94 applications were submitted in the fourth Open Call of the Academy of the Arts of the World. At present, the jury is discussing the submitted concepts. Members of the jury are: Ekaterina Degot (Artistic Director of the Academy of the Arts of the World), Uh-Young Kim (author, moderator, DJ), Katrin Mundt (author, curator), David Riff (Head of Publications of the Academy of the Arts of the World), Kathrin Tiedemann (artistic director of the Forum Freies Theater). In addition to its own curated program, the Academy offers grants to individual artists, groups and institutions by way of the Open Call. "Open Call 4" is aimed at Cologne-based applicants. The jury's decision will be made public by mid-February. The selected projects are to be presented in Cologne in 2016.