Ffocws 2024 Open Call

About Ffocws

Ffocws is part of Ffotogallery’s mission to support early-career visual artists in Wales, for those who have been through formal education, and those who have had other paths into photography. Ffocws 2024 is generously supported by the Oakdale Trust and the Darkley Trust.

As part of Ffocws 2024, artists will receive an opportunity to share their work through a group exhibition at Ffotogallery from May - July 2025. Alongside this presentation opportunity, we are offering critical support from artists, curators and arts workers in the field to help guide artists through the next stage. Artists included in this opportunity will be given £400 as an artist fee, 6 artists will be selected in total. 

Apply here: https://forms.gle/NV13ErHeN4GADYQv9

Deadline: 23:59, 12 January 2025

Who can enter?

Ffocws is open to artists and photographers based in Wales working with photography or moving-image based in Wales who have completed a BA, MA or similar level degree (such as from The Black Mountain College, Open University etc) or course of study in any creative discipline such as Photography, Fine Art, Filmmaking, Graphic Design, etc. 

Ffocws is also open to early-career artists working with photography or moving image based in Wales, who have not gone through formal education who have reached a point where this opportunity would make a difference to their practice. Ffocws is not open to people currently in full-time education.

Image Rights

Entrants retain ownership and copyright of their submitted photographs. Upon selection, participants grant Ffotogallery a non-exclusive, irrevocable licence to reproduce, publish, and display submitted images directly relating to the Open Call and in all media throughout Wales and beyond in perpetuity. This includes and is not limited to Ffotogallery’s website, social media, and any promotional/marketing materials. Any use of the photographs will always be fully credited. 

All selected entries may be published by Ffotogallery in magazines or books, on websites, or in any other medium, at Ffotogallery’s discretion. Such use will be restricted to promotion, publicity, news, or informational education or awareness usage of Ffotogallery.

By participating, all selected applicants grant Ffotogallery usage of images and acknowledge that Ffotogallery and any Authorised Party may use the entries and a name credit in any media before, during and after, without restriction in relation to the uses stated above. Ffotogallery and Authorised Parties will not be required to pay any additional consideration or seek any additional approval in connection with such use.

Timeline

• 5 December 2024 - Submissions open

• 23:59, 12 January 2025 - Submissions close

• w/c 13 January 2025 - informal interviews

• w/c 20 January - artists selected

• w/c 20 January 2025 - w/c 19 May 2025 - Critical support

• 29 May 2025 - Ffocws preview at Ffotogallery

• 30 May - 12 July 2025 - Ffocws open at Ffotogallery
  

How to enter

All entries must be submitted via the google form link below. You will receive a copy of your application once it has been submitted. Please do not submit multiple entries, the first entry will be counted and all others will be discounted. It is free to apply.

Submissions to Ffocws close on 23:59, 12 January 2025. Late entries will not be accepted, please contact us ahead of time if you are experiencing any issues with the form.

As part of the informal interview, we will ask some standard questions as well as others specifically about your work and practice. The standard questions will be shared with you in advance if you are selected for an interview. The interview will last no more than 30 minutes and can take place in person at Ffotogallery or via zoom. 

Apply here: https://forms.gle/NV13ErHeN4GADYQv9

Deadline: 23:59, 12 January 2025

You will need to supply:

• Your name and contact details

• Your course (if applicable)

• Links to any websites or social media for your practice

• Up to 5 images (must be under 2mb each, .jpg, .jpeg, .png) or Links for up to 3 moving image works

• Captions for these works

• A short statement about your works (200 words max)

• A short biography about you (200 words max)

• We will also ask you to fill in an equal opportunities form as part of your application, this will be kept entirely confidential and is to help us evaluate our work in presenting, developing and supporting a diverse range of artists.

Questions

Any questions can be sent to: info@ffotogallery.org and a member of the team will get back to you as soon as possible.