The National Gallery of Kosovo is delighted to share the open call for the 17th edition of the Gjon Mili International Exhibition of Photography and Moving Image. Named after the renowned Albanian-American photographer Gjon Mili, this exhibition has been a cornerstone in the development of the medium of photography in the country since its first edition in 2001\. Initially an annual exhibition, it was reconceptualized as a biennale in 2012\. We are excited to revive this exhibition, on pause since the pandemic, with a renewed concept and structure. The exhibition will now focus on time-based media, encompassing photographic, filmic, and sonic practices as a way of reflecting the connections between these media, and expanding the possibilities of storytelling.

  
Titled _She who starts the song…_, this edition will be curated by Valentine Umansky, Curator, International Art at Tate in London, and is set to open on January 23, 2025\. Taking as a jumping off point the practice of _tepsija_, the exhibition reflects on the inherited gestures, often passed on from mother to daughter, which connect our current generations to those of our past. In so doing, it reconsiders the role of photography, moving-images, and sonic practices, as unique vehicles of inter-generational genealogies and archives of memory. Deliberately pointing to an unknown female singer, it will also foreground research that considers gendered practices, their traditions, and the ways they are currently subverted.

  
To quote filmmaker Trinh T. Minh-ha and her text “Grandma’s Story” (_Woman, Native, Other, 1989_), the exhibition centers the “Diseuse, Thought-Woman, Spider Woman, griotte, storytalker, fortune-teller, witch.” “If you have the patience to listen, she will take delight in relating it to you.” 

  
_She who starts the song…_ will feature a selection of invited artists, alongside those selected via this open call. **For the first time, the call will extend to applications from artists based in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, and Slovenia.** 

**17th Gjon Mili International Exhibition:** January 23–March 30, 2025

  
**National Gallery of Kosovo**

Str. Agim Ramadani No.360

M547+RHF Pristina

Kosovo

Gjon Mili Int'l Exhibition of Photography & Moving Image

In theory, there is no difference between Michelangelo, Louise Bourgeois, Martha Graham and Simone de Beauvoir: they all start out from that empty moment, that blank canvas, and then decide when they will let the world in. The time Michelangelo spent staring at his block of marble before he carved the Pietà: that is noiseless time.

  
Nowadays, when art is systematically being associated with the realm of commodities, when the work of art needs to meet the demands of production and deliver results sellable on the market, with MILL’s Beauty Salon, we want to mark out the moment of noiseless time – when the realms of beauty and reality come together and feed the artistic process.

  
With MILL’s Reality Salon, we want to address the question of whether the era of BEAUTY is over and whether REALITY has now become the main topic of artistic interest. Is it the case that the true moment of exploration occurs when one word is mistaken for another? We wish that the artists of the salon, instead of going in one direction or another, remain open to the clash of these two notions – in its poetic and formal quest.

  
WHAT IS MILL’S BEAUTY REALITY SALON?

  
MILL’S BEAUTY REALITY SALON was born in 2020 out of the desire to continue the multidisciplinary artistic exploration that Needcompany began more than 30 years ago. We want to create a space in which to keep heritage on the move and open ourselves up for new encounters with artists of different generations, experiences and visions. As an funded independent theatre organisation in Flanders, we feel an urge to share resources in the current crisis, to create possibilities for those in need and to create awareness of the sensibility and precariousness of those who keep the arts alive.

Residency at Opportunity to present your work to the public at MILL

  
MILL’S BEAUTY REALITY SALON is neither a residency nor a production-oriented programme. We are explicitly committed to supporting artists in thinking, dreaming and creating timelessly. Our wish is to support the artistic process by providing an environment and the required resources to present your work at MILL and make use of studio at MILL (play room). **A fellowship of 10 000 euro will be awarded to (or divided among) the selected person(s).** This amount is meant explicitly to support artists by giving them the opportunity to think and create timelessly and not in a result-oriented way. Therefore, it can, but doesn’t have to be spent on production expenses. Each proposal will be analysed in terms of the specific needs indicated by an artist.

MILL’S BEAUTY REALITY SALON

Artistsforplants has taken up the desire of many artists from all over the world to bring their contribution towards a more conscious awareness of the centrality of plants in life, both for Human beings and the Planet. That’s why our 2024 International Call is focused on artworks dedicated to the plants coming to the forefront: from acting as a backdrop, plants must become true protagonists in human perception.

  
The proposals will be selected by the organizers and will be presented, in form of a video gallery within the end of the year, in the premises of Otonga Foundation (Ecuador). Furthermore, the selected artworks will become part of a digital gallery, visible at our websites and social medias. The digital gallery will be a virtual sensitive and meaningful art network to create and spread attention and need for knowledge, respect and protection for the plants. 

