Getxophoto Intenational Image Festival

Getxophoto International Image Festival has been held in Getxo (Basque Country, Spain) for 18 years. The Festival brings to the city different proposals from visual artists from all over the world, establishing each year a contemporary conversation on the proposed theme. Getxophoto is characterised by its radical defence of public space (physical and online) as a meeting place, a place of mutual recognition and a field for experimentation, play and celebration as opposed to its homogenisation and privatisation. For this reason, most of its programme is made up of open-air installations, highlighting, on the one hand, the
link between the image and the environment and, on the other, generating a more horizontal and participatory relationship with the public. From its transversal approach, Getxophoto understands the Internet as a space for the development of visual culture. For this reason, it has a digital programme that has included projects that incorporate live automated processes, video games, video surveillance systems, apps, memes or WhatsApp groups, among other proposals.

he 8th edition of Getxophoto’s Open Call offers visual artists and photographers from all over the world the opportunity to exhibit their work at the next edition of the Festival, to be held in June 2025. “REC” will be the theme of the 19th edition.

The jury, made up of Verónica Fieiras (Editor, founder of Chaco editorial and director of Escuela Migra), Carla Bacelar (Encontros da Imagem), María Wills (Independent curator) and María Ptqk (Getxophoto Festival), four women from Buenos Aires, Bogota, Braga and Bilbao, will select 12 finalist projects and 3 winners. The latter will form part of the artistic programme of Getxophoto 2025. 

The Festival will celebrate its 19th edition in June 2025 and has featured artists as diverse as Alessandra Sanguinetti; Cristina De
Middel; Takashi Homma; Penelope Umbrico; Marcos López; Hannah Collins; Martin Schoeller; Nadav Kander; Cortis & Sonderegger; Phil Toledano; John Hilliard; Juno Calypso; Joy Buolamwini; Wang Qingsong; Roger Ballen; Felipe Romero Beltrán; Lu Yang; Pieter Hugo; Maija Tami; Jacques-Henri Lartigue; Paul Fusco; Simon Norfolk; Zanele Muholi; Yann Gross; Mentalgassi; Ilyes Griyeb; Clare Strand; Randa Maroufi, Michael Wolf; Leonard Suryajaya or Sofía Crespo, among many others. For more information, visit getxophoto.com

Details about the awards offered:

The winning artists will benefit from:
* An exhibition at Getxophoto Festival (expenses will be covered by the organisation)
* 500€ fee as festival participant
* Accommodation for 2 nights during the Opening Week plus a travel support (up to 150€)
* National and international press exposure
* Inclusion in the Festival’s materials: programme, publication, social media, website, among others.
* The possibility to connect with other professionals during the Opening week.

Contact info:
Getxophoto International Image Festival
getxophoto@getxophoto.com

Registrations throgh Picter platform:
https://site.picter.com/getxophoto-open-call-2025