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Playground Express Mongolia Artist Call

Artist Call

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Playground Express September 14 – 20, 2026

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Playground Express Mongolia train artwork

Dear Artist,

We are calling you to co-create with us for our third edition.

Playground Express 2026 is a travel amongst friends, becoming family, a creative ecosystem bringing together dreamers, thinkers and doers alike. Our community is a welcoming space for self-expression, grounded in love, respect and acceptance, united by our belief in the power of nurturing meaningful connections and igniting creativity.

Here, we embark on a collective journey, inviting each individual to step into their fullest potential. Everyone is an integral part of the experience, and no one is replaceable.

We honour every contribution, creating a unique experience that moves through bodies, voices, landscapes and firelight.

Whether you create through movement, installation, immersive ritual, sound, light, story, silence, sculpture, or something undefined — if what you do invites people into an experience of connection or transformation, we want to hear from you.

This is your invitation to leave a trace.
To share your unique gift and be changed by what returns.

Playground Express Mongolia train artwork

What We’re Looking For:

We welcome submissions in all creative forms from artists of all backgrounds and levels of experience. We encourage new formats explored as well as well-established formats, including but not limited to:

  • Interactive installations
  • DJ/live sets
  • Movement or somatic workshops
  • Performances or storytelling
  • Immersive rituals
  • Art interventions
  • Multisensory experiences
  • If you are experienced and willing to hold a body positive space or a workshop
  • Sonic landscapes
  • Nature-based works
  • Experimental formats we haven’t yet imagined
Yurts on the Mongolian steppe
Installative & Immersive Art

Interactive installations · Multisensory experiences · Immersive rituals

Camels at sunset in Mongolia
Music & Sonic Spaces

DJ / live sets ·Sonic landscapes

Camel on the Mongolian steppe
Movement & Body Work

Movement /somatic workshops · Body-positive workshops

Temple and prayer flags in Mongolia
Performance & Storytelling

Performances · Storytelling ·
Experimental formats yet to be imagined

River valley in Mongolia
Nature- & Site-Specific Works

Nature-based works · Art interventions

Mountain lake in Mongolia
Experimental formats

We haven’t yet imagined :-)

What matters most is intention

— not scale, prestige or perfection. We care that your work is honest, thoughtful and true – as an extension of you and as a gift to be shared with the community.

Mongolian landscapeMongolian mountain landscape

What You’re Stepping Into:

By joining Playground, you step into a co-created experience where we foster an inclusive community that celebrates diversity and supports personal growth, upholding the values of freedom and respect and guided by principles such as:

You're invited here to weave your mark on our collective tapestry. To ripple something outward into the Mongolian steppe and beyond, touching the hearts of those who receive your gift and carrying its warmth and inspiration home.

Buddha eyes muralHorseback riders in Mongolia
Railway tracks across the steppePrayer flags and stupas in Mongolia

The Exchange

As a participant-driven, non-profit travel experience, we offer all selected artists:

  • A discounted artist ticket—no additional volunteer shifts required.  Which includes: 
    • Accommodation (dorm)
    • All meals & refreshments
    • Access to the full Playground experience
  • Becoming part of our creative collective where we support and empower artists like yourselves.
  • We connect creatives to foster exchange, collaboration, and growth.
  • Access to our internal Playground Community Portal to have access to future bookings & collaborations
  • Content provided by professional photographers
  • Possibility of appearing in our printed or digital showcases

If your offering requires supportive materials, transport, or additional resources — please include it in your proposal. We’re open to supporting what’s needed when we can.

This is a shared home.
Come show us what you carry within.
Come see how it lands in the hands, hearts and bodies of others.
Come play with us.
We’re ready.

Project Playground, where
souls don’t meet by accident.

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