Concept NULL Newsletter #55
👋 Welcome
Hey folks and welcome to #55
Reminder: The Digital Artists Ireland Discord Monthly Meetup goes ahead this coming Tuesday at 7pm on the Monday Meetups channel. Drop in and say hi!
—Until then, wishing you all a phenomenal August bank holiday weekend!!
And as always, if you want to support this project, please share this newsletter! And if you want to submit something, email us at conceptnullofficial@gmail.com
🎪 Events
TouchDesigner Meetup: Extensions & Callbacks
Organiser/s: Musichackspace
Location: online
Date: 05-08-2025
Music Hack Space's bi-monthly TouchDesigner meetup returns Tuesday, August 5th, with a fantastic lineup comprising three world-class practitioners. This event covers the vital topic of Extensions & Callback, and whether you are familiar with Extensions & Callbacks or not, it will clarify these concepts and provide demonstrations of best practice. TouchDesigner meetups are a friendly affair, so you're also welcome to stick around afterwards to hang out, check out other people's projects, and even give a little showcase or plug to your own. Join the event on discord. More info in the link below.
Articles 📖
Moritz Klein's YouTube Channel
A focused deep dive into analog synth circuit design—from simple VCOs and logic sequencers to filters and envelope modules. Moritz Klein's videos use breadboard demos, diagrams, and insightful explanations that build understanding step by step. Ideal for aspiring DIY makers and anyone wanting to understand the nuts and bolts of analog sound circuitry.
📯 Open Calls
Sonica Open Call 2026
Deadline: 25-08-2025
Organiser/s: Sonica
Location: Glasgow
Sonica is an 11-day biennial festival in Glasgow, dedicated to world-class visual sonic arts. The award-winning festival will present cutting edge work by international artists alongside emerging or exceptional UK and Irish talent across the city from Thurs 24th Sep – Sun 4th October 2026. This opportunity is open to artists based in the UK and Ireland, working in:
-Sonic installations (especially for outdoor or site-specific spaces*)
-Audio-visual performances
-Real-time visuals for performance
More info in the link below!
MBZ LAB // Sonic Collaboration in Unconventional Spaces
Deadline: 01-09-2025
Organiser/s: MBZ LAB
Location: Zagreb
Music Biennale Zagreb (MBZ) invites individual artists and artistic duos from South East and Central Europe working in sound and music to join MBZ LAB, a ‘project incubator’ experiment. MBZ LAB reimagines how festivals commission and produce new works, particularly collaborative, sound-based projects designed for unconventional spaces. We are seeking bold, imaginative, and process-driven artists who want to activate public spaces or unusual sites and reimagine the audience experience. We welcome applications from composer-performers, sound and installation artists, improvisers, new-media artists, instrument makers, as well as visual, multimedia, and/or performance artists whose work engages with sound and music in expanded or non-traditional ways. Applicants should be in the early-to-mid-career stage, with a developed body of work and some public presentation history, but are not yet regularly commissioned by major institutions or festivals (approximate age range: 25-35 years old). An ongoing collaborative practice is essential. While priority is given to those based within approximately 500 km of Zagreb, we also welcome applications from artists with strong contextual ties to the region (e.g. origin, language, or past collaborations).
🏠 Residencies
Rupert x Sonic Acts Residency 2026-27
Deadline: 18-08-2025
Organiser/s: Sonic Acts
Location: Vilnius / Amsterdam
Rupert (Vilnius) and Sonic Acts (Amsterdam) are pleased to announce the open call for the second edition of ALTERLIFE – a joint production and research residency that invites interdisciplinary artists and collectives to develop bold, process-driven work in response to the escalating climate emergency and the conditions it exposes. The name of this combined residency and production programme is adapted from feminist scholar M Murphy’s concept of ‘alterlife’ – a term that captures how life, human and non-human, has been chemically and structurally altered by centuries of colonial and capitalist systems. This year, the curatorial teams of Rupert and Sonic Acts welcome proposals that go beyond highlighting the environmental impact of the climate emergency, and instead interrogate the cultural, political and historical forces shaping our collective future. As Murphy says, ‘embodiment does not provide a respite or escape from history, from infrastructures, from relations of power.’ More info in the link below.
