**The Lahti International Poster Triennial celebrates its 50th anniversary!**

**Finland hosts 22nd international poster exhibition** 

  
**June 6–August 17, 2025, Lahti Museum of Visual Arts Malva** 

**Opening ceremony June 5, 2025**

  
The Lahti International Poster Triennial will celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2025\. Continuing a tradition that began in 1975, this graphic design competition and exhibition will now be held for the 22nd time in Lahti. To honour the triennial’s 50th jubilee, the theme of our special anniversary category will be ‘freedom of expression’. Although this inherent human right is protected in many countries, free speech still remains under threat in many parts of the world.

  
**The triennial is a collaboration between:**

  
* Lahti Museum of Visual Arts Malva
* Grafia, Association of Visual Communication Designers in Finland
* The Finnish Friends of Posters Guild

Category C (Freedom of Expression) can be submitted anonymously and free of charge.

fee for Category A (Cultural, social and ideological posters) and Category B (Environmental posters).

The winners will be announced and the prizes will be presented at the opening of the exhibition. All participants who submitted posters are cordially invited to attend the opening on June 5, 2025.

  
Prizes:

  
Grand Prix €5000

The Grafia Tapani Aartomaa Prize €4000

The Lauri Tarasti Environmental Poster Prize €4000

The Lahti Prize €3000

Lahti International Poster Triennial

Since 2004, the Gulliver Travel Grant has been awarded annually to assist writers of speculative literature in their non-academic research. These funds are used to cover airfare, lodging, and other travel expenses. Travel may be domestic or international. You may apply for travel to take place at any point in the following year.

  
**This grant, as with all SLF grants, is intended to help writers working with speculative literature.** Speculative literature spans the breadth of fantastic writing, encompassing literature ranging from hard science fiction to epic fantasy, including ghost stories, horror, folk and fairy tales, slipstream, magical realism, and more. Any piece of literature containing a fabulist or speculative element would fall under our aegis.

  
This grant is awarded on the basis of interest and merit. If awarded the grant, the recipient agrees to provide a brief report of their research experience (500-1,000 words) and an autobiographical statement describing themselves and their writing (500-1,000 words) for our files and for public dissemination on our website and mailing list.

  
Please note that the goal of these grants is to help as many writers as possible, so recent winners can reapply but will be considered low-priority within a 2-year window of winning.

**Award: $1,000 USD.** This grant is awarded on the basis of interest and merit. If awarded the grant, the recipient agrees to provide a brief report of their research experience (500-1,000 words) and an autobiographical statement describing themselves and their writing (500-1,000 words) for our files and for public dissemination on our website and mailing list.

  
Please note that the goal of these grants is to help as many writers as possible, so recent winners can reapply but will be considered low-priority within a 2-year window of winning.

The Gulliver Travel Grant

The Aveiro City Council informs of the opening of the registration period for participation in the 17th edition of the International Biennale of Artistic Ceramics of Aveiro, which will take place between **October 18, 2025 and January 18, 2026!**

The selected works will be on display from **October 18, 2025 to January 18, 2026** at the Museum of Aveiro | Santa Joana.

  
Organized by the Aveiro City Council, the Biennale awards three prizes: 13,000.00 euros for the first prize; 8,000.00 euros, for the second; and 4.00,00 euros for the third prize. In addition to these awards, the jury may award Honorable Mentions. The awarded works, excluding the Honorable Mentions, belong to the Aveiro City Council.

Biennale of Artistic Ceramics of Aveiro

In order to promote literature in digital media, the Bremer Literaturhaus, with the support of the Senator for Culture, will award the Bremen Netzresidenz, a three-month online scholarship at the virtual Literaturhaus Bremen.

  
The focus of the scholarship will be on the creative and critical engagement with current digital media. Emphasis is placed on the use of innovative literary or artistic methods. Digital literature projects that emphasise an open-minded exchange of literature will be supported.

**The scholarship is endowed with a one-off amount of €2,500\.** An independent jury decides on the award. The virtual stay in the Literaturhaus Bremen begins on March 1st and ends on May 31st, 2025\. As part of the scholarship, the award winner sets up their own project website. The scholarship holder is then invited to present their project at an event as part of a literature festival in Bremen.

  
**Following the residency, they will be invited to present their project at a literature festival event in Bremen (the costs of which will be covered by the organisers).**

Bremen Network Residence 2024/25

The “Georg Koppmann Prize for Hamburg City Photography” scholarship was announced for the first time in autumn 2018\. The Hamburg Historical Museums Foundation awards it annually together with the Department of Urban Development and Housing in honour of the Hamburg photographer Georg Koppmann (1842-1909), who continuously documented Hamburg's development into a major city at the end of the 19th century.

