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The deadline is 13 August 2026.

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Call for Proposals: IMPACT26 Friction Energy—On Practices of Encounter, Negotiation and Cooperation

Name: Call for Proposals: IMPACT26 Friction Energy—On Practices of Encounter, Negotiation and Cooperation
Start: 2026-07-15
End: 2026-08-13
Location: Essen, Germany

PACT Zollverein · Essen, Germany

Deadline: Aug 13
Award: Remuneration, travel costs covered, and local accommodation provided.
Entry fee: Free
Eligibility: Open to projects, practices, and research approaches rooted in artistic, scientific, social, activist, or technological fields.
Location: Essen, Germany

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IMPACT26 – Friction Energy is a transdisciplinary symposium addressing transformative practices of coexistence. It explores how art can facilitate unexpected forms of cooperation and how strategies can be developed within prevailing systems. The call welcomes proposals from artistic, scientific, social, activist, or technological fields. Selected participants will share and discuss their contributions with international experts during the IMPACT26 assembly, which includes public presentations and closed sessions for idea exchange. The program runs from October 30 to November 2, 2026.

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Who can apply to Call for Proposals: IMPACT26 Friction Energy—On Practices of Encounter, Negotiation and Cooperation?: Open to projects, practices, and research approaches rooted in artistic, scientific, social, activist, or technological fields.
What does Call for Proposals: IMPACT26 Friction Energy—On Practices of Encounter, Negotiation and Cooperation offer?: Remuneration, travel costs covered, and local accommodation provided.
When is the application deadline?: The deadline is 13 August 2026.
Is there an application fee?: No — applying is free.

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