OPEN CALL: What You See is What You Get?
Open Call – Submit Your Works Now
Ffotogallery is excited to present Ffoto Cymru - Wales International Festival of Photography, debuting in venues across the country in October 2024. Building on the successes of five editions of Diffusion Festival, audiences are invited to engage with photography in new and meaningful ways through a programme of exhibitions, commissions, conversations, public installations and events.
Our Open Call invites photographers to submit an existing body of work for consideration to feature as part of this year’s festival responding to the theme What You See is What You Get?
Theme
What You See is What You Get? is intended as a provocation, an invitation to question the literal translation of visual information. Do we really get what we see? Or is it more complicated than that? What You See Is What You Get? explores how we see, understand and use images, how they shape our identities and culture, from historical archives to AI and modern technologies.
The full programme will be announced in the months leading up to the festival, which takes place throughout October 2024, launching with a major survey exhibition by Marian Delyth at Ffotogallery on 3 October.
Submission Details
This opportunity is open to all artists inside and outside of Wales, but must respond to the theme of this year’s festival, “What You See Is What You Get?”.
Up to four selected artists will receive a £400 artist fee, with all print and production costs covered by Ffotogallery as part of Ffoto Cymru 2024.
Only artwork submitted in digital formats will be accepted for consideration.
Copyright of all work remains with the artist. Artwork is not for sale by Ffotogallery as part of Ffoto Cymru. Images submitted for this opportunity will not be published, reproduced or otherwise shared outside of Ffotogallery without the artist’s permission.
Selection
The initial selection of digital submissions will be made by Ffotogallery. This decision is final.
Key dates
Ffoto Cymru Open Call launches 12th July 2024
Submission deadline closes at 23:59 BST Tuesday 30th July 2024
Successful Artists will be informed w/c 5th August 2024
Digital print files of selected works to be delivered to Ffotogallery by Friday 16th August 2024
Exhibition Dates run 1st October 2024 - 31st October 2024
How to Enter
Complete the online submission form at the bottom of this page and submit.
All submissions must be made before the deadline of 23:59 BST on Tuesday 30th July 2024.
Please ensure each attached image file is titled with the name of the artist, the title of work and year. Work will not be considered without the required details.
There is no limit to how many times you submit bodies of work for consideration but we will not display more than one series by any one artist as part of this year’s festival.
If you need support to complete the submission form or have any further questions email bob@ffotogallery.org or call 02920 341667.