LEAP is a project co-financed by the European Commission that seeks to stimulate a broad and comprehensive reflection about the historical truth surrounding the colonial legacies. By exploring the deep-rooted links between these legacies and contemporary racism, the project aims to create a space for reflection, dialogue and transformation.
Within the scope of LEAP, there will be four pop-up exhibitions in unconventional spaces in Europe, between March and April 2026, each focused on a thematic narrative which you can consult below. This international open call aims to identify existing creative works that critically approach these narratives, made by emerging or early career creators, including visual and digital artists, audiovisual creators, illustrators, designers, architects, podcasters, vloggers and multidisciplinary artists.
💻On July 30, join the online information session about the open call for the LEAP – Legacy in Progress project.
📅 Online session: July 30 at 16 CET.
Sign up here: Gerador
📩 Submission of works until September 15
🔗More information at gerador.eu/en/leap
LEAP is a project co-financed by the European Commission that seeks to stimulate a broad and comprehensive reflection about the historical truth surrounding the colonial legacies. By exploring the deep-rooted links between these legacies and contemporary racism, the project aims to create a space for reflection, dialogue and transformation.
The project is developed by an international consortium that brings together Gerador (Portugal), Les Anneaux de la Mémoire (France), Achac Research Group (France), Pro Progressione (Hungary) and BJCEM – Biennale des jeunes créateurs de l’Europe et de la Méditerranée (Belgium). Part of the consortium previously collaborated on a project that laid the foundation for this initiative, the MANIFEST: New artistic perspectives on memories of the transatlantic trade of enslaved people.