Short Description
Seelenschwitzen describes the field of tension between physicality, emotional transformation, collective experience and individual processing. How can social, psychological and political tensions be visualised? Who is sweating – and why? Where does anger, fear, confidence and hope smoulder? What remains when the emotion evaporates? And how can we come closer as a society by ‘sweating’ together?
In 2026 under the thematic focus of Seelenschwitzen, art in public space in Tyrol calls on various artistic works – intervention, sculpture, sound or performance – to transform the public space into a stage for different emotional and physical processes.
‘Sweating of the soul’ means: strong feelings such as anger, fear or hope. We experience these feelings alone and together. This raises important questions. Who feels these strong emotions – and why? Where do anger, fear or confidence arise? What remains when the feeling disappears? And how can we as a society come closer together again by feeling together?
In 2026, art in public space in Tyrol invites artists to explore this topic. They can work with various forms, such as outdoor art events, sculptures, sound or performances. The art should take place in public spaces.
Keywords: corporeality – emotions – areas of tension – interventions
Eligibility
The call is directed at international artists and artist collectives.
In this context, there are no limits to the conceivable artistic formats: funding may be granted for permanent sculptural art projects, temporary interventions as well as participatory, performative and dialogical formats in public rural and urban spaces. Special attention will be paid to project submissions that are site-specific and employ inherently communicative formats, as well as sustainability in their implementation. To reach an audience that is as diverse as possible, the projects should represent a synergy between artistic practice and everyday culture. In this spirit, the projected venues may be as diverse as the projects themselves, offering opportunities to make art experienceable beyond the boundaries of cultural institutions.
Submission Requirements
- Detailed project description including creative communication formats (max. 8 pages, DIN A4): text, visualisation in the form of sketches, renderings or photos of models.
- Costing and financing plan (material and production costs, costs of travel and accommodation, fees, research spending, cost of assistance with production on site, cost of technical realization, erection and dismantling and/or maintenance, communication formats, and project-related forms of communication. It will not be possible to cover per diem rates.)
- Timetable for the project’s realization
- Completed data sheet
- Information about the submitter(s) of the project
- Documentation of artistic work to date
How to Apply
Please send submissions by email only to koer-tirol@kuveti.at and mark them “SUBMISSION KOER 2026”
Program Benefits & Awards
In 2026, the State of Tyrol’s programme Art in Public Space will be endowed with EUR 80,000. The sum of state funding for the projects recommended for implementation can, according to the jury’s recommendations, amount to 100% of the total eligible costs. Two to three projects will be invited for realization from among the projects submitted.
Entry Fee
None
Location
Austria
Timeline
- Application Deadline: 17 August 2025
Website Link: https://www.koer-tirol.at/en/ausschreibung/2026/
