GRIEFYARDS 2026 Linz

As part of the exhibition Death Positive. Because Dying Happens, the Nordico is collaborating with the international art and writing initiative GRIEFYARDS. The participatory project invites people to write anonymous letters to deceased relatives or loved ones as a personal form of remembrance, grief, and connection.
 

For this purpose, mailboxes will be installed throughout the city of Linz in August 2026. The collected letters will be gathered in September and October and will subsequently serve as the basis for artistic works: selected artists will each develop an artwork in response to one of the letters. The resulting works will be presented in the exhibition Death Positive. Because Dying Happens from 26 November 2026 onward and will also be available for purchase there.

GRIEFYARDS

GRIEFYARDS is an art and writing initiative that creates space for grief, love, and remembrance. The project aims to make grief visible and to open up conversations about loss, not only about what is missing, but also about what remains: love, connection, and memory.
 

Following its first edition in Vienna, GRIEFYARDS is now being developed in Linz together with local partners. 

Open Call for Artists

GRIEFYARDS 2026 Linz is looking for visual artists who want to transform a Griefyards letter into a work of art. We invite you to reinterpret personal stories of grief, memory, and healing into a two-dimensional artwork for our upcoming exhibition. 
 

The artworks will be part of the exhibition Death Positive. Because Dying Happens from 23 October 2026 until 4 April 2027, with a vernissage taking place on 26 November 2026.

A small artist fee will be provided. Further details will be communicated upon selection. 

Deadline: apply before 31 May. Application form