{"id":11021,"date":"2025-04-02T12:44:55","date_gmt":"2025-04-02T09:44:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sofiaartfair.art\/?p=11021"},"modified":"2026-08-15T11:28:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T08:28:00","slug":"invitation-to-artists-virtual-is-the-new-creative-field","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sofiaartfair.art\/en\/invitation-to-artists-virtual-is-the-new-creative-field\/","title":{"rendered":"Invitation to artists: Virtual is the new creative field"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Sofia Art Fair 2025 &#038; Virtual and Extended Reality Lab | Sofia Tech Park<\/strong><br \/>\nExhibition: October 2-5 | Preparation: May-September\u2028<strong>Application deadline: May 11, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>What happens when contemporary art meets the virtual space?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We are looking for 10 bold and conceptually driven artists who are ready to push the boundaries of traditional forms and create spatial works in virtual reality.<\/p>\n<p>This exhibition builds upon last year\u2019s successful project, where six artists presented their creative visions through virtual reality, captivating the hearts and imaginations of the audience.\u2028Now, we are ready to take it further \u2013 with more artists, more dimensions, and even more immersive experiences.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What we offer?<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 The opportunity for artists to receive training and work with cutting-edge VR tools;<br \/>\n\u2022 Access to equipment for creating virtual artworks;<br \/>\n\u2022 A platform to showcase their creative vision within <strong>Sofia Art Fair 2025<\/strong> \u2013 one of the country\u2019s most significant art events \u2013 through participation in an innovative VR or AR exhibition.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Who we are looking for?<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 Young artists, visual creators, and digital experimenters with a clear conceptual idea, aged up to 35;<br \/>\n\u2022 Readiness to work on their pieces within the Virtual and Extended Reality Lab at Sofia Tech Park, following a pre-arranged schedule between May and August 2025;<br \/>\n\u2022 The ability to adapt to new technologies and a willingness to take creative risks.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Artist selection:<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 6 artists will create virtual reality (VR) works;<br \/>\n\u2022 4 artists will develop augmented reality (AR) projects.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Application deadline: May 11, 2025<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Required materials:<\/strong><br \/>\n1. Portfolio (PDF or link)<br \/>\n2. Short description of the VR\/AR concept (max. 300 words)<br \/>\n3. Contact details<\/p>\n<p><strong>Submit applications to:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:vr-lab@sofiatech.bg\" target=\"_blank\">vr-lab@sofiatech.bg<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Subject:<\/strong> Open call for XR ART &#8211; Sofia Art Fair 2025<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sofia Art Fair 2025 &#038; Virtual and Extended Reality Lab | Sofia Tech Park Exhibition: October 2-5 | Preparation: May-September\u2028Application deadline: May 11, 2025 What happens when contemporary art meets the virtual space? We are looking for 10 bold and conceptually driven artists who are ready to push the boundaries of traditional forms and create&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11022,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rs_blank_template":"","rs_page_bg_color":"","slide_template_v7":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[65],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11021","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sofiaartfair.art\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11021","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sofiaartfair.art\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sofiaartfair.art\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sofiaartfair.art\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sofiaartfair.art\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11021"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sofiaartfair.art\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11021\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11024,"href":"https:\/\/sofiaartfair.art\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11021\/revisions\/11024"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sofiaartfair.art\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11022"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sofiaartfair.art\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11021"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sofiaartfair.art\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11021"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sofiaartfair.art\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11021"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}