Starting from 2025, the IN SITU network will launch PLATFORM, a four-year programme to identify and support 200 emerging artists. It proposes an innovative and efficient support programme to develop artistic creations at the European level in public spaces and non-conventional venues.

The IN SITU PLATFORM is a project co-funded by the European Commission’s Creative Europe programme.

PLATFORM takes the form of an international consortium composed of one Coordination entity and more than 20 partners from 21 countries in Europe and beyond : Austria, Belgium, Czech republic, Poland, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Kosovo, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Tunisia but also UK, USA, Burkina Faso, South Korea and Chile.

Three cycles will be organised throughout the 4 years of the project, each of them welcoming and actively supporting 65 artists selected through curated calls for applications.

To learn more about the IN SITU PLATFORM, follow this link.

IN SITU

IN SITU is the European platform for artistic creation in public space. It takes the form of an international consortium of 20+ programmers that, for over 20 years, has been supporting more than 300 artists working outside conventional venues, in urban, peri urban, suburban, extra-urban, natural contexts and landscapes.

IN SITU is led by Lieux Publics, National Center for Art in Public Space and European production hub, located in the Cité des arts de la rue in Marseille, France.

Open call #1

Purpose of the call

The aim is to support the first steps of a creative project and provide artists with opportunities to meet and subsequently produce their work within Europe.

Eligibility

This call is for projects that aim to be presented to an audience around mid-2026. This time frame is an indication of the level of development of the projects the call wants to identify. 

For more details on the eligibility criteria and priorities of the call, dowload this pdf.

What will the selected artists benefit from?

Phase 1: Learning and Discovering

An online preparation and training programme:

This programme will focus on artistic creation in public space and related European challenges. It will include: 

• An online preparation meeting to get acquainted with the IN SITU ecosystem and the objectives of this project
• An online course on a specific angle of emerging creation in public space
• Support sessions with On The Move
• Peer to peer exchange with experienced IN SITU artists to benefit from their knowledge

An immersive lab

An immersive lab is a seminar designed to facilitate IN SITU emerging artists to dive into the art in public space sector, and to set the ground for their creations to thrive in Europe. These six-day gatherings take place during an event or festival hosted by one of the IN SITU partners and bring together around 13 artists at a time. The artists are guided through a programme to:

• Attend workshops to develop their projects and benefit from the expertise of IN SITU programmers
• Connect with artists and professionals involved with the host festival or event
• Discover the context for artistic creation in non-conventional venues, and attend performances
• Follow a training module to learn how to pitch their projects in English
• Present their project in front of a panel of international programmers

Five immersive labs will be organised, each to accommodate 13 of the 65 artists selected through this call.

The costs covered for the participation in the immersive lab include: a participation fee of around 1500€, plus travel, meals, and accommodation.

Phase 2: Producing and Presenting

After the immersive labs, IN SITU partners will implement the second phase of the PLATFORM cycle, “Producing and Presenting”. Around ten artistic projects will be chosen from those presented by the artists selected from this open call. These projects will be supported within the network through residencies, co-productions, and touring opportunities. The projects selected in this second phase should be presented for European touring opportunities during the summer 2026.

It is important to note that the projects will benefit from support and co-funding but the programme does not aim to cover the entire costs of each production. Each artist or collective selected in the subsequent phase will benefit from at least two residencies and one presentation opportunity funded by the network.

At the end of this process, a FOCUS event will take place in September 2026 in the context of the highly recognised European festival: Fira Tàrrega, that will present several artistic projects supported by IN SITU.

How to apply to this call?

The deadline for submission of applications is 31 January 2025, 12pm CET.

To apply, applicants must fill in the application form.

→ Selection results: End of February 2025

Accessibility

If needed, the application format can be adapted. Videos or other alternative formats are accepted as long as all questions are answered. 

A preview of the questions that will be included in the form can be found in this pdf.

For any questions, please contact the IN SITU coordination officer at c.lechat@lieuxpublics.com. 

If you are not selected, you will receive an automated message including the main reason for the decision. If the message does not underline the ineligibility of your project, you can apply to the next open calls in December 2026 or December 2027.

Want to learn more about the IN SITU PLATFORM?

The coordination team organises online information sessions for you to better understand the spirit of IN SITU, the functioning of the PLATFORM and the objectives of the open call: 

• 8 January 2025, 11:00
• 16 January 202x5, 14:30

If you are planning to join, please confirm your presence at insitu@lieuxpublics.com.

You can access the zoom meeting room via this link.