Short Description
For the past 15 years, Circulation(s) festival promote a modern and inclusive vision of photography. He has more than a decade of discovering new emerging talent, and still a burning desire to make new visual writing accessible to all.
Every year, the festival brings together the general public, artists and professionals around a multi-faceted, adventurous and innovative program that questions the boundaries between photography and contemporary art. It’s the must-attend event for tomorrow’s photography.
The Circulation(s) festival program is overseen by the artistic direction of the Fetart collective, made up of independent curators specializing in emerging photography.
The 16th edition of the Circulation(s) festival will take place at CENTQUATRE-PARIS, a cultural venue in eastern Paris, from March 21 to May 17 2026, and will continue in the form of tours and off-site events in France and Europe.
Eligibility
- The call for entries is open to all photographers of European nationality and/or resident in Europe
- The call for entries is open to all photographers at the start of their careers, with no age limit, who have never had a major exhibition in France
- There is no set theme
- All applicants are welcome to submit photographic projects that mix formats or involve other media such as video, installation or sound
- Group projects are accepted
- The use of artificial intelligence to produce all or part of the images in the series presented must be explicitly mentioned in the application (at least in the text presenting the series)
Submission Requirements
- The application form completed via the website
- A written biography of approximately 10 lines, in French or English, specifying the candidate’s career, important dates, past exhibitions and/or major publications
- Only one photographic series per candidate
- An explanatory text on the series presented, approximately 20 lines long, in French or English.
- A maximum of 20 images from the series presented. Colour and black and white images are accepted in the same portfolio.
How to Apply
Online Application
Program Benefits & Awards
The artists who will be included in the program of the 2026 edition will receive an amount of €300
(including taxes) for the assignment of copyright.
Entry Fee
EARLY BIRD · From June 6 to 30 (include): free
FULL · From July 1st to 15th (include): € 20
Location
France
Timeline
- Application Deadline: 15 July 2025
Website Link: https://www.festival-circulations.com/evenement/call-for-applications-2026/
