Lucca Biennale Cartasia | Open Call for artists

Lucca Biennale Cartasia (LUBICA) 12th edition is the first International Festival around paper and cardboard art with architecture & design, outdoor and indoor exhibitions, performance, fashion and social events.

By Creatives Unite Community
September 08, 2023

Do you want to be among the protagonists of the 12th edition of LUBICA? The calls for applications for the sections Artistic Residence, Indoor Art and Video Art, Fashion, Performance are open.

Artists, performers, designers and architects

The selected artists will exhibit their works in the months of August and September 2022 in the exhibitions of the Biennale, set up in places of historical and cultural importance, assisted and guided by our team of technicians and curators.

The possible locations are: Piazza Santa Maria, Piazzale Verdi, Piazza San Donato / garden of the ex Cavallerizza, Piazza San Michele, Loggiato Pretorio, Porta dei Borghi, Porta San Gervasio, Piazza San Francesco. In any case, LUBICA can add locations in the following phases.

For the winners of the Residency call, the residency is envisaged for the duration of the creation of the works, with travel, accommodation, materials and technical assistance costs covered, and a cash prize of 1.000 EURO.

Artists and Performers

This announcement is an invitation to artists from all over the world to express their voice through paper. The competition is open to all emerging or professional artists and has as its goal the selection of works or performances that involve the use of paper, enhancing its originality and its bold, particular and innovative use.

Deadline: 30 September 2023

Apply here