OPEN CALL:

Gathering Ground, Gathering Grain

We welcome womxn, queer or individuals who identify with womanhood to submit a proposal for our outdoor exhibition Gathering Ground, Gathering Grain, celebrating the act of harvest.

Exhibition Dates
Opening: 31 August 2025, with a full-day public event featuring workshops, performances, and more. The exhibition runs through the first week of September  at Buurtwerkplaats Noorderhof, Amsterdam.

Concept
Rooted in eco-feminist and queer ecological perspectives, we reimagine harvesting not only as the respectful gathering of Mother Earth’s resources, but also as a metaphor for drawing from the knowledge, care, and wisdom embedded in our communities. It is preceded by quiet cycles of tending and unnoticed labor, reminding us that growth comes from silence, slowness, and nurturing.  The exhibition centers the skills, labour, and rituals of womxn—past and present—honouring plant knowledge, healing practices, and the intertwined relationships between female and queer communities and the natural world. What can we retrieve from inherited traditions and knowledge? How can the gathering of medicinal herbs and so-called weeds reconnect us with the practices and lives of our ancestors?


Artists of all disciplines can submit works
(either existing or new) that:

- are suitable in an outdoor space
- relates to one or more of the following topics:

Female Wisdom: the transmission of knowledge, skills, and values passed down through generations of women as well as gendered practices often devalued as “women’s skills” or feminised labour.

Ritual Practise: sacred or inherited traditions rooted in the feminine, as well as the re-imagining of rituals that foster connection to seasonal cycles and community.

Earth-Based Knowledge: practices such as herbalism, gardening, foraging and how these can cultivate reciprocal relationships with the land and honor the deep knowledge embedded in the natural world.


A budget of 300 € will be available to cover material expenses and artist fee.



HOW TO APPLY:

Send an email to rebekkabank@gmail.com with the following documents:

-  CV
- Portfolio
-  Project description + how your work relates to the themes of the exhibition
The description have to include visual material - sketches, photo documentation etc.
(max 12 MB)

Deadline for submitting: July 11, 2025


The exhibition is initiated and curated by artists Maja Wachowska and Rebekka Bank


with the support from