Organizer Information
Onassis ONX is the Onassis Foundation's global art and advanced technology platform, supporting experimental digital culture, immersive experiences, and interdisciplinary artistic practices. With studios in Athens and New York City, it provides artists and creative technologists with technical expertise, mentoring, production support, funding, and opportunities to present their work internationally.
ONX Seeds is its foundational incubation program for emerging artists, creative technologists, designers, performers, and collectives developing projects at the intersection of art and technology. The program supports early-stage concepts through a four-month development process, helping selected teams create functional prototypes and connect with an international network of curators, producers, festivals, and technology partners.
Title & Description
ONX Seeds 2026–2027 — Open Call for Art and Technology Projects
ONX Seeds 2026–2027: Soft Circuits for Hard Times invites artists and interdisciplinary teams to explore how technology can foster care, resistance, collective imagination, and alternative ways of connecting. The open call challenges conventional ideas of digital progress, automation, and technological control, encouraging applicants to develop projects that make digital systems tangible, interactive, and open to reinterpretation.
The program seeks innovative proposals that combine material processes with computational systems, connecting digital experiences with touch, movement, sound, physical space, and social interaction. Selected participants will undertake four months of incubation, developing their concepts into functional, exhibition-ready prototypes. The program culminates in ONX.Exhibition.Athens.2027, a public showcase and industry networking event in Athens.
Categories
- Visual Art and New Media Art
- Interactive and Immersive Art
- Digital Art and Creative Technology
- Sound Art and Music
- Video, Moving Image, and Projection
- Installation Art
- Performance and Media-Based Performance
- Game Design and Interactive Experiences
- Wearable Technology and Physical Computing
- Experimental Design and Hybrid Analog–Digital Practices
Projects may include interactive objects, wearable systems, participatory environments, speculative tools, generative compositions, digital games, spatial audio, and site-responsive installations.
Eligibility
The call is international and open to emerging artists, recent graduates, creative technologists, designers, game makers, performers, and interdisciplinary teams or collectives working across art and technology. Applicants may be based in Greece or elsewhere internationally. The program particularly welcomes experimental practices that combine digital and analogue approaches.
Proposals must be technically feasible and achievable within the four-month incubation period and available production budget. Projects should result in a functional prototype suitable for exhibition. The program discourages large-scale scenography, industrial-scale technology, extensive crew requirements, and permanent architectural interventions.
Program Benefits & Awards
- Seed funding: €1,000–€5,000 per selected project, depending on scope and feasibility.
- Four-month incubation: Artistic, curatorial, technical, and production support.
- Mentorship: Individual guidance from technical specialists, curators, and business or strategy advisors.
- Professional development: Online masterclasses and workshops covering prototyping, budgeting, intellectual property, sustainability, and funding.
- Studio and equipment access: ONX facilities in Athens, subject to availability and applicable participation arrangements.
- International networking: Connections with curators, producers, festivals, and technology partners across the Onassis ONX network.
- Exhibition opportunity: Presentation at ONX.Exhibition.Athens.2027, scheduled for March 17–21, 2027.
- Travel and accommodation: Covered for participants selected to present at the exhibition who are not based in Athens, subject to the program terms.
- Artwork transportation: Standard transportation to and from the exhibition venue is covered under the approved technical rider.
No separate artist fee is provided for participation in the exhibition. Selected applicants retain intellectual property rights, while Onassis ONX reserves a right of first refusal concerning presentation, promotion, co-production, or distribution of selected projects under its terms and conditions.
Application Fee
None
How to Apply?
Online Application
Key Dates
- Application Deadline: 26 October 2026
- Online interviews: November 27–December 4, 2026, for shortlisted applicants
- Incubation period: Four months; exact start and end dates are not specified in the supplied guidelines
- Public exhibition: March 17–21, 2027
Location
Athens, Greece
Additional Details
The working language is English. Selected projects must remain unavailable for public presentation before the scheduled exhibition, as specified in the guidelines. Participants are also expected to attend relevant industry meetings, networking sessions, and program presentations. Equipment is subject to availability, and applicants must budget for specialized materials that the studio cannot provide.