Olbrich Botanical Gardens invites proposals for temporary, light-based installations for GLEAM, Art in a New Light, a public art exhibition situated within a 16-acre Midwest landscape or 10,000 sq ft tropical conservatory. In celebration of the 10th anniversary, the 2025 GLEAM exhibit will center on the concept of reflection. GLEAM will be open for public viewing from August 23 - October 25.

  
Olbrich Botanical Gardens is located in Madison, Wisconsin. Named for its founder, Michael B. Olbrich, the Gardens are owned and operated jointly by the City of Madison Parks Division and the non-profit Olbrich Botanical Society.

  
In 2015, the GLEAM exhibition was created and curated to showcase the natural beauty of the Gardens at night, expand public art opportunities in Madison in a unique natural setting, and offer programming that would appeal to a broad demographic of community members and attract future supporters. All proceeds from exhibit admissions directly support the mission and daily operations of Olbrich Botanical Gardens, Madison’s free public garden.

Olbrich Gardens will consider installation budgets of $5,000-$30,000\. We anticipate featuring 9-11 installations. Example breakdown of exhibit budget: (2) $25-$30k / (3) $18-$20k / (3) $12-$15k / (2) $5-$10K Budget must include: design fees, materials (including lighting fixtures, projectors, computers, weatherproofing components, etc.), fabrication, artist travel and lodging accommodations, labor (artist + assistants) to install/de-install, and maintenance/repairs/parts replacement. Scaling options are encouraged. A limited number of projectors and outdoor speaker options are availableon loan to reduce expenses. Olbrich Gardens is able to accommodate site prep, power, forklift, and basic installation support (load-in, tools, etc.). Artists may select to participate in the GLEAM host program to receive free lodging with a local resident to reduce expenses.

2025 GLEAM Proposals

**The Goethe-Institut Boston invites New England creatives from all fields of artistic practice to submit proposals for a Studio 170│Residency in 2025\. Successful applicants will realize their proposed projects in our newly-renovated space in Back Bay.** 

  
The Goethe-Institut Boston opens its unique, flexible space in Back Bay to artists and creative minds as a “laboratory” for ideas. Beyond just another gallery or concert hall, Studio 170 provides an open, lively place for inspiration, experimentation and open discourse. With this format we invite New England’s creative arts community to use our newly-renovated space to experiment, innovate, and connect with our local and international community.

  
We are open for all types of formats including installations/exhibitions, performances/actions, artist talks, panel discussions, author readings, film screenings, digital projects, among many other possibilities. Innovative and experimental projects will be favored. Successful applicants are given access to our Grand Hall, Reception Hall, entrance hall, front garden and back parking lot to realize their proposed projects in. The residency time frame is flexible within a given two week period, tbd in discussion with each successful artist-in-residence.

  
The jury, consisting of renowned artists and curators in New England and newly appointed every year, selects 2-3 projects for the following year.

  
Applicants are encouraged to submit proposals along the lines of our current programming topics, although there is no requirement to do so. Our broad topics for this year are Democracy, Sustainability and Decolonization.

  

**We offer:**

* Artist stipend of $1000
* Additional budget for production costs up to $1000 (a detailed budget must be submitted and approved)
* Professionally produced descriptive video including project and interview footage
* Opening reception with light refreshments
* Installation and organizational support
* Assistance with publicity and promotion
* Access to Goethe-Institut's large network of partnering institutions, cooperating artists and open-minded, diverse audience
* Option to consult with our renowned jury members

  

Studio 170│Residency in 2025

In the context of the interdisciplinary scientific research project ‘RE-WIRING: Realizing Girls’ and Women’s Inclusion, Representation, and Empowerment’ funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe program, KU Leuven invites visual artists specializing in mural making to submit proposals for a short residency at Campus Sint-Jacob in Spring 2025\. Exact length of the residency may vary depending on the selected artist’s working methods and their personal situation. 

  
The residency, run under the heading ‘Women on The Move’, is expected to result in three artistic outputs: **1)** a mural at KU Leuven, Campus Sint-Jacob in Antwerp: **2)** 2-3 socially engaged, participatory, and co-creative workshops leading to the creation of the mural, and: **3)** visual documentation of the process, which may include written reflections or accompanying text. The final mural should aim to challenge and disrupt gendered stereotypes related to women and migration, as well as the gendered logics underpinning the unequal organisation of society in the contexts of coloniality, global capitalism, and planetary destruction. Additionally, the mural should propose alternative relational imaginaries that are inclusive, creating space for multiplicity and difference. 

