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BIEN 2027 – Textile Art Biennial Slovenia: Traces of Grace
Carnica Institute (BIEN) · Kranj, Slovenia
Open call for the 2027 Textile Art Biennial in Kranj, Tržič, Škofja Loka and Jesenice, Slovenia, for textile-based or textile-referencing works under three years old; €10 fee (students free); residency awards.
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Who can enter
- Location
- Open worldwide
- Age
- No age limit
- Career stage
- Any
- Mediums
- Textile & fibre, Installation, Mixed media
- Theme
- Traces of Grace
- Collectives
- Collectives and duos welcome
- Work made
- Within the last 3 years
- Entries
- Up to 3 works per artist
- Submission
- Online submission
- Also
- Worldwide; 1–3 works per applicant; works max three years old; textile-based or textile-referential.
About
BIEN, the Biennial of Contemporary Textile Art in Slovenia, invites artists, designers, researchers and collectives worldwide to submit one to three works for the 2027 edition, curated around the theme 'Traces of Grace'. Works must be no more than three years old and primarily textile-based or reference textiles through technique or concept.
Applications are made via an online form by 21 December 2026 (midnight CET) with a non-refundable €10 fee; students and applicants from conflict zones may apply free on request. Results are announced by 10 February 2027.
The biennial runs 29 May to 14 August 2027 with openings 29 May–3 June. Selected artists have return shipping and insurance up to €999 covered. The main award is a four-week residency in Kranj with travel, accommodation, per diem and production costs; the ETA Award offers a two-week international or one-week national residency.