Call for international artists – ALTOFEST 2025 (Naples)

Arti Performative

via mezzocannone , Napoli, NA, 80134, Italia

01/02/2025 - 02/03/2025

Call for international artists - ALTOFEST 2025 (Naples)

About Altofest

Founded in 2011 as an artistic and political act of resistance, Altofest aims to cultivate a community rooted in the principle of "poetic citizenship.", inspiring unexpected forms of civic participation and collective imagination.

The processes of artistic creation intersect with the extended time of dwelling; art takes its place within the intimacy of everyday domestic spaces—primarily private homes. In doing so, Altofest disrupts the conventional boundaries between art and life, allowing the poetic dimensions of existence to emerge.
Altofest reimagines the relationship between artists, audiences, and spaces. It brings together diverse social components of the urban fabric to foster dialogue, creativity, and experimentation. Through this process, it generates a unique ecosystem where artistic creation becomes a shared experience, challenging traditional hierarchies.

Eligibility

This call is open to professional artists worldwide, regardless of nationality, residence, language, or age.
Works: Original and completed works designed for formal spaces, which have already been publicly performed. Repertory works, or archived works to be revived are also eligible. There is no restriction on theme, content, or duration.
Accepted disciplines: Contemporary live arts, including performance, theatre, dance and interdisciplinary practices.
Exclusions: amateur groups are not eligible to apply.
Unfinished artistic projects or those still in the study or creation phase are excluded.

Residency and Program Framework

Artists selected for Altofest will engage in a two-week residency, during which they will live and work within intimate settings, primarily private homes. These spaces are shared with the hosts, residents called "Space Donors." Artists will be invited to develop the proposed work. The work is then presented to the public during the programming days following the residency. This interaction fosters a dynamic relationship between the artists, the donors, and the audience, transforming the domestic sphere into a shared site of artistic experimentation.

General Conditions

Residency Dates: 2-15 June 2025
Artists are required to stay for the entire duration of Altofest, for a total of two weeks.
Altofest guarantees accommodation with kitchen use, financial support and additional technical and human resources under the conditions expressed in the regulations attached to this call.

Application Guidelines

Deadline extended: 2 March 2025

Submission Method:
Applications must be sent by filling out the form https://www.teatringestazione.com/altofest/opencall_2025_en/

The form requires a minimum of two works to be submitted, with the possibility of additional submissions. Only one work per artist will be selected.

By filling in the form, you have read and unconditionally accepted the regulations attached to the call for proposals. The online application is the only way to send artistic proposals for Altofest 2025.

Why Apply?

Altofest offers a singular opportunity to:
Collaborate directly with local communities and engage in cultural exchange.
Experiment with innovative approaches, reworking and reshaping the repertoire, discovering unprecedented senses and meanings, and avoiding overproduction.
Join an international network of artists and thinkers dedicated to reimagining the role of art in society.
We look forward to receiving your proposals and welcoming you to Altofest 2025, where the boundaries between art and life blur and new possibilities emerge.

Contact Information

For further information and questions:
info@altofest.net
+39 320 0304861 (Whatsapp/telegram)

www.altofest.net

𝑨𝑳𝑻𝑶𝑭𝑬𝑺𝑻 is a project by teatringestazione.com

It was awarded by the EFA (European Festival Association) with the EFFE AWARD 2017-18 (Europe for Festivals Festivals for Europe), resulting in the six best European festivals among more than 715 candidates. 2018 was included as a best practice in the annual report “Io Sono Cultura 2018” (t/n, I am culture), edited by Symbola Foundation. In 2018, the Italian Ministry of Culture awarded it with the “European Year of Heritage” label. Winner of the calls: Funder35 (2016); SIAE-Sillumina (2017); Allianz Kulturstiftung (2019). In 2018, Altofest left the borders of Naples for the first time, inaugurating a series of special editions commissioned by different European Capitals of Culture and international Institutions: Altofest Malta 2018 for Valletta 2018 ECoC; Altofest Matera-Basilicata 2019 for Matera 2019 ECoC; and on 2022 a re-edition for Valletta, commissioned by the Valletta Cultural Agency. It is also included in the Kaunas 2022 nomination dossier and Trenčín 2026’s bid book as Every Part Counts’ key project, acting as a de facto connector of a “spontaneous” network among the cities sharing this title.