OPEN CALL AND JURY 2021

For the 164th time, charlottenborg invites the Foundation to apply for admission to Charlottenborg Spring Exhibition 2021 in the period 30 November to 21 December 2020. This year's jury spans both collective and individual practices, all with significant and remarkable careers nationally and internationally.

OPEN CALL
Between 30 November and 21 December 2020, all artists – regardless of background, education and nationality – can apply for the admission of works at Charlottenborg Spring Exhibition 2021. Charlottenborg Spring Exhibition is one of the most important open, censored exhibitions in northern Europe, and has been held annually at Charlottenborg in Copenhagen since 1857. Today, the exhibition serves as a local event for international visual arts, architecture and handicrafts/design.

JURY 2021
In 2021, the jury consists of visual artist Nina Beier, visual artist Marie Lund, architect Martin Marker, artisan Iben Høj and the artist group A Kassen. This year's jury has been chosen based on their solid national and international experience as well as their strong global outlook. In addition, this year's jury demonstrates a versatility in working practices and organizational forms, which form a broad basis for the exhibition's censorship.

REINTRODUCTION OF PHYSICAL CENSORSHIP
The Charlottenborg Foundation has decided to reintroduce physical censorship in the third crucial round of censorship in order to give the jury better insight into the works applied for. The decision follows on from the desire to ensure the quality level at charlottenborg spring exhibition. The exhibition's first two rounds of censorship will continue to take place digitally.

SOLO AWARD AND TALENT AWARD
The spring exhibition's solo award rewards overall artistic quality and at the same time relevance and is presented to the winner on opening night. The Solo Prize includes an invitation to a solo exhibition in 2022 and DKK 15,000 for the realisation of the project. The talent award goes to an artist who in his practice both exhibits an experimental approach and possesses an interesting development potential, for the jury. The winner of the Talent Award is paid DKK 10,000.

Forårsudstillingen
Over the years, the Spring Exhibition has been the first significant step for many young artists in the path to a professional career, while the exhibition has often presented new works of more established names. Throughout the long history of charlottenborg spring exhibition, artists who are today internationally recognized, debuted or presented works at the exhibition, including Per Kirkeby, Alvar Alto, Jørn Utzon, Olafur Eliasson, Jasmina Cibic, Jeppe Hein, benandsebastian, Anne Haaning and many more.

EXHIBITION SPACE
Charlottenborg Spring Exhibition is held every year at Kunsthal Charlottenborg in Copenhagen, which is one of the largest exhibition venues for contemporary art in Northern Europe. The art hall is housed in a Dutch Baroque palace, an extension to the historic Charlottenborg Castle, which also houses the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts. Charlottenborg Spring Exhibition 2021 will be shown in the period 7 March to 4 April 2021.

CHARLOTTENBORG FOUNDATION
The exhibition is organized by the Charlottenborg Foundation and its Board of Directors, consisting of visual artist John Kørner, architect Peter Møller Rasmussen, photographer Søren Rønholt, jewellery artist Annette Dam, visual artist Christina Augustesen and visual artist Ann Sophie von Bülow.