ELSEHERE Artist Open Call

Free to Apply | Rolling Review | Global

Some practices do not fit existing categories yet.

They are still forming, still moving, still alive.

ELSEHERE is opening a free Artist Open Call to invite artists, researchers, and cross-media makers into our curatorial and editorial field. We are building a long-running ecosystem that supports practices across bodies, image, sound, installation, performance, writing, and hybrid forms.

If you are building a practice with a strong method and a clear aesthetic direction, we want to meet you.

Free to apply. No submission fee.

What this Open Call is for

This is an entry point into a longer pathway.

We review submissions with care, then route selected artists into the most fitting formats inside ELSEHERE: STRATUM journal publication, artist features, program opportunities, cross-border partner matching, and future commissioned work.

Pathways this Open Call may lead to

These are the real outcomes we build toward.

Depending on fit, timeline, and readiness, this open call may lead to:

1) Presentation and Visibility

• Curated features and editorial publication across platforms

• International interview and profile (Inside-Out artist conversation series)

• Cross-platform release across Chinese and Western channels (site, social, video)

2) Development and Incubation

• IP development and long-term project shaping

• Artist digital identity and brand architecture (clear positioning, materials, structure)

• Dedicated artist profile page hosted within our ecosystem

3) Projects, Activations, and Commissions

• Project matching with institutions, festivals, and collaborators

• Cross-border programs and exchange opportunities

• Priority consideration for co-production and future commissions when aligned

4) Collaboration and Partner Pathways

• Partner introductions and resource matching (when relevant)

• Cross-disciplinary collaboration opportunities

• Public programs, talks, and audience-facing formats

Who this is for

We welcome artists and researchers working across:

• performance and dance, installation, moving image, photography

• sound, music, composition, text-based practices

• hybrid, interdisciplinary, research-driven work

• practices in formation: unfinished, evolving, or long-term investigations are welcome

You do not need an institutional affiliation.

You do need a practice that is intentional, authored, and going somewhere.

What we look for

• A distinct method and an evolving aesthetic language

• Conceptual clarity and strong craft

• A sense of authorship: the work feels specific to you

• Work that holds up in close viewing and sustained attention

• Surprise, rigor, and care

What to submit

Submit a concise package. Keep it clean and legible.

• Artist name + location

• Medium / discipline

• Short description (5 to 10 sentences)

• Links to work (unlisted or password-protected is fine)

• Optional: press / portfolio / project deck / bio

If you are submitting a project proposal rather than a finished work, include:

• logline, format, references, timeline, collaborators (if any)

Review process

• Rolling review

• If shortlisted, we will contact you for a short alignment conversation

• We will be clear about next steps and placement options

Free to apply

This open call has no submission fee.

We want the entry point to stay accessible, while keeping the review standards high.

How to apply

Apply via the Artist Inquiry Form

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