The Golden Duck Gallery launches
the Futurisme Brut Open Call & Show to take your artistic journey to the next level!
The Futurisme Brut Show will last for
2 MONTHS
in the very heart of
CARCASSONE,
FRANCE
in an exclusive art space in the heart of this medival gemstone city -
LA FRICHE ART(S)'ISTIQUE!
Some things change, some things remain untouched. France was, is and will be the world's center for fashion, design and art. This is why an exhibition in France is a big dream for many artists. This time we come up with a truly exclusive opportunity!
Imagine your artworks in a medieval city flooded by tourists in May and June in an art gallery just next to
Place Carnot,
the main square of Carcassone!
We also introduce a topic for the Futurisme Brut Show. As the name suggests, we do not want just any art. We want you to present something that is related to your perception of the
FUTURE
But do not get upset! This is not just for futuristic artworks and complicated concepts! For your understanding, we have created a guide on how to pick the artworks for this Open Call!
Submission Guidelines Brief:
We search for artists who can present artworks that resemble their view of the future. The artworks may be of any style or topic, from retrofuturistic posters to expressionistic abstractionism. We also would prefer small & medium-sized artworks for the easy trasportation for the buyers.
Show your concept
The future is a very broad topic to explore. Art is not just about being fancy and beautiful, it is about bearing meanings and transtating them into universally understood images.
The Futurisme Brut Show does not limit the Artists in terms of interpretation. We accept any artwork that is or can be connected to your vision of the future. It can be a nostalgic artwork resembling the space-age era, with all the retro-futurism there can be. It can be an alternative reality, as in steam-punk. It can be an artwork that expresses modern thoughts and concerns about the future of society, art or nature. It can also be a piece that might crack the code of the future of design, architecture, art or craft of any kind. And since the Future is always about time, you can also present any artwork that expresses flow of time.
For a better understanding, we would like you to write a small description of your thoughts and concepts for all artworks presented.
As usual, every artwork will have a description field for your comfort.
We do not expect you to write a lot. But it is always the best option to hear out your thoughts instead of inventing our own ones.
We have prepared a small presentation of how it should be done in our opinion.
Please, click on the artworks to open the full-view to see the descriptions.
Why to submit?
Tourist traffic
The south of France is a popular tourist destination for a bunch of reasons. The local wines, cuisine and sights are just the top of the iceberg. This is why the Futurisme Brut is designed specially for tourists from UK
Exclusive show
Those artworks that will not be chosen for the physical exhibition will undergo a second jury to be selected into the Golden Duck Gallery webshop facilities.
2 MONTHS
Basically, we believe that shows must be long enough to be successful. Time allows people to build up emotional ties between them and the artworks on show, so they will be more pleased to purchase the artworks.
Customer Care
Our colleagues are trained to solve all the issues that might occur. You will never be in a difficult situation on your own.
Gallery location
Located in the very heart of Carcassonne, the LaFrische D'Art(s)istique is a perfect venue for art exhibitions.
The gallery is located in the street next to the main square of the old city of Carcassonne.
Secure Payment
The payment for our Open Call is securely handled by the world-famous payment operators Stripe and PayPal.
Submission details
The submission fee is starts with $60 for 1 artwork. You can choose up to 5 artworks to upload. If you choose our special $200 offer with 10 artworks upload, we guarantee that minimum 2 artworks will be chosen for the show.
DISCLAIMER!
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Please be informed that the Open Call is an art contest. This means your artworks undergo a jury that decides whether the artworks are eligible for the physical or online exhibitions.
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The Open Call fee is the administrational fee for running the jury and is not refunded to those artists who do not get their art exhibitied.
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A sign-in to your Google Account (Gmail) is necessary to fill out the Google Form collecting the data for the submission. This is the policy of Google Forms.
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The submission and shipping deadlines are strict deadlines. Please be informed that exceeding the deadlines might mean your artworks will not make it into the jury and will not be chosen for show. Exceeding the deadline on the artist's side does not make the artist eligible for refund.
Deadlines
The submission for the Futurisme Brut Open Call runs till April 1st, 2025
The results will be announced till April 7th, 2025
Shipping to Budapest must be complete by April 26, 2025
Contact information
Due to tight deadlines and short delivery times we ask you to provide us with email and telephone numbers that you can easily check. Our colleagues do their best to reach out if they have any information.
Artistic Conditions
Feel free to submit:
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physical & digital paintings,
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photography,
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any type of mixed media
Please note that AI-created art or art co-created with AI should be marked up separately!
