Grow your reach – Enhance the reputation of your organisation by holding open calls
Focus on what matters – Save time on admin and apply it to marketing strategy
No limits – There is no limit to the number of calls you can run. Multiple calls can be run concurrently
Engage your public – Raise greater awareness of your exhibition by inviting public votes. Artists share the link, growing your audience with every call
Support
No additional fees for support – We make sure everyone has the best possible experience with one-on-one support
Stay top of mind – we send out a 7 day and a 48 hour reminder to all artists who’ve signed up for our OLIST alerts
Run by artists for artists – All members of the OESS team are artists who regularly submit work for calls and manage calls. We have first hand experience of administering, selecting and submitting work for open calls so we understand the needs of all users
Secure system
Stay in control – Secure payment process integrated with your own Stripe account. Funds go directly into your account so you are always in control of the finances
Robust infrastructure to handle the high volume of last minute surges of artist submissions
Permission-based access – Access to the OESS system is limited to the functions and data required for each role, whether artist, selector or administrator
Compliant – Data management is compliant with GDPR and EU regulations
Flexibility
Draft your call – Open calls can be prepared and kept in draft mode until you are ready to launch them
Nothing is carved in stone – Call information can be edited at any stage – even after opening
Suit your needs – Add custom questions to gather information that is uniquely relevant to your call
Editable messages – All messaging to artists is fully editable at any stage in the process
Take a break – Selectors can come back into the system to pick up where they left off, or review their choices up to the selection deadline
Application – Can be used for organisers of creative exhibitions, festivals, awards, competitions
Maximum value
Only pay for what you use – No monthly subscription fees. No hidden extra costs. All of our features are available to every client
Free, directed publicity – Free inclusion of your call in the monthly OLIST artist opportunities email
Free reminders – Free email reminders to OLIST subscribers
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