  
We particularly welcome proposals from artists from underrepresented and marginalized backgrounds. In keeping with the social history of mural making and the RE-WIRING project’s innovative ‘transformative equality approach’ to societal change, an affinity with socially engaged art and experience with participatory and co-creative methods is desirable. This could involve, for example, working with a particular migrant community to design the final mural.

  
The mural will be displayed indoors indefinitely at KU Leuven, Campus Sint-Jacob (SintJacobsmarkt 49-51, 2000 Antwerp). 

**What we offer you:**

• Honorarium (5000 euro).

• Production costs (max. 1200 euro).

• An indoor wall (approx. 6,28m x 4,56) for an indefinite placement of your mural within the KU Leuven Antwerp, Campus Sint-Jacob.

• Visibility of, and access to view, your mural from the street.

• Have your mural contribute to an interdisciplinary and international dialogue on gender equality as part of the scientific research project ‘RE-WIRING: Realizing Girls’ and Women’s Inclusion, Representation, and Empowerment’.

• Inclusion of your mural in an online exhibition catalogue featuring four other international art exhibitions and artistic responses focused on the inclusion, representation, and empowerment of women and girls.

• Inclusion of your artwork created during the residency in a small publication.

RE-WIRING: ‘Women on The Move’

SaveArtSpace, in collaboration with the UNM-Taos Art Department, and See You Next Thursday (SYNT) is proud to present the **New/New initiative**, an open call inviting artists living in New York and New Mexico to explore the theme of **"Transcendental Landscapes."** This theme seeks to bridge the connection between the vibrant, metropolitan energy of New York and the mystical, expansive beauty of New Mexico, highlighting the transient connections in both lands that unite us all. Curated by Paige Beeber and Sarah Stolar.

The **New/New initiative** aims to create a dialogue between the bustling streets of New York and the serene landscapes of New Mexico, recognizing that both are sites of powerful, transient connections. Whether through the physical spaces that shape our lives or the metaphysical journeys that shape our souls, these places, both with known vortexes, are a testament to the shared human experience that connects us across time and place.

**Artists are invited to interpret the theme of "Transcendental Landscapes" as expansively as possible**. The **metaphysical aspect** may involve explorations of identity, memory, spirituality, or the subconscious, while the **physical aspect** might include depictions of natural environments, urban spaces, or entirely imagined worlds. **This theme is open to any creative expression that engages with the idea of "landscape" or “place” in its broadest sense, encouraging submissions from all mediums and disciplines.**

**“Transcendental Landscapes”** encompass both the metaphysical and physical, inviting interpretations that go **beyond traditional representations of landscapes**. This open call encourages artists of all disciplines to consider how landscapes—whether they are natural environments, urban scenes, symbolic spaces, or imagined realms—can evoke transcendence, transformation, and connection.

The **metaphysical aspect** of transcendental landscapes speaks to the spiritual, philosophical, and abstract dimensions. It is about the landscapes within—the emotional topographies, the spiritual journeys, and the mental terrains that shape our understanding of the world and ourselves. These are the landscapes of the mind and soul, where one might encounter the sublime, the infinite, or the transcendent.

Conversely, the **physical aspect** grounds these explorations in the material world. Here, the landscapes might take on recognizable forms—mountains, forests, oceans, or urban spaces—but they are imbued with a sense of the extraordinary. The physical landscapes serve as portals to the metaphysical, reminding us that the natural world is often the starting point for transcendence.

This open call seeks to uncover the diverse ways in which landscape and place—real or imagined, external, or internal—serve as powerful vessels for transcendence and discovery. This initiative will bridge the connections between the metropolitan energy of New York and the magical allure of New Mexico, celebrating the profound links that bind two vastly different places rooted in rich artistic legacies.

Selected artists to showcase their work as public art on ad spaces in New Mexico and New York City. 

New/New initiative

We are seeking disabled artists for a Los Angeles-based 3-month research and creative exploration fellowship that explores the intersections of haptics and disability, harnessing the transformative power of touch and creative technology to reimagine how we engage with the world and create new possibilities for learning, creativity and accessibility in immersive storytelling. A new landscape of experience design is now possible by combining immersive and interactive tools with new haptic vests, gloves, and hand/arm/feet tactile actuators. 

This fellowship is a partnership between the Haptics for Inclusion Lab, under the Narrative and Emerging Media Program at Arizona State University, and Leonardo CripTech Incubator.

Leonardo CripTech Incubator is an art and technology program for disability innovation. Encompassing labs, workshops, fellowships, presentations, publication, and education, this innovation incubator is a community platform for disabled artists to engage and remake creative technologies through the lens of accessibility. Employing a broad understanding of technologies, including prosthetic tools, neural networks, software, and the built environment, CripTech Incubator reimagines enshrined notions of how a body-mind can move, look, and communicate. 

