OPEN CALL „DATING ALIENS“

About the Open Call

This year, we’re launching an OPEN CALL to connect with two new artistic positions. Under the theme DATING ALIENS, we’ll be landing at PARALLEL VIENNA (10–14 September 2025), and we’re inviting you to shape the space with us in a collaborative exhibition. What does DATING ALIENS mean in our context? Following last year’s theme, New Encounters, we want to continue discovering new things and developing fresh ideas, whatever or whoever they may be. Dating Aliens embraces the unfamiliar, the mystique, and the unexpected. Good to know: You’re welcome to apply either individually or as a duo. Works with a strong conceptual foundation will be prioritized. All media are welcome (sculpture, video, photography, etc.). You should be open to teamwork and collaboration. Joy in the process is essential. Each selected artist will receive a symbolic artist fee of €200. Selected artists will be featured in our Parallel magazine. We prefer not to exhibit works that have already been widely shown. Participation in the OPEN CALL is free of charge.

What is Offered

Each selected artist will receive a symbolic artist fee of €200. Selected artists will be featured in our Parallel magazine.

Requirements

You’re welcome to apply either individually or as a duo. Works with a strong conceptual foundation will be prioritized. All media are welcome (sculpture, video, photography, etc.). You should be open to teamwork and collaboration. Joy in the process is essential. We prefer not to exhibit works that have already been widely shown. Applicants are responsible for their own travel and accommodation expenses. Presence is mandatory throughout the art fair, including during setup and takedown of the exhibition.

How to Apply

Please send us: – A short concept (max. 500 characters)– An artist statement (max. 350 characters)– A link to your website and/or Instagram To: mail@les-nouveaux-riches.com | Subject: DATING ALIENS