Invisible cities

Open call for young emerging artists/students in the field of audio/ visual art 

Atelje 22 is pleased to announce an open invitation for young people who wish to submit applications for participation in an audiovisual production that will be realized within the project Waiting for the Better Future, co-financed and supported by the Prince Claus Fund. 

Exhibition and performance categories: installations, objects, sculptures, experimental architecture, ambient art, models, electronic art, digital and computer art, experimental film, video art, kinetic art, animation, experimental poetry (visual, sound, gestural, object, etc.) interactive, performance, happening, conceptual art, land-art, body art, space interventions, photography, street art, mail art and other art forms.

Project description: 

“Ah Melania, each time entering a square, you find yourself in the middle of a dialogue.” 

Italo Calvino 

Like an invisible building that materializes in front of the eyes of the observers or like a lunar object that would intrigue passers, Invisible cities is conceived as a series of site-specific installations that focuses on the narrative of everyday life of Cetinje. The aim of the project is to invite and direct the observer to rethink the city in a completely different way, sending it on a journey, as intimate as common, which combines reality, figuration, abstraction and emotions. Through this project we want to influence the perception and memory of these objects by creating interactive, site-specific installation in old, abandoned buildings, located downtown, in the historical part of Cetinje.

Who can apply 

The invitation to apply is open to all individuals and groups of artists living in Montenegro: visual artists, directors, architects, set designers and playwriters. The application should contain the name and the surname of the artist along with the biography. In addition to the biography, it is necessary to enclose a portfolio, a recording of at least one composition and / or a video project. Young, creative people residing in Montenegro are invited to send us project proposals by 31st January 2021. 

Per project`s rules, participation is provided for a maximum of 20 artists. The list of selected artists will be officially published on our website. Members of the international jury who will be in charge of selecting the submitted works will be announced on our website and through social media. Selected artists will be notified by email to confirm their participation. 

Participants will be funded the expenses of materials, installations and will also be provided locations and spaces for project realizations. 

After the selection, a meeting will be held with the artists in order to define the project. Time planned for the realization of selected works and their final presentation May / July 2021. For all additional questions related to the project and possible suggestions, you can contact us via e-mail: ngo.atelje22@gmail.com.