Deadline: 8 September 2023
Privacytopia is inviting creative individuals and/or collectives from diverse backgrounds and disciplines to submit their work for consideration to be showcased in the first edition of the Privacytopia Festival.
Privacytopia is a nomadic arts event, travelling to a new EU city each year. The inaugural edition will take place in Ghent, Belgium, in March 2024.
Theme
- A bridge between art and privacy; Privacytopia is an arts festival researching data-usage, data profiling and data monetisation and their implications on individuals and society.
- It is an initiative by Privacy Salon, a Brussels-based non-profit organisation looking at the social and ethical issues raised with introducing new technologies.
- The works exhibited at Privacytopia are touching on surveillance, AI, neurotechnology, transhumanism, robotics, deep fake, datafication, hacktivism and digital labour.
Costs and Fees
- An artist fee and transportation costs are covered. The organisation will draft a case-by-case proposal for the selected artist. Upon agreement the collaboration will be confirmed.
Event Details
- Date: March 2024 (start & end date to be announced).
- Location: Ghent, Belgium – Floraliënhall + partner venues in the city.
- Additional information: More details about the arts festival will be announced early October 2023.
Eligibility Criteria
- This call is open to professional emerging and established artists, from any geographical location.
- Artists working in any medium, including but not limited to painting, sculpture, photography, digital art, design, installation, performance, and more, are encouraged to apply as long as the project is already finished and ready for exhibition by the end of the submission period.
- Note: This call is open to all, but they prioritise including projects by artists from underrepresented communities.
Selection Process
- The selection committee is: Régine Debatty (Curator of Privacytopia 2024), Marleen Wynants (Founder & advisor of Crosstalks, VUB), Thierry Vandenbussche (Artistic Director of Privacytopia), will review all submissions carefully.
- The decision of the selection committee is final and cannot be appealed.
For more information, visit Privacytopia.
