CallNovember 15, 2024
Open Call for Participation in the 18th Istanbul Biennial
The Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (IKSV) has announced the open call for the 18th edition of the Istanbul Biennial, which will take place between 2025 and 2027. Interested artists have until 5 p.m. on December 15, 2024, to submit their proposals via an online form.
Curated by Christine Tohmé, this edition will be organized in three phases. The first phase will run from September 20 to November 23, 2025, and will feature an inaugural exhibition alongside public programs. In 2026, the biennial will focus on establishing a permanent educational structure and offer quarterly public programs in collaboration with local art initiatives. The final phase will take place between September 18 and November 14, 2027, culminating in a series of exhibitions, publications, performances, and discursive events.
The first phase will explore themes of self-preservation, material conditions, security, and relationships with bodies and communities in the context of recurring crises and precarity. Artists are invited to propose projects that examine how uncertainty impacts our lives and how we can create spaces for resistance and repair.
Proposals should include a project that directly engages with the curatorial themes, along with a portfolio demonstrating the artist's prior experience.
Curated by Christine Tohmé, this edition will be organized in three phases. The first phase will run from September 20 to November 23, 2025, and will feature an inaugural exhibition alongside public programs. In 2026, the biennial will focus on establishing a permanent educational structure and offer quarterly public programs in collaboration with local art initiatives. The final phase will take place between September 18 and November 14, 2027, culminating in a series of exhibitions, publications, performances, and discursive events.
The first phase will explore themes of self-preservation, material conditions, security, and relationships with bodies and communities in the context of recurring crises and precarity. Artists are invited to propose projects that examine how uncertainty impacts our lives and how we can create spaces for resistance and repair.
Proposals should include a project that directly engages with the curatorial themes, along with a portfolio demonstrating the artist's prior experience.
