CALL FOR APPLICATIONS IS OPEN FROM JUNE 6 TO JULY 15th
APPLY FOR THE NEXT CIRCULATION(S) FESTIVAL
For the past 15 years, Circulation(s) festival promote a modern and inclusive vision of photography. He has more than a decade of discovering new emerging talent, and still a burning desire to make new visual writing accessible to all.
Every year, the festival brings together the general public, artists and professionals around a multi-faceted, adventurous and innovative program that questions the boundaries between photography and contemporary art. It’s the must-attend event for tomorrow’s photography.
The Circulation(s) festival program is overseen by the artistic direction of the Fetart collective, made up of independent curators specializing in emerging photography.
The 16th edition of the Circulation(s) festival will take place at CENTQUATRE-PARIS, a cultural venue in eastern Paris, from March 21 to May 17 2026, and will continue in the form of tours and off-site events in France and Europe.
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GENERAL CONDITIONS :
- The call for entries is open to all photographers of European nationality and/or resident in Europe
- The call for entries is open to all photographers at the start of their careers, with no age limit, who have never had a major exhibition in France
- There is no set theme
- All applicants are welcome to submit photographic projects that mix formats or involve other media such as video, installation or sound
- Group projects are accepted
- The use of artificial intelligence to produce all or part of the images in the series presented must be explicitly mentioned in the application (at least in the text presenting the series)
APPLICATIONS FEES :
EARLY BIRD · From June 6 to 30 (include): free
FULL · From July 1st to 15th (include): € 20
For the third consecutive year, the call for applications for the Circulation(s) festival opens with an early bird price, reduced by half compared to the full price. The Fetart collective wishes to make it more and more accessible to everyone, throughout Europe.
READ TERMS AND CONDITIONS HERE
Additional information
Contact : info@fetart.org
CALENDAR
Call for applications: from Friday June 6 to Tuesday 15 July 2025 (include)
Pre-selection of applications by the Fetart collective: August – September 2025
Winners announcement: mid-October 2025
ARTISTIC DIRECTION · COLLECTIF FETART
The artistic direction of Fetart collective brings together independent curators specializing in emerging photography. All are driven by convictions and a common vision: support for young photographers and desire to innovate and constantly explore the emerging photographic scene.
2026 EDITION
The next edition of the Circulation(s) festival will take place from March 21 to May 17, 2026 at the CENTQUATRE-PARIS. The festival also extends to satellite locations in France, Europe and internationally with off the walls events or tours.
© Visvaldas Morkevičius, édition 2025