18/12/2024
ISSP invites artists based in the Baltics who are working within the medium of photography to apply to become a part of Futures Photography. This is a great opportunity to gain visibility and expand professional contacts.
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💥 OPEN CALL: FUTURES Baltic Talents 2024
ISSP invites artists working within the medium of photography to apply to become a part of Futures Photography, the prestigious European-based photography platform dedicated to supporting emerging talents in photography. 3 artists will be selected to join the platform in 2025.
❗️Application deadline: January 5!
🌀 The submission is open to photographers and contemporary artists working with photography, who
- are coming from or currently based in Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia;
- can demonstrate dedication and continuity in their artistic practice;
- are eager and ready to benefit from the international network, tutoring and exposure opportunities offered by the platform;
- have had an artistic practice lasting for a duration from 3 to 10 years, including at least one solo exhibition;
- can submit a strong photographic work developed during the last three years.
🌀 Participation in the FUTURES platform offers:
- Participation grant of €500 per artist.
- Conversations with international professionals, online and in-person.
- Invitation to take part in the programme of networking events, workshops and talks at the Futures Annual Event in September - October 2025 (travel costs and accommodation covered).
- Access to exclusive Magnum online education platform of talks and workshops especially developed for FUTURES artists.
- Opportunity to apply to the internal open call for the annual travelling exhibition.
- Opportunity to apply for a tutoring session with one of the platform members' curators.
- All FUTURES artists are featured at futures-photography.com website and promoted via the FUTURES social media channels and the annual publication.
- Beyond 2025 - participation in the online education platform, internal open calls and other education and networking opportunities.
The selected candidates will be notified by 16 January and must be ready to submit additional materials (full CV, portrait, 15 low and high-resolution images) by 22 January.
The selection of the Talents 2025 will be made by an international jury: the Artistic Director of Tallinn Photomonth Kulla Laas (EE), curator Ieva Meilute-Svinkūniene (LT), artist and curator of the ISSP Gallery Iveta Gabaliņa (LV) and ISSP director Jūlija Berkoviča.
🌀 About FUTURES:
Co-funded by the Creative Europe Programme of the European Union from 2017, the FUTURES Photography Platform pools together the experience of 20 leading photography organisations across Europe in order to increase the capacity, mobility and visibility of its selected artists. ISSP is the only Baltic platform member since 2022.
Photo: Ruudu Ulas
➡️ Find the link to the full Open call and application form here: https://issp.lv/en/home/open-call-futures-baltic-talents-2025
