ASSEMBLE Fellowship – Open Call for Artists and Curators

Deadline: March 26, 2026
Location: Cyprus; Spain (Basque Country); Ukraine; international mobility required

ASSEMBLE is a new international arts programme exploring the climate emergency at the intersection of involuntary migration, displacement, conflict, and ecological decline.

The programme offers three Fellowships for Artists, Curators, and cultural practitioners with lived experience of involuntary migration or displacement. The Fellowships are open to practitioners based in Cyprus, Spain (Basque Country), and Ukraine who seek to (re)build their curatorial practice and international networks.

Applicants must be able to travel internationally to Cyprus, Spain, Ukraine, Morocco, and the United Kingdom.

Fellowship 

Over 12 months, each Fellow will:

• Produce a new curatorial project responding to the climate emergency, with the option to address its intersections with conflict, displacement, and ecological decline

• Participate in an international programme of activities including:

  • Three curatorial labs (Cyprus, Spain, and a hybrid lab from Ukraine)

  • One group residency in the United Kingdom

  • An international conference in Morocco

  • A digital exhibition presenting the three curatorial projects

Programme Partners

Funded by the European Union, ASSEMBLE is led by D6:EU (Cyprus). Partners include Congress of Cultural Activists (Ukraine), Moving Artists (Spain), On the Move, D6: Culture in Transit (UK), ARC – Artist at Risk Connection (France), and Larnaka2030 (Cyprus).

The programme focuses on long-term support for Artists, Curators, and cultural practitioners with lived experience of involuntary migration or displacement, embedding a shared vision around cultural rights, mobility justice, and freedom of expression.