FORMAT24 Presents Open Call

Format and LCB Depot are delighted to announce an open call for international artists to submit work for an exhibition as part of FORMAT24 Presents.

Overview

Format and LCB Depot welcome diverse and imaginative proposals and projects from photographers and artists that relate to the theme Future Now. Selected artists will have the opportunity to exhibit their work in QUAD’s Extra Gallery Spaces in Derby and LCB Depot in Leicester, UK.

Practical Info

Submissions are open to all approaches and ideas – from archives to the most contemporary and conceptual projects. Format and LCB Depot are keen to receive proposals from artists working across different media and themes, including photographic series and single images, film/ video, long term researched documentary projects, multimedia (such as VR, online and interactive work), installation projects, publications, performances, and participatory projects. Work submitted must be finished projects and ready to display by the exhibition date.  

The Format and LCB team along with a selected jury of photography professionals will view all submissions and select a number of artists to be exhibited in the LCB Depot gallery in Leicester. Format will select up to 3 projects from UK based artists to be exhibited in QUAD’s Extra Gallery Spaces (16 March – 30 June 2024) during FORMAT24 Presents. Work chosen for the exhibition will need to be delivered to the designated venue by Monday 4 March 2024. Details for international entries will be discussed with the successful applicant.  

About Format and LCB Depot

Format International Photography Festival was established in 2004. It is organised by QUAD and the University of Derby and is the UK’s leading international contemporary festival of photography and related media. It organises a year-round programme of international commissions, open calls, residencies, conferences and collaborations in the UK and internationally and welcomes over 100,000 visitors from all over the world to its biennale.  

LCB Depot is home to Leicester’s creative businesses and a hub for its creative communities. LCB’s Creative Programme focuses on different creative industries every month, highlighting emerging and established Leicester/shire-based artists, designers and makers and building links within industries locally, nationally and internationally.