Open Call for Visual Stories

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The Lisbon Architecture Triennale is open to applications for Visual Stories from the visitors of the Open House Lisboa 2024 entitled Hybrid Designs for Transitional Spaces. How can architecture make our cities more accessible and equitable?

By exploring Open House Lisboa festival, you’ll discover the city’s architecture and its spaces that welcome everyone.The 2024 Open House Europe programme will emphasise accessible and inclusive aspects of the built environment. The theme draws attention to how architectural design and urban planning can prioritise inclusivity and make cities more accommodating for all individuals, regardless of their varied abilities, appearances, social backgrounds, and other characteristics.
Join us in capturing this year’s Open House Europe theme: Accessibility and Inclusion.
We invite you to share your interpretation of the theme through any art form you prefer!
Supported by the Creative Europe, the Open House Europe is a new international cooperation, which embraces a more inclusive debate about architecture and strengthens the role of architecture as a positive change-maker. Its programme joining 14 partner festivals introduces a range of new and exciting activities which spans across the continent.

The European-wide perspective of equity and inclusivity in architecture will be revealed during the Annual Summit, where a special exhibition and publication, comprising the best selected Visual Stories from each local Open House festival, will be presented to the public.

Eligibility

Requirements for the Visual Story:
•    Artwork must reflect the 2024 Annual Theme: Accessibility and Inclusion.
•    Created or inspired by the Open House festival you have attended and not previously exhibited or published.
•    Accepted file formats: .jpg, .jpeg, .png, .gif, .webp, .mp4, .avi, .mov.
•    File size limit: 100MB per file, 300MB in total.
•    Static visual stories: Up to 7 photos, drawings, etc.; Motion visual stories: Up to 60 seconds.
•    Each Visual Story must include an English title and description.
•    No images or videos of individuals under 18 or vulnerable persons without consent. By submitting your Visual Story you confirm that you have obtained consent from all individuals featured in visuals.
•    Prohibited content: Discrimination or prejudice based on race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, disability, or other characteristics.

•    One submission per person.

Selection

Up to three selected Visual Stories from each Open House festival will be showcased at an exhibition in Dublin as part of the Open House Europe Annual Summit 2025. Later on, the exhibition will travel to other events across Europe. Furthermore, chosen works will also be featured in a printed publication and on the Open House Europe website.
At the end of the year, three outstanding Visual Stories will earn their creators a trip to the Annual Summit in Dublin or a preferred Open House Europe partner’s festival!
Travel and accommodation expenses covered. Visual Stories by artists under 18 will also be exhibited and included in the catalogue; however, if they win the trip, they must be accompanied by an adult family member, whose expenses won’t be covered.

Dates

• Submission Deadline: until 11 June, 2024

Therefore, you have one month to submit your Visual Story from the start of Open House Lisboa which takes place on the weekend May 11 and 12, 2024. 

• Selection of the best three Visual Stories: until 18 June, 2024

• The time for collecting the authors contact information: 20 – 27 June, 2024

Form

Here is the form to apply.

For any queries: visual.stories@openhouseeurope.org