OPEN CALL:

Gathering Ground, Gathering Grain

We welcome womxn artists (female, 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: 30 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.

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
-  Project proposal or presentation of existing work
(both will have to include a written discription and visual material
in the form of sketches or documentation)

Deadline for submitting: July 6th 2025



The project is supported by