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📣 Open Call: OBSCURA 2025

International Festival of Surreal and Creative Photography

🗓 Exhibition dates: 24 August – 7 September 2025

📍 Location: Bodrhyddan Hall, North Wales, UK

OBSCURA invites photographers and visual artists from around the world to submit works exploring surrealism, dream logic, emotional storytelling, and imaginative visual experimentation. The exhibition will take place outdoors on the historic grounds of Bodrhyddan Hall, with a parallel digital exhibition hosted on our website.

 

This is not just an exhibition — it’s a portal into the uncanny, the mythic, and the beautifully bizarre.

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Selected artists will:

Have their work professionally printed and exhibited outdoors

Be featured in a limited-edition OBSCURA magazine

Appear in the festival’s digital exhibition

Gain exposure to curators, collectors, and media

Receive a digital certificate of participation

Be offered priority for future OBSCURA editions

Retain 50% of any print sales (festival covers production & takes 50% commission)

 Who Can Submit?

Artists of all experience levels

Must be 18+

Open to international applicants

AI-generated work is not accepted. We reserve the right to request proof of authorship (e.g. RAW files or process images)

 


Submission Requirements

1–2 artworks (JPEG, 300dpi, min. 2400px on the long side)

Title, year, dimensions, and optional price in GBP

Artist bio (max 150 words)

Artist statement (max 200 words)

Portrait photo (JPEG)


Entry Fee

ÂŁ35 per submission (up to 2 works)

Fees help cover professional printing, mounting, and production costs. All selected works are printed by the festival.


How to Submit

Submissions are collected via a Google Form:

👉 Submit here (insert form link)

Payment is required via PayPal here. 

Please include your full name in the payment reference.

(Details are also provided in the form.)

 


Key Dates

Submission Deadline: 15 June 2025 (23:59 BST)

Artist Notification: 1 July 2025

Final File Delivery (if selected): 7 July 2025

Exhibition Launch: 24 August 2025

Exhibition Duration: 24 August – 7 September 2025


 Terms & Conditions

By submitting, you agree to:

Allow OBSCURA to print and display your work

A 50% commission on any sales

Your work being featured in promotional materials, catalogue, press, and digital exhibition

No AI-generated content

Outdoor display risks (we do not provide insurance, but use weather-resistant materials and secure mounting)

Full Terms & Conditions available here (insert link to doc/pdf)


 Questions?

Contact us at hello@obscurafestival.co.uk

Follow updates at obscurafestival.co.uk or on Instagram @obscura.festival

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