Open Call — Digital Art Exhibition at Kutubna Cultural Center

Whether you’re a seasoned digital painter or an emerging illustrator, this open call is a straightforward opportunity to place your practice before a Dubai audience and a curatorial panel. If you’d like, AtiArte.art can help you prepare high-resolution images and a short project statement to maximize your chances.

Kutubna Cultural Center (Nadd Al Hamar, Dubai) requests original digital drawings, paintings and illustrations for a group exhibition; submissions are free and AI-generated works are not accepted.


Kutubna Cultural Center is presenting an open call for a group exhibition dedicated to digital art. The programme seeks original works made through digital drawing, painting and illustration that demonstrate clear craftsmanship and a visible creative process. Submissions are free; each artist may submit up to five wall-ready artworks. Works produced by artificial-intelligence tools will not be accepted — applicants are required to declare the digital tools and processes used.

Selected works will be exhibited at Kutubna’s gallery in Nadd Al Hamar, Dubai. The curatorial team will review every application and select artworks for presentation and promotion as part of the exhibition programme.

Quick facts (info box)

Theme: Digital Art — drawing, painting, illustration created with digital software.

AI-generated works: Not accepted; applicants must state software/process.

Max submissions per artist: Up to 5 artworks (wall-ready).

Submission fee: Free.

Submission deadline: 17 November 2025.

Selected artists announced: 24 November 2025.

Exhibition dates: 17 January – 9 March 2026 (Kutubna Gallery, Nadd Al Hamar, Dubai).

How to submit: Official online submission form (Kutubna) or email to the centre’s contact address (see official announcement/poster).

Display requirements: Works must be ready for wall display; include dimensions and technical notes with each entry.

Submission requirements

Applications should include high-resolution images of each work, title, year, dimensions, a brief artist statement and a short description of the tools/process used to create each piece. For clarity on reproducibility and authorship, any use of generative tools must be declared — works that are primarily generated by AI will be disqualified.

All entries must be original and untabulated for the specific exhibition cycle. The curatorial panel reserves final decisions on selection, installation and promotional reproduction.

Deadline and timetable

Submission deadline: 17 November 2025 (local time as stated on Kutubna’s official form).

Selection announcement: 24 November 2025.

Exhibition run: 17 January – 9 March 2026.

Why this matters

This open call offers a visible, museum-adjacent platform in Dubai for digital practitioners whose work bridges craft and digital process. Beyond exhibition placement, selected artists benefit from curatorial exposure and inclusion in Kutubna’s programme communications.