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Open Call NUBIA Labs 2026
ESPRONCEDA – Institute of Art & CultureSelected artists: Ariadna Cortés, Luis Sentis, Love Antell +5 more.
The odds
8
The organiser did not publish how many applied.
- Selected artists8
From 2 countries
Selected artists
8- Ariadna CortésScientific researcher and engineer specialising in computational modelling, physics and artificial intelligence; CFIS graduate in Physics and Computer Engineering at UPC, with work at the Human-Centered Robotics Lab, University of Texas at Austin.NUBIA Labs 2026 incubation (curatorial preselection)

Bosc de Missatges, 2026 · Interactive projection-mapping installation with LiDAR sensors and real-time TouchDesigner systemsAriadna Cortés and Luis Sentis, Bosc de MissatgesSource: nubialabs.com - Luis SentisResearcher and professor specialising in advanced robotics and people-centred artificial intelligence, based in Austin, working on humanoid robotics, adaptive locomotion and safe human–machine interaction.NUBIA Labs 2026 incubation (curatorial preselection)

Bosc de Missatges, 2026 · Interactive projection-mapping installation with LiDAR sensors and real-time TouchDesigner systemsAriadna Cortés and Luis Sentis, Bosc de MissatgesSource: nubialabs.com
Love AntellMultimedia artist, illustrator and musician based in Stockholm, Sweden, whose work explores the relationship between digital media, collective memory and cultural heritage.NUBIA Labs 2026 incubation (curatorial preselection)
Digital Monuments, 2026 · Video projections / XR worksLove Antell and Lena Trapp, Digital MonumentsSource: nubialabs.com
Lena TrappVisual artist based in Gothenburg, Sweden, working with sculpture, installation and moving image, exploring identity, corporeality and relationships through immersive environments where the physical and digital converge.NUBIA Labs 2026 incubation (curatorial preselection)
Digital Monuments, 2026 · Video projections / XR worksLove Antell and Lena Trapp, Digital MonumentsSource: nubialabs.com - Ailin BarsInterdisciplinary creative director born in Buenos Aires, specialising in immersive works, software development, film and audiovisual media.NUBIA Labs 2026 incubation (curatorial preselection)

EXUVIA (Refractions of a Gesture), 2026 · Interdisciplinary performance installation with motion sensors, digital capture and live soundAilin Bars, EXUVIASource: nubialabs.com - Pol RosDevelops a multidisciplinary practice that integrates audiovisual art, music, visual arts and critical thinking, investigating technology and nature through interactive systems and real-time generative processes.NUBIA Labs 2026 incubation (curatorial preselection)

Simbiòtica, 2026 · Audiovisual performance and interactive installation using plant bioelectricity, sensors, TouchDesigner and AbletonPol Ros, SimbiòticaSource: nubialabs.com - Paola López-GuerraArtist and architect born in Bogotá and based in Madrid, whose practice focuses on abstraction, using line as a structural and conceptual element to explore form, emotion and space.NUBIA Labs 2026 incubation

Somewhere everywhere, 2026 · Immersive work from an original painting, AI-generated animation and cartographic projectionPaola López-Guerra, Somewhere everywhereSource: nubialabs.com
Nacoca KoGeneva-based artist and curator who works between sculpture, the moving image, performance and virtual environments.NUBIA Labs 2026 incubation · Spinning in Fluid Dreams
Prizes, shows and programme
- presentation
- Continuous public presentations during 2026; Demo Day November 2026 at ESPRONCEDA, Barcelona
- prize
- Incubation: mentorship, ESPRONCEDA facilities and XR/AI infrastructure; additional financial support may be considered individually (FAQ)
- period
- Incubation throughout 2026; Demo Day November 2026; super-acceleration November–December for three jury-selected projects
- result
- 4th edition. Four curatorial preselected projects named on the open-call page; additional 2026 incubated projects published on the NUBIA Labs 2026 projects page.
- What the call offered
- Access to specialized mentorship (in Unity/TouchDesigner, robotics, IP), an 'AI/XR Playground' testing space, XR headsets, motion capture studios, and connection to international networks like XR4Europe. Selected projects advance to a Demo Day for a chance at advanced super-acceleration.
- Who could apply
- Open to artists, creative developers, researchers, and interdisciplinary teams. Projects must focus on spatial computing (XR/AR/MR), creative AI, or real-time interactive installations, and must already be at the prototype or Minimum Viable Product (MVP) stage.
Sources
5- 1espronceda.netchecked 5 Oct 2026
- 2nubialabs.comchecked 5 Oct 2026
- 3nubialabs.comchecked 5 Oct 2026
- 4nubialabs.comchecked 5 Oct 2026
- 5espronceda.netchecked 5 Oct 2026
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