-themed" works. There are no submission fees nor are we a paying zine. 

Dark Onus Lit is an experimental online micro-zine which publishes Issues of dark-themed work. We are open year-round for artwork and photography submissions and are currently seeking submissions for Issue 2 and beyond. We do not pay contributors nor do we charge submission fess. Artwork/photography would be included in a digital Issue. 

  
Read Issue 1: https://www.darkonuslit.com/issue

Read our Submission Guidelines: https://www.darkonuslit.com/submit

  
Email submissions to: info@darkonuslit.com 

Dark Onus Lit seeks artwork/photography year round 

Orange County Arts & Cultural Affairs in partnership with the [Public Art Review Board](https://www.orangecountyfl.net/OpenGovernment/BoardsAndSpecialDistricts/PublicArtReviewBoard.aspx#.YBwnIS1h2u4) of the [Arts & Cultural Affairs Advisory Council](http://orangecountyfl.net/CultureParks/AdvisoryCouncil.aspx#.YBwm2S1h2u4) invite artists to submit work – existing or conceptual – for the 9th annual Sculpture on the Lawn exhibition, an outdoor display featured at the entrance to the Orange County Administration Center in the heart of downtown Orlando, Florida, where the works are visible to approximately 10,000 people daily.

  
_Sculpture on the Lawn_ is open to experienced professional sculptors as well as students and emerging artists who specialize in the design, construction, and installation of outdoor sculptures. Up to four sculptures will be selected for display from January 2024 to January 2025.

  
For the first time ever, sculptures may have electrical components in addition to the illuminating spotlights permanently located on each side of the pad. Electrical support is available at each sculpture pad. Sculptors are responsible to secure wire connections for safety.

  
**Who:** Orange County Arts & Cultural Affairs and the Public Art Review Board

**What:** Call for Art for _‘Sculpture on the Lawn 2024’_

**When:** Now through Wednesday, May 31, 2023 (mid-night MT)

**Where:** CaFÉ Call for Entry _(there is no fee to apply)_

**How:** <https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals%5Funique%5Finfo.php?ID=11471>

**Deadline:** Applications Due by Wednesday, May 31, 2023 (mid-night MT)

**Honorarium:** $5000

Four artists will be awarded $5,000 each as a fee for the annual loan of his or her artwork and to help offset any necessary transportation, installation, and housing costs. No other compensation will be provided. A payment of $4,000 will be made upon installation and processing of required paperwork, and $1,000 will be paid upon removal and processing of required paperwork. 

Sculpture on the Lawn 2024

The entry fee is to cover our administrative costs.

The Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize, now in its 6th year, is an annual non-acquisitive international art prize that celebrates diversity and excellence in the representational visual arts. The Prize welcomes entries in all static mediums and genres from realism and hyperrealism, to pop surrealism and lowbrow – so long as the artwork also falls under the umbrella category of representational art.

  
The Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize seeks to inspire creatives from around the world to pursue a life and career in the arts, and to help careers grow through funding and increased exposure of their work to galleries, collectors and media globally.

  
We advise that interested artists look at our FAQ for further information: [https://beautifulbizarreartprize.art/faq](https://beautifulbizarreartprize.art/faq/)

Winners are invited to exhibit in our prestigious group show at Haven Gallery, NY, in November 2023. Artists must cover costs to ship their artwork to the gallery and cover any travel and accommodation costs if they wish to attend the opening. 

We have over USD$50,000 in cash and prizes to award the winners of this year's Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize!

The Grand Prize Winner will receive US$10,000 in cash plus additional product and promotion prizes. Additionally, we have a selection of cash and product / promotion prizes for the 1st, 2nd & 3rd Prize Winners in each Award Category (Digital Art, Photography, Sculpture, Traditional Art, and the new Emerging Art Award category). All winners will also have the opportunity to exhibit within our prestigious group exhibition at Haven Gallery, New York, in November 2023.

  
All 140 short-listed Finalists will also have the opportunity to win an advertising package with Beautiful Bizarre Magazine as part of the People's Choice Award, voted for by the public.

  
For the full list of prizes for each award category, please visit: <https://beautifulbizarreartprize.art/prizes/>

2023 Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize

**_Artists are invited to make SITE-specific Land Art projects in the scenic surroundings of the former psychiatric hospital in Dikemark, Norway._**

  
Submissions should focus on the dialogue between human beings and nature to create a Land Art project. We will select 8 -10 projects from different artistic disciplines that will be developed and produced in the natural environment during the the residency, sharing experiences, ideas and a common goal.

  
All projects must take into consideration people’s interest in contemporary arts, aiming to give greater value to the area of Dikemark, promoting a deep and permanent conscience about the historical, cultural and traditional aspects of the area through a dialogue between art and nature.

We wish that the selected artist stay in Dikemark in the time of making.

The nature of the residency is still to be formed based on the artists selected to take part.

At the moment we are planning for 10 projects where the amount applied for cover the fee for the artist and material. The site has material that can be reused, but we are open for bringing materials on to the site.

We will offer 3 projects at @ 30.000, – NOK and 7 projects @ 10.000, – NOK. Travel up to 6000,- NOK and accommodation is provided in the time of making the project.

Kunstarena Dikemark – Land Art 2023

**Liverpool Biennial X British Council Biennials Connect Curators’ Week**

  
As part of a shared commitment to enhancing learning and collaboration between UK and international Curators, Liverpool Biennial and the British Council are joining forces to offer 10 fully-funded opportunities to attend a Curators’ networking week, within the 12th edition of Liverpool Biennial. 

  
This programme will consist of talks, workshops, performances, tours, trips and networking opportunities with national peers and artists which will aim to facilitate discussions around themes of care, emancipation, and joy from catastrophe - all central pillars of exploration within Liverpool Biennial 2023 - as well as bringing together working professionals across different countries to share skills and perspectives on curating. Applications are open to early to mid-career Curators living and working inthe following countries: India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Ethiopia, Kenya, Senegal, Sudan, Tanzania, South Africa, Nigeria, Ghana, Rwanda, Zimbabwe, and Uganda.

There is funding available forreturn economy flights and UK travel, visa applications,accommodation and per diems for a 5 night trip to Liverpool.