Open call: Autumn Salon 2026 – Creative canon

We welcome you who have an artistic practice and who are either employees at Mid Sweden University. Professional artists in the Sundsvall region are also warmly welcome to participate. The ambition is to create a meeting place for artistic expression, conversations and new collaborations between the university and the surrounding cultural life.

In connection with the exhibition, the Art Hub will also arrange lectures, workshops and other activities.

Creative canon as a theme

This year's theme is Creative Canon.

Cannon can mean explosive power – a directed energy that breaks new ground and changes the familiar. But canon is also a musical concept that deals with harmony, repetition and dialogue between different voices.

The theme therefore encompasses both what challenges and what unites, what breaks through and what creates context. How you choose to interpret the theme is entirely up to you.

Practical information

Opening: 2 October 2026

Exhibition period: The exhibition will be on display for a week after the opening.

Application deadline: 7 September 2026

You can submit between one and three works. In case of large participation, we reserve the right to limit the number of works per participant, we accept both two- and three-dimensional works.

Things to consider

Works that consist of several parts must be assembled before submission.
All wall-based works must be equipped with a suspension device.
Three-dimensional works must be supplemented with their own support, plinth or slab, if necessary.
The maximum size for two-dimensional works is 1.5 x 1.5 meters

A warm welcome to contribute to Mid Sweden University's autumn salon.

 
Registration

Register your participation via the form below no later than September 7, 2026.

Sign up here

Read more about last year's autumn salon/opening

Read more about the Art Hub