RESTART
The spring concept show
March 1
March 31 - April 25
Golden Duck Gallery
Spring / Restart
€ 1000
April ....
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Golden Duck Gallery invites local and international contemporary artists to submit their work for our upcoming curated concept art exhibition, RESTART Open Call & Show.
The exciting concept idea of the RESTART Show gives all artists an opportunity to be part of this colorful and meaningful collection, opening our walls to both artworks admiring the rebirth of nature and rethinking current reality and seeking ways out of modern problems of the world today.
Submission for the Open Call is totally free. Winners of the Open Call get the opportunity to exhibit physically in the heart of Budapest in a well-known gallery and digitaly in 4 locations across the world: Budapest, Vienna and New York!
Exhibitors will also get money prizes from a massive €1000 prize fund, international certificates of excellence, and get featured on the Golden Duck Gallery's online exhibition platform & webshop.
We encourage you to be philosophical and open to new concepts, creating a fantastic collection of nature and reflexions of the current world situation.
We invite you to join the RESTART Show.
We believe that the world needs to see your art, and rightfully so.
Just imagine your art in the
HEART OF
BUDAPEST
displayed in the majestic Golden Duck Gallery for
AN ENTIRE
M O N T H !
To top up your experience with us,
the RESTART Open Call is
FREE TO
SUBMIT!
CONCEPT
The RESTART exhibition is built upon two parallel pillars that define our current zeitgeist:
I. SPRING: Nature’s Annual Iteration
At the end of March, Europe undergoes a visceral transformation. The RESTART here is biological and inevitable.
We are looking for compositions that capture this natural resilience—the return of color, the emergence of form from dormancy, and the rhythmic persistence of life. Whether through abstract floral motifs, landscape interpretations, or metaphorical representations of growth, this facet of the show celebrates the earth’s inherent ability to begin again.
BRIEF:
In this section, we would like you to disclose traditional nature inspired artworks:
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landscapes,
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floral works,
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animalistic creations,
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still life artworks,
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nature-inspired abstract, semi-abstract and fluid arts.
No style limits apply.
No size limits apply.
II. The Global Repair: Evolution Without Catastrophe
While nature restarts with a bloom, humanity faces a more complex challenge. In an era marked by political friction, economic shifts, and social unrest, the world is crying out for a RESTART. However, this exhibition specifically focuses on constructive restoration.
We move away from the "hard reset" of conflict and war, seeking instead artistic visions of systemic repair, diplomatic healing, and social innovation.
We invite artists to depict the opportunities for change: How do we mend the broken parts of our world without destroying the whole?
We also invite you to depict your impressions of the need for change, or your impressions of the problems that are present now or led us to the situation we experience nowadays.
BRIEF:
We invite you to disclose artworks that are inspired by the changing world around us, its problems and possible solutions to those problems.
The following rules apply:
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No style limitations are present
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No size limitations are present
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A 100-250 words description is NECESSARY for all artworks disclosed in this category
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Feel free to submit:
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Pop art
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Landscapes, cityscapes
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Abstract artworks
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Futuristic artworks
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Artworks depicting current problems in any styles
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Note that the description in this category is no less important than the artwork itself, as the interpretation of the artwork vastly depends on the artist's vision
WHY US?
FREE
SUBMISSION
no uncontrolled spending
on submission
INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION
show signed on
ARTFACTS.NET
PHYSICAL EXHIBITION
MAR 31 - APR 25
AWARDS & SPECIAL PRIZES
€ 1000
TOTAL
WEBSHOP PRESENCE
for all artworks
during show time
ONLINE
SHOW
for all artworks
active for min 2 years
PRIZES
EXCELLENCE AWARD
€200
1 WINNER
CONCEPT AWARD
€150
2 WINNER
JURY SPECIAL AWARD
€200
1 WINNER
CURATOR'S PICK
FREE
EXHIBITION
3 WINNERS
GALLERY
DIGITAL EXPO
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
The submission is free of charge. You can submit up to 5 artworks.
To participate, simply select the number of artworks you would like to submit.
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 submission is free. However, the chosen artists will be asked to choose if they want to exhibit and pay the exhibition fee.
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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
Submission deadline: March 1, 2026
Results announcement: by March 6, 2026
Shipping must be complete by March 27, 2026
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
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3D artworks
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Sculptures
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Installations
Please note that AI-created art or art co-created with AI should be marked up!
All artworks created on workshops or during painting masterclasses are not eligible for the exhibition.
Study copies are allowed.
All artworks MUST be in READY TO HANG condition!
THEME, TOPIC & STYLE LIMITATIONS
The RESTART Open Call & Show has the goal of runnung a multi-topical concept art exhibition with the topic of rebirth of nature and the necessity to restart the world in order to escape the inevitable catastrophes. So here are some limitations for you to know how to maximize your chances to be there on our walls.
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We do not announce size limitations
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All artworks must be in READY TO HANG condition!
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We suggest submitting art with interesting and unusual styles or topics to maximise your chances
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We recommend a limited price range of max. €1500 for better selling opportunities
EXHIBITION FEE
The RESTART Open Call is free to submit.
This means that you do not have to pay anything until you know the results.
Instead, you have more control over the exhibited artwork and your spending, as for the RESTART Open Call & Show we announce a plain fee of
€100 / artwork.
Please note that the Jury will choose 3 artworks that take part in the exhibition for free, as part of the CURATOR'S PICK PRIZE.
Shipping information
The winning artworks must arrive to the Golden Duck Gallery in Budapest
by March 27, 2026
at the artist's sole expense.
Please note, that the artworks arriving at a later date might be denied of physical exhibition!
Please note that the shipping from Budapest to Vienna and back is handled by the Golden Duck Gallery at a maximum cost of 15 EUR / artwork for two-way shipping.
The shipping address is:
1092 Hungary, Budapest
Raday utca 31/a
Golden Duck Gallery
After the end of the exhibition, the Golden Duck Gallery shall send unsold artworks back to the artists at their own expense.
DISCLAIMER
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Please note that shipping fees on both ways (inside the gallery and outside for the artist) should be paid by the artist.
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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.
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Our colleagues are ready to help you with shipping and delivery of your artworks. If you would like to organise the shipping yourself, please inform us about the delivery services arrival times and special needs.