Anonymous Drawings 2027, International Open Call
About this call
Anonymous Drawings is a long running exhibition project conceived and realised by the artist and curator Anke Becker. It asks how judgement changes when nothing is known about the name or origin of the maker, and how the value of a drawing is decided when every work carries the same price. The 2027 edition presents around 600 drawings by 600 international artists at ZAK, Zentrum fuer Aktuelle Kunst in the Zitadelle Spandau, Berlin, with neither names nor titles disclosed. Every drawing is offered at a uniform symbolic price of 250 euro, which stands in as a conceptual placeholder for any price the art market might set. Anonymity holds until a drawing sells. Once a work is bought it comes off the wall and the artist's name and place of origin are written in its place, so the exhibition rewrites itself over its run and becomes a processual work in its own right. Selection is made solely from anonymised image files, with no biographical information involved, and participation is free of charge and open to everyone.
Who can apply
- International applicants
- Medium: Drawing
- Free entry
- Open to everyone and free of charge, with no thematic brief. Only drawings are accepted and the sole formal restriction is a maximum format of A3, that is 29.7 by 42 centimetres. Submission is made through the online application form, where you upload image files; no biographical details are given and selection is made from the anonymised images alone. Originals only need to be posted to Berlin if the work is chosen for the exhibition. The online submission deadline is 27 September 2026 at 00:00 CET. Read the Teilnahmebedingungen, the terms of participation, linked from the call page before applying.