As part of the European collaboration project Open House Europe, in which we are participating, we are including a call for Visual Stories in our parallel activities. The aim is for the public to explore accessibility and inclusion in architecture and also to compete for a chance to win a trip to Europe!

Based on your experience at Open House Thessaloniki 2024, we invite you to capture this year’s Open House Europe theme, ‘Accessibility and Inclusion’, in any art form you feel comfortable with: a series of photographs, a short film, a drawing, or any other type for visual storytelling.
A selection of visual stories will win memorabilia gifts, will be presented in print, online and in an exhibition in Dublin at the Open House Europe Annual Summit. Later on, the exhibition will travel across different local Open House events in Europe. Selected visual stories will be featured in a printed publication and online. At the end of the year, we will choose three best visual stories from across the Europe. Three selected authors willwin a trip to a preferred Open House Europe partner’s festival or to the Annual Summit in Dublin!*

Requirements for the Visual Story:

• The artwork must relate to the theme – Access and Inclusion;
• Visual Stories must be created during or in reference to the Open House festival you attend. It should not have been previously exhibited and/or published;
• Submissions can be in any of the following file formats: .pdf, .jpg, .png, .gif, .tiff, .mov, .avi, .MP4.
• Please note that all files uploaded must be less than 300MB in size.
• Please do not submit artwork that includes faces of children under 18 years old, vulnerable individuals or individuals who did not consent to be part of your visual story submission.
• By submitting the form, you agree that all individuals featured in visual information (including images, videos, etc.) have provided their consent and authorisation for such usage.
• It is strictly prohibited to submit any artwork that discriminates or promotes any form of prejudice based on race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, disability, or any other characteristic.

You can find the submission form for the files, including the technical requirements, HERE.

If you have any questions, please contact hello@openhouseeurope.org

* Τravel and accommodation expenses will be covered. If an author under 18 wins the trip to Dublin, one can go only accompanied by an adult family member. The Open House Europe will not cover the trip expenses for the accompanying person.

The project is coordinated by Architektūros fondas and co-funded by the European Union (Creative Europe).

Partners: Open House Athens, Open House Barcelona, Open House Bilbao, Open House Brno, Open House Dublin, Open House Essen, Open House Lisboa, Open House Milano, Open House Praha, Open House Slovenia, Open House Stockholm, Open House Tallinn, Open House Thessaloniki, Open House Vilnius

photo: Giorgos Katsanidis