Open call - Juried exhibition 2022

In 2022, it is 50 years since homosexuality was decriminalized in Norway, which is celebrated all over the country through various exhibitions and events connected to the Queer Culture Year. At the Preus Museum, the suffrage activists, and photographers Marie Høeg (1866-1949) and Bolette Berg (1872-1944) invite to exhibitions, salon programs and other activities, and Photography Day this year is a "queer edition" with this as an underlying theme.

Photography has a central place in staging, documentation, and experimentation around the concept of identity. With the aid of the photograph, the photographer can take control of his/her own representation. For Marie and Bolette, photography was more than a technique; it was a safe space that created an intimate public. How can we use photography today to explore different forms of identity? Can we still be inspired by Marie and Bolette?

We challenge photographers, amateurs, and artists of all ages to share with us the connections you see with our theme. The call for entries is open to all, no matter gender, orientation, age or nationality.

A jury of experts aims to select the work of 50 photographers to exhibit on the Preus Museum Photography Day – Queer edition on the 27th of August. The jury is free to choose the images to be displayed.

What winners receive

Selected artists/photographers will be exhibited at the Preus Museum Photography Day – Queer edition on the 27th of August.

The jury will also select three winners that will receive a special prize in this very special year:

1st prize:

• NOK 5 000
• Incorporation into the Preus Museum collection (the Preus Museum selects all or some of the photos entered in the exhibition)

2nd prize:

• NOK 3000
• Incorporation into the Preus Museum collection (the Preus Museum selects all or some of the photos entered in the exhibition)

3rd prize:

• NOK 1500
• Incorporation into the Preus Museum collection (the Preus Museum selects all or some of the photos entered in the exhibition.

We will also hand out some extra prizes with a value of NOK 500.

The winners will be announced on the Photography Day.

How to enter

The button at the bottom of this page takes you to picter.com where you must sign up for a free account to enter the Open call. Submit 1-10 photos that shows how can we use photography today to explore different forms of identity.

For Norwegian submitters:
On the Photography Day, the photographers themselves are supposed to come to Horten and mount their photos on the walls of the Juried exhibition. The walls measure each 120x150 cm, and each photographer mounts his/her images within this area. The images are to be mounted unframed, with blu-tack or pins. The photographers will be present during the day and interact with the audience.

If the photographer is prevented from being present on the Photography Day, the photos can be sent by post well in advance, and the staff of the Preus Museum will tend to the mounting. 

For International submitters: 
The Preus Museum Photography Day will print and mount your images.

At the end of the event, there will be a prize ceremony, where the winners will be announced. The event will also be live streamed.

What are the judging criteria?

The images are selected by a jury of experts who look for images with visual quality. The jury is free to choose the images to be displayed. The jury will award the most interesting contributions.

Important dates: 

• Submission deadline: June 10, 23:59 CET
• Date of shortlist announcement: June 23 
• Date of winner announcement: August 27 (Photography Day)

If you have any questions or problems, please check our FAQ.  

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