Art in Public Space Styria. Open Call deadline 1 April 2022.

The Institute for Art in Public Space Styria is holding a one-stage, open call competition. Artists of all disciplines are invited to explore the topic OPEN FIELDS—Art and Agriculture. They will spend two to four weeks on a farm and develop, as a result of their insights gained from this stay, a temporary work of art. Submissions by artists are accepted until April 1, 2022, 12pm CET.

Reflections on the sensitive and multifaceted interaction between human beings and nature have existed since prehistory in the form of art. The project OPEN FIELDS focuses on essential aspects at the local level, namely those of agriculture in direct encounter with art, because both are and provide necessities for the society.

Aspiring regional artists as well as established international artists of all disciplines are invited to explore the topic of art and agriculture. This will initially take the form of stays with a farmer in Styria for a minimum of two to a maximum of four weeks, if possible, as early as 2022. These stays will be organized by the Institute for Art in Public Space Styria, covering all areas of agriculture from mountain farmers to winegrowers (fruit, vegetable, grain cultivation, animal husbandry, forestry and dairy farming, etc.) in various Styrian regions. As the result of the insights gained from this stay, a temporary work is to be developed and implemented either this year or in 2023 at the respective location.