As part of their 15th ART MATTERS Open Call, Galerie Biesenbach will select 9 international artists whose submitted works will be shown in their carefully curated online group exhibition ‘ART MATTERS 15’ from 8 to 16 December 2025 on their website and Instagram account.

A further 27 artists will be selected and receive an ‘Honourable Mention’ in their Instagram stories for the duration of the ART MATTERS 15 exhibition.

On Wednesday 17 December, they will announce the two winners from the 9 finalists and invite them both to participate in the second physical ART MATTERS group show at their gallery in Cologne in December 2026. (Note: The first physical ART MATTERS exhibition will open at their gallery on 5 December 2025)

Eligibility Criteria

• Their Open Call is international: all visual artists aged 18 and over and from all artistic disciplines are invited to apply.
• All applicants will be considered as part of their selection/evaluation process. Please note that a submitted application does not automatically mean participation in ART MATTERS 15.

Supporting Materials

• 1 image of one of your artworks that is available for sale and can be offered by us in our online shop!
• You must own the copyright.
• Medium, technique or size: All art forms, techniques and formats are permitted. Whether figurative or abstract… we do not specify a topic!
• File size: max. 2MB
• CV including list of exhibitions
• Text (e.g. artist statement, article…)
• The artwork you upload must not contain pornographic, sexually explicit, violent or racist material.

Benefits

The artist and the gallery each receive 50% of the sales price. Further costs, such as shipping, will be borne by the gallery or the collector.

Application Process

• Please only use this form, fill in the application form and complete the application by paying the participation fee (€20) via PayPal or credit/debit card (in each case via the SUBMIT button). If neither is available to you, please contact the gallery.
• Once payment has been completed, your application is automatically sent and received. The confirmation of payment on your PayPal page is also the confirmation of registration. And if anything is missing, they will get in touch with you.
• You will receive a receipt (= official registration confirmation) for the payment made from them by e-mail within the following 24 hours.
• If you need help (sometimes there may be browser-related problems with the form or similar), please do not hesitate to contact them at art@galerie-biesenbach.com.

DEADLINE: SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2025, 6PM CET