OK Protest - Call for Submissions
Tel Aviv–Yafo has long been a city of protest. For over a century, its streets and squares have resonated with calls for change - against injustice, for rights, driven by anger, hope, and belief in the power of a public voice. In today’s turbulent and polarized reality, the city remains an open arena for critical thinking, solidarity, and the possibility of transformation.
As part of the museum’s permanent exhibition, a dedicated section explores civil society and its ability to shape reality: struggles that confront norms, diverse voices that insist on being heard, and spaces of community and collective creation. Exhibited here are movements for housing and livelihood, for environmental and climate justice, for democracy, equality, and fairness; protests against racism, discrimination, exclusion, and violence; as well as struggles over identity, language, war, and peace.
OK Protest seeks to bring the voice of the present into dialogue with history, spotlighting protests of the here and now—what ignites urgency, what creates solidarity, and what has the power to both dismantle and reweave the social fabric.
Submissions may include:
• A video work addressing contemporary struggle or protest
• Formats accepted: documentary, experimental, animation, video art, or other approaches
Participation details:
• The selected work will be exhibited at the City Museum for four months
• Artist fees will be paid in accordance with the Israeli Artists’ Association tariff
Submission requirements:
• A link to the work preview
• Three still frames from the video
• A PDF including a description of the work, CV, and portfolio
Deadline for submissions: November 10, 2025
Notification of acceptance by: November 30, 2025
Due to the high volume of applications, only suitable proposals will receive a response.
Curator: Hadas Yossifon