Art exhibition

We invite students from Poland and abroad to submit their works to the Open Call. We want the exhibition to become a space for a multidimensional reflection on the relationship between humans and technology, which is why we are accepting a wide variety of formats.

• Graphics, paintings and drawings
• Architectural and spatial installations
• Sculptures, Land Art and costumes
• 3D models and animated films
• Short literary forms

The possibilities are endless!

Dates

The Open Call will run until 16 October, and the results will be announced in November. The exhibition of the selected works is scheduled for 2 December 2026 and will run until 15 January 2027.

The main part of the exhibition will be located in the Ogrody Campus Library, which is a co-organiser of the event. In addition to this, three other exhibition spaces will be organised. You will find a description of each zone below.

Library zone

Located in the exhibition space within the Library of the Ogrody Campus at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań. Proposed forms of artworks in this sphere include: graphic arts, drawing, painting, photography, comics, sculpture, mock-ups, architectural and urban designs, costumes, machines, poems and other short literary forms, applied arts, installations, music, reliefs and bas-reliefs.

The library is a space of focus, research and organising thoughts - a place where knowledge is acquired in silence, page by page, according to strictly defined keywords and catalogues. What happens when art enters this static arrangement? The artworks presented in the library examine how a piece can anticipate the reaction of a viewer focused on learning and analysis. Will the art blend into the rhythm of the reading room and be read like just another item from the collection, or will it rather knock the recipient out of their academic routine, asking questions where they were looking for ready-made answers?

Outdoor zone

The green part of the Ogrody Campus is not only a place for students and staff, but also a home for birch trees, apple trees, birds and insects. The exhibition poses a question about our relationship with this non-human nature in a world dominated by technology and constant rush: do humans ruthlessly transform other species for their own needs, or is what we build only temporary and will eventually merge back with the earth? Where is there still room for nature in our modern, digitalised everyday life?

Proposed mediums for artworks in this space include Land Art, sculpture, installations, assemblage, printing on plastics, and other forms that can be exhibited outside the gallery space in the Library, on the green areas of the Campus. The exposition connects the outdoor and indoor spaces. The artworks will be placed in the square adjacent to the library, allowing them to be viewed from two perspectives: while walking along the paths or by looking at them through the frames of the library windows. Winter weather, frost and falling snow can become an additional element of the artworks here - just like passersby staring at their screens, hurrying to classes in the December cold.

Art in the hallway

We are stepping outside the framework of a classic gallery. The exhibition covers the shared spaces of the university - corridors, elevators, benches - penetrating directly into the fabric of everyday student life. The presented works become a form of public art that does not wait for the viewer in silence but confronts them on the run. It is also possible to exhibit works in the roofed entrance to the Library building. Objects and interventions enter into a dialogue with the accidental, collective recipient, provoking a reaction.

Digital zone

Realised using equipment located in the Library of the Ogrody Campus at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań. Proposed art media in this space are: looped animations, 3D digital art, and films.

Virtual space is an environment fully designed by humans. From smartphone screens to VR goggles - we have almost complete control over what and how the recipient sees. Most of these experiences focus solely on sight, enclosing art within digital frames. The exhibition poses questions about the nature of the digital image: how does receiving an artwork on a glass screen differ from contact with a physical object? How do algorithms, websites and social media change art itself? We are reflecting not only on how the internet transforms the creative process, but also on how the virtual world affects our sensitivity and the way we perceive reality. There will also be a digital gallery featuring the works of international students.

How to submit

Works are submitted through an online form. Further details - conditions of participation, copyright and deadlines - are set out in the rules of the Open Call and exhibition.