Call for applications for PAB 2026
Supporting creation and production in visual arts
The Palo Alto Foundation is calling on visual and collective artists (painting, sculpture, photography, video, graphic design, digital art and installations) to create an unprecedented and site-specific work that will be exhibited in the Escoleta building in Palo Alto Barcelona .
The selected project will be presented in June 2026 , and the foundation will provide the space and financial support for the production of the work. The aim is to promote and give visibility to the work of artists and art and design professionals .
With the PAB 2026 call for support for creation and production in visual arts, we are looking for visual arts projects that dialogue with space and current contemporary languages, to be exhibited in our emblematic Escoleta building in Palo Alto Barcelona.
The Goal
We want to promote unpublished and “site specific” projects. The call is open to various disciplines:
- Painting and sculpture.
- Photography and video art.
- Graphic design and digital art.
- Artistic installations.
Who is it addressed to?
- Artists and groups (natural persons over 18 years of age).
- Preferably residents of Barcelona or the surrounding area, or with the ability to travel for production.
- You don’t need an extensive career, but you do need a quality, creative and viable proposal.
What do we offer?
- Exhibition Space: Assignment of the Escoleta building, with a surface area of 100 m² for your intervention.
- Financial Endowment:
- Fees: €1,000 for individual artists or €2,000 for groups.
- Production: €1,000 additional for creation, transfer, assembly and insurance expenses.
- Visibility: Dedicated communication campaign through the channels of the Foundation and collaborating entities.
Key Calendar 2026
- March 31: Start of the call.
- April 26 (11:59 p.m.): Deadline for submitting proposals.
- May 4: Notification of the resolution by email.
- June 2 to 5: Assembly period.
- June 11 (7:00 p.m.): Official opening (presence of the artist mandatory).
- June 8 to 26: Public exhibition period.
How to participate?
Registration is done through the form on our website paloalto.barcelona . You will need to submit:
- Curriculum vitae and biography: Summary of career (max. 2,500 characters).
- Artistic Project
- Exhibition Proposal: Plans, renders or “mockups” of the intervention in the space.
Selection Jury
The proposals will be evaluated by a jury of professionals linked to art, design and creativity, made up of:
Xavier Carreras
Owner of Haut Touch Imaging Studio, he is a photographer specializing in image production and post-production using techniques such as photo retouching, CGI and AI.
Claudia Costa
Independent professional in the cultural management, art and production sector. Creative director of the Poblenou Urban District association and owner of the art gallery La Plataforma.
Edouard Cabay
Architect, artist and researcher. Founder and director of the Appareil architecture studio.
Albert Martinez
Head of communications and locations at the Palo Alto Foundation.
Esther Rubau
CEO and co-founder of Brother School of Creativity.
Raquel Munoz
Visual artist and teacher at the Department of Visual Arts and Design of the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Barcelona, and professor at the Llotja Art School.
Montse Carreno
Visual artist, researcher and teacher at the Department of Visual Arts and Design, and specialist technician in the Artistic Processes and Publishing section of the Faculty of Fine Arts at the University of Barcelona.
No proposal sent outside the registration form will be accepted.
For more information, see the call for applications.
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Collaborate
Schedules
From February 16 to February 26
Hours Mon to Fri 9am to 7pm
Free access
Contact
communication@paloalto.barcelona
M 671 230 545
Access
Free
Groups
For groups of more than 10 people, please contact the foundation. In the event of assembly/disassembly, events or functions, access for groups may be restricted. Thank you.
