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‼LAST 2 DAYS TO APPLY‼✨ OPEN CALL | SHANGHAI LIGHT ART FESTIVAL ✨There is still time to submit your light art, projectio...
22/06/2026

‼LAST 2 DAYS TO APPLY‼

✨ OPEN CALL | SHANGHAI LIGHT ART FESTIVAL ✨

There is still time to submit your light art, projection mapping, or new media proposal for the 2026 Shanghai Light Art Festival.
Present your work in Shanghai, where architecture, public space, technology, and storytelling meet.

📍 Shanghai, China
💡 Projection mapping / light art / new media
🗓️ Concept submission deadline 25th June 2026 BJ time

🔗 More info & application: https://manamana.net/match/SHILF2026/home #!en

For any questions, please contact Petra at [email protected].

We look forward to seeing bold ideas that transform the city through light.

✨ OPEN CALL | SHANGHAI LIGHT ART FESTIVAL ✨There is still time to submit your light art, projection mapping, or new medi...
16/06/2026

✨ OPEN CALL | SHANGHAI LIGHT ART FESTIVAL ✨

There is still time to submit your light art, projection mapping, or new media proposal for the 2026 Shanghai Light Art Festival.

Present your work in Shanghai, where architecture, public space, technology, and storytelling meet.

📍 Shanghai, China
💡 Projection mapping / light art / new media
🗓️ Concept submission deadline 25th June 2026 BJ time
🔗 More info & application: https://manamana.net/match/SHILF2026/home #!en

For any questions, please contact Petra at [email protected].

We look forward to seeing bold ideas that transform the city through light.

05/06/2026

We are happy to share moments and insights from our interview with Dorian, who recently visited us at the point.

Thank you, Dorian for your openness, generosity, and for sharing such thoughtful perspectives with us. It was a real pleasure to spend time together, exchange ideas, and hear more about your practice, experience, and vision.
We truly appreciated the depth you brought to the conversation, and we are grateful we had the chance to welcome you. We hope to see you again soon.
Dear artists, if you are in Shanghai, please do not hesitate to visit MANA and please remember to keep your profiles updated.

https://manamana.net/ #!en

05/06/2026

We are happy to share moments and insights from our interview with Dorian, who recently visited us at the point.

Thank you, Dorian for your openness, generosity, and for sharing such thoughtful perspectives with us. It was a real pleasure to spend time together, exchange ideas, and hear more about your practice, experience, and vision.

We truly appreciated the depth you brought to the conversation, and we are grateful we had the chance to welcome you. We hope to see you again soon. ✨

Dear artists, if you are in Shanghai, please do not hesitate to visit MANA and please remember to keep your profiles updated. 🙂

https://manamana.net/ #!en

02/06/2026

What makes a digital light artwork truly memorable? And how can public art connect with people beyond being simply viewed or photographed?

Thank you Birgit Zander, Anja Nitsch, Alain Thibault, Li Zhenhua, Dillion Zhang, Chris Cheung, Constantinos A. Terzidis, Qazim Karim, Jeffrey Shaw and Zheng Jing for accepting the invitation for this unique contest. We are honored to have you.

In this jury interview for the 2026 Chengdu International Digital Light Art Festival, our jury members share their thoughts on the judging process, the qualities of impactful light art, and what it means for a work to truly belong to Chengdu.

Moreover, the open call is still ongoing and artists are warmly invited to apply. Earlier submissions are encouraged.

✨ 2026 Chengdu International Digital Light Art Festival
📍 Chengdu, China

🔗 https://www.manamana.net/match/CD2026/works #!en

We are especially looking for light installations and projection mapping works.

🏆 Awards up to ¥100,000
🗓 Deadline: July 20, 2026

For questions, contact Petra at [email protected] or [email protected]

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What makes a digital light artwork truly memorable? And how can public art connect with people beyond being simply viewe...
29/05/2026

What makes a digital light artwork truly memorable? And how can public art connect with people beyond being simply viewed or photographed?

