Event History
This year, the Reclaim Kollektiv holds the second Reclaim Award in Cologne. For the debut in 2019, 551 artists from 29 countries applied to redesign 25 billboards in ur-ban areas of Cologne. Since this went beyond any intended scope, we are happy to be able to increase the number to 40 large-scale billboards in 2020. Reclaim grows. A plus of 15 surfaces means: even more radiance for the artpieces, even more visibility for the artists. The stage is ready, Cologne as public museum.
What Makes this event different?
Content beats packaging. Artists design Cologne! Where usually cruises, cars or detergents find large places to shine, we claim art. Billboards become exhibition surfaces.
// ADS OUT - ART IN! //
We reclaim the city. Cologne, June 16 to 26.
OPEN CALL is on until April, 26.
Billboards become cultural conceptual surfaces, artistic canvases, or photographic landscapes. The city a public museum. Reclaim replaces advertising on large surfaces with your art.
With the Reclaim Award we want to make a contribution towards culturally enhancing the public space and making Cologne’s urban profile more attractive. We want to display billboards that stimulate, illustrate diversity and difference and open up conceptual spaces. We want to make a contribution towards ensuring more discussions about the shaping and use of the public space. We want surfaces that puzzle us and promote experimental and lateral thinking. Easily perceivable, public and for everyone!
We are inviting applicants to a competition where 40 winners will exhibit their works in the form of 18/1 posters on billboards rented in a central location, for the duration of 10 days. Artists from all fields and all countries are welcome to participate in the competition.
Curated by a renommated jury of galerists, artists and art historians, the Reclaim Award 2020 takes place in Cologne from June, 16 to 26. For an audience, undisguised, diverse and unprepared.
