Apply to exhibit in 2026
Application deadline: November 1 2024
BO is calling for projects for our exhibition program in 2026. All exhibitions are based on open submission revised by BO’s artistic board. Applications are open for solo, duo or group projects by professional artists, artist groups, and curators. Applicants are not required to be members of BO, but we encourage artists with a connection to Oslo to apply.
BO (The Association of Visual Artists Oslo) is an artist union and an exhibition venue for contemporary art. Through the promotion of established and up-and-coming artists, BO’s exhibition space is dedicated to strengthening and supporting a vibrant art scene in Oslo. Over several decades, the venue has played a key role in the ecosystem of small- and medium-sized art institutions in Oslo, and provided a space where the free, inclusive, and social potential of art can exist undisturbed by capitalist market conditions.
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Application criteria:
- The applicant cannot be inscribed as a student in the exhibition year
- Completed exhibition form
- Description of artistic practice (max 1.000 characters including spaces)
- Exhibition proposal for BO (max 1.000 characters including spaces)
- Artistic resumé (max 2 pages)
- Portfolio. The applicants are encouraged to include process images related to their exhibition proposal for BO (max 10 pages)
- All attachments should be comprised in one PDF
- The PDF should be named accordingly: LAST NAME_FIRST NAME_YEAR, ex: Normann_Kari_2025.pdf
Application that do not meet the above listed requirements will not be revised by the board.
BO offers the following conditions for selected projects:
- Exhibition remuneration à 25.000 NOK per exhibtion (If a group of several artists apply together the remuneration will be divided equally between the parties. Fees for external curators must be financed through external funds)
- Transport support à 2.000 NOK
- Curatorial and technical support leading up to and during the installation of the exhibition
- Assistance in application processes for external funding
- The possibility of being selected to represent the program of 2026 at an international art fair in 2025 as a part of BO’s pilot program BOBO International*
*BOBO International is a pilot project aimed at increasing the visibility of the independent art scene in Oslo internationally. Supported by the Oslo Municipality Innovation Grant, BO will attend international art fair annually from 2024 to 2026, representing a selection of Oslo-based artists. BOs administration holds the curatorial responsibility of selecting how BOs program of 2026 should be represented through fair participation in 2025.
