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Open Calls

Programmes and exhibitions across Cyprus, open for applications now — for artists working on, from, or toward the island

1 open for applications · 2 past
Open now · 1
Blue textile and metal installation in a sunlit stone gallery
2026 / Annual open call Open
Open Call 2026
For artists based in, from, or connected to Cyprus — no set theme, all formats welcome
event Closes 10 Sep 2026
Past editions · 2
Coastal installation made from stone, rope and turquoise ceramics
2025 / Edition Results announced
Open Call 2025
Selection shown as “Coastal Practices” — Larnaca Municipal Gallery
check_circle Results · 12 artists selected
Geometric blue, red and cream doorway installation
2024 / Edition Results announced
Open Call 2024
Selection shown as “Threshold” — NiMAC, Nicosia
check_circle Results · Feb 2025

Annual Open Call for Cypriot and Cypriot diaspora artists

Applications open · until 10 September

SYNO invites Cypriot and Cypriot diaspora artists to apply to its Open Call.

Shortlisted artists will receive dedicated public profiles on the platform and will be featured through editorial formats, including dialogues with internationally recognized curators and critics. Finalists will also receive an unrestricted cash prize.

Open Call

Timeline

Applications open14 May
Application deadlineExtended until 10 September
Jury reviewSeptember
Shortlist and finalists announced31 October

Jury

Kyle Dancewicz
Kyle Dancewicz is Deputy Director at SculptureCenter in New York, which he joined in 2016 as Exhibition and Programme Manager. He is also curator of the Cyprus Pavilion at the 61st Venice Biennale.
Hicham Khalidi
Hicham Khalidi has been Director of the Jan van Eyck Academie since 2018. In 2024, he curated the Dutch Pavilion at the 60th International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia. Previously, he worked as Associate Curator at Lafayette Anticipations and held curatorial roles for the Sharjah Biennial, the Biennale of Sydney, and the Marrakech Biennale.
Elena Ketelsen González
Elena Ketelsen González is a curator, writer, and educator currently serving as Associate Curator at MoMA PS1. Previously, she held curatorial and programming positions at the Whitney Museum of American Art, Gracie Mansion Conservancy, and the Museum of the City of New York. She is also the founder of the grassroots curatorial initiative La Salita.
Elena Stylianou
Elena Stylianou is Director of NiMAC and Associate Professor in Art History and Theory at European University Cyprus. She has curated exhibitions including Repetitive Acts, In the Sea of the Setting Sun, and Ar(t)chaeology, and co-edited several important publications on Cypriot contemporary art and visual culture.
Ioulita Toumazi
Ioulita Toumazi is a Cypriot art theorist, curator, and writer. Her texts have appeared in exhibition catalogues, artists’ books, and platforms dedicated to art criticism.

Awards of 3,500 €

Three finalists in each category — emerging and established artists — will be selected, with each receiving an award of 3,500 €.

In addition, up to 10 shortlisted artists will be featured on the website through editorial formats, including dialogues with internationally recognized curators and critics. All shortlisted artists will also be featured in the SYNO Yearbook, to be published by the end of 2026.

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Who can apply?

The Open Call is open to Cypriot and Cypriot diaspora artists, as well as artists whose practices maintain a meaningful connection to Cyprus. Applicants who are not Cypriot or part of the diaspora are welcome to indicate this relationship within their artist statement

Is there a fee?

No. There is no application fee

Do I need a published artist profile?

No. You can create your profile as you apply. If you’re selected, we’ll publish it with an “Open Call selected” mark

How many works should I submit?

Submit a focused selection of recent works or one significant project, with up to 10 images in total

Can I change my application after sending it?

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Blue textile and metal installation in a sunlit stone gallery
Submitted 22 May 2026 In review

Open Call 2026

For Cypriot and Cypriot diaspora artists

Shortlist announced 31 October 2026

Past

Coastal installation made from stone, rope and turquoise ceramics
Submitted 22 May 2025 Selected

Open Call 2025

For Cypriot and Cypriot diaspora artists

Closed 30 June 2025
Geometric blue, red and cream doorway installation
Submitted 22 May 2024 Not selected

