Deadline: 1 July 2024
Preus Museum – Norway’s national museum of photography in collaboration with Oslo Negativ Photo Festival is inviting all artists, professional or amateur, national, or international to apply for its open call.
Preus Museum is the national museum of photography in Norway and is a part of the board for Oslo Negativ Photo Festival which is Norway’s largest meeting point for people interested in photography. The museum and the festival aim to be inclusive and open to everyone. The organization of the festival is an active effort for Preus Museum to take a coordinating role within the photography field and the documentary environment in Norway. Showcasing photography in all its forms, and contributing to an arena where national and international artists and actors can come together in a concerted effort, is particularly important for the development of the museum.
For this year’s Oslo Negativ, they want to see photographic projects that shed light on ruptures with the past and the values they may have taken for granted. They want stories about minds closing and doors opening, about undercurrents setting the agenda, about solidarity and skepticism, about subcultures and popular movements, about injustice and rebellion, about underground and mainstream, about power and powerlessness, about inequalities and brotherhood. They want to see projects that problematize what is difficult but also attempt to look at the opportunities that exist in this time of upheaval.
Funding Information
- The winning submission will receive a cash prize of 15.000 NOK and will be offered a place in the collection of Preus Museum. The winner will also be given the opportunity to have a solo exhibition at Oslo Negativ Photo Festival 2025. Preus Museum covers the production costs of the solo exhibition at Oslo Negativ Photo Festival 2025 with a price cap set to 10.000 NOK. Preus Museum will curate the solo exhibition at Oslo Negativ Photo Festival 2025 in dialogue with the winner.
- The winner will be announced on October 20. 2024
Eligibility Criteria
- Open to all artists, professional or amateur, national, or international. Artists may participate on an individual basis or as a collective.
- All projects that are lens based are eligible (photography, video, installation, mixed media)
For more information, visit Oslo Negativ.
