02/02/2026
Open Call: BD Artists (Ages 18–30)
TWO PLACE AT ONCE
A Cross-Border Sound-room Project
Location: Dhaka, BANGLADESH
Project Timeline: March – May 2026
1. About the Project
Two Places at Once is an international sound and storytelling collaboration connecting artists and communities in Dhaka and London. Through this project, we will collectively create “Sound-rooms” — living-room–style listening spaces installed in public parks — where sound becomes a medium to explore climate, memory, migration, healing, and belonging.
We are inviting ten early-career, Bangladesh-based artists to take part in shaping and realizing the Dhaka Sound-room. Selected artists will be involved from the beginning: co-designing the project, participating in experimental workshops, and creating original sound-based works that will be presented as a public installation.
This opportunity is open to artists from all disciplines and backgrounds. You do not need prior experience in sound design or audio production. We welcome practitioners working in visual arts, performance, theatre, poetry, music, digital storytelling, dance, film, and related fields — anyone who is curious, collaborative, and willing to explore new tools and ways of working.
Two Places at Once is both a creative and a learning-oriented process. It offers space for experimentation, skill-building, and exchange, supporting artists to develop new approaches to sound, storytelling, and public engagement while contributing their own voice and practice to the project.
2. Selected Artists will receive:
Honorarium: 20,000 BDT per artist
Other Supports: Materials support, Allowances, Guided workshops, Editing Support, Curatorial Support, Artwork Presentation and Promotion.
Activities includes:
Co-Design Online Labs (3 sessions)
Co-develop themes and approaches alongside artists in London. Note: Sessions take place in the Afternoon.
Guest Artists Workshops
Participate in up to two public-facing workshops to co-create and gather sound material with local participants. You are both a facilitator and a creative participant.
Solo Creative Development
Use your time flexibly to create your own sound response piece, with light guidance and support.
Public Installation Day
Help present your work and host the public during the Sound-room exhibition in Dhaka.
Admin and Evaluation
Contribute to final feedback and collective reflection.
3. Eligibility
We are looking for:
● Artists aged 18–30
● Based in the Bangladesh
● Open to working with sound, storytelling, and socially engaged practice
● Eager to learn and contribute to a collaborative, cross-cultural project
● You do not need prior experience in sound design — just a willingness to experiment, listen, and contribute. Experience of experimental works will be appreciated.
4. Key Dates
● Open Call Launch: 2 February 2026
● Deadline to Apply: 16 February 2026
● Artist Selection Announced: 23 February 2026
● First Co-Design Lab: 1st Week of March 2026
● Workshops and Creation: March – April 2026
● Public Soundroom Installation: May 2026
5. How to Apply
Please send the following:
A) A short-written statement (max 300 words, English or Bangla)
Your statement should answer:
• Who you are and what you make or care about
• Why this opportunity excites you
• What you’d like to explore through sound or participation
B) A short CV
C) Your 10 artworks (image, video, audio clips)
Please upload required materials on google drive, and share the editable link to this email: [email protected]
Deadline: Sunday 16 February 2026 at 11:59pm (GMT)
