Open call for artists: Ninety Percent of Everything

Open call for artists: Ninety Percent of Everything

U-BOOT Lab

Artform: Other
Event date: Mon, 2nd Mar 2026 to Thu, 2nd Apr 2026
International

Fri, 13 Mar 2026 "> published -

Event Summary

U-BOOT Lab launches the first edition of an open call addressed to artist collectives under 35 within the framework of the project Ninety Percent of Everything. The Association offers the selected collective(s) a residency inside Palazzo Ducale Genova, in port and aboard operational cargo vessels.

Event Description

The initiative investigates the impact of maritime logistics on the climate crisis, exploring the port as a relational device connecting trade flows, ecological balances, and social and geopolitical dynamics. The project is developed by U-BOOT Lab in collaboration with Fondazione Palazzo Ducale Genova, with the support of Fondazione Compagnia di San Paolo. The call is open until April 2 and can be accessed free of charge by completing the online application at the link https://www.u-boot.it/blog/npoe/. The invitation is addressed to artist collectives under 35 working in the fields of sound practices, data art and hybrid artistic practices. Two collectives will be selected - one primarily focused on sound and one on data art - or, alternatively, one interdisciplinary collective integrating both areas of expertise, for a total of up to six artists. Each selected collective will receive a gross fee of 4,000.00, or 8,000.00 gross in the event that a single collective composed of six artists is selected. The artistic residency will take place in Genoa from May 15 to May 30, 2026. Workspaces are distributed between Palazzo Ducale and the experimental marine station of CNR-IAS, located within the port and made available through the collaboration with Francesca Garaventa. In parallel, a navigation period is planned aboard operational cargo vessels of the Grendi Group. Selected artists will have access to the port and its logistical infrastructures and will live in close contact with the crews, participating in daily life on board. The outcomes of the residency will converge into an multichannel installation at Palazzo Ducale in Genoa starting in September. The public presentation of the project will also include a public programme featuring three moments of collective sharing: a performance within the port, a bilingual final publication, and a video documentary gathering interdisciplinary contributions on the themes addressed.

Event Overview

  • Event Title: Open call for artists: Ninety Percent of Everything
  • Type: Open call
  • Date: Mon, 2nd Mar 2026 to Thu, 2nd Apr 2026
  • Location: International

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How to Book

The call can be accessed free of charge by completing the online application at the link https://www.u-boot.it/blog/npoe/.