Rolling Artist Open Call · Berlin-Wedding
THE LIVING WINDOW
One window. One artist. Two weeks. Then the story begins again.
Berlin Photo Studio invites artists to transform our large shop window through a public live-painting session inspired by photography, memory, Berlin and our community.
Our window has never been only a shop window. It is a changing sketchbook, a public canvas and a visual conversation with the street.
The format
A new visual voice every two weeks
selected artist for each cycle
weeks on display
public painting session
Nazarethkirchstraße 41
The selected artist creates an original temporary artwork directly on the glass. We document the process and keep the finished work visible for approximately two weeks before the window begins again.
A window with a history
One surface, many moods and visual languages
Previous drawings and interventions show how the glass can change the identity of the shop while remaining open to the neighbourhood.
A transparent collaboration
This open call does not include an artist fee. Berlin Photo Studio provides the glass canvas, agreed materials, production support, professional photography and video, promotion and a public live-painting setting.
We provide
The canvas and the spotlight
- The large shop window
- POSCA, acrylic and suitable glass materials
- Preparation and installation support
- Professional photographs and video
- Website, newsletter and social promotion
- A public live-painting moment
- Visible artist credit
You provide
An original point of view
- An idea made for the BPS window
- A sketch, moodboard or visual proposal
- Availability for an agreed date
- A biography and portfolio link
- Material and access requirements
- Permission for credited documentation
Artistic direction
Photography is the starting point, not the cage
The work may respond to analogue photography, darkroom culture, memory, archives, identity, Berlin-Wedding, community, recycling, transformation or the relationship between images and time.
We are not looking for advertising. We want personal interpretations, strange ideas and visual stories that make people stop while walking past.
Who can apply
Emerging or established
Illustrators, painters, street and graffiti artists, graphic designers, photographers, comic artists, calligraphers, mixed-media artists and art students are welcome. Experience painting on glass is not required.
Authorship
Your artwork remains yours
The artist remains the creator. Berlin Photo Studio may use credited photographs and video of the temporary installation for communication, press, exhibitions and a possible project archive. Commercial reproduction must be agreed separately.
Rolling applications
Apply for The Living Window
The proposal does not need to be finished. Give us enough information to understand your practice, your idea and what you need to realise it.
For sketches or moodboards: provide a public Drive, Dropbox or portfolio link. Shopify contact forms do not support direct file uploads.
Apply through our dedicated Shopify Forms page. Your proposal and contact details will be collected in Shopify Forms for review.
Open artist application →Frequently asked questions
Before you apply
Do participating artists receive a fee?
No. This is a voluntary artistic collaboration with materials, documentation and promotion provided.
How long does the artwork stay?
Normally around two weeks, with exact dates agreed in advance.
Do I need glass-painting experience?
No. We help adapt the idea and select suitable materials.
When is the deadline?
There is no single deadline. Applications remain open for future cycles.
The window is temporary. The connection can remain.
Discover more through our Photography Open Calls and Partners & Collaborators.
Bring your idea to the glass