Submission Deadline: 28.10.2025 23:59

Location: The Blue Verve, Neitsytpolku 8, Helsinki, Finland

Exhibition Dates: 6.11-16.11.2025

Submission Fee: No submission fee

Participation Fee: €70 for 1 artwork, €120 for 2 artworks, €150 for 3 artworks

Sales Commission: 20%

Discount 20% for art school/university students, Fun Design members, and HIAA members

There are moments that arrive without warning,

subtle and elusive.

Not dramatic, not grand -

just a shift in the air, a glance too long,

the stillness after someone leaves.

They pass -

not because they are insignificant,

but because we are unequipped to hold them.

This is a call for artists who chase after what slips.

Who know the weight of an almost-memory.

Who feel most at home in the moments

between recognition and forgetting.

Fleeting is not about what is lost,

but what never fully became.

The strange calm of disassociation.

The tender unreality of déjà vu.

The unbearable accuracy of something

you dreamed -

that might have actually happened.

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This isn’t for everyone.

But if you’ve read this far,

you already know that.

We welcome interpretations that explore:

• moments that change you

• the subtle fragility of now

• the tension between presence and absence

• the space between intimacy and distance

• déjà vu, dissociation, and temporal slippage

• gestures that say more than words ever could

• emotions too faint to name, yet impossible to ignore

• beauty that vanishes as soon as it’s seen

• the gap between experiencing and remembering

• stretching of time

• holding onto something disappearing

• the warmth left behind

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Eligibility:​

• Artists working in painting, drawing, photography, printmaking, textile, mixed media, performance, and installation (sculpture, video, and sound are accepted if the artist has the required equipment)

• Both emerging and established artists are encouraged to apply

• Open to artists based in Finland and internationally

• All works must be original and provided for the exhibition on the agreed installation date, ready-to-hang / install

Selected Artists Will Receive:

• Participation in a professionally curated exhibition at The Blue Verve Gallery

• Exhibition in a prime location within Helsinki’s Design District

• Promotion through our gallery’s PR and communication channels

• Sales support during and 30 days after the exhibition

• A professionally produced opening event hosted by the gallery, including guest invitations and onsite coordination

• Documentation and inclusion in the gallery’s exhibition archive

Submission Guidelines:

Please submit the following materials:

• Artist bio (max 250 words)

• Artist statement, related to the exhibition theme (max 250 words)

• CV

• Up to 3 artworks (images, videos, documentation), with title, year, dimensions, medium, weight, and price (if for sale)

• ​Please make sure that the dimensions and weight of framed artworks are the same as those you stated in the application

• If applying for installations, video/sound works, or performance pieces, please include: a clear description of the work, technical requirements (equipment, space needs, setup time, etc.), and documentation, if available (photos, videos, or links)

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Installation Guidelines:

• Please note that we use wall hooks for hanging, so your artwork mounting system must be suitable for them - ideally, hanging wire

• If your artwork is framed and the frame is bigger than A3, please remove the glass - we have weight limitations

• Please test the performance of the frame before bringing it for installation - some frames tend to bend while hanging, which creates a safety issue

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