The Haptics for Inclusion Lab, under the Arizona State University Narrative and Emerging Media program, ignites imagination using haptics technology as a force for perceptual change and inclusion of the most marginalized in our society. The Haptics for Inclusion Lab combines the power of haptics - testing out new haptics technologies including gloves, vests, full body suits and custom made devices - with immersive storytelling to explore the full potential of haptics technology in the creative narrative process.

  
**ACTIVITIES**

Participants will engage in activities emphasizing touch as a sensory modality, exploring its potential to reshape learning and creativity. The Fellowship will include a combination of presentations, prototyping sessions, and group discussions to address the ways in which haptics and disability-informed design can better support diverse communities. It will culminate in the creation of new artistic and technological prototypes that reflect both accessibility and creativity. Fellows will also receive support to develop and refine project proposals to pitch to granting and industry bodies. 

  
The Fellowship will take place at the Haptics for Inclusion Lab at the ASU California Center - Broadway (Herald Examiner Building) in Downtown Los Angeles alongside a virtual program of talks, workshops, and crit sessions. 

The fellowship requires once-a-week check-ins that can happen in person at the Haptics for Inclusion lab or online. The schedule will be determined in consultation with staff and fellows. 

  
**TIMELINE**

18 November 2024: Application deadline

11 December 2024: Fellows selected

January 2025: Define fellowship schedule

February 2025 - April 2025: Fellowship

April 2025: Final Showcase

Fellows will receive a stipend of $5000, an allocation of $3000 worth of hours for a committed developer, and a transportation stipend of $600 to assist with the costs associated with traveling to and from the ASU California Center - Broadway at the Herald Examiner Building. 

  

Touch Aesthetics Fellowship

CICA Museum invites artists worldwide to participate in the CICA Art Studio Program for Fall 2025\. The program will take place at the CICA Museum in Fall 2025, with available months are from July to December 2025\. Each artist will be allocated a studio space of around 44m2 for one month, where they will have a solo exhibition at the assigned space for 1-2 weeks during the term based on their preference. The artist may collaborate with CICA Museum and/or CICA Kids Lab to conduct workshops or performances. Furthermore, the artist will be showcased in the e-book, “CICA Art Now 2026,” with the option to order a print edition.

  
\*The categories include:

– Painting

– Photography

– Sculpture and Installation Art

– Design

– Performance

– Theater and Film

– Video & New Media Art

  
\*Term and Conditions:

Each artist will be allocated a studio space of approximately 44m2 at the CICA Museum for one month between July and December 2025\. The artist will have access to the designated space throughout the agreed period. Basic tools such as hammers, levels, tape measures, electric drills, screws, and a ladder will be provided for use. Please note that sleeping in the facility is prohibited.

  
\*Timeline:

November 22, 2024: Close submissions

November 27-December 20, 2024: Approvals: Selected artists will be notified by email.

July-December 2025: Art Studio Program (Each artist will participate for one month).

August 1, 2026: Expected publication date of “CICA Art Now 2026″

  
\*How to submit your work:

Please visit our website for more information 

  
https://cicamuseum.com/call-for-artists-artist-studio-program/

Call for Artists: Fall 2025 CICA Art Studio Program

_An opportunity for artists and artist groups worldwide to apply for the Open Call for Public Art, aimed at creating an artwork that pays tribute to the Missing Persons as a result of the Kosovo war (1998–2000)._

  
**_Memorial on Commemorating the Missing Persons of the war in Kosovo_**

  
Humanitarian Law Center Kosovo and Missing Persons Resource Center have the pleasure to invite artists and artist groups to participate in the international open call for creating a public artwork in Kosovo raising awareness on the missing persons issue, commemorating and initiating a social dialogue in this matter.

  
HLCK will establish a professional commission in selecting the artwork by prioritizing inclusivity, victim-centered approach, innovation and cross-cutting approach.

  
**About us:**

Humanitarian Law Center Kosovo (HLCK) since 1997 documents the victims of war crimes and other gross violations of human rights. All HLCK activities relate to the field of Transitional Justice and contribute to the achievement of justice for victims, establishment of accurate narrative about the war, supporting families to realize their right to reparation and education of youth in the field of Transitional Justice and contributing to the memorialization of victims of war.

