open call 2026: collaborative micro-commissions

Recent years have seen seismic shifts across the world – from escalating climate crises to increasingly divided political and economic landscapes. This open call asks how collective and cooperative ways of working might help us navigate these conditions, work across difference and build new forms of resilience.

We are interested in proposals that embrace experimentation, shared methodologies and collaborative thinking. This could take the form of multidisciplinary research, site-responsive work, grassroots organising, performance, visual art, sound, poetry or other creative practices.

Central to the opportunity is a commitment to supporting collective working. We recognise that collaborative practice can create space for risk-taking, exploratory making and new ways of thinking together.