Adentro/Afuera VI

El Chico is a space for cross-disciplinary artistic projects, promoting the intersection of artists and disciplines, a meeting point for different generations and artistic typologies. It is an exercise in local advocacy, but also an exploration of international relations. In parallel to the space, we develop other artistic research tools such as the El Chico podcast, available on digital platforms, which we understand as a space for debate and research that converges in the exhibitions held at El Chico.

One of El Chico's founding initiatives is to hold regular exhibitions by recent graduates to serve as a link between academic life and artistic working life. For our sixth edition of ‘Adentro/Afuera’, we invited graduates from the Faculty of Fine Arts of the Complutense University of Madrid, as in our previous editions, and included graduates from the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Granada. On this occasion, the exhibition will take place from 10 to 17 April 2026, with a selection of works from the latest graduating classes of both faculties. For this reason, and in order to extend the exhibition opportunity to all students, we are opening a call for submissions of portfolios and/or dossiers of work for this group of students who are interested in participating in the exhibition.

Documents may be sent to info@elchico.gallery from 23 January until 10 March, and the selection of artists will be announced on 17 March. The selection will be made by the El Chico team based on potential, coherence and cohesion, both spatially and conceptually.

PRACTICAL INFORMATION

Contact and submission of documentation:

Students participating in the submission must specify their relationship with the University, in addition to providing their full details. All documents must be sent (only) to: info@elchico.gallery, with the subject line Open Call Adentro/Afuera 2026. Applications sent via social media will not be accepted. The document to be sent should be an artistic portfolio or dossier with technical specifications of the works. The document must contain at least ten works, which have already been executed or are an exhibition proposal. The file size of the document sent must not exceed 8mb.

Any questions or queries can be sent to info@elchico.gallery.

Conditions of Participation:

The delivery and collection of the selected works are the responsibility of the artists. If any artist is unable to collect their work at the end of the exhibition, El Chico will return the works by postal service with shipping costs payable on delivery, ensuring appropriate packaging to guarantee the safety of the works.
El Chico is responsible for insuring the works only during the exhibition period; transport insurance is the responsibility of the artists.
The works will be for sale during the exhibition period; 100% of the sales proceeds go to the artists. Prices will be set with the support of the El Chico team.
El Chico will prepare a specific collaboration/consignment agreement for each artist.
General documentation of the exhibition will be carried out by El Chico. This graphic documentation will be shared with the artists.
Some artists who participated in previous editions have been selected for solo exhibitions. However, El Chico is not responsible for selecting an artist for a solo exhibition in every edition of Adentro/Afuera.

Important Dates:

JANUARY 23 – MARCH 10: Open call launch and reception of proposals.
MARCH 17: Announcement of selected artists. Only selected artists will be notified personally. Information will also be published simultaneously through the Faculty’s communication channels.
APRIL 6 – 7: Reception of selected works.
APRIL 8 – 9: Installation.
APRIL 10 – 17: Exhibition.
APRIL 18: Dismantling and return/collection of works.