Announcement of shortlisted entries: The winning entry will be announced in August 2026 and all submitting artists will be notified.

Exhibition: The winning entry will be exhibited in a solo exhibition at Oslo Negativ Photo Festival 2026.

Curation of exhibition: Oslo Negativ Photo Festival 2026 is situated in Oslo. This year's location is the Old National Gallery in Norway, which is a listed building with a lot of character. Curating an exhibition within this kind of venue is challenging and Preus Museum is therefore dependent on having creative freedom to curate the Open Call exhibition.

Production of the exhibition and production costs: The production costs will be covered by Preus Museum. If the winner wishes to produce their own work, Preus Museum will only be able to contribute towards the production costs and shipment of the work.

Prizes: The winning submission will receive a cash prize of 20.000 NOK and a place in the collection of Preus Museum. The winner will be exhibited at the Oslo Negativ Photo Festival 2026. Preus Museum covers the production costs for the exhibition and curate the exhibition in dialogue with the winner. We will also do our best to cover the travel expenses for the winner to attend the festival and do a talk.

Who hosts this contest: Preus Museum - Norway's national museum of photography in collaboration with Oslo Negativ Photo Festival.

Image use: The images that are part of the selected work can be used by Preus Museum and Oslo Negativ Photo Festival to promote the exhibition, festival, and activities in it. All the images that are used will be credited.