Call for applications: 2022 The Nature Of Cities Festival in the US

The call is open to artists from all disciplines. For this edition, participants will have the opportunity to both present their work and interact with the global interdisciplinary audience of ecological changemakers through artist-led sessions. All work and sessions will be presented in an imagined virtual world, built by TNOC for this global conference. Last year’s festival welcomed 2200 participants from 72 countries, including exhibiting artists from 33 countries.

How to apply

There are multiple categories for submissions including art happenings, short documentaries and sessions. Applicants are encouraged to read through the descriptions and follow the links to submit their work and ideas. Artists may submit in multiple categories, however, they should make a single submission in each category. Interested artists can apply here before 30 November.

Successful applicants will be encouraged to interact with festival attendees in some way during the festival. This could be through a skills-sharing workshop, seed or Q&A session, performance, or something yet to be determined. This interaction is not part of the initial submission process, and the curators will work directly with selected artists to facilitate their interactive component.

“This year the festival continues as an online, global, interdisciplinary gathering for greener cities for people and nature, and we welcome artists from all disciplines to participate,” FRIEC said. “Artists who take part in this festival have the opportunity to play a critical role in this truly global, transdisciplinary meeting of thought and action leaders, and we hope you will join us. If you are unfamiliar with the festival, or where to start, we recommend exploring the 2021 Festival and thenatureofcities.com to get an idea of our approach.”

View the original call here.