The City of West Hollywood presents Art in Odd Places (AiOP) 2025: VOICE
ENGAGEMENT | AGENCY | PRESENCE | RESONANCE

Open Call for Artists’ Projects 

APPLICATION DEADLINE: MARCH 16, 2025 at 11:59 PM PST

Art in Odd Places (AiOP) 2025: VOICE, scheduled for July 25, 26, 27, 2025, curated by Deborah Oliver, invites proposals for its twentieth annual outdoor public visual and performance art festival taking place in the City of West Hollywood at Plummer Park, West Hollywood, and Sunset Plaza.

Our hearts go out to everyone impacted by the 2025 wildfires in Los Angeles. Even amid these hardships, the AiOP 2025: VOICE / WEHO team believes in the unifying and healing power of art, and made the collective decision to move forward with our open call for artists – as an offering to support resilience, build community and opportunities for recovery during this precarious time. 

We invite individual and collaborative artists to propose projects for AiOP 2025: VOICE an outdoor public visual and performance art festival taking place in West Hollywood. We welcome projects that use installations, actions, gestures, and sound to reflect on the power of VOICE. We encourage artists to create spaces where audiences can listen, participate, and reflect—spaces that make complexity visible and foster dialogue. Whether through solo actions or collaborative projects, we seek to consider how art can amplify unheard voices, bridge divides, and reimagine community.

This year’s festival, VOICE, asks artists to consider and explore the many ways voices resonate in public spaces. Inspired by West Hollywood’s legacy as a hub for activism and culture, the festival asks: How can art express the complexity of our times? Can art help us find resonance and connection amidst disconnection? Let us celebrate VOICE together—an expression of identity, agency, and the shared humanity that connects us all.