Medialab-Matadero - Situated Research residency
Deadline: 17-09-2025
Organiser/s: Medialab-Matadero
Location: Madrid
Open call for the Situated Research residency 25-26 Medialab Matadero presents the fourth edition of the annual program of Situated Research residencies seeking 3 research projects to be developed starting in November 2025 through November 2026. Medialab Matadero's mission is to promote transdisciplinary, collaborative, and open research. Our public organization fosters the development of projects that may have either national or international reach and that will consolidate Medialab as a creative research center focused on the present and, possibly, the future of our technologically mediated society. The Situated Research residency program is looking for proposals that explore emergent territories, combining conceptual development with creative practice while aligning with the most significant trends in research in art, design, science, technology and society. Medialab Matadero is committed to cultural innovation and critical thought and welcomes projects that are too exceptional to fit into the tight contours of academic research. More info in the link below.
Velocity and Techno-Information
Deadline: 15-08-2025
Organiser/s: Haba gallery
Location: Barcelona
In an era driven by the rapid exchange of information and technological advancements, how do artists navigate the concept of velocity—speed, acceleration, and immediacy? This theme invites artists to reflect on the influence of digital culture, technological evolution, and the overwhelming pace of contemporary life on art and society. From the ephemeral nature of data to the physical and emotional impact of hyperconnectivity, Velocity: Techno-Information encourages participants to investigate, reinterpret, and visualize the layered effects of speed and technology on the human experience. Details in the link below.
2024 ICCI ART VALLEY PROGRAM Visiting Artists
Deadline: 05-08-2025
Organiser/s: ICCI
Location: Shanghai
The open call for visiting artists in the 2024 ICCI ART VALLEY PROGRAM will center on international artists who work with comprehensive media materials in their art practice. With the continuous development of science and technology, the mediums and boundaries of artistic works have been constantly redefined, which has reshaped public perceptions of society, culture, and the artworks themselves. The program specifically focuses on the convergence of "Art plus Technology”, exploring innovative fusion between “Technology" and “Regional culture”, while also delving into the global perspective of contemporary art and cultural diversity. Ultimately, the program endeavors to address changes in urban culture through artistic expression. ICCI is openly recruiting five international artists and scholars to participate in the 2024 ICCI ART VALLEY PROGRAM for a residency from November 1 to December 15, 2024. Selected visiting artists will hold exhibitions at art Museums in downtown Shanghai, virtual Space, and the Shanghai Jiao Tong University History Museum. More info in the link below.
CMC & DMARC Sonic Arts Residency
Deadline: 01-08-2025
Organiser/s: DMARC
Location: Limerick
The Contemporary Music Centre and DMARC Digital Media & Arts Research Centre are delighted to announce an open call for COMPOSERS / SOUND ARTISTS / MUSIC CREATORS to engage in a 10-day Sonic Arts Residency at the world-class Electronic Music Studio at the University of Limerick.
💰 Funding
Immersive Arts Funding
Deadline: 29-09-2025
Organiser/s: Immersive Arts UK
Location: UK
Immersive Arts is a funding and support programme for UK-based artists, designed to help them develop their art by using immersive technologies. Artists at all levels of experience are invited to apply, to explore, experiment or expand how they work with this exciting field of practice. You don’t have to be tech-savvy (though you can be) to apply. All you need is a curious mind and a creative practice. Essentially, it’s about breaking down barriers, making what can be an exclusive field of practice, much more accessible to all. They will support over 200 UK-based artists through three strands: Explore £5,000 Experiment £20,000 Expand £50,000. More on these strands in the link below.
🔓 Studio Vacancies
Artist Studio Available to Rent at The Complex
Deadline: Available from Today until the space is filled
Organiser/s: The Complex
Location: Dublin
The Complex is the only multi-disciplinary arts centre in Dublin's north inner city. It is committed to providing art to all people and space for artists to create in all art forms. Combining eighteen studios, a large warehouse performance space and a gallery, it brings a diverse range of arts practitioners and audiences together in one dynamic place. The Complex is interested in work that has meaningful social value, and its mission is to enrich local communities and promote well-being through inspiring arts programmes. The Complex invites applications from artists of all disciplines for Studio 12A. The studio is available to rent from August 1st and there is a rolling deadline until the vacancy is filled.
That’s it for now! The newsletter gets sent out 1st and 15th of every month and we post open calls and events as they come in on our Instagram so be sure to follow us there.
Again, thank you for all of your support as we continue to grow our project with the help of a great community and, as we always say, we would love to hear your thoughts, projects, events or other open opportunities so drop us an email.
Chat soon, Concept NULL
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