OPEN CALL: DREAMS - Exhibition + Exclusive Limited Edition Publication (Print+Digital)

DREAMS — International Art Book Open Call

Barbagelata Contemporary Art Foundation invites visual artists and writers worldwide to submit work for DREAMS, a curated collectible art book dedicated to the surreal, the symbolic, and the unseen landscapes of the imagination.

DREAMS explores memory, atmosphere, metamorphosis, mythology, longing, subconscious narratives, and the poetic logic that exists beyond waking life. We seek work that inhabits the space between reality and illusion; images and texts that linger, disturb, enchant, or reveal.

Selected artists and writers will be published in a carefully curated international print and digital volume alongside contemporary creatives from around the world.

ELIGIBLE DISCIPLINES

• Photography
• Painting
• Drawing
• Digital Art
• Mixed Media
• Sculpture
• Textile Art
• Poetry
• Short Fiction
• Experimental Writing

WHAT SELECTED ARTISTS & WRITERS RECEIVE

• Publication in the DREAMS International Art Book
• Dedicated editorial feature
• Professional curatorial text
• International print and digital distribution
• Promotion through our editorial and social media channels
• Long-term inclusion in our growing international archive of contemporary artists and writers

CURATORIAL FOCUS

We welcome works inspired by:

• Dreams and the subconscious
• Surrealism and symbolism
• Myth, memory, and personal mythology
• Atmosphere and emotional landscapes
• Transformation and metamorphosis
• The uncanny, mystical, and poetic
• Imagined worlds and inner realities

TIMELINE

Early Submission Deadline — June 15, 2026

Final Submission Deadline — July 7, 2026

Selection Period — July 8–18, 2026

Publication Release — September 2026

DREAMS is conceived as more than a publication: it is a curated archive of contemporary imagination, bringing together artists and writers whose work expands the boundaries of reality through image, language, and vision.

Publication is highly curated. Limited feature spaces available.