call for artists | al-tiba9 artist directory

LAST CHANCE TO APPLY - AL-TIBA9 ARTIST DIRECTORY 2026

Al-Tiba9 Contemporary Art is a leading international platform in the contemporary art world, facilitating print and digital distribution of featured artists in our magazine, art books, web, and social media presence, and through our participation in art fairs in Spain and Portugal.

Our artist page directory will serve as a development space for new and emerging talent as well as facilitate professional connections and collaborations across our extensive network of galleries, museums, art collectors and dealers, art professionals, and academics across the globe.

All visual artists in the fields of digital arts, photography, painting, architecture, sculpture & installations, film or video art, fashion design, interior design, and performance are invited to apply. Curation criteria will focus on those artists who present unique, future-oriented, innovative, and visionary conceptions through specific or varied media.

Inclusion in the directory will grant featured artists the benefit of international exposure to our network, engagement with our online and print readers, our institutional partners such as ArtsLibris Barcelona, ARCOmadrid, and ARCOlisboa, as well as curated connections with fellow artists across various platforms. They will be engaged with our readers and followers daily through our social media, website, print, and digital issues.

NOTES:

• The directory and pages, as with all our publications, are 100% curated editorial content. No commercial ads are published alongside your work.

• Selected artists will be featured in the annual directory for 2026, with a dedicated page with artwork images, and details related to their art. The directory will be hosted on the Al-Tiba9 website.

• Selected artists benefit from international exposure across our network.

• All selected artists will benefit from a dedicated webpage on our website, contact details, biography, artist statement and 5 images of selected artworks.

• All selected artists will be promoted via our website, social media, and newsletters, as well as be eligible for recommendations from our staff and partners for commissions, collaborations, and exhibitions.

ELIGIBILITY: 

- Artists are welcome to submit their work. All techniques and visual mediums are welcome.
- Artists from all countries are welcome to submit.
- Artists previously featured in our publications are welcome to submit their works.
- Accepted Categories: Painting, Photography, Sculpture, Installation, Video art & Film, Digital Art, Fashion Design, Performance art, Urban & Street Art, Illustration & Animation, Architecture and Design.

HOW TO APPLY:

Visit the open call page on our website and fill out the form.