ELSEHERE Artist Open Call – Free to Apply | Rolling Review | Global

ELSEHERE’s Artist Open Call is a free, rolling global opportunity for artists, researchers, and cross-media makers seeking entry into ELSEHERE’s publishing, curatorial, and project ecosystem. The call welcomes practices that may not yet fit traditional categories but demonstrate a distinct method, clear aesthetic direction, and strong authorship. Selected submissions may be considered for pathways such as STRATUM journal publication, artist features, “Inside-Out” interviews, profile development, partner matching, programs, and future commissions. ELSEHERE reviews submissions carefully and places selected artists into the formats best aligned with their work, including editorial visibility, long-term development, collaborations, and cross-border opportunities.

Requirements

The call is open worldwide to artists and researchers working across performance, dance, installation, moving image, photography, sound, music, composition, text-based practices, hybrid formats, interdisciplinary work, and research-driven practices. Emerging, unfinished, evolving, or long-term investigations are welcome. Institutional affiliation is not required. Applicants should demonstrate conceptual clarity, strong craft, a recognizable artistic voice, and work that rewards close attention through rigor, originality, and care.

Required materials include artist name and location, medium or discipline, a short description of the practice or project (five to ten sentences), and links to work (password-protected or unlisted links accepted). Optional materials include press coverage, portfolio, project deck, or biography. If submitting a project proposal instead of finished work, include a logline, format, references, timeline, and collaborators if applicable. Shortlisted applicants will be contacted for an alignment conversation, followed by clear next-step guidance.

Application Instructions

Applicants should submit through the official open call page at https://www.elsehereglobal.com/open-calls/elsehere-artist-open-call or through the submission portal on ELSEHEREGlobal.com. Submissions may also be sent to artists@elsehereglobal.com.