Kiruna 2029 represents a rare instance in which a European Capital of Culture title is conferred upon a town of fewer than 25,000 inhabitants, situated above the Arctic Circle in Swedish Lapland. The designation is not merely an honorific; it is a decade-long civic and cultural investment intended to reframe the identity of a community whose economic and physical landscape has been defined by iron-ore extraction for over a century. The open call for artistic projects and early ideas is therefore an invitation to participate in the conceptual formation of the program itself, rather than to respond to a fixed curatorial thesis. Proposals may be speculative, research-based, or at an early stage of development. The organizers have deliberately declined to prescribe themes. What they seek instead is work that engages substantively with Kiruna's particular conditions: its subarctic geography, its Sami and settler communities, the ongoing relocation of parts of the town due to mining subsidence, and the broader implications of extraction economies on cultural and ecological landscapes. This is an opportunity for artists to contribute to a program that is being built from the ground up, with the flexibility to propose ideas that may not yet have a finished form. Kiruna2029 can contribute up to 50% of the total project budget, indicating a co-production model that expects artists to leverage additional support. The call is open globally, with a focus on EU contexts, and the deadline for submissions is 31 December 2026. There is no fee indicated for application, and the organizers have not specified a prize beyond the production support. This is a chance to be part of a defining cultural moment in the Arctic, one that demands rigorous engagement with place, history, and community.