Concept & Open Call:

This call is open to artists working in all media.

We are looking for artists to participate in a group exhibition as part of Vienna Art Week 2025, titled X Frames Per Space. The exhibition will take place from November 8th – 14, 2025 in the library of the former University of Economics in Vienna.

In today's flood of images, the frame often goes unnoticed – that inconspicuous excerpt that determines what becomes visible and what remains hidden. X Frames Per Space explores framings as a foundational structure of perception, knowledge, and power. Every frame – whether visual, conceptual, or systemic – shapes how we understand the world, while simultaneously excluding other perspectives.

We understand framing as a fundamental process of learning: it selects information, structures perception, and defines reality. This exhibition invites artists to explore framing in its many forms – visual, media-based, and societal – and to question the mechanisms that silently shape our worldviews.

What happens when we begin to challenge these constructions? What new knowledge spaces open up when we expose the frames that define what we take for granted?

Key Details

Running: November 8–14, 2025

Vernissage: 8. November 18:00 - 22:00 (TBD)
Opening hours: Monday – Saturday, 13:00 - 19:00
Location: Augasse 2-6, 1090, Vienna, 1st floor/block A

Installation: 3rd- 7th of November (TBD)

Deinstallation: 15th or 16th of November (TBD)

Please note: All participating artists must be available to install and deinstall their own work. Unfortunately for this exhibition we cannot accept shipped artworks. If you are unable to attend in person, you may designate a local representative.

How to Apply

NOTE: While a proposal for specific artwork is very welcome, we are also open to receiving submissions from artists who feel a strong connection between this theme and their practice and are still developing artwork ideas.

Please fill out the submission form linked below
Included in the submission form:

• Contact information

• A short written statement (max. 250 words, in English) on a proposed artwork, or (if still developing artwork ideas) your interest in the theme and how it connects to your artistic practice

• Link(s) to your website, portfolio or other relevant material

• Logistical information (potential installation requirements, etc.)

Deadline: August 23rd, 2025.

Selection: Selected artists will be notified by the end of August.

Additional Information

Funding

We are currently awaiting confirmation of funding. The availability of material fees for artists will depend on the outcome. If no funding is granted, unfortunately we may not be able to offer compensation for participating in the group show.

Eligibility

This call is open to artists working in all media. We welcome interdisciplinary approaches and diverse perspectives.If you have any accessibility needs, please don’t hesitate to contact us – we are committed to supporting inclusive participation.

Contact

The contact person for inquiries is Melina Steiner.