Ffocws 2025 Open Call
Ffocws is part of Ffotogallery’s mission to support early-career visual artists in Wales, for those who have been through formal education, and those who have had other paths into photography. Ffocws is generously supported by the Ashley Family Foundation and The Grocer’s Charity.
Apply here: https://forms.gle/BhZH6vWDC2ELzant7
Deadline: 23:59, 28 August 2025
About Us
Ffotogallery is Wales’s dedicated organisation for contemporary photography and socially engaged practice. We are a not-for-profit photography and lens-based media organisation committed to empowering compelling visual artists to develop new interpretations that add value to society through our exciting programme of exhibitions and events.
Benefits
As part of Ffocws, artists will receive an opportunity to share their work through a group exhibition in Ffotogallery Project Space March - May 2026. Alongside this presentation opportunity, we are offering critical support from artists, curators and arts workers in the field to help guide artists through the next stage. Artists included in this opportunity will be given £400 as an artist fee, up to 6 artists will be selected in total.
Who can enter?
Ffocws is open to artists and photographers based in Wales, working with photography or moving-image who have completed an undergraduate degree (BA) or postgraduate degree (MA or MFA) in any creative discipline such as Photography, Fine Art, Visual Communication, Filmmaking, etc, in the last 12 months.
Ffocws is also open to early-career artists working with photography or moving image based in Wales, who have not gone through formal education and are in the first three years as an artist working with photography or moving-image
Ffocws is not open to people currently in full-time education.
Image Rights
Entrants retain ownership and copyright of their submitted photographs. Upon selection, participants grant Ffotogallery a non-exclusive, irrevocable licence to reproduce, publish, and display submitted images directly relating to the Open Call and in all media throughout Wales and beyond in perpetuity. This includes and is not limited to Ffotogallery’s website, social media, and any promotional/marketing materials. Any use of the photographs will always be fully credited.
All selected entries may be published by Ffotogallery in magazines or books, on websites, or in any other medium, at Ffotogallery’s discretion. Such use will be restricted to promotion, publicity, news, or informational education or awareness usage of Ffotogallery.
By participating, all selected applicants grant Ffotogallery usage of images and acknowledge that Ffotogallery and Authorised Party may use the entries and a name credit in any media before, during and after, without restriction in relation to the uses stated above. The Ffotogallery and Authorised Parties will not be required to pay any additional consideration or seek any additional approval in connection with such use.
Timeline
Closing Date: 23:59, 28 August 2025
Informal interviews: Week Commencing 1 September 2025
Artists Selected: September 2025
Mentoring Period: October - December 2025
Exhibition Install: February 2026
Exhibition at Ffotogallery Project Space: March 2026 - May 2026
Evaluation Period: June 2026
How to enter
All entries must be submitted via the google form link below. You will receive a copy of your application once it has been submitted. Please do not submit multiple entries, the first entry will be counted and all others will be discounted. It is free to apply.
Submissions to Ffocws close on 23:59, 28 August 2025. Late entries will not be accepted - please contact us ahead of time if you are experiencing any issues with the form.
As part of the informal interview, we will ask some standard questions as well as others specifically about your work and practice. The standard questions will be shared with you in advance if you are selected for an interview. The interview will last no more than 30 minutes and can take place in person at Ffotogallery or via Zoom.
Apply here: https://forms.gle/BhZH6vWDC2ELzant7
Deadline: 23:59, 28 August 2025
You will need to share
Your name and contact details.
Your course (if applicable).
Links to any websites or social media for your practice.
Up to 5 images (must be under 2mb each, .jpg, .jpeg, .png) or Links for up to 3 moving image works.
Captions for these works.
A short statement about your works (200 words max).
A short biography about you (200 words max).
A small statement about your ambitions or what you would like to get out of the programme (200 words max).
We will also ask you to fill in an equal opportunities form as part of your application, this will be kept entirely confidential and is to help us evaluate our work in presenting, developing and supporting a diverse range of artists.
Questions
Any questions can be sent to: info@ffotogallery.org and a member of the team will get back to you as soon as possible.
