NO FIXED FRAME
International Open Call for Video Art
No Application Fee — Selected Artists Receive a Share of Ticket Revenue
Artsin Square invites artists from around the world to submit work for No Fixed Frame, a curated online exhibition dedicated to contemporary video art and moving-image practices.
The exhibition will bring together artists working across video, sound, performance, animation, experimental film, and digital media. We are interested in works that explore the moving image as an artistic form rather than as conventional cinema or commercial content.
There is no specific theme. We welcome experimental, personal, political, poetic, documentary-based, conceptual, and interdisciplinary approaches.
Online Exhibition
No Fixed Frame will be presented as a dedicated online exhibition through the Artsin Square website.
Each selected artist will receive an individual presentation featuring:
The selected video artwork
Artist biography and statement
Information about the work
Artist website or social media link
Promotion through Artsin Square’s website, newsletter, and social media
The exhibition is scheduled to launch in November 2026, with exact dates to be announced.
No Application or Participation Fee
There is no fee to submit and no participation fee for selected artists.
The online exhibition will be accessible to audiences through a pay-what-you-can digital ticket.
After payment-processing fees and refunds, 70% of the net ticket revenue will be divided equally among all participating artists. The remaining 30% will support the curation, production, web hosting, promotion, and administration of the exhibition.
Artist payments will be issued within 30 days after the exhibition closes.
Please note that this is a revenue-sharing model rather than a guaranteed honorarium. The final amount received by each artist will depend on audience participation and total ticket revenue.
Who Can Apply?
The open call is available to:
Emerging and established artists
Artists aged 18 and over
Individual artists and artist collectives
Artists of any nationality or location
Current students and recent graduates
Previously exhibited or published work is eligible. The work does not need to be a premiere.
Eligible Works
We welcome:
Single-channel video art
Experimental moving-image work
Artist films
Performance for camera
Digital and computer-generated video
Animation
Sound-based moving-image work
Essayistic or documentary-based video created within a contemporary art context
Commercial videos, advertisements, promotional content, conventional music videos, and traditional narrative films that are not presented as contemporary artworks will not be considered.
Video Requirements
Maximum duration: 15 minutes
One work per artist or collective
Videos with spoken language other than English should include English subtitles
The applicant must hold all necessary rights to the image, music, sound, and other material included in the work
For the initial submission, artists may provide:
A Vimeo, YouTube, Google Drive, or Dropbox viewing link, including a password if required
or
Upload an MP4 video file no larger than 100 MB
The submission file is used only for the selection process. Selected artists may be asked to provide a higher-resolution exhibition file later.
Submission Materials
Please prepare:
Artist’s full name
Country and city of residence
Email address
Artist biography — maximum 150 words
Artist statement — maximum 150 words
Title of the submitted work
Year of completion
Video duration
Short description of the work — maximum 200 words
Viewing link and password, or an uploaded video under 100 MB
One still image from the video
Artist website or Instagram link, if available
Please submit all materials through the official application form. Submissions sent by email will not be considered.
Selection Process
Works will be reviewed by the Artsin Square curatorial team.
Selections will be based on:
Artistic and conceptual strength
Originality of approach
Relationship between form and content
Effective use of the moving image
Suitability for an online exhibition format
Only selected artists will be contacted by email.
Important Dates
Submission Deadline:
September 28, 2026, at 11:59 PM EDT
Selection Notification:
Week of October 12, 2026
Final Exhibition Files Due:
October 19, 2026
Online Exhibition:
November 2026 — exact dates to be announced
Copyright and Exhibition Rights
Artists retain full copyright ownership of their work.
By accepting the invitation to participate, selected artists grant Artsin Square a limited, non-exclusive right to stream the selected work during the online exhibition and to use still images or short excerpts for exhibition promotion, with full artist credit.
The exhibition page may remain in the Artsin Square archive after the exhibition closes. However, the complete video will not remain publicly accessible without the artist’s permission.
Submit Your Work
Deadline: September 28, 2026
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