Free to Apply | Rolling Review | Global

A free entry point into ELSEHERE’s publishing, features, and future projects.

We’re inviting artists, researchers, and cross-media makers into our curatorial and editorial field. Selected submissions may be routed into STRATUM publication, artist features, Inside-Out interviews, partner matching, programs, and future commissions.

No submission fee. Rolling review.

Some practices don’t fit existing categories yet. They’re still forming, still moving, still alive. If your work carries a distinct method and a clear aesthetic direction, we want to meet you.

 

What this Open Call is for

This is a long-running intake into ELSEHERE’s ecosystem.

We review with care, then place selected artists into the most fitting format inside ELSEHERE: editorial, publishing, profile features, program pathways, and project opportunities.

Pathways this Open Call may lead to

Depending on fit, readiness, and timing, 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
 

Institutional affiliation is not required. What matters is that the practice is authored, intentional, 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 Open Call page:

https://www.elsehereglobal.com/open-calls/elsehere-artist-open-call

or email to artists@elsehereglobal.com 

(Use the submission portal on ELSEHEREGlobal.com.)

Follow @elsehereglobal for updates, featured artists, and future calls.