{"id":40982,"date":"2026-07-14T18:12:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T16:12:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bbk-sachsenanhalt.de\/?p=40982"},"modified":"2026-07-14T18:15:28","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T16:15:28","slug":"2026-german-community-award-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bbk-sachsenanhalt.de\/en\/2026-german-community-award-2\/","title":{"rendered":"OPEN CALL: Threads of Memories"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Threads of Memory: Synthetic Fibers, Women&#8217;s Labor, and Everyday Life in the GDR in Central Germany <\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For an exhibition on the cultural history of synthetic fibers at the Willi-Sitte-Galerie, students in the master\u2019s program in Applied Media and Cultural Studies are seeking artistic projects. We are seeking documentary, research-based, material-based, or participatory works that explore the social, political, and emotional dimensions of synthetic fiber and textile production, with a particular focus on the realities of women\u2019s labor, marginalized and\/or migrant perspectives, as well as on the body, materiality, environmental impacts, and the continuities of production and exploitation extending into the present.<br\/>\u25aa<br\/>Application deadline: August 9, 2026<br\/>\u25aa<br\/>Exhibition: December 15, 2026 \u2013 February 15, 2027, Willi-Sitte-Galerie Merseburg<br\/>\u25aa<br\/>Fee: 750 \u20ac including production costs + travel allowance<br\/>\u25aa<br\/>Submission format (PDF, max. 8 MB): Concept\/project idea (max. 3,000 characters), portfolio (3\u20135 works on max. 12 pages), short CV (max. 2,000 characters)<br\/>\u25aa<br\/>File naming convention: Mischgewebe_LastName_FirstName.pdf<br\/>\u25aa<br\/>Send applications to: open.call-mischgewebe@proton.me  <\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hs-merseburg.de\/mischgewebe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Full Open Call<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Threads of Memory: Synthetic Fibers, Women&#8217;s Labor, and Everyday Life in the GDR in Central Germany For an exhibition on the cultural history of synthetic fibers at the Willi-Sitte-Galerie, students in the master\u2019s program in Applied Media and Cultural Studies are seeking artistic projects. 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