Open Call
.Brise+Surrealm.
Open Call .Brise+Surrealm.
Obscyra is now accepting submissions for its Summer Solstice issue, launching on 21 June 2026. This biannual, artist-first and artist-run magazine seeks to showcase raw, unfiltered, and powerful artistic voices within the realms of surrealism, expressionism, abstraction, and lowbrow art. This Open Call is for all interested artists all over the world.
*Importante Note: Obscyra does not accept any photography and conceptual art entries.
For this issue, we are calling for work aligned with the theme:
a word play of brise-soleil and surrealism merging architecture and fever dreams
"Brise+Surrealm"
We do not charge nor do we compensate selected and featured artists and contributors for participating. Obscyra is a genuine supporter of the arts and our advocacy is to serve as an honest and unapologetic echochamber for the less-represented artists and writers.
What We’re Looking For:
30 Visual artists aigned with Surrealism, expressionism, abstract, and lowbrow art that embodies the edition’s theme itself.
Raw, bold, and uncompromising artistic expression.
Artists who reject the sterile, the expected, and the overly institutionalized.
Special Feature: Artist Interviews
Aside from the 30 artists, 3 artists will be chosen for an in-depth feature interview article in Obscyra’s next edition.
This is an opportunity to share your artistic journey, inspirations, and insights with a broader audience.
What To Submit and How To Submit Works:
Follow instructions strictly. Entries not conforming with the instructions will automatically be deleted from our system:
Attach 3 Artwork Images, all not exceeding 10mb in total. (Do not send ZIPfiles, pdf, or links. Only jpgs and pngs are acceptable)
Attach a brief Artist Statement not exceeding 200 words. (Do not send ZIP or links)
Artist Photo not exceeding 5mb. (jpgs and and pngs are the only acceptable formats)
Email entry at info@obscyra.ch with the exact title “Brise Surrealm-(Your Name)”
Deadline for Submissions:
Deadline for Submission: 25 March 2026
Artists selected will be featured in the Summer Solstice issue of Obscyra, launching in 21 June 2026 at an art gallery in Basel.
Should you like to support our advocacy of showing more artists and bringing more honesty to the art world, you are all welcome.