Opportunities for Nature-Loving Artists

From a residency on an island to an ecologically-concerned exhibition, these 5 opportunities are made for all artists seeking to work with or in nature.


Reford Gardens | 2024 International Garden Festival

The 2024 International Garden Festival is seeking artists and designers to create the 25th edition of the festival’s garden. This year’s theme ‘Racines/Roots’ asks applicants to implement a timeless perspective on ecological, cultural, and economic implications to their projects.

Location: Grand-Métis, Canada

Rewards: Accommodation, Exhibition, CA $5,000 (~€3,672) honorarium, CA $15,000 (~€11,035) for materials, CA $15,000 (~€11,033) for materials & CA $3,000 (~€2,206) for travel.

 
 
 

Spiekeroog | Campsite Residency

Spiekeroog Campsite is a small island in northern Germany and has one of the most beautiful camping locations in Europe. This a fully funded opportunity supporting artists with stipends and accommodation in a unique space to pursue their projects.

Location: Spiekeroog, Germany

Duration: 1 month

Rewards: Accommodation, exhibition €1,200 honorarium, & €1,800 project expenses.

 
 

Image: Ghaku Okazaki, Mandala Island, Spiekeroog

 
 

Morske Livade | Open Call: On accepting the undesirable

This call for artists seeks to invite artists with an ecological approach to their work to create a permanent installation to showcase the negative influence humans have on nature. The project consists of a full range of activities from volunteer cleaning actions, through to research work, to art installation and multilingual internet presentation.

Rewards: Accommodation, exhibition & HRK 22,000 (~€2,922) award

 
 

Image: Morske Livade

 
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Fermynwoods Contemporary Art | Open Online

For this online exhibition, artists are invited to propose online works from artists addressing the current Xylophobia program. Selected artists will be featured on an online exhibition, one or more commissioned works will later be represented as a non-fungible token (NFT) asset and be given an award of £4,000 (~€4,627) split between 1-5 artists.

Rewards: £4,000 (~€4,627) award & online exhibition

 
 

Image: Fermynwoods Contemporary Art

 
 

 

CCFD-Terre Solidaire | Terre Solidaire Photo Award

This first edition of the Terre Solidaire Photo Award is seeking photography dealing with social and environmental issues. This theme aims at depicting human beings at the very heart of their global environment. Artists will receive recognition for their work and be compensated with a €50,000 award.

Rewards: €50,000 prize, exhibition & more

 

Image: CCFD-Terre Solidaire

 
 

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