Kunsthalle Görlitz: Group Exhibition on Granite and Gravity 2027 (Germany)
Submit artistic projects in any contemporary media—existing works, concepts for new works, or site-specific projects—exploring connections between granite geology and gravitational wave research in the Germany-Czech-Poland border region.
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Get matched →- Deadline
- 20 days left
- Entry fee
- Not listed - check the source
- Award
- $800
- Location
- Kunsthalle Görlitz, Germany; German Center for Astrophysics (DZA), Lusatia, Germany
- Exhibition window
- Sep 18, 2027 → Oct 31, 2027
About
Overview
The group exhibition Granite and Gravity explores connections between the deep bedrock beneath the Germany-Czech Republic-Poland border triangle and the universe, focusing on gravitational waves and the development of new astrophysics research infrastructure. As part of structural change following lignite mining phase-out, the German Center for Astrophysics (DZA) is being established in Lusatia, including the Low Seismic Lab to be built approximately 200 meters deep within the Lusatian granite massif.
Exhibition dates
- 18 September – 31 October 2027
Who can apply
Professional artists working in all disciplines of contemporary art who live or work primarily in Germany, Poland, or the Czech Republic. Individual artists and collectives are welcome.
Media accepted
Drawing, photography, sculpture, installation, video, sound, performance, painting, cross-media, and experimental formats.
Project types
The exhibition welcomes existing works, concepts for new works to be created in time for the exhibition, as well as site-specific projects developed in Görlitz and/or in collaboration with the German Center for Astrophysics (DZA).
Support available
The organisers can assist artists who wish to incorporate the DZA's scientific context more deeply into their work by connecting them with researchers.
Award
- 800 EUR artist's fee
- Travel allowance up to 80 EUR
- Flat-rate accommodation allowance up to 200 EUR
- Transportation costs for artworks, subject to prior agreement
Deadline
- 20 August 2026
- Award
- 800 EUR artist's fee, travel allowance up to 80 EUR, flat-rate accommodation allowance up to 200 EUR, transportation costs for artworks by prior agreement
- Theme
- The exhibition explores connections between the deep granite bedrock beneath the Germany-Czech Republic-Poland border triangle and the universe, particularly gravitational waves and the development of new astrophysics research infrastructure including the Low Seismic Lab being built within the Lusatian granite massif.
- Eligibility
- Professional artists living or working primarily in Germany, Poland, or the Czech Republic. Individual artists and collectives welcome.
- Audience
- Professional artists
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