Notations Lab & Festival 2026

International call for artists is open for Notations Lab & Festival 2026, a twelve-day interdisciplinary laboratory ending in a two-day public festival at the Armenian State Philharmonia and the National Gallery of Armenia, taking place in Yerevan, Armenia under the theme of Rituals. Notations is created & curated by hosq.

Who can apply:
Practitioners from around the world with at least five years of experience, working across sound, music, visual and performance arts, media, movement, somatic practices, and research, are invited to apply.
No institutional affiliation is required; hosq will cover the costs of participation, accommodation and meals.

What you get:
Applicants will spend over 2 weeks in Yerevan in an interdisciplinary residency. They will produce new work which will then be performed at Notations Festival in the Armenian State Philharmonia and National Gallery of Armenia.

We are looking for artists and practitioners across music, sound, performance, media, installation, engineering, and research. You are ready to:

• work intensively in a shared environment;
• collaborate beyond their usual discipline;
• stay open and rigorous in experimentation;
• contribute actively to collective process;
• develop work beyond the lab period

Participant profile:

• around 5+ years of practice in their field (strong emerging profiles are welcome);
• art or research as a primary professional focus;
• collaborative mindset and interdisciplinary interest;
• readiness for full-time immersion

What to expect:

• interdisciplinary collaborative projects;
• field work outside Yerevan;
• daily shared rhythm: meals, informal exchange, spontaneous sessions;
• ongoing curator and peer mentorship (technical and conceptual);
• equipped production environment;
• public presentation at Notations Festival;
• post-lab continuation through performances, releases, exhibitions, and future collaborations