Open Call - Melly x Amarte

During LIVE 2023 you have the possibity to perform in one of Melly’s art exhibition. We are looking for artist that want to be inspired by one of the artworks that are on display, and want to give a concert that resonates with the artwork.

• One-person concerts or group/band performances are eligible to apply.
• For performing, selected applicants receive a fee of 300 Euros (per musician/artist, includes 9% VAT); production support for the performance; promotion of the event.
• The evening will be recorded, and an after-movie will be published, please click here to see the video of 2022.

Artists interested in performing should take into consideration the parameters of working in a visual arts gallery. The exhibition spaces are not a fitted musical venue:

• In the exhibition spaces a small set-up with no or minimal amplification is preferred;
• Performers and performances will co-exist with art and audiences;
• Some sound leakage will likely happen with simultaneous concerts taking place within the building.
• It is envisioned that audiences may be both sitting-in as much as coming in-and-out of the performances and exhibitions, flowing with the different rhythms and installations staged that night.

Applications will be reviewed by an expert panel convened by Amarte, and the short-listed applicants will be interviewed by Kunstinstituut Melly, who makes the final decision and program. Selected participants will be informed by Monday 13 February 2023.

Especially encouraged are proposals of music sets and sound works resonating with the visual art on view at Kunstinstituut Melly in March 2023. These are the art exhibitions that have been scheduled:

• On the third floor is the group exhibition 84 STEPS, featuring immersive art installations where programs about issues surrounding mental and physical health take place on a regular basis.
• On the second floor, a solo exhibition by artist Jennifer Tee with a live performance scheduled for the evening on 4 March 2023.
• On the ground-floor, in the MELLY event space.

For more detailed information about these exhibitions and performance locations, click here.

• Click on Apply to go to our application system. Register here.
• Click on ‘Start a new application’ and choose the form Open Call – Melly x Amarte, and fill out the form.
• You can apply in Dutch or English.

You do not need to upload any attachments with this application.