Open Call Stripart 2026

GUIDELINES FOR THE CALL | VISUAL ARTS, PERFORMING ARTS AND MUSIC

Open call from February 16 to March 15

From June 26 to July 17, 2026, Centre Cívic Guinardó will host the 30th edition of Stripart, a festival dedicated to emerging art. This event explores different forms of artistic expression, combining them in innovative ways through a multidisciplinary proposal. Stripart stands out for its strong commitment to supporting new artistic voices, offering them complete creative freedom. In addition, the festival challenges the traditional norms of established art circuits, breaking with conventional curatorial logic and promoting a space open to diversity and experimentation.

The main objective of the festival is to provide a platform for young artists, enabling the visibility and production of their projects. It also seeks to foster spaces for dialogue and the exchange of knowledge.

1.Who is it for?
For all emerging artists who have a completed project and wish to exhibit it at an art festival.
For young artists who want to expand their professional network and establish contact with professional exhibition spaces.

2.Participant requirements:
Artists may participate individually or collectively, provided that all participants are no older than 35 years of age at any point during 2026 (a photocopy of the ID card or NIE of all participants will be required).
Participants of any nationality may apply.
Participants may submit a maximum of two projects, either individually or collectively.

3.Artistic project requirements:
The submitted projects must be completed or in the final stages of completion.

4.Selection criteria:

The projects selected to be presented at the Festival will be chosen by the technical team of Centre Cívic Guinardó based on the following criteria:

• Innovation and originality of the work presented.
• Demonstrated artistic and technical quality.
• Conceptual coherence and thematic cohesion of the works.
• Contribution to dialogue and debate within the current artistic field.
• Relevance to contemporary issues.
• Diversity and equitable representation of different perspectives and experiences.

5.How to Register?
Registration will be formalized through an online meeting with the festival’s technical team. To request a time for this meeting, a form must be filled out on the website (stripart.cat). The deadline to request a meeting time for registration is from February 16 to March 15, 2026. We will then contact you to agree on the date and time for the meeting.

**Once the meeting time has been requested, we will send you an email asking you to send the following documentation:
– Project dossier.
– Artistic curriculum.
– Copy of DNI or passport
– Brief publishable text of no more than 150 words with the conceptual description of the submitted work in editable text format
– Representative image of the proposal in JPG format with a minimum resolution of 300px
– If presenting a performing, musical, or audiovisual work, a video or audio of the work will also be required.

6.The organization will communicate the selected proposals by May 16, 2026.

7. Training and Professional Support Opportunities for Participants
Participation in the festival includes free access to training sessions organized by the event. These training sessions, valued at approximately 100 €, represent a unique opportunity for growth and learning within the framework of the festival. Additionally, all participants will be part of orientation panels led by professionals that will take place in September. These spaces aim to offer, through expert guidance and exchange with other participants, tools to improve and grow their artistic projects.

8. Prizes
The exhibition, showcase, or presentation of the projects will not be remunerated. However, the Stripart Festival works to ensure that the presented projects can continue in other art spaces:

Performing Arts Residency at Centre Cívic Guinardó
The technical team of Antic Teatre will select one participating performing arts company to undertake a creation residency at Centre Cívic Guinardó during the 2026/2027 season, with the aim of presenting a new work at the same centre. This company will receive €200 in creation support.

Solo Exhibition at Centre Cívic Guinardó
A jury will select two participating artists to develop an exhibition project in the exhibition hall of Centre Cívic Guinardó during 2027. Those selected will receive €200 in creation support and curatorial guidance to design the exhibition.

Residency at the creation space A Cobert
The A Cobert technical team will select one person who presented their project during the Stripart Festival to develop a one-week residency. During this residency, the creation process will be accompanied by professional guidance. The a cobert residencies aim to provide a space and suitable conditions for the development of artistic or research projects, as well as to function as a platform for support, guidance, and dissemination for artists.

Artist Residency at Casa de Artistes
One visual artist will be selected for a residency at Casa de Artistas (Es Mercadal, Menorca). The residency will last from a minimum of 15 days to a maximum of 20 days, between November and December 2026. The organization will cover accommodation (individual room, kitchen, bathroom, and shared workspaces) and travel to Menorca from Barcelona or the Balearic Islands.

To be eligible for the residency, the artist must have the availability to attend in person and have a project in progress that can be feasibly developed in a rural setting, aiming to fully use the space, environment, time, and resources of the creation center to advance this work. The artist will also need to participate in an activity to open the process to the citizens of the host island.

Can Felipa
Can Felipa will select four artists for the 2026 Stripart edition, distributed across three categories:

• Visual artist: Will hold an exhibition in the Small Format Space of the civic center with an economic endowment of 200 €.
• Performing artist or company: Will develop a performing project in residence with creation support of 500 €.
• Two artists (one visual and one performing): Will collaborate together on a mediation project with IES Quatre Cantons, each with a 400 € economic endowment.

Exhibition at Espai Jove Bocanord
Espai Jove Bocanord will select one of the festival’s artists to hold a solo exhibition at their space, with a 150 € economic aid.

Exhibition at Espai Jove Palau Alòs
Espai Jove Palau Alòs will select a visual artist participating in the festival with a feminist-themed project to develop a solo exhibition during November in their room, with professional support and guidance, and an economic endowment of 200 € net for production and fees.

Participation in Choreoscope Festival
The International Dance Film Festival, Choreoscope, fulfills its commitment as a platform for the visibility of young creators by selecting and remunerating live choreographic works to add them to the festival’s programming during screenings.

9.The organization reserves the right to resolve any situation not covered by these guidelines as it sees fit.

10.The organization reserves the right to use the selected material for appropriate dissemination (media, website, social networks…)

11.Registration for the festival implies acceptance of these guidelines.

Inquiries: For any questions, you may send an email to: info@stripart.cat