TBA21 IS SEEKING ARTISTS TO BRING SEBA CALFUQUEO’S EXHIBITION TO LIFE
Artists, performers, writers, researchers, and cultural practitioners based in Spain are invited to design performative tours and workshops for the Nocturnal Walkthroughs program accompanying Seba Calfuqueo's exhibition CAUTÍN.
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Get matched →- Deadline
- deadline unknown, verify at source
- Entry fee
- Free
- Award
- $1,500
- Location
- Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid, Spain
- Exhibition window
- Oct 6, 2026 → Jan 17, 2027
About
Overview
The Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza and TBA21 are launching an open call for their Nocturnal Walkthroughs program, now in its third edition. The program transforms the exhibition space into a site of encounter and collective reflection through performative visits, sound interventions, lectures, and readings. For the first time, the call also opens a workshop format.
About the Exhibition
CAUTÍN by Seba Calfuqueo, curated by Marina Avia Estrada, centers on the Cautín river as an intelligent territory of rocks, guardian spirits, plants, animals, and human beings, and on the political and epistemic violence suffered by Mapuche communities in the Wallmapu.
Program Formats & Dates
- Performative Walkthrough: Three proposals selected; each presenter offers activity on two nights with two sessions per night (21:00 and 22:00), approximately 45 minutes each, for 30–40 people. Dates span October 24, 2026 to January 16, 2027.
- Workshop: One proposal selected, presented twice in the Sala Mirador for up to 25 participants, approximately one hour each.
Eligibility
Artists, performers, writers, researchers, activists, scientists, and cultural practitioners based in Spain, across any discipline.
Compensation
- €1,500 for performative walkthrough (covering fees, travel, accommodation, and materials)
- €1,000 for workshop
Selection Criteria
Proposals will be evaluated in two phases: first by the TBA21 team, then by a committee including curator Marina Avia Estrada. Criteria include creativity, technical viability, potential for audience participation, alignment with the themes of CAUTÍN, and attention to accessibility.
Exhibition Dates
- October 6, 2026 to January 17, 2027
How to Apply
Applications must be submitted via an online form by May 31, 2026 at midnight. The program is free and open to the public.
- Award
- €1,500 for performative walkthrough; €1,000 for workshop
- Entry fee
- Free to enter
- Theme
- The Nocturnal Walkthroughs program accompanies the exhibition CAUTÍN by Seba Calfuqueo, which centers on the Cautín river as an intelligent territory and addresses the political and epistemic violence suffered by Mapuche communities in the Wallmapu.
- Eligibility
- Artists, performers, writers, researchers, activists, scientists, and cultural practitioners based in Spain, across any discipline.
- Audience
- Free and open to the public; participants should be based in Spain across any discipline.
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