A national call was launched to create a site-specific piece that will be the visual icon of the 2026 festival
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Cosquín Rock presented "EVERYTHING CHANGES: Art and Nature," a call for entries offering 30 million to carry out a monumental intervention in Santa María de Punilla. The proposal seeks to unite music, art, and landscape through a site-specific work that will serve as a visual icon of the festival in 2026. The initiative is supported by Cadena 3 and UNC and invites artists from across the country to submit projects.
The organizers are requesting a piece that will serve as a beacon on the grounds, with at least seven meters (23 feet) in height and designed for a 360-degree experience. Proposals that incorporate sustainable practices and recycled materials will be valued, prioritizing dialogue with the natural environment of the sierras. Florencia Gauna indicated that the work must be impactful and designed to integrate with the landscape and the activities that will take place at the festival.
The jury that will evaluate the proposals brings together figures from the artistic circuit, with curatorial, academic, and cultural management experience for the selection. The jury will include Adrián Dárgelos, José Palazzo, Silvina González, Florencia Gauna, Conrado Storani, and Gabriel Jarmolczuk as invited experts. The prize will cover all development, production, and installation costs so that the winner will not incur additional assembly expenses.
José Palazzo, productor de Cosquín Rock
Guidelines, jury, and schedule for submitting proposals
Argentine artists or legal residents over 18 years of age may participate, individually or collectively with up to three members per proposal. The call for entries will be open from September 2 to October 15, 2025, with evaluation and selection scheduled for the end of October. The results will be announced between November 1 and 7, and the work will be inaugurated during the festival edition in February 2026.
Interested parties must read the guidelines and complete the form on the official website; they may visit the site during the last week of September. The monetary prize aims to turn the work into a landmark that engages with the landscape and remains as a symbol of the festival and the territory. The Universidad Nacional de Córdoba provides academic and scientific criteria that complement the curatorial and production perspective of the jury.
Cadena 3 and associated media will amplify the call for entries at the national level to ensure maximum circulation of proposals and audiences. The winning work will be installed at the Santa María de Punilla Aerodrome and will be present throughout the festival on February 14 and 15, 2026. The organizers emphasized that the intervention must be conceived as a public experience that enhances the relationship between art, music, and nature.
