BLINK 2026: Call to Artists

BLINK 2026: ARTIST AND PROPOSAL SUBMISSIONS NOW OPEN – DEADLINE: OCTOBER 8TH, 2025.

Now entering its fifth edition, BLINK is one of the largest light, art, and projection experiences in the nation. Since its inception in 2017, BLINK transforms over 30 city blocks across Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky with large-scale projection mapping, interactive light-based installations, and murals. In 2024, more than 2 million people experienced the festival.

BLINK celebrates the power of public art to build community, spark imagination, and create moments of shared wonder. From immersive installations to projection mapping and painted walls that come to life, the experience is made possible by artists from across the region and around the world.

We invite you to submit a proposal and be part of BLINK 2026, taking place October 8 to 11 in Cincinnati, Ohio.

There are 3 application disciplines based on the type of project you want to do:

• Projection Mapping Application (proposals/sketches not required)
  • For artists, designers, creative technologists, and multidisciplinary teams working in projection mapping, digital animation, motion graphics, and immersive media.
• Light-Based Art Application (proposals/sketches required)
  • For artists, designers, fabricators, architects, engineers, and professional art studios with experience creating and installing 3-D light-based art.
• Mural Application (proposals/sketches not required)
  • For artists, designers, and teams with experience painting murals or other large-scale painting projects. Note: Murals are the medium with the highest emphasis on bringing in artists from outside the Cincinnati region.