Open Call 2024

For Cypriot and Cypriot diaspora artists

Closed 30 June 2024

Open Call 2026

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Submitted22 May
Jury reviewIn progress
Results31 Oct 2026
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NameElena Andreou
Emailelena.andreou@example.com
Birth year1987
Born inLimassol, Cyprus
Based inNicosia, Cyprus
Selected works
Tidal Lines
2024 · Photography
Salt Index
2024 · Installation
Coastline I
2023 · Photography
Open Call questions
What's your connection to Cyprus?
Born in Limassol and based in Nicosia — the Cypriot coastline is where my practice began and the subject I keep returning to.
Tell us about the works you've selected
The three works come from the same body of research — Tidal Lines and Coastline I were made at the waterline, and Salt Index is the installation they grew out of. Together they trace how the shore holds trade, migration and tide.
Anything else you'd like the jury to know?
The project is site-responsive — I'd adapt the final installation to the exhibition space at NiMAC.
Artist statement

My practice moves between photography and installation, tracing how the Cypriot coastline holds memory — of migration, of trade, of the bodies of water that both divide and connect.

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Elena Andreou

b. 1976, Limassol · based in Nicosia
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Works
Harbour Studies
2024 · Photography
Comely Cad
2026 · Oil on linen in artist's frame
Harbour Studies
2024 · Photography
Harbour Studies
2023 · Painting
Coastal Drift
2022 · Sculpture
Field Notes
2022 · Video
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Elena Andreou
Based in
Nicosia, Cyprus
Born in
Limassol, Cyprus
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Photography Installation Sound
Website
elenaandreou.cy
Instagram
@elena.andreou
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Statement

My practice moves between photography and installation, drawn to the Cypriot coastline as a living archive — of migration, trade and the tides that both divide and connect the island.

CV

Education

2020
MFA Fine Art — Cyprus University of Technology
2016
BA Photography — University of Nicosia

Solo & duo exhibitions

2024
Salt Lines — Thkio Ppalies, Nicosia
2023
Salt & Memory — Point Centre, Nicosia

Group exhibitions

2025
Coastal Practices — Larnaca Municipal Gallery
2023
Echoes of Silence — NiMAC, Nicosia

Awards & residencies

2022
Residency — Larnaca Municipal Gallery

Talks, performances & more

2024
Artist talk — Cyprus School of Art, Limassol

Public collections

State Gallery of Cyprus, Nicosia
Limassol Municipal Arts Collection

Press

2024
“Coastlines of memory” — Cyprus Mail
2023
Phileleftheros — studio visit feature
Connected with
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  • Point Centre for Contemporary Art
    Nicosia
    On view now
  • NiMAC
    Nicosia
  • Larnaca Municipal Gallery
    Larnaca
Collaborates with
  • Sofia Tanner
    Larnaca
  • Marcos Aristidou
    Limassol
Featured in Stories
  • Elena Andreou on weight, plaster and letting people in
    Interview · 19 August 2026
  • Five works I keep returning to
    Guest selection · 21 August 2026
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Comely Cad

Elena Andreou
Oil on linen in artist's frame
120 × 90 cm
Painting
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Painted along the Famagusta shoreline across a single winter, the work builds the coast in slow layers of oil and salt-worn light — a study of memory held at the water's edge.

Exhibited at
  • Point Centre for Contemporary Art
    Nicosia
    On view now
Comely Cad
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Harbour Studies
2024 · Photography
Coastal Drift
2022 · Sculpture
Field Notes
2022 · Video

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9 artists
Open Call selected
On view now
Elena Andreou
b. 1984, Limassol · based in Nicosia
Photography & Installation +1
Marcos Aristidou
b. 1979, Nicosia · based in Limassol
Painting
Sofia Tanner
b. 1990, London · based in Larnaca
Sculpture
Andreas Pavlou
b. 1975, Famagusta · based in Nicosia
Video & Sound
Rea Charalambidou
b. 1958, Nicosia · based in Paphos
Painting & Mixed media
Christos Neophytou
b. 1988 · based in Limassol
Photography
Lara Hadjipavlou
b. 1993, Larnaca · based in Nicosia
Installation
Yiannis Costa
b. 1982, Limassol · based in Larnaca
Sculpture & Ceramics
Nadia Petrou
b. 1986 · based in Nicosia
Painting

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NiMAC is a contemporary arts centre in the heart of Nicosia. Its programme brings together exhibitions, public conversations, research and learning across Cyprus and the region.

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