Call For Entries 2025

Real change doesn't come from spectators,
but from actors.
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1. introduction

GreenART: art as a fig leaf or a real catalyst?
Sustainability has long been a must in business, an essential factor in politics, but in art? Often a fig leaf. A green coat of paint for a world that continues as before. Art can appeal, can illustrate, can be beautiful - as long as it doesn't get in anyone's way.
This is exactly where BURN-IN comes in. "SDGs at the Focus of Art" is not an alibi event. It's not a gathering place for art that "also does a bit of sustainability". Rather, it is a laboratory in which to test what happens when art not only shows, but intervenes.

2. GreenART

Ecology, society, economy, culture. The four pillars are there - but what is being built on them?
A system without art is a system without reflection. The four pillars - ecology, society, economy, culture - support the world, but they are not static. They are under pressure, changing, struggling for balance. The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), launched by the United Nations in 2015, are the compass that provides direction. But how do goals become movement? Art intervenes in the mechanism. It makes visible what remains hidden, connects where systems divide, provides impetus where routines paralyze. GreenART is the catalyst. Not an accessory, not a backdrop, but the lever that brings sustainability from theory into practice.

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3. SDGs

SDGs - 17 Sustainable Development Goals of the UN

SDGs AT THE BURNING POINT OF ART: ART AS A FIGURE OR AS A SYSTEM INPUT?

ART CAN BE MORE THAN A CULTURE. BUT DOES IT WANT TO BE?

A black basalt building. A waterfall that roars and eats its way through the structure. Ecology, society, economy, culture. Four pillars. A foundation that holds - or is already starting to shake?

The conceivable scenarios

Art remains the backdrop. The SDGs are packaged in pretty pictures, cast in eloquent manifestos, solemnly listed in an exhibition text - and then? Then it's business as usual.
Or art takes center stage. It doesn't just stand next to it, but inside it. Becomes part of processes, not their post-processing. Becomes a tool, not a decoration.
BURN-IN wants the latter. No aesthetic sustainability projects that look good in company brochures. Instead, art that asks: How does the system work? Where do you start to change it? And what happens when you do it?

The SDGs in art? Between ambition and reality.

The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are the blueprint for a better world. But what happens when art not only illustrates them, but radically interprets and intervenes? BURN-IN focuses on new formats that not only aestheticize, but also question:

Interactive installations - The SDGs as a living, dynamic ecosystem
From painting to digital art to AI-generated works
Data Art - real SDG data transformed into artworks that make visible, what otherwise remains abstract
Performative art - dance, sound and language as a medium to make sustainability tangible
Sustainable materials - art that not only depicts change, but is itself part of it
The core of the call: Art at the focal point of the SDGs

What is it all about? Art & structural change

The four pillars (ecology, society, economy, culture) as supporting elements of a future architecture
Art as a sensor for social, economic, ecological and cultural disruptions - and as a bridge between science, companies and society
BURN-IN is looking for artistic works that not only document transformation, but also implement it together with companies or on their own
Art as a catalyst for the UN's 17 goals
How can art influence the narratives of sustainability - not just illustrate them?
Target groups: Artists, companies and organizations that act sustainably and implement the SDGs in the process

What art forms are possible

Visual art: painting, sculpture, installations, AI-generated works
Digital art: data visualizations, AR/VR, animations, NFTs
Performative art: dance, sound, spoken word
Participatory formats: Interactions with the public, companies, science

Why is this call also relevant for companies and organizations?

GreenART as a model for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).
Companies and institutions need new forms of sustainability communication. Art offers exactly that.
Art makes processes visible, brings new ways of thinking and expands the discourse on sustainability.
The call opens up new connections between creatives, science, business and society.
Art can strengthen the global agenda of the SDGs - by not only reflecting, but actively shaping.
This call is a laboratory for new perspectives, a space where sustainability and aesthetics meet.

Submit. Letters. Shape the future.

Want to be part of BURN-IN? Take the opportunity. The online forms for artists and companies enable quick, uncomplicated submission - directly and efficiently. Still have questions? We will be happy to advise you in person or via Zoom. For companies and organizations: If you already have an idea, send us a briefing - the clearer the key points, the more targeted the solutions we can present. Because GreenART is not an end in itself - it is a strategic tool for sustainable change. Let's explore the possibilities together.

Art with a concept. Processes with structure.

BURN-IN checks every submission with a view to concept, relevance and impact. Does the project fit the exhibition, the organization, the content? The decision is communicated transparently and reliably. But the selection is only the first step. Together with artists and companies, exhibitions & projects are created that are not only shown, but also positioned in a targeted manner - with strategic PR, well thought-out marketing and a professional sales concept. More than 100 artists in over 130 exhibitions have already successfully followed this path. Now it's your turn! Particularly in demand: paintings (abstract, figurative, botanical, photorealistic), artistic photography, sculptures, light art, digital art, installations and kinetic works.

Submit as an organization

submit as an artist

4. for whom?

