As part of the project DigiLiveAiR, NGO "Art Association "NURT" announces an open call "EVERYTHING AT THE BORDER REMAINS…". The main topic of the open call is a critical look at stability, which today feels like a utopia, unless we consider turbulence as one of the manifestations of balance. Living on the edge of the threat of the present and the threat of the future. Listening to the shaky horizon, we try to grab onto something more stable to find shelter for our thoughts. Our will and desire nourish our body, giving it an unprecedented ability not to freeze.
We are looking for three artists or artist groups based in a Creative Europe program country* to develop performances-for-camera exploring environment and political landscapes, climate emergency, the biosphere and vulnerable ecosystems through a digital artist-in-residence. We are looking for new works to be co-created that involve critical, poetic or research-led explorations through body-based performance art of concepts that centre the anthropogenic impact on the environment and non-human.
An international jury of renowned performers and curators will choose three artists or artist groups to develop performances-for-camera. The selected works will be developed and mentored across three sessions of a digital Artist-in-Residence program with artist-curator Ostap Manulyak and lecturers invited by NGO "Art Association "NURT". The Digital Artist-in-Residences are part of the Creative Europe-funded project DigiLiveAiR. These digital residencies are a shared space where participating artists and mentors work co-creatively. They offer artists a place for growth, hospitality, exchange and dialogue between practitioners from different realities and experiences, who meet to share practices and ideas, producing new performance-based audiovisual works.
The resulting films will be showcased in a public exhibition at the Venice International Performance Art Week in Italy in December 2026, and become part of the online platform PAV - Performance Art Video with the aim to generate further revenue for the artists through an ongoing subscription model.
- This offer is for artists or artist groups based in a country of the Creative Europe programme.*
- Applications must be submitted by April 27, 2026.
- Results will be announced no later than May 10, 2026
- Commissioned artists or artists group will receive 2900 € for developing new, original performance-based film works.
- The commissioning activity takes place as part of the DigiLiveAiR digital artist-in-residence with three online dates between May 11 and October 15, 2026.
- Applications need to be submitted through this online form. Please prepare a short bio, a two-paragraph expression of interest, relevant links to work examples in both performance and film/video, and a description of the proposed work (as PDF, short video or audio file, max. 100 MB).
- Only new performance-for-camera works on the above-mentioned topic will be considered.
- There are no formal requirements on the length and technique of the performance-for-film work, but the work has to be finished by 15 October 2026.
- Selected artists have to consider the Green Production Guide or Green Film Criteria, aiming to reduce their artistic production’s impact on the environment.
DigiLiveAir is co-funded by the European Union, and promotes inclusion, participation, and reflection through performance art in hybrid format. A project is organised by PAV - Performance Art Video, EntrAxis e.V., Studio Contemporaneo, European Cultural Centre, Art Association NURT and Untitled Tbilisi.
The Digital Live Artists-in-Residence (DigiLiveAiR) project promotes inclusion, diversity, and participation through performance art and Live art based on international co-creation processes. It focuses on innovation by introducing new models of hybrid artistic residencies and transferring methodologies that foster inclusive, sustainable, and digitally enabled performance practices. (AiR) programs, encompassing both digital (online) and in-person attendance. The project is designed to strengthen the capacity for innovation in Europe’s cultural and creative sectors (CCS). Co-creative activities are an integral part of artistic experiences in the performance and live arts, as audiences engage in cognitive and imaginary practices to make sense of their cultural products and experiences. Particularly problematic is that working opportunities in the performing arts sector are often temporary and financially precarious. DigiLiveAir has been conceived by a consortium of partner associations from Germany, Georgia, Italy, the Netherlands, and Ukraine to respond to this emergency and create new income prospects for emerging European performance and Live art artists.
