Last year, we focused on intergenerational dialogue; this year’s edition explores the theme “Cities in Flux.”
Do you notice the transformations in the architecture and city around you? Or do you simply enjoy photographing architecture and public spaces? Join us and capture this year’s festival theme through your own lens.
Theme:
Artworks must reflect the 2026 annual theme: Cities in Flux.
Number of entries:
Each author, whether an individual or a collective, may submit one work.
Work identification:
Each work must include the title of the work, the name of the author (or collective), and a description in Czech and English.
Technique:
The competition will accept works created using any artistic technique (photography, collage, drawing, painting, comics, etc.) or audiovisual works, accompanied by a short description.
Accepted file formats: .jpg, .jpeg, .png, .gif, .webp, .mp4, .avi, .mov
File size limit: 100 MB per file; all uploaded files must be less than 300 MB
Static visual stories: up to 7 photographs, collages, drawings, paintings, comics...
Moving visual stories: max. 60 seconds in length
Submission of works:
Please send your works to the email address: visualstories@openhousebrno.cz
We will accept works inspired by the Open House Brno festival that you have not previously exhibited or published. The works must also have been created during the Open House festival or in connection with it.
Deadlines:
Please submit your works by June 15, 2026.
Judging:
Entries will be evaluated by a jury composed of the Open House Brno festival organizing team. Works that do not meet the competition requirements will be disqualified. Three works that best capture the theme will be awarded. The results of the competition will be announced at the Boskovice Pop-up Festival no later than June 30, 2026.
Prize:
The best author will receive prizes and have their work presented as part of the Visual Stories: Open House Brno 2026 exhibition. The winner will also receive a final prize—a trip to the Open House Brno partner festival in Vienna or Zagreb (expenses will be covered only partially).
Selected works will also be featured in an online publication and on the Open House Brno website.
At the end of the year, three exceptional visual stories will be selected, and their authors will be invited to the opening of the Visual Stories: Open House Brno 2026 exhibition.*
*The visual stories of all selected participants will be presented at the exhibition. The three selected authors will be invited to the opening. The main prize is from Open House Brno: coverage of most of the costs associated with travel and accommodation. Visual stories by artists under 18 will also be exhibited and included in the online catalog; however, if they win the trip, they must be accompanied by an adult family member, whose expenses will not be covered.
If you have any questions, please contact Jana Ovčáčková at jana.ovcackova@openhousebrno.cz
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