Open Call: Art For All Festival - UNDER-GROUND, deadline 16 June
We are looking for artists to join the Art For All Festival - UNDER-GROUND at Kaisaniemi Botanical Garden in August 2022!
Hey there artist!
The art and culture field has been hit hard by the pandemic. Art For All wants to support the recovery of the field in a way that benefits everyone, not just the most established institutions and individuals.
Art For All Festival is a production promoting art and culture by bringing together people across disciplines and aiming to be more accessible to everyone. We especially welcome and encourage artists who are at the beginning of their artistic practice.
The festival will be organised in the Botanical Garden in Helsinki's Kaisaniemi on 26.-28.8.2022. Through this open call we are searching for artists who would like to take part in the Art For All Festival 2022. If you are interested you can find more information below.
UNDER-GROUND
The Art for All Festival of 2022 reflects on soil as a model of coexistence and transformation.
Soil is a compound body, in constant metamorphosis. Animals, plants, and other organisms contend for its resources, finding shelter and nourishment. Being porous to changes, soil collects waste and chemical pollution. It hosts hybrid, resilient and mutual ways of living, offering a model for communities that welcome the struggles of diversity and cohabitation. At the UNDER-GROUND Festival, inspired by soil, we will imagine social ecologies and sustainable forms of living, as vegetal, earthy creatures, learning ways of living in-between nurture and trouble.
Send us your artwork proposal and join the Art for All Festival 2022!
How to apply
Go to the online application (Google Forms). Fill in the details. Upload the application materials. Currently accepting applicants over 18 y/o.
Documents/Materials checklist
- Write your project/artwork proposal (max 500 words) in an anonymous PDF document, including supporting material like drafts, sketches, images, etc. [anonymous]
- Write a brief overview of the materials (max 300 words) and/or suitable location for your work (these can include technical requirements, if known already). [anonymous]
- Write a brief letter of motivation about why you want to participate in AFA festival 2022 (max 500 words). [anonymous]
- CV and/or Artist statement. [non-anonymous. will not be used in the selection but as supporting material.]
Please take into consideration the characteristics of the venue before applying: the Botanical Garden offers mainly outdoor locations, and some indoor spaces (which might be humid or of limited capacity). You can find more information on the venue here.
Please apply by 16th June 2022 12pm.
