Encontros da Imagem - International Photography and Visual Arts Festival
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About

We are living through times of great violence, violence between people and violence between people and nature. As a society, we have forgotten what history has taught us - that violence only brings more violence.

We are living through times of fractured opinions, where these destroy entire families, communities, and countries. Times of censored discourses and of the politically correct. Times where we are constantly being bombarded with contradictory information which makes us live in fear and in a state of constant vigilance. This fear also makes us feel as if our bodies suddenly lost their power to keep us safe. Most of us feel at home when we are allowed to speak our own language, but thousands have been forced to flee their homes and live in countries where no one speaks their language and where their basic human rights are being neglected. We are scared, so we have become egocentric and resort to violence, we put up walls and we create borders be they physical or mental.

The time has come where we have to decide as a society if we will move forward with tolerance, defending human rights and thinking about our planet as our final refuge. Will it be against racism, xenophobia, gender inequality or any other kind of intolerance ? Or will we continue living with these traumas and see where they lead us?

Encontros da Imagem - International Photography and Visual Arts Festivals in its 29th edition through contemporary photography, want’s to bring together different ideas and ways of seeing our present world in an effort to open up discussion around these subjects. Subjects which are relevant but so fractured, and thus help rethink and reimagine our future!

What winners receive

  • Production of their work by the festival, which will be included in the exhibitions for the 2019 edition;

  • Publication of their work in the catalogue of the 2019 edition;

  • Two nights of accommodation for the artists in Braga during the Opening Weekend on the 13th and 14th of September 2019;

Encontros da Imagem

Encontros da Imagem, with more than thirty years of existence, is a non-profit cultural association, that promotes annually an International Photography and Visual Arts Festival in the city of Braga, Portugal. The festival celebrates classic and contemporary photography and visual arts in general by showcasing emerging and established artists. Every year Encontros da Imagem promotes an open call for the Discovery Awards, where the winners have the opportunity to exhibit their work during the festival. Encontros da Imagem also organizes an International Photography Prize - Emergentes, this prize is awarded after the Portfolio Review, which gives photographers the opportunity to show their work to an international jury, composed by commissioners, gallery owners and expert editors, thus establishing solid foundations for the promotion of their work.

The festival has developed an eclectic programme. This year the theme is “What Now?”, where numerous artists emerging and established, national and international will be shown in several public and private spaces (historical and monumental buildings, museums, galleries and others).

Encontros da Imagem is a cultural photographic reference in Portugal, and has reached a prominent position in the international panorama, being currently one of the oldest photography festivals in Europe.

Timeline

Call for entries open
8 April 2019
Submission deadline
2 June 2019
Winner announcement
June 2019
Prize ceremony
14 September 2019

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Closed
since
2 June 2019
9:59 PM

By clicking "Start Submission", you agree to be contacted by the host regarding this opportunity.