Open Call

Rotating AiRs is a transnational platform that connects European artists to different geographies, and reflects on the intersections of colonialism and climate change through a global residency programme culminating in an exhibition. As these topics demand an approach that exceeds national borders, this multi-phased residency and exhibition enables artists to investigate the interrelations of colonialism and climate change from a transnational perspective. 

Each artist will engage in a global rotating residency starting with a month-long visit to either Lubumbashi, Yogyakarta or Mexico City,  followed by further stages of their creative process in the European port cities: Hoorn, Antwerp and Barcelona. This transnational approach ensures the environmental effects of colonialism are seen both from within Europe and from an external perspective, where deep-rooted inequalities remain tangible daily. The trajectory consists of a first month in one of the non-European cities and then two months in each of the European cities, culminating into an exhibition in the last city of the Rotating AiRs.

Important dates to mark your calendar!

• Deadline open call: 1 May 2026 Before 00:00 (midnight) CET / 16:00 Mexico City / 00:00 (midnight) Lubumbashi / 05:00 (2 May) Yogyakarta
• Keep you agendas marked for the interview (in case of selection final phase): Tuesday 9 June 2026‍ ‍
• Final announcement of chosen artists : 1 July 2026

For more information, please check https://www.hotelmariakapel.nl/nl/rotatingairs