SITE-SPECIFIC OPEN CALL AT PALACIO MOLINA: FINAL WEEKS TO APPLY
Submit an original, previously unexhibited site-specific installation work for the lobby of Palacio Molina in Buenos Aires.
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Get matched →- Deadline
- 10 days left
- Entry fee
- Not listed - check the source
- Award
- $7,000
- Location
- Palacio Molina, Barracas neighborhood, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Applicants notified
- Oct 15, 2026
About
Overview
GES Desarrollos and Bandadas invite visual artists to submit an original, previously unexhibited site-specific installation work for Palacio Molina, a historic building located in the former Alpargatas factory in the Barracas neighborhood. The call promotes dialogue between art, architecture, heritage, and habitable space.
Key Dates
- Application deadline: August 30, 2026
- Winners announced: Mid-October 2026, as part of Casa FOA
Eligibility
Open to visual artists over 18 who are Argentine citizens, naturalized citizens, or foreign nationals with legal and effective residency in Argentina for the three years prior to the call's opening. Individual or collective participation is allowed.
Award & Prize
- Winner: Acquisition Prize equivalent to USD 7,000 (in Argentine pesos)
- Up to three finalists: USD 1,000 each (in Argentine pesos) for proposal development
How to Enter
Artists must develop an original project conceived specifically for Palacio Molina. Proposals should approach the space as an integral experience and establish a connection with the building's heritage, historical, and urban identity.
Jury
Florencia Malbrán, Guad Creche, Carlos Herrera, Guido Barenboim (GES Desarrollos), and Federico Curutchet (Bandadas) will select up to three finalist projects and the winning project.
Application
- Rules, Regulations, and the application form are available at https://premio-ges.bandadas.com/
- Award
- Acquisition Prize equivalent to USD 7,000; up to three finalists receive USD 1,000 each for proposal development.
- Theme
- The call seeks site-specific installation works that approach Palacio Molina—a historic building in a former Alpargatas factory—as an integral experience and establish a connection with the building's heritage, historical, and urban identity, fostering dialogue between art, architecture, heritage, and habitable space.
- Eligibility
- Open to visual artists over 18 who are Argentine citizens, naturalized citizens, or foreign nationals with legal and effective residency in Argentina for three years prior to the call's opening. Individual or collective participation.
- Audience
- Visual artists over 18; Argentine citizens, naturalized citizens, or foreign nationals with 3+ years legal residency in Argentina.
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