FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT THE OPEN CALL Text on the buttonWhat is an emerging artist?The term “emerging artist” is independent of age. Artists who have gone well beyond the status of ‘amateur artist’ while not yet being professional artists. Artists who show potential and have achieved certain awards or grants and/or have participated in exhibitions.…
OPEN EXPERIENCES 2024 “OPEN showed me exactly what I needed to see: my next steps and my questions” ANĐELA RONČEVIĆ For graphic artist Anđela Rončević, taking part in the last edition of OPEN Portfolio Bilbao was a revealing experience. “OPEN Portfolio was my very first encounter with the wider world of emerging graphic artists,” she…
OPEN 2024 EXPERIENCES “It is a network that starts to be woven during the Open and continues growing afterwards” DESIRÉE MORENO “I consider it important to feel accompanied along the path as an artist. Although the creation process is often something very solitary and introspective, it is necessary to generate this kind of encounters, where…
OPEN EXPERIENCES 2024 “IT’S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT” JUDITH COLLELL “From beginning to end, everything ran smoothly: at OPEN they were always there to lend a hand and you felt truly supported.” Artist Judith Collell, participant in the 2024 edition of OPEN Portfolio, was one of the six artists selected to exhibit at…