call: Amsterdam Light Festival 2017-2018
Deadline: 31 January 2017
Call for entries
Call for Concepts Amsterdam Light Festival 2017-2018
Deadline submission round 1 – curatorial selection: 31 January 2017, 11:00 CET
Amsterdam Light Festival is an annual light art festival in the Netherlands that presents the rapidly
developing concept of light art in all its forms. After five successful editions, the festival will return to
Amsterdam’s city center for the 2017-2018 edition. From artists to designers, engineers to architects,
and professionals to students, the festival invites creators from around the world to submit their
creative interpretations of the theme EXISTENTIAL. Amsterdam’s world-renowned canals and various
waterfronts offer visitors a unique way to experience multidisciplinary light artworks.
Amsterdam Light Festival presents two exhibitions, following two routes in Amsterdam’s city center,
each with its own unique interpretation of the festival’s theme.
Water Colors boat route
Amsterdam Light Festival champions artworks that connect the essential elements of light and
people’s EXISTENTIAL needs and dreams, making people more aware of their existential being.
For the Water Colors boat route, we are looking for monumental proposals on, above or in the
water that connect with the city, its inhabitants, and its visitors.
Illuminade walking route
For the Illuminade walking route, we hope to see beautiful interpretations and installations that
bring the EXISTENTIAL qualities of light back to the basics and provide a stage for natural miracles
and occurrences. We are looking for artworks that you can touch, walk through, connect with and
react to.
Deadlines & Schedule 2017
Tuesday 31 January 2017 (11:00 CET)
Deadline submission round 1 – curatorial selection. Late entries are not accepted.
Friday 17 February 2017
Notification whether the curatorial team has selected your submission for round 2 and presentation to the jury.
Friday 17 March 2017 (11:00 CET)
Deadline submission round 2 – jury selection.
Tuesday 4 April 2017
Announcement of approximately 30 artists selected by the international jury members.
Tuesday 18 April – Friday 21 April 2017
The artists who are selected by the jury visit Amsterdam for the kickoff meeting and site visit (2 days). These dates are subject to change.
Please fill out the form on http://www.amsterdamlightfestival.com/en/cfc to request the Artist Briefing.
Any questions can be sent to cfc@amsterdamlightfestival.com.
