Open Call for artists: Exhibition Proposals 2027 – 2029, deadline December 15, 2025!

Deadline December 15, 2025

We are looking for exhibition projects that engage with and address urgent issues of our time, and we encourage artists to apply with projects they are truly passionate about.

We are particularly interested in projects that challenge authoritarian structures and power relations, and that explore the role of art as a free and poetic space for expression. We welcome projects that offer new perspectives on history through experimental analysis, dream of possible futures and utopias, investigate alternative ways of living, or show how art can contribute to creativity, renewal, reconciliation, and reconstruction.

Each year, Trøndelag Centre for Contemporary Art presents around seven high-quality exhibitions in one of Norway’s finest gallery spaces, centrally located in Trondheim. The exhibition program is primarily based on open-call applications from visual artists and craft artists. Professional events are developed in dialogue with the exhibiting artists and form an integral part of each exhibition’s public program.

To provide the best possible conditions for each project, we prioritise solo exhibitions, although other formats are not excluded.

The exhibition program is curated by our artistic advisory board, consisting of artists Inga Skålnæs, Anne Bårdsgård, and Trygve Luktvasslimo, together with Director Carl Martin Rosenkilde Faurby.

About the exhibition space:

The main exhibition space is approximately 140 m² at street level, with a large glass façade facing Fjordgata. The front section has a ceiling height of about 5 metres, while the back section is around 2.5 metres high. The second floor is designed for public events and includes offices and meeting rooms.

See photos and floor plans

Fees and Production Support:

TSSK offers NOK 30,000 per exhibition (including artist fee, remuneration, and production support).

Artists will also receive a fee for talks/presentations, as well as travel and accommodation in connection with these events. Installation assistance is hired and covered by TSSK as agreed. Please note the short installation period between exhibitions (7–8 days).

Application Deadline 15 December 2025, at 23:59
Applicants will receive a response by the start of February 2026.

Application Requirements

• Short project description (max. 1 A4 page)
• Portfolio with images of 5–10 works (or links to video documentation)
  CV
• Please send all materials as a single PDF file (max. 10 MB) to this mail adress: opencall.tssk@gmail.com

Qualified applicants are encouraged to apply regardless of cultural background, age, or functional ability.

Artists living and working in the Trøndelag region are especially encouraged to apply.