An Opportunity to participate in OpenArt Biennial Exhibition in Sweden
Applicant criteria
- Both
Opportunity criteria
Opportunity description
OpenART is Scandinavia’s largest biennial event for contemporary art, taking place during 12 summer weeks in Örebro. It is a biennial that revolts against traditional urban spaces, encourages creativity, and gives us the opportunity to experience the city from completely new perspectives. OpenART encourages visitors and residents to become a part of the creative process in the community. Children and youths can explore and strengthen their creativity through OpenART Kids. The exhibition includes guided tours, educational programs and other stimulating activities. The entire exhibition is completely free.
Each OpenART showcases about 100 artworks, created by contemporary artists of local, national and international fame. Over the years, the biennial has gathered a wide variety of visitors, residents, business leaders and artists from different backgrounds to come together and be a part of the powerful OpenART experience.
OpenArt invites professional artists to submit their contemporary works, both already existing as well as new ideas, for a chance to be selected as part of the OpenArt 2019 exhibition in Örebro, Sweden. Artists with different backgrounds, art mediums and expressions are invited to fill the city of Örebro with artworks. OpenART is an exhibition that takes place outdoors and is available for public interaction day and night during the exhibition period. Therefore, Artworks for the open space and in particular new ideas are encouraged.
The jury consist of people representing different parts of the art world with different experience and perspectives on contemporary art. It is the jury that together will select the Open Call artists that will be represented at the exhibition. Throughout the years approximately 30-40 percent of the participating artist have been selected from Open Call. The rest have been selected by the OpenArt curators.
OpenART invites a broad and curious audience to experience the art regardless if they are acquainted with art or not. Invited artists will receive an artist fee of 1000 euros and transport, travel and accommodation support.