Open Call
Frappant Galerie
OPEN CALL 2023
The Frappant e.V. calls on artists, curators, designers, architects and activists to apply with an exhibition concept for the Frappant Gallery in 2023. The Frappant Gallery is a non-commercial white cube in the middle of a larger, cooperatively managed center for alternative culture, education, creative industries and social affairs in Hamburg-Altona.
The Frappant e.V. has existed since 2009. We are actively involved in the Hamburg network of independent art venues ART OFF HAMBURG and work in close contact with important art institutions and the media. The Frappant e.V. exhibition program is funded by the Hamburg Authority for Culture and Media.
We give preference to
- Concepts for group exhibitions in which at least three to around nine artistic positions interact with each other;
- concepts of freelance curators;
- Cross-genre and cross-spatial (analogue and hybrid) approaches and projects.
- (Trans-)National collaborations involving Hamburg artists;
- Exchange with other independent art venues outside Hamburg;
- Exhibition concepts in the border area between fine arts and performing arts, music, urbanism and sociocultural issues;
- Projects that observe, critique, question, queer, redesign, deconstruct and that offer alternative perspectives to the western heteronormative point of view.
What we offer
Our gallery consists of three rooms of roughly the same size with a total area of 140 square meters and approx. 4 m high ceilings. It is looked after by the exhibition team and other active members of Frappant e.V. on a voluntary basis. We curate the entire program, advise the exhibiting artists, can assist with public relations and networking, and take care of technical support. However, the exhibiting artists remain primarily responsible (see exhibitor info at frappant.org/galerie/).
In 2022, the Frappant Gallery founded a fourth, digital exhibition space, which can also be used for hybrid art events.
The planned duration of the exhibition includes either one or two weekends (the artists must also take over the supervision). Exhibition examples can be found on Instagram @frappantgalerie
Who can apply
Professionally working artists, curators, designers, architects, activists who have applied with a meaningful, written exhibition concept that has been accepted by the Frappant exhibition team can exhibit in the Frappant Gallery. Applicants should have qualified artistic or curatorial practice. Applications can be submitted to bewerbung@frappant.org until September 15, 2022.
The application should be one coherent PDF. The file contains the name of the submitter (last name_first name_no.) and must not exceed 10 MB in size (please do not send video or audio examples as an additional file, but send them via hyperlink or file transfer).
The application must contain the following information
- Exhibition concept (approx. 1-2 DIN A4 pages), which relates to a central theme and to the spatial conditions of the Frappant Gallery (analogue or hybrid);
- Information on the participating artists (each with CV, max. 1 Din A4 page per artist);
- Picture gallery with exemplary works by the participating artists;
- Appointment preferences and schedule.
Applications that do not meet these requirements or are received late will not be considered.
The Frappant exhibition team will decide whether the application will be included in the exhibition program at the beginning of October 2022. However, a binding commitment can only be made once Frappant e.V. has received a funding approval for 2023 from the Hamburg Authority for Culture and Media (probably at the end of 2022). We will inform all applicants by e-mail and ask for your understanding if this can only happen in December 2022.
We hope that we have given you sufficient information and look forward to receiving your applications!