Bird Call for the Bird 2025 Exhibition
November 1st, 2024 – April 1st, 2025

Call for Artworks for the Bird 2025 Exhibition

In the autumn-winter of 2025-26, the Johannes Larsen Museum in Kerteminde will host a major exhibition featuring bird-themed artworks. We therefore invite artists to submit works depicting birds for the exhibition. For more information about the exhibition, please read further details here 

Jury

· Maja Lisa Engelhardt, kunstner
· Martin Iversen, formand for Fugleværnsfonden
· Marianne Ager, kurator, Kunstmuseum Brandts

Requirements for Artworks

• The work must feature birds as the central motif or be otherwise related to birds.
• The work must be “new” and created no earlier than 2022.
• Artworks in all artistic forms are welcome.
• The work must be available for loan from May 1, 2025, to January 2026.
• The work must be “exhibition-ready” (e.g., necessary framing must be completed).

Completion of the Form – Required Information and Materials

Digital material of up to 5 artworks per artist can be submitted for jury review by completing the form. (Form must be filled out individually per art piece.)

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Required Information and Materials for Submission

• Title of the artwork
• Name(s) of the artist(s)
• Information about the artwork (materials, etc.)
• Dimensions of the artwork (height, width, depth)
• Insurance value
• Photo of the artwork (up to 2 possible images per artwork)

Selected artworks will be displayed at the Johannes Larsen Museum from September 13, 2025, to January 11, 2026.

Process

1. Submission: Complete the form to submit artworks for consideration in the exhibition. The form must be filled out for each individual artwork. Artists may submit up to 5 works.
2. Curating 1: Based on the submitted images, the jury will conduct the first round of curation.
3. Submission of Physical Works: Selected artworks must be submitted for the second round of curation at Østfyns Museums in May 2025.
4. Curating 2: In the second round, the jury will inspect the artworks in person and make the final selection for the exhibition.
5. Exhibition Catalogue: Each selected artist will be represented by one artwork and contact details in the exhibition catalogue.
6. Exhibition Opening: The exhibition will open on September 12, 2025, at 16:00.
7. Closing Celebration: On the final day of the exhibition, all participating artists will be invited to a celebration. Artworks from the exhibition will be collected at this event.
8. Honorarium: Artists based in Denmark will receive an exhibition fee following the conclusion of the exhibition.