International Open Call for the ARToulu art area, for artwork by visual artists – art in public space in Oulu, the European Capital of Culture for the year 2026
The European Capital of Culture 2026 brings us Oulu’s new ARToulu art area, where art will pop up and surprise you in unexpected places. Dozens of installed artworks will change the face of the Oulujoki estuary’s seven city neighborhoods, turning them into interesting and distinctive art areas. The international open call is open for professional visual artists from all over the world. The deadline for the open call is November 29th, 2024 at 4pm.(UTC/GMT+3)
The art area hopes to reflect the multiplicity of the visual arts.the emphasis is on finding artworks that are suitable to be situated in urban neighborhoods.
The application must be sent in pdf-format(max size 4MB) by email to
The application consists of the artwork proposal, artwork budget and the artists portfolio and cv.
The artwork should fit into one of the following price ranges:
less than 5 000 €
5 000 – 15 000 €
15 000 – 30 000 €
The Oulu Artists Association (Oulun Taiteilijaseura -63 ry) project is part of the European Capital of Culture Year program and it is financed by the Oulu Cultural Foundation and the Ministry of Education and Culture of Finland.
Closing date: November 29, 2024