Organizer Information:

Das LOT is a cultural platform for transdisciplinary art and artistic research in Vienna, developed and operated by ECHOLOT. This exhibition is co-curated by NODE Media Lab and funded by Stadt Wien and Bundesministerium. The space functions as both a venue and a networking environment dedicated to contemporary cultural experimentation.

Title & Description:

Applications are open for [FUTURE] TERRITORIES – Open Call 2026.

This is the 2026 edition of the TERRITORIES transmedia exhibition series, dedicated to interactive, performative, and digital artistic practices. Rather than speculating about a distant future, the project questions how the future is imagined, designed, governed, and inhabited in the present.

The curatorial focus expands the notion of territory beyond geographical borders, exploring post-geographical and post-material spatiality. Themes include data-driven environments, virtual and algorithmic commons, AI-mediated governance, and ecological thresholds. The organizers seek interactive and transmedia works that consider technology as a cultural condition, engage with speculation, activate sensory perception, and encourage audiences to inhabit future scenarios. Both completed works and site-responsive proposals are welcome.

Category:

TransMedia / New Media / Digital Arts.

(Interactive, performative, hybrid, physical, or generative works).

Eligibility:

  • Who: Open to established and emerging artists, international researchers, collectives, and transdisciplinary practitioners.
  • Scope: International.

Program Benefits & Awards:

  • Exhibition: Selected works will be showcased in an experimental, evolving environment at Das LOT space in Vienna from May 7–10, 2026. The exhibition may also include hybrid components.

Application Fee:

Free.

Application Requirements:

Applicants must submit their physical, digital, hybrid, performative, or generative works (either completed or as site-responsive proposals) via the online portal. Works should actively engage audiences through participation, physical interaction, or responsive systems.

How to Apply?

Submit your application online via the Google Form.

Key Dates:

  • Application Deadline: March 15, 2026.
  • Exhibition Dates: May 7 – May 10, 2026.

Location:

Vienna, Austria (Das LOT, with possible hybrid components).

Contact Information:

Website / Application Link: en.lot.wien/futureterritories