Are you ready to create, resist, and transform? Karne Kunst is thrilled to announce our 2025 Open Call for Micro-Experimental Art Projects, inviting feminist artists, collectives, and cultural workers to dream big within small-scale projects.

What Are Micro-Experimental Projects?

These are small yet impactful projects designed to push boundaries and challenge traditional formats. Why micro? Because external funding cuts won’t stop us. As migrant feminists, we’ve always found ways to create despite systemic barriers, censorship, and indifference. This is our chance to keep building connections, keep experimenting, and keep creating, no matter the restrictions.

These projects are experimental because the only limits we recognize are the ones we refuse to accept.
Let’s turn limitations into liberation, scarcity into abundance, and ideas into action. Join us in shaping a feminist future through creativity, experimentation, and collective care.

What We’re Looking For

We’re calling for innovative, collaborative, and feminist micro-projects that explore art, care, and resistance in unexpected ways. Whether your medium is performance, sound, visual art, or food, this is your opportunity to transform constraints into opportunities for radical expression.

Examples of micro-projects include:

• Interactive Installations: Temporary art pieces that invite audiences to engage with feminist themes in unexpected ways.
• Experimental Performances: Movement-based or site-specific performances that challenge traditional notions of space and audience interaction.
• Food as Art: A sensory exploration of feminism and identity through edible creations, transforming cooking or food into a political statement.
• Soundscapes: Immersive audio works that document and amplify collective care and resistance.

What We Offer

• Access to creative spaces for planning, rehearsal, or exhibition for the project.
• A collaborative environment with diverse participants.
• A materials budget of €300 per project.
• Support from experienced advisors and promotion through our networks.

Timeline

• Project Submissions: December 10, 2024 – January 10, 2025 (13:00 CET).
• Announcement of Selected Projects: February 2025.
• Prototyping Workshops:
  • Session 1: March, 2025.
• Public Presentations: April, 2025.

Who Can Apply?

This call is open to feminist individuals and collectives, based in Berlin, from any background or discipline, aged 18+. Each applicant may submit one proposal only.

How to Apply

Your email should include:

1. Project Description:
   • A brief overview of your project idea (max 300 words).
   • Explain how it aligns with feminist and experimental values. (Use: What and Why)
2. Goals and Methodology:
   • Outline the objectives of your project.
   • Describe your approach to collaboration and experimentation.
3. Proposed Timeline and Needs:
   • Provide a rough estimate of how many sessions your project may require.
   • Specify any unique materials or technical support your project needs.
4. Artist(s) Information:
   • A short biography (max 150 words) for each artist.
   • Contact details (email and phone number).
5. Budget:
   Provide a brief budget outline for your project. (Be sure to review the details about the maximum budget support provided or please specify if you have additional support from other sources, such as personal funds or external funding.)

For more information, read this document.

Karne Kunst – Feminism, Migration, and Art Beyond Boundaries