  
It is awarded for an artistic-documentary examination of the changing cityscape of Hamburg. In the spirit of Koppmann, the work should make a contribution to the continuous documentation of these changes. An independent photographic perspective on the city as a living space should be developed in order to deal with its processes of change, whereby a reflection of current discussions about the development of Hamburg is desirable. The focus of your work should, however, be on the built city and its aesthetic-spatial qualities.

The scholarship is worth 8,000 euros and is aimed at professional photographers and graduates of photography courses at colleges, universities and academies. Every five years, the works of the scholarship holders are shown in a group exhibition.

Georg Koppmann Prize for Hamburg City Photography

We’re excited to announce that grant proposals for the Manorama Award 2024 are now open! 🌟 This award offers production bursaries to three visual artists for the realization of their printmaking based projects.

  
If you are a visual artist looking for funding to complete a printmaking based project, we encourage you to apply. Three artists will be selected for this award. This opportunity is open to all artists residing in India, with no further restrictions!

Manorama Print Grant Award 2024

Human rights reports usually draw on a traditional human rights methodology, fact finding or documentation, with a view to identifying a violation, violator and remedy. Reports represent a technical, detail-led, and legal form of speaking truth to power, usually addressing governments and authorities. They build their argument through various sections – stating the problem, mapping the context, making detailed allegations, aligning the allegations to international law – to form of a list of recommendations addressing a target state or institution. Whilst such reports remain the foundation of human rights work and offer comprehensive analysis into human rights violations, they have significant limitations as to the audiences they can reach.

  
In this call, artists and activists are invited to respond to a particular human rights report by Amnesty International titled Under Protected and Over Restricted: The State of the Right to Protest in 21 European Countries (July 2024). The report ‘reveals a continent-wide pattern of repressive laws, use of unnecessary or excessive force, arbitrary arrests and prosecutions, unwarranted or discriminatory restrictions as well as the increasing use of invasive surveillance technology, resulting in a systematic roll back of the right to protest’. The report is part of Amnesty International’s global campaign called ‘Protect the Protest’.

  
In asking artists and activists to ‘respond to’ this report, we do not mean to simply represent or reproduce the report’s content. Instead, we are asking artists to explore creative and new means of response – for example to reframe the report in a different genre, such as satire, graphic novel, or science fiction; or an innovative form, such as soundscapes, installations, performance, or textiles; or within a new meta-narrative, such as centring on care for victims rather than human rights law. Artists may wish to respond to a part of the report, a country profile, the Executive Summary and Recommendations (pp. 20-35), even a footnote; or to its tone and language; or to a particular issue, story, or case study it contains. Interventions could also interrogate issues and themes which feature in the report but were not analysed or developed in depth, or address the question of ‘what next?’ Finally, applicants may wish to celebrate the positive implications and achievements of the right to protest, or tell the human stories behind the statistics, policies and laws.

  
Applicants are expected to provide a timeline for outputs in their application, between the start date of the project and the end of September 2025\. Applicants are also expected to submit a blog, by 30th September 2025, about their project. 

A core part of the project is to commission new collaborative arts-based interventions; ‘Conversations with Reports – Amnesty International’ is one such call. It is an open call, and the maximum amount we offer for each commission is £4,000\. Applicants can use this as micro- or seed-funding that either provides initial support to get a project off the ground or subsidises an ongoing initiative. Our focus is mainly on the visual arts, although applications in other forms will be considered. We are also interested in projects that are process based / seek to document a process, produce a series of works, and are easily replicable between sites (to allow for exhibitions and interventions linked to the art in multiple places and sites).

  
As this call is part of the Arts Rights Truth research project, successful applicants will also be included in relevant academic research in a light-touch way. It is not anticipated that projects are research-based nor that participants take part in Amnesty International’s research relating to documentation and advocacy. We look forward to discussing the specifics of artists’ and activists’ involvement in the research with successful applicants. We will also support dissemination of the artwork produced, through online and physical exhibitions, social media, at conferences and workshops, etc. 

Open Call for Artist/Activist Collaborations

The Changing Asia photography exhibition proudly launches its third edition. This well-received international event has transcended the realms of journalism and photography to become a linchpin of cultural dialogue and a gateway to new perspectives over the past two years.

