OPEN CALL: CreaVA 26 Festival (Valladolid, Spain) for young and emerging artists from České Budějovice and South Bohemia

📅 Festival: 24 April – 30 May 2026
🛑 Application deadline: 18 January 2026 (23:59)

CreArt Valladolid is launching an open call for one artist from the partner cities of the CreArt network to present their exhibition project at the 13th edition of the CreaVA Festival — a platform supporting young and emerging artists. The exhibition will be held in the “Black Room” at Casa Museo Colón.

Every year, the CreaVA Festival fills the city with a wide variety of projects — in painting, installation, photography, video, illustration, or mural art — presented in shops, galleries, cinemas, schools, and public spaces.

Who can apply

  • Artists up to 40 years old who were born in, or currently live in, one of the CreArt partner cities, including České Budějovice (and South Bohemia).
  • Genres: painting, illustration, photography, new media.

What the organisation offers

  • Fee of €500
  • Covered travel expenses and accommodation (20–26 April)
  • Production and printing of the artworks in Valladolid (after the exhibition, the works will be sent to the artist without frames)