Got something to say about rural arts in Europe? Say it loud in Prague!
We are thrilled to finally share this with you the Sparse Plus Symposium is happening on October 8–9 in beautiful Prague, Czechia at ARCHA+ and YOU could be one of our featured voices!
We’re looking for 6 selected speakers through this open call, plus 2 more will be chosen live on the spot during the Symposium. Bring us your short, energetic contributions: stand-up rants, mini-lectures, poems, manifestos, songs, quizzes, reflections, even videos or performative readings.
Speak (or sing!) from practice, from frustration, from passion, whatever drives you.
You’ll get 5 minutes, a mic, 100 EUR, and a crowd of cultural professionals, researchers, and people from the field.
Apply by June 20 or step up live at the symposium.
Details & how to apply: https://www.sparse.eu/open-call-open-mic-at-sparse-plus-symposium-2025/
Be there, be heard, be part of shaping the future of rural performing arts in Europe.
The SPARSE Plus Symposium 2025 is realized as part of the Sparse PLUS – Supporting & Promoting Arts in Rural Settlements of Europe, which is a project co-funded by the Creative Europe programme of the European Union and the Czech organisation Nová síť z.s.