Thank you Zander, Nitsch, Alain Thibault, Zhenhua, Dillion Zhang, Cheung, Constantinos A. Terzidis, Karim, Shaw and Jing for accepting the invitation for this unique contest. We are honored to have you.

In this jury interview for the 2026 Chengdu International Digital Light Art Festival, our jury members share their thoughts on the judging process, the qualities of impactful light art, and what it means for a work to truly belong to Chengdu.

Moreover, the open call is still ongoing and artists are warmly invited to apply. Earlier submissions are encouraged.

✨ 2026 Chengdu International Digital Light Art Festival
📍 Chengdu, China

🔗 https://www.manamana.net/match/CD2026/works #!en

We are especially looking for light installations and projection mapping works.

🏆 Awards up to ¥100,000
🗓️ Deadline: July 20, 2026

For questions, contact Petra at [email protected] or [email protected]

⏰Dear artists, applications are still opened, feel free to apply. EARLIER YOU SUBMIT THE WORKS BETTER⏳⌛️✨ 2026 Chengdu I...
26/05/2026

⏰Dear artists, applications are still opened, feel free to apply. EARLIER YOU SUBMIT THE WORKS BETTER⏳⌛️

✨ 2026 Chengdu International Digital Light Art Festival
📍 Chengdu, China

We are especially looking for light installations and projection mapping works.

🏆 Awards up to ¥100,000
🗓️ Deadline: July 20, 2026
🔗 https://www.manamana.net/match/CD2026/works #!en

✨ Shanghai International Light Festival
📍 Shanghai, China

We are looking for light art festival artworks, including projection mapping, light-based, site-specific, and new media works.
🗓️ Deadline: June 24, 2026
🔗 https://manamana.net/match/SHILF2026/home #!en

For questions, contact Petra at [email protected].
Let’s illuminate Chengdu and Shanghai together ✨

✨ OPEN CALL | SHANGHAI LIGHT ART FESTIVAL ✨Artists, designers, projection mapping creators, and new media studios are in...
22/05/2026

✨ OPEN CALL | SHANGHAI LIGHT ART FESTIVAL ✨

Artists, designers, projection mapping creators, and new media studios are invited to submit proposals for the 2026 “Shining Shanghai” International Light Art Open Call, part of the Shanghai International Light Festival.

This is an opportunity to present light-based, site-specific, and immersive visual works in one of the world’s most dynamic urban contexts — where architecture, public space, technology, and storytelling meet.

📍 Shanghai, China
💡 Projection mapping / light art / new media
🗓️ Concept submission deadline: 24 June 2026
🔗 More info & application: https://manamana.net/match/SHILF2026/home #!en

For any questions, please contact Petra at [email protected].

We look forward to seeing bold ideas that transform the city through light.

✨ Highlights from the 2026 Puyuan Esports Festival International Light Art Competition ✨PART 2We are delighted to share ...
21/05/2026

✨ Highlights from the 2026 Puyuan Esports Festival International Light Art Competition ✨

PART 2

We are delighted to share photos from the offline presentation of the selected works, currently on view during the Puyuan Esports Festival from May 15 to May 31, 2026.

Finalists announcement: https://manamana.net/match/PY2026/page?type=1 #!en

Congratulations once again to all finalists and participating artists, designers, studios, and creators from around the world. Thank you for bringing your creativity, imagination, and innovative digital artworks to this international stage.

Your works brought light, energy, and inspiration to Puyuan. 🌍💡
We are also excited to share that there are currently amazing open calls for the Chengdu Light Art Festival and Shanghai International Light Festival:

Chengdu Light Art Festival: https://manamana.net/match/CD2026/home #!en

Shanghai International Light Festival: https://manamana.net/match/SHILF2026/home #!en

The two festivals overlap, so we highly recommend applying for both with light art installations, videos, or mapping projects.
For any questions, please contact us at [email protected]

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