  
The Otonga Foundation manages several protected areas in the Ecuatorian Chocó, the Andes and the Amazon of Ecuador, protecting approximately 2000 hectares. Among the protected areas is the Otonga Integral Forest. One of the Otonga Foundation main objectives is the administration of the Otonga Integral Forest, a protected area established to conserve one of the last remnants of cloud forest in the western foothills of the Ecuadorian Andes. 

EXHIBITIONS VENUES: The selected artworks will be displayed at the Otonga Foundation premises. The organizers plan to make a special event to celebrate the conclusion of the Call. 

  
SOCIAL MEDIA COPYRIGHT AND AUTHORIZATION: The selected artworks will remain property of the artists who produced them. Submitting their works, the Artists (will) accept and allow that their artworks can be published by Artistsforplants and the Otonga Foundation, in their websites and social media channels within the framework of the 2024 Call “FROM THE BACKGROUND TO THE FOREFRONT” and various related activities, and without any further authorizations. Rights to use and publish the works will be automatically transferred free of charge and in non-exclusive form. Moreover the selected artworks that will be displayed will be accompanied by full credits, specifying that they have been created in response to the Call “FROM THE BACKGROUND TO THE FOREFRONT". 

From The Background To The Forefront

The Boghossian Foundation finances social, educational and artistic projects in Belgium, Lebanon and Armenia. It encourages and stimulates artistic creation with the awarding of several prizes and the hosting of artists in the Villa Empain residence, which is conducive to creation and intercultural encounters.

  
There is no age limit for the Prize.

  
The jury will be chaired by Jean and Albert Boghossian and will gather some of the leading figures of the international art scene: Marie-Claude Beaud (exhibition curator), Daniel Blanga Gubbay (Director of the Kunstenfestivaldesarts), Bernard Coulie (professor at the Faculty of Philosophy, Arts and Letters and a member of the UCLouvain Institute for the Study of Civilisations, Arts and Letters), Chris Dercon (managing director of the Fondation Cartier), Julia Garimorth (chief curator at the Musée d’art Moderne de la Ville de Paris), Diane Hennebert (founder and director of Out of the box), Jean-Noël Jeanneney (historian), Pascale Mussard (founder of Petit h), Alfred Pacquement (art historian and museum curator), Louma Salamé (director of the Boghossian Foundation – Villa Empain).

The annual prize of € 36,000 shall be split between three winners. Each winner will receive € 12,000 euros for their work.

  
The Prize also extends to a one-month stay at the Villa Empain Artists’ Residence and an exhibition of their work at the Boghossian Foundation.

International Art Prize

The call for live comics shows! The opportunity for European artists to develop comics on stage projects as duos and tour around Europe!

  
“Comics beyond” is an European project with the objective of strengthening the employability of European comics artists, who suffer from a precarious situation; very few of them manage to develop their careers and make a living from their artistic activity. They lack networking spaces, continuous training and development of new skills that would allow them to expand their professional and creative activity, at different scales.

  
Comics Beyond looks for four live comics shows created by duos to support and present during its partners events! “Live comics shows” refers to projects combining comics and performing arts, with the aim of being presented internationally.

  
Each selected live comics show’s narration has to overcome the language barrier: the narration needs to be done with the fewest words possible.

If selected, each selected duo will receive:

  
* A 3,000 EUR fee
* An artistic and technic follow-up of the project done by a partner for each duo
* Have their show programmed twice, once as part of the partner’s event and once in another event
* Take part in the kick-off meeting at Napoli ComiCon in April 2025 (for the first live comics show representation)
* **Travel costs**, accommodation costs and subsistence costs covered (to present the live comics shows as part of the project)

  

Comics Beyond: Live Comic Performances in Europe

A new exhibition phase is around the corner and Ausstellungsraum Klingental invites artists, curators and collectives to apply with their projects.

  
We are looking for participatory, process-oriented, intergenerational, transdisciplinary, research-based or experimental ideas. Or something completely different. Possible are exhibitions, performances and musical formats and concepts with different durations such as longer exhibitions, events, series of events and festivals.

  
The Ausstellungsraum Klingental is located on the ground floor of the Klingental Church on the Kasernenareal and is barrier-free. It consists of two (spatially separated) exhibition spaces and a spacious foyer. Projects can be planed for one exhibition space or for both exhibition spaces.

  
We offer space for the realization of experimental projects, daring ideas and concrete exhibition concepts. Our program operates at the interface between regional and international contemporary art and is made up of projects from the (annual) Open Call and its own initiatives. Each season we realize around 6 larger and 4 smaller projects, as well as various events. Projects should have a relevant connection to the local art-making - be it through the participants‘ place of residence, the subject matter or an external view onto the region.

  
We (the board of the Verein Ausstellungsraum Klingental) decide on the selection of projects and support the selected projects and their participants on a voluntary basis in the realization of their ideas.

