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title: "Call for Proposals: IMPACT26 Friction Energy—On Practices of Encounter, Negotiation and Cooperation"
organization: "PACT Zollverein"
category: open_call
deadline: 2026-08-13
valid_through: 2026-08-13
countries: ["DE"]
location: "Essen, Germany"
entry_fee: "Free"
award: "Remuneration, travel costs covered, and local accommodation provided."
eligibility: "Open to projects, practices, and research approaches rooted in artistic, scientific, social, activist, or technological fields."
source_url: "https://pact-zollverein.de/"
canonical: "https://opencallradar.com/open-calls/call-for-proposals-impact26-friction-energy-on-practices-of-encounter-ne-a8370eed"
status: open
last_updated: 2026-07-15T18:15:55.143415
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# Call for Proposals: IMPACT26 Friction Energy—On Practices of Encounter, Negotiation and Cooperation

**Organization**: PACT Zollverein
**Category**: open_call
**Deadline**: 2026-08-13
**Location**: Essen, Germany
**Country code(s)**: DE
**Entry fee**: Free
**Award**: Remuneration, travel costs covered, and local accommodation provided.
**Eligibility**: Open to projects, practices, and research approaches rooted in artistic, scientific, social, activist, or technological fields.

## Description

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.

## Apply / Verify

- Official source: https://pact-zollverein.de/
- OpenCall Radar listing: https://opencallradar.com/open-calls/call-for-proposals-impact26-friction-energy-on-practices-of-encounter-ne-a8370eed