Do you want to see your artistic or technological project, prototype or product exhibited to over 25,000 people at Sónar by Day next year?
We’re looking for work that spans the arts, (digital) creativity, and tech to be exhibited in the Sónar+D interactive exhibition space, Project Area, in Barcelona on the 12th, 13th and 14th June 2025.
If you’re an artist, creator, or part of a collective, startup, studio or business, the Project Area 2025 Open Call deadline has now been extended until Sunday 12th January 2025.
About the Open Call
For the Project Area 2025 Open Call we’re accepting submissions from individual artists, creators and collectives, as well as companies, studios and start-ups.
To apply, read through the submission guidelines carefully. They include a link to a form where you can submit your proposal. The deadline for submissions is Sunday 12th January 2025.
IMPORTANT: please do not send us proposals for DJ sets or live performances, any submissions containing such elements will be deleted on reception
This year we are accepting submissions under the following categories:
- AI & Music: Send us innovative and unique research, design and tech that applies AI and machine-learning to music production and performance tools.
- New Perspectives in AI: We’re after innovative, state-of-the-art, and above all, creative projects that use AI in radical ways, going beyond what’s already on the market.
- Music Tech: From digital gadgets to modular synths, we want the best music tech around at Project Area 2025. We’re especially interested in innovative technology and inventive designs.
- Nature & Tech: We’re looking for scientific and technological work with an artistic edge that seeks to deepen our understanding of - and increase our connections with - the natural world.
- Quantum Computing in the Arts: We’re interested in anything that makes use of this cutting-edge technology for artistic purposes: whether it’s visuals, music, video, or something else entirely.
- Alternative Futures & Radical Research: If you’re carrying out groundbreaking research that you want to exhibit, send us your proposal. Examples: Brain Computer Interfaces (BCI), non-binary futures, terraforming…
Want to know what we offer in return? All the information is in the submission guidelines: make sure you read them carefully. before sending in your application
About Project Area
Project Area is our interactive exhibition space, open to everyone at Sónar by Day. Located at the very centre of the festival, it’s where the entire Sónar+D programme converges, with state-of-the-art technology, innovative design, radical thinking and cutting-edge research presented in bold new ways. Bringing together individual artists, creators and collectives, as well as companies, studios and start-ups, it’s where you’ll find projects, prototypes and products from around the world.
Recent Project Area success stories received through our annual Open Call include music software start-up DataMind Audio and Eurorack manufacturer Nano Modules. Other highlights include open-source research projects such as Audiostellar, a first-time physical exhibition by The Generative Art Museum, and site-specific works from artist-researcher duo mots and sound artist Ferran Lega.