The association Ausstellungsraum Klingental provides the project participants with the premises, infrastructure, public relations and supervision of the exhibition. Depending on the scope of the project, it also contributes a maximum of CHF 5,000 towards the project costs and the artists‘ fees.

Call for Proposals Season August 2025 - June 2026

**Open Call for Artists!**

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Embark on a journey beyond the limits of conventional expression! We invite artists from all corners of the creative cosmos to participate in our upcoming exhibition, "Interchange". This open call seeks to celebrate the infinite possibilities within artistic exploration and the boundless realms of human imagination.

Application/submission is free; only selected artists will be charged a fee to partially cover awards. Selected artists may accept or refuse the fee and consequently the participation.

The selected artists will participate in the Imagination group exhibition, get a certificate of participation, and get individual promotion on our website, on social media, in our newsletter, and through our community of collectors, curators, and art enthusiasts from across the world. The chosen artists will also have the chance to participate in other initiatives, such as having their biography and other works of art published in a catalogue, having a personal interview posted on our platforms, and receiving a proposal for a long-term partnership with our gallery.

Interchange - Group Exhibition

In 2025 Q-O2 offers two types of residencies for artists working in and with sound:

**\=> 7 thematic residencies** of 6 weeks in the framework of the European collaboration tekhnē

**\=> 10 open research residencies** of 4 weeks for artists working with sound in any field.

**Details:**

  
**_\=> tekhne thematic residencies (6 weeks)_**

tekhnē is a collaborative project in which six European organisations aim to explore the emancipatory potential of technology in music and sound art. By engaging critically and creatively with technology, and by putting the focus on the user rather than the developer, technologies and methodologies can be demystified and lead to more autonomous mindsets towards the tools around us.

Many moments of social and artistic change have been historically brought about by shifts in technology. Taking this as inspiration, the project seeks to contribute to the wider ongoing conversations around technology and sound cultures. The project aims for a balance between theoretical reflection and practical implementation, providing experiences to people who wish to interact in inventive ways with different types of technology. tekhnē aims to support a more inclusive field, and to use sound and music as a vehicle to this end.

**\=> tekhne thematic residencies (6 weeks)**

Q-O2 provides accommodation, working space and materials, technical and curatorial support, and the possibility to present a concert, workshop or artist talk. For the tekhne residencies Q-O2 offers a per diem of 25€/day per residency, as well as travel costs within Europe. 

**\=> Open residencies (4 weeks)**

Q-O2 provides accommodation, working space and materials, technical and curatorial support, and the possibility to present a concert, workshop or artist talk. For international residents within the open residency stream, Q-O2 offers a per diem of 20€ and travel costs of max 200€ for international residents. For local residents we offer support in finding funding, or a small financial support for artists who do not come with another stipend.

Open Call for 2025 Residencies at Q-O2 in Brussels

Open Call: Project Week For Young Choreographers

  
A project week from 8-15 April for young choreographers and composers at the Choreographic Centre of the Tanzhaus Basel.

  
**Where**: Tanzhaus Basel, Basel, Switzerland

**When**: 8-15 April 2025

  
**Objective:** The aim is to network the artists and exchange ideas and serves the creative development of choreographic and compositional work. The decisive factor is the musical-choreographic composition from the encounter in order to create a moment of joint dialogue in the creation of a piece.

• For one week, seven professional choreographers and composers work together with 14 dancers and 14 musicians at Tanzhaus Basel.

• Within one day, newly choreographed and composed short dance pieces will be created with one to three musicians and dancers.

• Each composer and each choreographer will work together once.

• The resulting pieces are performed in public every evening.

• The work sessions last a maximum of seven hours a day.

• Each piece has a minimum duration of three to a maximum of six minutes.

Tanzhaus Basel 7x7

**Officine CAOS is seeking for emerging artists,** working in the fields of contemporary theatre and dance, performance or multimedia art, in order to present their work during the international performing art season 2024/25 DIFFERENTI SENSAZIONI.

  
**Where:** Turin (Italy)

**When:** December 2024 / April 2025

  
Officine CAOS is seeking for emerging artists, working in the fields of contemporary theatre and dance, performance or multimedia art, in order to present their work during the 2024/25 international performing art season. We particularly wish to engage with cross-disciplinary and performance art works, lasting up to 40 min.

**The offer includes the following:**

  
* Performance space
* Technical equipment
* Accommodation (max 4 people)
* An overall\* reimbursement of 1.000€ if you’re based in Italy
* An overall\* reimbursement of 1.500€ if you’re based abroad
* High profile publicity in print, online and elsewhere
* Nice ambience

  
\*overall means all included!

DIFFERENTI SENSAZIONI 2024/25

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