OPEN CALL
FUKT #24 – The City Issue
Deadline September 15, 2026
For our upcoming issue, we are looking for drawings that start with the city. That can mean the city as a physical place or something more abstract, it can be a system, a social structure or an idea. We are interested in all perspectives on the city: maps, public space, housing, transport, migration, displacement, urban nature, borders, crowds, utopia, community and solitude. And, of course, all the things we have not mentioned here!
Cities change all the time. They grow, shrink, get rebuilt, neglected or even destroyed. Architecture and infrastructure hold a city up, but a city is just as much the people who live and work there. The same neighbourhood can mean completely different things to the people who share it.
We are interested in many different ways of drawing the city. Drawing can look closely at what is there, follow changes over time, map connections, tell stories or imagine something that does not yet exist. It can deal with a single building or street, or with the larger structures and relationships that hold a city together.
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
Please submit one PDF containing:
• 5 to 10 images from one project or body of your drawing work relating to our theme „city"
• Your name and where you are based
• A short biography
• A short text about the submitted work, project or practice.
• A link to your website, Instagram or similar, if applicable
The PDF must not exceed 10 MB.
Name the file:
Firstname_Surname_thecityissue.pdf
Send your submission to: opencall@fukt.de
Please do not send WeTransfer, Google Drive or other download links.
Deadline 15 September 2026
This open call is for existing drawings and projects. We are not asking artists to produce new or commissioned work.
FUKT is a small, independent and entirely ad-free magazine. Unfortunately, we are unable to offer publication fees. All selected artists will receive complimentary copies of the issue.
Artists retain the copyright to their work and will be fully credited. Images will only be used in the magazine and in connection with its promotion. Any other use would be agreed separately.