International Open Call for visual artists, Oulu European Capital of Culture 2026

fimmtudagur, 31. október 2024
International Open Call for visual artists, Oulu European Capital of Culture 2026
International Open Call for the ARToulu art area, for artworks by visual artists – art in public space in Oulu, the European Capital of Culture for the year 2026
The European Capital of Culture 2026 brings us Oulu’s new ARToulu art area, where art will pop up and surprise you in unexpected places. Dozens of installed artworks will change the face of the Oulujoki estuary’s seven city neighborhoods, turning them into interesting and distinctive art areas. Some of the artwork will permanently remain part of the cultural landscape and the art area will continue to evolve even after the European Capital Cultural year. The international open call is open for professional visual artists from all over the world. The deadline for the open call is November 29th, 2024 at 4pm.(UTC/GMT+3)
The art area hopes to reflect the multiplicity of the visual arts. The selection process will focus on the originality of the artwork and on the creativity of how the artwork is integrated into its environment, including elements of surprise.The emphasis is on finding artworks that are suitable to be situated in urban neighborhoods. We welcome applications from all fields of visual art.
The application must be sent in pdf-format(max size 4MB) by email to applyartoulu@gmail.com.
The deadline for the applications is the 29th of November 2024 at 4pm local time.(UTC/GMT+3)
The application consists of the artwork proposal, possible sketches and images that illustrate the work, artwork budget and the artists portfolio and cv.
The artwork should fit into one of the following price ranges:
less than 5 000 €
5 000 – 15 000 €
15 000 – 30 000 €
For more details and instructions for the open call:
https://artoulu.fi/artarea/open-call/
The Oulu Artists Association (Oulun Taiteilijaseura -63 ry) project is part of the European Capital of Culture Year programme and it is financed by the Oulu Cultural Foundation and the Ministry of Education and Culture. The artwork budget for the international open call is around 100 000 euros. Several artworks will be chosen through the international open call. More information on ARToulu art area: https://artoulu.fi/artarea/
ARToulu art area in social media:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ARToulu2026/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/artoulu2026/