All artworks created on workshops or during painting masterclasses are not eligible for the exhibition.
Study copies are allowed.
Specific Limitations
The Futurisme Brut Open Call & Show has the main goal of running a show that will attract tourists who visit the city centre of Carcassonne. So here are the limitations we need to respect due to the special character of the show.
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The artworks should be no bigger than 80 x 80. Smaller artworks that fit the standard baggage size are welcome, 50x60 or 60x50 is the optimal size.
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Artworks that have a glass covering them are not accepted due to high vulnerability during shipping
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3D artworks are accepted only if the objects exceed the body of the artwork for the max extent of 2 cm
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The artworks must not depict any scene of nudity, sexual content, violence or illegal activities.
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Bright, colorful and joyful artworks with decorative vibe are welcome
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All artworks must arrive in a ready-to-hang condition.
Shipping information
To be shipped to Carcassone, France, the winning artworks must arrive to Budapest
before April 26, 2025.
The Golden Duck Gallery handles the shipping in-house.
Note that the 50 EUR shipping cost / artwork
is not included in the open call fee.
Please note, that the artworks arriving at a later date will be denied of physical exhibition!
The Gallery address is:
1092 Hungary, Budapest
Raday utca 31/a
Golden Duck Gallery
LA FRICHE ART(S)'ISTIQUE Venue Location:
10 Rue de Pinel,
11000 Carcassone,
France
DELIVERY OPTIONS
If you reside in Hungary:
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Please bring the artworks to the Golden Duck Gallery so that our team can check the package.
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Please be informed that the shipping cost is not included in the exhibition costs and will be calculated later.
If you reside in the EU:
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Please contact us on support@goldenduckgallery.com to discuss possible delivery options. You have to decide whether you want to ship the parcel yourself or deliver it to the Golden Duck Gallery for arranging the shipment and making the necessary shipment documentation.
If you reside outside of the EU - US, Canada, UK, Asia, Africa:
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Please contact us on support@goldenduckgallery.com to discuss possible delivery options. You have to decide whether you want to ship the parcel yourself or deliver it to the Golden Duck Gallery for arranging the shipment and making the necessary shipment documentation.
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If shipping from outside of the EU, VAT or import customs might be applied on the border. In order to avoid that, please mark the artwork as gift. If the Artist marks it as goods, the Artist shall refund the gallery with the sum of the tax & VAT and pay a 27% administration surcharge.
Carcassone
Carcassonne, located in the south France area, is famous for its remained majestic medieval city surrounded by picturesque castles and numerous vineyards. The UNESCO World Heritage – La Cité de Carcassonne (Carcassonne castle) is visited by nearly 4 million tourists every year.
Carcassonne is a lively city where the past and present meet. Its incredibly well-preserved double walls, complete with 52 towers, stand as a testament to centuries of history. As you walk through the maze of cobbled streets, you will find small shops selling local crafts, charming cafes, and the impressive Château Comtal (Count's Castle) in the heart of the citadel. The views from the top of the walls are breathtaking, showing the beautiful countryside.
We invite you to take a journey that will transport you back in time and bring bright inspiration for the future!
Art en Liberté
Our first success in France
In October 2024, the Golden Duck Gallery began its collaboration with the French art association, Bazar des Beaux-Arts, to create a major, three-week exhibition.
This is how the
Art en Liberté
was born.
Overall, we exhibited
102 artworks
by
59 artists
from all over the world.
Press information
The exhibition has driven a lot of attention towards Hungarian art and craft from both art lovers, press and French society, becoming a great basis for future shows in the region.
Written about our work
Szalma Júlia
About ArtDeco 2024
Open Call
Tisztelt Szervezők!
Nagyon szépen köszönöm a lehetőséget, hogy egy ilyen színvonalas kiállításon is részt vehetek. Jól kezdődik ez az év!!!!!! :)
Szívélyes üdvözletem, további jó munkát es sikerekben gazdag Új Esztendőt az egész csapatnak!
Szalma Júlia (Sz. Szabó Júlia)
Anita Jozsef, Hungary
About ChristmArt 2023 Open Call
Thanks for the lovely exhibition, Catherine. Kind regards and cheers. Anita
Nldhi Panwar
About ChristmArt 2023 Open Call
Thank you so much for the opportunity to submit for the show!
Nagy Kálmán
About ArtDeco 2024
Open Call
Nagyon örülök, hogy bejutottam!
