NOIS//E 2026 — Practices of Presence in the Post-Generative Age
Submit work as an artist, composer, performer, filmmaker, dancer, visual artist, researcher, or interdisciplinary practitioner for consideration in the NOIS//E 2026 festival program in Milan.
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Get matched →- Deadline
- 22 days left
- Entry fee
- Free
- Award
- Selected works presented in official NOIS//E 2026 programme; select artists may be candidacy for future artistic residency in Calabria (May 2027, not guaranteed)
- Location
- Milan, Italy (Fondazione Sozzani and Villa Litta)
- Exhibition window
- Nov 13, 2026 → Nov 15, 2026
- Applicants notified
- Oct 1, 2026
About
Overview
NOIS//E 2026 — Practices of Presence in the Post-Generative Age is an interdisciplinary festival and symposium in Milan, continuing the trajectory of NOIS//E 2025 held in Calabria. The project focuses on artistic practices that restore value to presence, physicality, listening, materiality, and situated experience within a context of automation, synthetic production, and immaterial content circulation.
Theme & Format
Practices of Presence in the Post-Generative Age, reflecting on presence, body, listening, gesture, matter, space, memory, environment, and the critical use of technology. The programme is a flexible, interdisciplinary platform potentially including live performances, audiovisual screenings, listening rooms, installations, immersive or VR experiences, artist talks, and public discussions.
Eligibility
Open to artists, composers, performers, filmmakers, dancers, visual artists, researchers, and interdisciplinary practitioners of all ages and nationalities.
Categories
- Sound/Music
- Video/Film
- Installation
- Performance
- Interdisciplinary Arts
- Multimedia
- New Media
- Research
- Technology
- Curatorial
Key Dates
- Application Deadline: 5 September 2026
- Notification of Results: 1 October 2026
- Festival Dates: November 13–15, 2026
- Future Calabria Residency (for select artists): May 2027
Awards & Benefits
Selected works are presented in the official NOIS//E 2026 programme in Milan. Among the strongest works, some artists may be selected as candidates for a future artistic residency in Calabria scheduled for May 2027 (candidacy only, not guaranteed placement).
Application & Fees
Free online application with no entry fee.
Additional Information
Travel, accommodation, artwork transport, and personal expenses are the responsibility of participants. For physical works, installations, or complex setups, the artist is responsible for transport and must be present for installation where required. Venues are Fondazione Sozzani and the historic Villa Litta.
- Award
- Selected works presented in official NOIS//E 2026 programme; select artists may be candidacy for future artistic residency in Calabria (May 2027, not guaranteed)
- Entry fee
- Free to enter
- Theme
- Artistic practices that restore value to presence, physicality, listening, materiality, and situated experience in response to automation and synthetic production, with critical repositioning of technology within embodied, spatial, and relational artistic experiences.
- Eligibility
- Open to artists, composers, performers, filmmakers, dancers, visual artists, researchers, and interdisciplinary practitioners of all ages and nationalities.
- Audience
- Open to all ages and nationalities; addresses contemporary music and art enthusiasts, students, young artists, cultural professionals, and local communities
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