30 x 30 x 30 edition 2026
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Marieke Severens Gallery
Maastricht Gallery Weekend 2026
16, 17 and 18 October
Exhibition runs until 1 November
Kapoenstraat 29, Maastricht
For the 5th edition of Maastricht Gallery Weekend 2026 – 16, 17 and 18 October – Marieke Severens Gallery, in collaboration with curator Roy Voragen, will be showing work by 30 selected artists from the Maastricht area (within a 30 km radius of the gallery). Each of the artists will display three works on/with paper in a format of 30 x 30 cm. From young, recently graduated talent to established artists, work has been selected from an open call to provide an overview of the rich regional art scene.
The aim of the group exhibition is to provide a platform for professional artists working in the region, giving them visibility and access to a diverse audience. The gallery and curator use the open call to get to know artists they do not yet know (well). Furthermore, the aim is to contribute to the profiling and professionalisation of the art ecosystem in Maastricht and the surrounding area. And to keep the momentum going, we want to organise the open call and exhibition annually.
How to apply:
Marieke Severens Gallery and curator Roy Voragen invite contemporary artists from the Maastricht region (within a 30 km radius) to respond to our open call:
We invite artists to submit work on and with paper – drawings, graphic works, collages, visual poetry, etc. – measuring no more than 30 by 30 centimetres to fit in a frame.
We will invite 30 artists to exhibit three works each in the gallery at Kapoenstraat 29, Maastricht, during the three days of Maastricht Gallery Weekend – 16, 17 and 18 October 2026. The ninety works will be displayed in such a way as to create a multifaceted and layered narrative about contemporary art on and with paper.
The aim of the group exhibition is to provide a platform for professional artists in the region, giving them visibility and access to a more diverse audience. The gallery and curator also hope to use the open call to get to know artists they may not yet be familiar with. Furthermore, we aim to contribute to the profiling and professionalisation of the art ecosystem in Maastricht and the surrounding area. The works will be shown in the gallery for three days, but will be visible with the artist profile on a website.
During the three days of Maastricht Gallery Weekend, we invite the thirty artists to take turns to be present and engage in conversations with the curator in the form of flash interviews, which will be broadcasted via Instagram Live. The gallery will be a cultural café during the three days of Maastricht Gallery Weekend.
Terms & Conditions
Who is the open call for? Professional artists working within a 30 km radius of Maastricht.
We request artists to submit the following:
Portfolio, CV, biography, artist statement, photographs of the proposal/sketch and/or three finished works, and links to website and Instagram in 1 PDF of no more than 12 pages and no more than 4 MB.
Submissions need to be send to: opencall@mariekeseverensgallery.com
All works will be displayed at the same selling price: 450 euros (including VAT) – in the hope that as many works as possible will find a beautiful new home. Gallery commission is 50% of selling price minus framing costs.
The works have to fit a frame of 30 x 30 x 1 cm that is provided by the gallery.
Works have to be on paper and in case of an edition the number of prints is maximum 3.
Deadline for responding to the open call:
15-08-2026 at midnight
Deadline for the artist (or an artist’s representative) to deliver the three works to the gallery:
08-10-2026 at 5 p.m.
Deadline for the artist to deliver the three high resolution photos by email:
31-08-2026 at 5 p.m.
The 2026 edition of 30 x 30 x 30 has been made possible with the support of
