Organ Vida FUTURES Talent Open Call 2026

Organ Vida invites artists working in photography and video, as well as hybrid practices, to apply to become a part of FUTURES, the European-based photography platform dedicated to supporting emerging talents in photography.

Overview

Organ Vida, as a FUTURES member organization, is launching an open call for artists to join the platform in 2026. The call is open to emerging and mid-career artists working in photography and video, as well as hybrid practices that explore the relationship between images and sound, sculpture, or spatial expansion, such as installations or performances.

Practical Info

The open call is open to citizens of Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Slovenia, and Albania. Through this open call, five artists will be selected. Applications are submitted via an online form and must include an artistic work, a portfolio, and a CV.

Selected participants will have the opportunity to engage in diverse online educational activities and apply to internal open calls for exhibitions and mentorship programs hosted by member organizations. Additionally, selected participants are expected to attend the in-person Annual Event scheduled for November 2026, providing a unique opportunity to meet the FUTURES community and network with fellow artists and professionals. All selected artists will be promoted through the FUTURES website, social media channels, and the printed annual publication.

Each selected artist is required to participate in all mandatory online activities and attend the final live event (Annual Event) - exact location and dates to be confirmed. Organ Vida will cover travel, accommodation, and daily allowances for participation in the final event, along with a gross honorarium of €500 for full participation in the project.

The jury for the 2026 Organ Vida – FUTURES Open Call is composed of experienced curators and members of the Organ Vida team. The selection panel includes Barbara Gregov, Lovro Japundžić, and Lea Vene, who are part of the Organ Vida curatorial team, as well as Tia Čiček, a curator, writer, and researcher affiliated with Škuc Gallery and the World of Art School for Curatorial Practices and Critical Writing in Ljubljana, and Natalija Paunić, a curator, mediator, and writer based in Belgrade and founder of Autokomanda.

About Organ Vida

Organ Vida is a biannual international festival that takes place in Zagreb, Croatia. They are focused on showcasing expanded photography and hybrid image-based practices, particularly at the intersections of visual art and contemporary digital and popular culture.

About FUTURES

Co-funded by the Creative Europe Programme of the European Union from 2017, the FUTURES Photography Platform pools together the experience of leading photography institutions across Europe to increase the capacity, mobility and visibility of its selected artists. By bringing together a wealth of resources and curatorial expertise, each talent selected by the Futures members gains access to an unprecedented international network of professionals as well as new markets and audiences. Currently, the platform has over 20 member institutions across Europe, who are invited to nominate artists to join the platform each year.