  
After capturing the “new normal” amidst a global pandemic and the efforts of “working together for a share future” in subsequent recovery, we now stand at the cusp of an era marked by profound evolution. Asia, our collective home, with its rich tapestry of history, culture, and diversity, is at the forefront of embracing this inevitable change.

  
China Daily and the Asia News Network invite you to bring your voice, your vision, and your narrative to this visual storytelling of Asia’s metamorphosis. Here’s what we’re looking for:

  
**1\. Exploring Asian transformations:**

Through your lens, reveal the social, economic, environmental, and cultural shifts that are shaping the continent’s future. From the buzz of megacities to the quiet resilience of rural landscapes, let your images reflect Asia’s modernization, urbanization, and technological strides, without forgetting the legacy of its ancestral roots.

  
**2\. Showcasing Asian stories:**

Every picture tells a story, and every story is a glimpse into the soul of Asia. We’re seeking images that articulate the tale of Asia — its people, its communities. Share the tales of resilience, of overcoming, of thriving against all odds. Let your photographs be a testament to the courage and hope that define the regional spirit.

  
**3\. Emphasizing Asian diversity:**

Asia’s beauty lies in its variety. Its regions, cultures, and peoples make it a mosaic of life. We challenge you to document this diversity, to celebrate both the contrasts and the connections. Through your submissions, help the world appreciate the complexities and simplicities of Asia’s transformational journey. Join us on this quest to communicate stories of progress, aspiration and the force of transformation within the Asian region, and be part of an exciting cross-cultural exchange!

Photo Book / Exhibition / award certificate

Changing Asia 2024

First biennial dedicated to contemporary sculpture on the African continent, the Biennale International Sculpture of Ouagadougou (BISO) is a flagship artistic event of Africa and its diaspora, dedicated to sculpture in all its forms. After the success of the three first editions, in 2019 under the theme Dare to invent the future, in 2021 with Adventure ambiguous and 2023 with The Fire of Origins, the objective of the BISO 2025 Biennale is to strengthen the support and visibility of sculptor artists and consolidate their place on the art market contemporary.
  
  

The two highlights of the BISO 2025 Biennale will be:

  
* The BISO exhibition from November 20, 2025: organized in the amphitheater of FESPACO, open to the public for a period of one month.

  
* Artist residencies from October 17, 2025: lasting from 15 days to 1 month, granted by decision of the Selection Committee. These residencies will be held in the places BISO partners in Ouagadougou. Artists participating in residencies undertake to provide a project and a schedule of realization of their creation.

  
* A production budget of 500 euros will be allocated to each artist by BISO.

  
* Accommodation and return plane tickets for the selected artists will be covered by the Biennale.

BISO 2025 Biennale: UNBEARABLE BORDER

In the summer of 2025, the Hasselblad Foundation will inaugurate Sweden's largest photo salon – Fotosalongen 2025.

  
We invite both amateur and professional photographers across all genres to submit their work through an open call, running from 2 September to 30 November, 2024\. The selection process will be conducted by a distinguished jury comprising Pauline Benthede, Global Vice President of Exhibitions at Fotografiska; Eva Dahlgren, renowned artist and dedicated photographer; Paul Hansen, award-winning photographer at Dagens Nyheter; and Dragana Vujanovic Östlind, Jury Chair and Chief Curator at the Hasselblad Foundation.

  
Our objective is to curate an exhibition that showcases a diverse array of photographic styles and perspectives. The walls of the Hasselblad Center will be adorned with works that offer unexpected encounters and surprises, where the creations of established artists will be displayed alongside those of emerging talents and seasoned photographers who have yet to present their work publicly.

  
This photo salon seeks to represent the full spectrum of contemporary photography, embracing practitioners whose interests range from documentary and photojournalism to nature, family, street style, science, politics, and the arts. Selection will not be confined to a specific theme; rather, it will focus on identifying compelling images and narratives that resonate with depth and diversity of expression. Selection will focus on identifying compelling images and narratives that resonate with depth and diversity of expression. Our goal is to capture a comprehensive snapshot of current photographic practices.

  
We eagerly anticipate your application!

Your work will be seen by an esteemed jury of photography experts. If selected for the exhibition at the Hasselblad Center in Gothenburg, your work would be seen by an audience of approximately 70 000 visitors, during the summer of 2025 and it would be included in the exhibition catalogue. Participants in the exhibition also receive a fee of SEK 3200\. The Hasselblad Foundation will also purchase a number of works from the exhibition for our permanent collection.

  
All works in the exhibition will be for sale and all profit belongs to the photographers.

Hasselblad Foundation Fotosalongen 2025

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