Lost & Grounded Taproom

Saturday 16 November 2024, 6-10pm


6-10pm. Location: Lost and Grounded Taproom.
Free entry, donations welcome. 


In collaboration with Hapax Magazine, Bristol Photo Festival is holding an open-call for new photographic projects. Artists and photographers are invited to submit a body of work. A shortlist of selected works will be screened throughout the evening, with a winner announced at the end of the night. The winner will be supported to develop a solo exhibition to be presented at Bristol Photo Festival 2026 and a concurrent feature in Hapax Magazine. The evening also marks the closing of the festival – come down to help us celebrate.

The Evening 

The evening will include the launch of Issue 6 of Hapax magazine with a brief introduction by the magazine’s editors, Christiane Monarchi and Gordon MacDonald. There will be copies of the magazine available to view and buy on the night. Following this, there will be a screening of new photographic projects by emerging Vietnamese photographers, organised by Bristol Photo Festival in collaboration with Matca (Hanoi). The screenings will culminate with the presentation of the open-call shortlist, with the announcement of the winner. If they are an international entry, we will try to get them to zoom in, just like a real awards ceremony. 

The evening will conclude with a DJ set by members of do you have peace?
 
The Open-Call

This programme is intended to support artists and photographers who are working on long-term projects that would be ready for exhibition in 2026. The project can be ongoing with intentions to continue producing work over the coming months. Everyone is free to enter and there are no restrictions in terms of age, professional experience or geographic location. The only condition is that the work must be currently unpublished and cannot have been shown in exhibitions to date.

The deadline for submissions is Sunday 3rd November (midnight). 

Selection Process

All selections will be viewed by a panel including: 

Christiane Monarchi – Hapax Co-Editor & Photomonitor Editor
Gordon MacDonald – Hapax Co-Editor (Gost Books, Photoworks)
Tamsin Silvey – Curator (Historic England)
Alejandro Acin – Bristol Photo Festival Director
Kirsty Mackay – Photographer