Gulyás-Németh Georgina, Hungary
About ChristmArt 2023 Open Call
Nagyon szépen köszönjük a tegnapi kiállítást, minden tiszteletem a 3 nyelven megtartott köszöntőért, kedvességért, profizmusért és hogy a művészek támogatása mellett még jó ügyet is képviselnek a vakvezető kutyák támogatásával!
Nagyon jó érzés volt, hogy saját kutyusomat sem kellett otthon hagyni, nem tudok elég hálás lenni!
Kolozsvári Edit
About ArtDeco 2024
Open Call
Hálásan köszönöm a lehetőséget! Minden nyertesnek és döntősnek, szívből Gratulálok
Thank you very much for the opportunity! Congratulations to all the winners and finalists!
Eva Laszlone Wagner
About ArtDeco 2024
Open Call
Nagyon boldog vagyok, hogy az ArtDeco pályázat nyertesei közé tartozhatok. Nagy elimerés ez nekem. Köszönöm és további bátorítást ad a festéshez.
Additional rules
Awards
We have the following types of winners in the Futurisme Brut Open Call:
Winners
Winners are those artworks that won the main prize - the exhibition opportunity in the LA FRICHE ART(S)'ISTIQUE, Carcassone, France. Along with that, we guarantee the winners' pariticipance in the Futurisme Brut Open Call Online Exhibition on the Golden Duck Gallery's website and a Winner's Certificate of Participance issued by the Golden Duck Gallery.
Finalists
Finalists are those participants who did not make their way to the offline physical exhibition opportunity of the Futurisme Brut. On the contrary, though we guarantee the finalists' pariticipance in the Futurisme Brut Online Exhibition on the Golden Duck Gallery's website and an Online Exhibitor's Certificate of Participance issued by the Golden Duck Gallery.
Technical Conditions
For submitting to the Futurisme Brut Open Call you will need to provide us with high-quality images of your artwork in JPEG or PNG file format. We do not define a minimum or maximum resolution of the image as different artworks might have different criteria of a high-quality image. Instead we set the maximum size of the file of 10 MB.
Copyright Conditions
You can only submit original artworks created by yourself for the Futurisme Brut Open Call. In case you are not the author and/or creator of the artwork, please make sure you are eligible for the copyright of the artwork.
As the organiser of the Futurisme Brut Open Call, the Golden Duck Gallery hereby states that all images collected during the Submission process of this open call will be treated securely and used only with the following intentions:
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Running the jury process (the images are organized in spreadsheet and made visible for the jury only and are not accessible for the general public at this point)
For those images that are chosen for exhibition purposes (winners or finalists of the Open Call) will be used in the following ways:
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The images will be published to the web page of the online exhibition on the Golden Duck Gallery website.
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The images shall be published to the Golden Duck Gallery social media pages, such as Instagram, Facebook and TikTok pages for information purposes as stipulated in the main prize conditions.
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The images may be used with promotional purposes that include online and offline marketing materials (banner advertisements, search-based advertisements, promoted social media posts and stories, printed flyer ads, newspaper and magazine ads) that promote the Futurisme Brut Open Call exhibition in the Golden Duck Gallery to its potential visitors.
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The images may be used to create a printable & online catalogue of the Futurisme Brut Open Call and a digestive catalogue containing all the artworks exhibited in a certain period of time (e.g. the catalogue of 2024 or a digest of several years, e.g. 2022-2026)
Please note that the right of the Golden Duck Gallery to use the images for the purpose of promotion and catalogue creation do not result the obligation for the Gallery and its owners to do so.
Please note that by submitting for the Futurisme Brut Open Call you accept the Copyright Conditions. If you do not want to give your consent to this type of usage, the Golden Duck Gallery reserves its right to deny your participance in the Futurisme Brut as the Golden Duck Gallery cannot provide the service as stipulated above.
How the process works
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Click the SUBMIT button.
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On the webshop page click the Purchase button.
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Fill in the necessary information and choose the payment option (Stripe for debit/credit cards or PayPal).
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After payment you will receive your confirmation email with the PDF with the link to the submission page.
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You can also access the same PDF from your Order successful page that you see after the successful payment.
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Simply click the Download button.
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Open the downloaded PDF file. Usually this type of files can be opened in a variety of different software. The most popular ones are Google Chrome, Adobe Acrobat Reader, Microsoft Word.
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In the opened file click the Complete submission. A webpage will open.
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In the opened webpage provide all the necessary information and click the Submit button to complete the submission process.
