APPLICATION

Anyone regardless of background, education and nationality can apply with up to five entries (work or series of works) within, but not limited to, the categories art, architecture and craft/design and performance. Applicants must be at least 18 years of age. Individuals and groups are welcome to apply.

The application fee is 500DKK and is paid online as the first step in the application process. The application cannot be completed and approved unless the payment is completed. Payment can be made with the following cards: Dankort, MasterCard, Visa, Visa Electron. You will receive a receipt of your purchase by email. Once your payment is approved, you can upload your contributions and post-edits until the deadline.

You can apply with five entries (work or series of works) and for each entry you can upload up to four documentation images. You can apply within, but not limited to, the categories art, architecture, craft, design and performance, interdisciplinary projects and text. The Charlottenborg Foundation and this year's jury also encourage you to apply under these disciplines:

• Collections: Apply with your personal or your collection of e.g. objects, pictures, digital files, objects, etc. 
• Performance: In 2025 there will be a stage at the Spring Exhibition. Apply to perform with your performance, dance, text or music.
• Unrealized projects: Apply with sketches, documentation and models from unrealized works and projects.

The Charlottenborg Foundation and this year's jury further encourage associations, groups, collectives and organizations to apply.

There is a time limit of 1 minute for video, film, animation and other time-based works. The time limit only applies to the application viewing and not to the final viewing of any accepted works. The Charlottenborg Foundation encourages applicants to add notes or additional descriptions of the uploaded works.

The works must be no more than 2 years old from the date of application and must not have been exhibited before at other censored exhibitions in Denmark.

All rounds of the censorship process are digital. This means that physical works will NOT be accepted for the jury's assessment.

You must upload your contributions digitally.

The images of your entries must be of such good quality that the jury can be in no doubt about the appearance and character of the work. We accept the following digital formats and data types: .jpg, .gif, .png, .pdf, .swf. Video and audio works must be submitted via an external player link, e.g. Youtube or Vimeo (must be able to run on a regular browser (e.g. Mozilla/Internet Explorer), URL inserted in the application.

Please note: Do not let your data sizes be higher than necessary. We do not post-process/compress your files so also keep in mind that data-wise it should be reasonable for the jury to download and experience.

For the Charlottenborg Spring Exhibition 2025, an artistic jury consisting of the artist collective coyote will evaluate all applications confidentially. The jury's final decision will be sent out by email and all applicants will receive a response around January 13, 2025. Once a work has been accepted for the exhibition, the applicant cannot demand that the work is not exhibited. Nor can the applicant claim a work back until the exhibition is over. The Spring Exhibition 2025 is open in the period February 6 - March 9.

Your contribution(s), if accepted by the jury, must be physically delivered to the Charlottenborg Foundation at Kunsthal Charlottenborg approximately one week before the opening of the exhibition. The exact date and time will be updated when the Open Call closes. You will be notified on January 13 whether your entry(s) have been accepted. You should ONLY submit your work(s) if you have been accepted to exhibit at the Charlottenborg Spring Exhibition.

Works that cannot be handed in personally can be sent to the art gallery by arrangement with the Charlottenborg Foundation. The Charlottenborg Foundation does not cover costs associated with transportation, transport insurance, etc.
For video and film works that are selected for physical censorship, they must be submitted in full length and possibly in a higher resolution via transfer or on a USB stick to the Charlottenborg Foundation by appointment.

In the event that your work(s) has been accepted for the Charlottenborg Spring Exhibition 2024, the Charlottenborg Foundation will pay DKK 2,500 to each artist (group) to exhibit.

No, not if the works are small and can be easily placed or hung, but applicants who are admitted with larger installations are always responsible for their own constructions. It is up to the Charlottenborg Foundation to assess whether the applicant should be responsible for the installation.

In some cases, the Charlottenborg Foundation can provide a limited number of screens and speakers. For accepted works that require special equipment, such as film, video, sound, computer art, etc., the artist is responsible for the necessary equipment (rental, covering costs, etc.) and its set-up. The Charlottenborg Foundation may be responsible for the daily operation of the work during the exhibition period, provided that a simple operating manual is available. The Charlottenborg Foundation reserves the right to remove a work from the exhibition if it is not functioning properly. The artist (or a deputy) must be responsible for the daily operation of the work during the exhibition period if the work requires more extensive operation.

Yes, you are responsible for packing and transportation of your contribution(s) to Kunsthal Charlottenborg as well as any transport insurance, and for packing and return transportation after the exhibition is over. The Charlottenborg Foundation does not cover any costs associated with this. Your contributions will be insured (for burglary and fire only) during the period when they are at Kunsthal Charlottenborg. The Charlottenborg Foundation may ask for an insurance sum on your works. The sum insured covers the costs associated with the production/recreation of the work(s).

The artist is responsible for all sales of works. The Charlottenborg Foundation no longer handles sales through the Spring Exhibition and takes no commission.

The uploaded files not accepted in the exhibition are deleted from the Charlottenborg Foundation's server after the jury's work is completed. The contributions assumed by the jury will remain on the Charlottenborg Foundation's server for use in the exhibition catalogue as well as for marketing and dissemination purposes in accordance with our privacy policy.

When you apply with pictures of your contribution(s), you give permission for the Charlottenborg Foundation and Kunsthal Charlottenborg to publish your contribution in the exhibition catalogue, and that imagery of your contribution(s) may be used by the press for publishing in connection with the media coverage of the Spring Exhibition, as well as for dissemination and advertising at the Spring Exhibition/Charlottenborg Foundation/Kunsthal Charlottenborg website, social media (Facebook and Instagram) etc. The applicant cannot claim royalties or other remuneration from the various media, the Charlottenborg Foundation or Kunsthal Charlottenborg in this regard. At the end of the exhibition period, entified artists may revoke their permit for use of the material in accordance with our privacy policy.

Klara Li Scheutz
General Manager
Charlottenborg Foundation
E-mail: kls@charlottenborg-fonden.dk
Tel. +45 4028 2941 (Monday-Friday 10-14)