TERMS AND CONDITIONS 2024

The 13th Organ Vida Festival is announcing a public international Open Call for artists under the title: 'Creeps and Butterflies'.

Submissions for the Organ Vida Open Call are open from April 9, 2024, to May 10, 2024, 23:59 Central European Time (UTC/GMT+1 hour).

The selection of artworks and proposals will be decided by an international jury. Up to 10 artists will be selected, and their work will be exhibited at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Zagreb, opening on September 26, 2024.

The Festival will notify the selected artists by May 27, 2024, via email, and the selected participants will be announced on the festival website ovfestival.org by June 2024.

1. The Theme and the Jury:

• The theme of this year's Open Call for artworks is Creeps and Butterflies. Before submitting your artwork, please read the Open Call text.

• Up to 10 artists will be selected by a jury consisting of 6 members: Nadine Isabelle Henrich, Danaé Panchaud, Ana Škegro, and the Organ Vida curatorial team (Barbara Gregov, Lovro Japundžić, and Lea Vene).

• Each member of the jury works independently and reviews submissions.

• Submissions that discriminate on the basis of race, age, color, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, ability, religion, or any other factor will not be considered.

• The jury's decision is final and will be published on the official website of the festival.

• All selected artists will be notified by email by May 27, 2024. Due to the high volume of submissions, only the selected artists will be notified. The public announcement of the selected artists is scheduled for June 2024.

2. Important Dates:

• The Call is open from April 9, 2024, to May 10, 2024 (23:59, UTC/GMT+1).

• Selected artists will be notified by May 27, 2024, and the selection will be published on the Organ Vida website in June 2024.

3. Participants:

• The Festival welcomes individuals worldwide aged 18 and above.

• Open to both amateur and established artists and curators worldwide, as well as collectives and groups.

4. Submission Fees:

• Organ Vida is a non-profit, non-governmental organization. All funds received are used for event production, promotion, and supporting artists and their work.

• Participants are required to pay a submission fee of 30 EUR, or 20 EUR for countries in the former Yugoslavia: Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, Kosovo, and Macedonia.

• The registration fee covers one project only. Multiple projects can be submitted, but each project must be submitted separately.

• Submission fees are non-refundable, regardless of acceptance or any unforeseen circumstances.

5. Submission Materials and Submission Form:

• All artworks should be submitted based on the given topic. Each project should consist of at least one (1) and up to a maximum of twenty-five (25) images.

• Submissions are open to image-based mediums such as photography and video, but also hybrid practices that consider images in relation to sound, sculpture, or spatial expansion, such as installations or performances.

• Multiple projects can be submitted, but each project must be submitted separately.

• There is no limitation on the creation date of artworks, and works made in 2024 or earlier are accepted.

• Authors can apply via the online platform Picter. Submissions must include all the required information. Only complete application forms will be considered.

6. Technical Details:

• For the application, images should be submitted in smaller dimensions, up to 2000px on the long side, and 100 dpi in RGB JPG format.

• Selected artists will be required to provide high-resolution (300 dpi) images at a later stage.

• Submitted images must not include watermarks, signatures, or any other identifying features of the author; otherwise, they will be disqualified.

• The Festival covers the production costs of the exhibition. The final presentation of the artworks will be determined by the curators.

7. Copyrights:

• The copyright to the images remains the property of the artist. The Festival agrees to credit all images with the names of the artists when used during the exhibition and for promotional purposes in all digital, print, and television media related to the Organ Vida Festival.

• The Festival reserves the right to reproduce and exhibit the submitted images at no cost in all media, including printed marketing materials, publications, and online platforms, but only in connection with the Organ Vida Festival and its promotion. The copyright will always be retained by the artist, and the artist will be credited whenever their images are reproduced by the Festival.

• Entrants to the Open Call represent and warrant that they are the authors and owners of the copyright to all submitted images and that their entries do not infringe upon the privacy rights, copyrights, or any other rights of any person.

• If an agreement on other arrangements is not reached, artworks from the exhibition will remain in the secure archives of Organ Vida Festival and will be used solely for archival purposes or for a subsequent traveling exhibition. All of these matters are regulated by a contract signed immediately before the festival. All materials submitted in digital format will be destroyed after printing is completed. The Festival will inform the artists about any changes concerning the exhibition.

• After the exhibitions and the tour, works will be either destroyed or returned to the artists at their expense.

By submitting, you agree to the Terms and Conditions.The Festival reserves the right to update, change, or replace any part of the Terms and Conditions by posting updates and/or changes on the Festival website.

For further inquiries, contact the Festival at info@organvida.com. Thank you for submitting, and best of luck with your submission!