Contemporary Talents competition: Water-Wattwiller

About the Open Call

The Talents Contemporains competition is open to visual artists of all nationalities with a professional background. Applicants submit work or proposals exploring the theme of water. Winning works are acquired by the Foundation, and laureates are featured in a group exhibition at the Wattwiller Art Centre. Eligible disciplines include painting, drawing, sculpture, installation, photography, video, and textile art. Performing arts and music are excluded. Projects to be produced (sculpture and installation) are eligible for production budgets up to €50,000.

What is Offered

Up to 7 laureates will receive a grant of €15,000 (€8,000 for limited edition series) as a prize and for acquisition. Production budgets up to €50,000 are available for selected sculpture or installation projects.

Requirements

Applicants must be of legal age, demonstrate a solid professional artistic background or art degree, and have a recent track record of exhibitions, publications, or residencies over the past five years. Submission must focus on the theme of water.

How to Apply

Applications must be submitted electronically via the Foundation's online portal using the individual or collective registration links provided on the competition website. Applications must be in French for French-speaking candidates and in English for all others.