Calling on all makers and artists!

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Did you clean out your studio and workshop and are you ready for new projects? Good! ‘Cause we’re looking for creativity in times of corona!

Kaapstad returns! We’ll be taking over Tilburg once more on August 7th, 8th and 9th 2020. During the summer holidays Tilburg will be taken over by artists who will be using the city centre as their temporary stage for imagery, interaction, performance and smart hacks.

Want to join us? You can! We are calling on makers and artists who want to hack Tilburg together with us. Ideas and propositions to actively hack the pedestrian zones of the city centre are welcome. You might as well visit Tilburg and let yourself be inspired by the numerous possibilities!

Make sure to carefully read the information and procedure!

Please send us your application before May 1st. You can send us your application using the form below.

We’d love to help you explore the various possibilities!
See you soon at Kaapstad!

All ideas will be viewed and assessed using the following criteria:
– We use our manifesto in our selection process. Does the idea use the city in a creative way? Is the idea truly a city hack? Is the idea charming, funny or does it spark wonder and interaction with the crowd?
– The artistic quality of the idea.
– Is the idea executable, financially as well as permit-wise?
– We will take into account the way we can spread the hacks and works across the city centre.

Important:
– There is an amount of €30.000,- reserved for the open call entries. Don’t hesitate to contact us regarding any questions you may have.
– After Kaapstad, you have to leave the city the way you found it before Kaapstad.
– Location: pedestrian zones, city centre.
– Kaapstad takes place during the day in the middle of Summer, so we don’t recommend projections and artworks using light.
– Kaapstad is an outdoor event, so we don’t recommend proposing indoor activities.
– We are in close contact with the entrepreneurs and small business owners located in the Tilburg city centre, so we’d love to explore with you the opportunities to work with them.
– Young makers and artists are especially invited to share their interest in participating in Kaapstad 2020. A specific amount of money will be reserved just for you!

Do you have an idea outside the Kaapstad borders? A daring plan for a side event, perhaps? Please let us know and become a co-hacker!