FUTURES Baltic Talents 2027
ISSP, Riga (ISSP)
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About this call
ISSP in Riga, Latvia, a member of the FUTURES Photography Platform since 2022, invites photographers and artists working with photography from Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania to join the platform. Three Baltic artists will be selected for 2027. FUTURES, supported by the EU Creative Europe Culture programme, brings together 20 leading photography institutions across Europe. In 2027 selected artists receive a €500 participation grant, conversations with international professionals online and in person, an invitation to the FUTURES Annual Event in autumn 2027 with travel and accommodation covered, access to an online learning programme with Magnum Photos, the possibility to apply to the internal open call for the travelling Annual Exhibition and for a funded FUTURES residency and a tutoring session, and invitations to events across the platform's members. They are featured on the platform website and promoted through its social media and annual publication. In the following years they keep access to the Magnum programme, Futures Conversations, the Annual Exhibition call, residency and tutoring applications and member events.
Who can apply
- Limited by country or region
- Medium: Photography
- Free entry
- Open to photographers and artists working with photography who are currently based in or coming from Latvia, Lithuania or Estonia; you must be a citizen or have an official residency status in one of the three countries. Applicants must show dedication and continuity in their practice for at least 3 years, including participation in at least one exhibition, and submit a strong photographic work developed during the last three years. Past applicants may apply again. Application is free: fill in the online application form, including a PDF with one recent project, by 6 December 2026 (midnight, EET). A committee of four selects the artists who could benefit most from the platform. Selected artists are notified by 20 December 2026 and must be ready to submit a CV, a portrait and 15 low and high resolution images by 1 January 2027.