Following our 10th Open Artist Call, we launch our new ART MATTERS online group exhibition on Saturday 6 April at 6pm CET. From all applications received, we have selected 9 finalists, who will be presented with their submitted artworks on our website, Instagram and Facebook, one after the other until 14 December. Every day at 6pm CET, a new name and artwork will be unveiled so that the exhibition slowly comes together as a whole. The presentation of our Top 9 is rounded off by the « Honourable Mentions » in our daily Instagram stories, in which we acknowledge the works of a selected number of artists who just missed the final cut (27, to be exact, posted in our Instagram stories from 7 to 15 April, 3 per day and between noon and 6pm).

Finals Day: On Monday 15 April at 6pm, we will announce winner of our online competition: She or he will be invited to participate in a group exhibition in our gallery space in Cologne.

We invite you to visit ART MATTERS 10 regularly here on our website, Instagram and Facebook.

About our ART MATTERS series:
Just like with our first 9 open artist call projects since April 2020 (8 regular and one special edition in summer 2023), we were aware how versatile and eclectic this 10th online exhibition could be. But it is precisely the idea of an open call that still appeals to us: to invite artists from the most diverse directions to apply and submit their work. From this multitude of perspectives and positions, we look forward to get an exhibition that shows a field of tension but also a symbiotic dialogue between the individual artworks. An exhibition that matches the direction and philosophy of the gallery, but also brings something new to our programme.

You can check out our first 9 ART MATTERS shows in the archive further down.

PS: Our next open call will take place in July/August 2024…