OPEN CALL 2022 HAS ENDED!
2022 I FESTIVAL FORMAT
Since its founding in 2002, the Wiesbaden Photo Days have offered photographers and artists the opportunity to apply for central exhibitions of the Photo Days with photo series related to the current festival theme. Well over 400 photo artists have thus far presented their work at the Wiesbaden Photo Days. For many of those involved, participation was the beginning of a remarkable career in photography.
We have kept to this same format which is unique in the German festival landscape. We are looking forward to a large participation in our tender.
2022 I PARTICIPATION
Participation is open to everyone who works conceptually with the medium of photography. There are no stylistic nor technical restrictions, and applicants’ nationality and age are not subject to any restrictions. The only thing that counts is the content-related proximity to the current festival theme and a qualitatively convincing implementation.
Up to two photo series between six and twelve individual motifs can be submitted. All photographers selected for the exhibitions receive an expense allowance of 250 euros.
Detailed information in our Terms of Participation.
2022 I TOPIC
We are looking for photo series consisting of six to 12 individual motifs that deal with this year’s festival theme »Turbulent Times«. An independent conceptual implementation should be evident.
The topic »Turbulent Times« offers a wide range of submissions, such as commitment, visions, creativity, dreams, life forms, life plans, trust, community, violence, destruction, migration, identity, populism, ideologies, globalization, pandemic, environmental changes, transformation, change, standstill, retreat, cocooning, mobility, digitalization, rebellion, alienation, anonymity.
More on the festival theme of the 12th Wiesbaden Photo Days can be found by clicking on the button below:
2022 I SUBMISSION
The submission for the 12th Wiesbaden Photo Days must be made in digital form, regardless of the format of the images. All images of the submitted series, contact details, number and size of images, form of presentation and project description must be summarised in a PDF document:
- On page 1 there is our application form with contact details, project description (between 800 and 1,200 characters are required) as well as information on the exhibition format of the submitted work and the likely form of the presentation.
- On page 2 all motifs of the submitted series are shown
- On the following pages, single motifs from the submitted photo series can be shown in any order
- Please name the PDF file according to the following pattern: LastName_FirstName_OpenCall_WIFO2022
The PDF document to be submitted therefore comprises a minimum of eight and a maximum of 14 pages. A usual limit for PDF files is 10 MB and should not be exceeded. You can find an example PDF for a submission below.
2022 I EXHIBITIONS
The photo series selected by the jury will be presented at the 12th Wiesbaden Photo Days at six central exhibition locations in the state capital:
- Kunsthaus Wiesbaden
- Frauen Museum Wiesbaden
- sam – Stadtmuseum am Markt
- Aktives Museum Spiegelgasse
- Kunstverein Bellevue-Saal
- Rubrecht Contemporary Gallery
2022 I AWARDS
Two additional prizes will be awarded among all nominated photographers – the audience award and the jury award. Both prizes are endowed with 1,500 euros each and are being donated for the first time by Oschatz Visuelle Medien.
2022 I CATALOG
A catalog is traditionally published for the 12th Wiesbaden Photo Days, in which all photographers nominated for the exhibitions are presented with text and images. It is available for purchase for 10 euros at all exhibition locations during the festival period. After the festival, the catalog can be ordered by email.
2022 I JURY
Monique Behr (Kulturamt Wiesbaden), Michaela Höllriegel (Wiesbadener Fototage), Dr. Christina Leber (Kunststiftung DZ Bank), Dr. Marina Mettner (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Photographie), Daniel Oschatz (Oschatz Visuelle Medien), Marc Peschke (Wiesbadener Fototage), Jürgen Strasser (Wiesbadener Fototage)
2022 I PARTICIPATION FEE
We charge a participation fee of 20 euros for each photo series submitted, which must be received on our account within 14 days of submission of the documents. The bank account is:
Wiesbadener Fototage, Postbank Business Giro
IBAN: DE39 6001 0070 0971 5817 00, BIC: PBNKDEFF
Purpose: Open Call 2022
2022 I TEILNAHMEBEDINGUNGEN
Before registering, we recommend that you read the conditions of participation for our tender carefully. These can be downloaded as a PDF file by clicking on the link below.
2022 I TIMELINE
Dezember 1, 2021
Start of the Open Call
March 15, 2022
End of the Open Call
Mid May, 2022
Announcement of the nominated photographers
July 16–30, 2022
Delivery / submission of the work
August 13, 2022
Opening of the photo days and awarding of the »Jury Prize«
August 28, 2022
Closing of the photo days and awarding of the »Audience Award«
2022 I ASK
We will be happy to answer any questions you may have about the open call of the 12th Wiesbaden Photo Days. Please send an email with your questions to: opencall@wifo2022.de.