  
Missing Persons Resource Center (MPRC) was established in March 2017 by representatives of the Kosovo Albanian and Kosovo Serb families of missing persons and is a unique organization in Kosovo that brings together families of missing persons from all ethnic backgrounds, encouraging cooperation among them with an aim of sharing knowledge towards enlightening the fate of missing persons in Kosovo. The principal mission of the “Missing Persons Resource Center” is to serve as a constant reminder to the government in fulfilling their obligations in enlightening the fate of all missing persons in Kosovo.

The memorial will be realized in the public space of the city of Pristina or in another city of Kosovo.

  
HLCK is able to provide an all-inclusive production budget of up to 15000 euros.

Open Call for Public Art

The School of Theatre is proud to announce the return of the SciArts New Play Festival, taking place April 13-15, 2025\. We are inviting playwrights to submit an original work that explores the intersections of science and art. Playwrights selected will be brought Baton Rouge for a public reading, offering an opportunity to refine their work in collaboration with theatre professionals.

Playwrights selected will be brought Baton Rouge for a public reading, offering an opportunity to refine their work in collaboration with theatre professionals. Additionally, playwrights selected will receive $500, a free year-long subscription to www.playsubmissionhelper.com, and recognition of their contribution to the festival.

LSU SciArts Play Festival 2025: Submissions Open

**\*Global & Online Exhibition**

**Eligibility:** All UK & International Artists

**Theme:** Antique

Work Medium: 2D Works - All Visual Arts

Work Size: Up to 100cm x 100cm

**Requirements:**

· All works must be artist’s original works, and copyright.

· Please submit high-resolution images as the form of JPG or JPEG.

(Do not submit captured images).

· Provide a short description of your work (350 words maximum).

· Provide your artist statement (500 words maximum), CV, social media,

and your website address.

· Provide your work price in £ (British Sterling Pound).

(All your artworks must be for sale).

· Please submit your artwork on the gallery website.

(Do not send your submission emails).

· We only respond to the appropriate applicators.

If you have any inquiries please feel free to email us.

**Legal:**

· ST. LOUIS ART GALLERY OXFORD reserves the right to utilise all

images selected to this exhibition in promotion of the exhibition and

for the general promotion of the gallery.

· Please state the price, and there will be a commission charge of 50% of

the sale price of each piece of art to cover the admin costs.

**Important Dates:**

· Application Deadline: 22\. November. 2024\. 11:59PM(GMT).

· Selection notification: 25\. November. 2024.

· Exhibition: 25\. November - 2\. December. 2024.

**Submission Fees:**

The submission fees for entry of up to 3 works will be £35.

Entry fees are non-refundable and must be paid by the entry deadline.

Please submit high quality of your work.

**For Submission:**

· We only respond to the appropriate applicators.

· If you have any inquiries please send us an email.

info@saint-louis-art-oxford.co.uk

· We only receive your submissions through the gallery website

formally. Please do not send us an email of your submissions.

Gallery Working Hours:

Mon - Fri : 10am - 4pm (GMT).

Sat / Sun - Closed.

Antique

**\*Global & Online Exhibition**

**Eligibility:** All UK & International Artists

**Theme:** Dailylife

Work Medium: 2D Works - All Visual Arts

Work Size: Up to 100cm x 100cm

**Requirements:**

· All works must be artist’s original works, and copyright.

· Please submit high-resolution images as the form of JPG or JPEG.

(Do not submit captured images).

· Provide a short description of your work (350 words maximum).

· Provide your artist statement (500 words maximum), CV, social media,

and your website address.

· Provide your work price in £ (British Sterling Pound).

(All your artworks must be for sale).

· Please submit your artwork on the gallery website.

(Do not send your submission emails).

· We only respond to the appropriate applicators.

If you have any inquiries please feel free to email us.

**Legal:**

· ST. LOUIS ART GALLERY OXFORD reserves the right to utilise all

images selected to this exhibition in promotion of the exhibition and

for the general promotion of the gallery.

· Please state the price, and there will be a commission charge of 50% of

the sale price of each piece of art to cover the admin costs.

**Important Dates:**

· Application Deadline: 22\. November. 2024\. 11:59PM(GMT).

· Selection notification: 25\. November. 2024.

· Exhibition: 25\. November - 2\. December. 2024.

**Submission Fees:**

The submission fees for entry of up to 3 works will be £35.

Entry fees are non-refundable and must be paid by the entry deadline.

Please submit high quality of your work.

**For Submission:**

· We only respond to the appropriate applicators.

· If you have any inquiries please send us an email.

info@saint-louis-art-oxford.co.uk

· We only receive your submissions through the gallery website

formally. Please do not send us an email of your submissions.

Gallery Working Hours:

Mon - Fri : 10am - 4pm (GMT).

Sat / Sun - Closed.

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