Artists who dare to take the next step. Anyone who believes that art can intervene in social, economic and ecological processes is in the right place. Anyone who believes that it can't is wrong.
Companies that see sustainability not as a duty but as a strategy.GreenART is not a backdrop. It is a staging of the inevitable. A strategy for change.
Institutions and organizations that understand GreenART as a way of thinking.Sustainability needs more than key figures. It needs space for new thinking. BURN-IN offers this space.

Sonja Dolzer, Managing Director and BURN-IN founder

BURN-IN Movement & Services

Art that wants more

Art moves - but where to? BURN-IN has been working at the interface between gallery, agency and management consultancy for 15 years. Here, no random projects are created, but precisely developed concepts that understand art as a cultural and economic factor. BURN-IN navigates between creativity and strategy, between artists and companies, between idea and implementation.

The process is clearly structured: Inventory, briefing, project planning, budgeting, implementation, evaluation. Art is not seen as a decorative element, but as a catalyst for change. GreenART is an example of this - a think and do factory that develops sustainable concepts and creates new connections. Art, business, society - none of these stand in isolation, everything is interlinked. BURN-IN gets to the heart of these connections.

Our services at a glance:

✔ Art as a corporate strategy - Aesthetics and sustainability as part of the brand identity
✔ Curatorial concepts - Art becomes a mediator between space, people and companies
✔ Corporate ART - Art collections, purchase & rental, commissioned art, consulting
✔ Art in public spaces - Façade installations, Art on buildings, immersive productions
✔ Art as a driver of innovation- Team building & creative processes as part of corporate transformation
✔ Art branding & storytelling - Visual narratives for companies & institutions

Art is more than just a statement - it can shape change. BURN-IN develops concepts that not only change spaces, but also ways of thinking.

BURN-IN SUPPORT

Questions about the sustainability projects or exhibitions? exhibitions? Ideas, but no clear concept yet? BURN-IN supports artists with the BURN-IN Gallery Method - a tried-and-tested tool that combines creativity techniques with strategic communication. Individual, authentic, effective.

Tip: The 17 SDGs are more than just goals - they are stimulus words, food for thought, inspiration. What is already in your portfolio? Which ideas require implementation? Develop new works, formulate an initial rough concept and submit it online to BURN-IN. Because sustainable art begins with an impulse - and becomes a movement.

Procedure

Art can be many things - decoration, provocation, reflection. BURN-IN is looking for art that is more. Every project submitted is carefully examined: How strong is the idea? How precise is the implementation? How relevant is the message? It's not about arbitrariness, but about excellence. Only the most convincing works and projects make it into our program - because they make a difference, because they are memorable.

But selection alone is not enough. BURN-IN accompanies artists from the initial idea to the successful project. Precise curation, strategic storytelling, targeted PR, effective marketing and sustainable sales strategies - over 100 artists in more than 130 exhibitions have already taken this path with us.

Take a look behind the scenes! Past GreenART exhibitions show what is possible - when art is not only exhibited, but strategically staged.

Particularly in demand: artistic photography, light art, painting (abstract, figurative, botanical, photorealistic), digital art, installations and kinetic sculptures.

BURN-IN Services

BURN-IN impact spaces

Art as a corporate strategy - Aesthetics and sustainability as part of the brand identity
Curatorial concepts - Art becomes a mediator between space, people and companies
Corporate ART - Art collections, purchase & rental, commissioned art, Consulting
Art in public spaces - Façade installations, art on buildings, immersive productions
Art as a driver of innovation - Team building & creative processes as part of corporate transformation
Art branding & storytelling - Visual narratives for companies & institutions

Management

Project and exhibition design + storytelling
. Exhibition concept + storytelling
Location
BURN-IN Gallery | company | alternative exhibition venues
Exhibition duration
by arrangement incl. vernissage and catering
art historical text
hanging
Sales: 25%-50% commission on sold artworks / concepts
customer consultation | aftersales | hanging service
- additional modules | contracts
  longer-term artist management incl. Vision and strategy work | Marketing and PR activities
  Vision and positioning workshops Media placements | Shootings | Catalogues, books, films | Visualizations, animations, storytelling

Marketing

Artist presentation on www.burn-in.at, the BURN-IN social media channels (Facebook, Instagram, Google Business, XING, LinkedIn), various event calendars and at the exhibition opening incl. online work list & exposé, listing in the online depot
6-8 page panorama folder 21 x 21 cm | art paper, min. 170g
personalized invitation card A5, art paper min. 250g, print run 400 pcs.
Multimedia presentation on large screens
Invitations to BURN-IN subscribers and specific target groups
Rights of use for the BURN-IN image and film material (from and film material (from the corresponding exhibition)
ARTSY participation
Customized marketing services and advertising

PR

Press release to at least 100 cultural journalists and up to 700 trade journalists via mailing list
Texting, layout, programming, database, dispatch

6. GreenART Ausstellungen

The GreenART exhibitions to date are just the beginning - they show how art not only addresses sustainability, but actively helps to shape it. Whether in our gallery spaces, in companies or in unexpected places: GreenART creates connections, questions systems and opens up new perspectives on a sustainable future.