About the Open Call

Are you an artist using photomontage or collage to question dominant narratives? Share your work with us by 12 January for an opportunity to exhibit it online with Autograph's support! The successful applicant/s of this open call will receive a £400 fee and an online exhibition on Autograph's website. This open call is for anyone working with collage or photomontage who wants to share their work questioning dominant narratives. We’re inviting artists who have a series of work (by which we mean 10 or more pieces) to share your work with us. Our panel of judges will select their favourite(s) and the successful applicants’ work will be featured in an online gallery on Autograph's website, and will receive a £400 fee as well as editorial support from Autograph's experienced staff. We welcome submissions from people of all ages, based anywhere in the world. Text captions need to be provided in English. This call for artists is inspired by Autograph’s exhibition I Still Dream of Lost Vocabularies, examining issues of political dissent and erasure through the idea of collage.

What is Offered

The successful applicant/s of this open call will receive a £400 fee and an online exhibition on Autograph's website. Autograph's experienced staff will work with you to: discuss your work and support you in displaying it to the public via Autograph's website, publish your work online and share it with others, promote the work in our newsletter, on our social media channels and via our networks.

Requirements

Artists using photomontage or collage to question dominant narratives. Applicants should have a series of work (10 or more pieces). Text captions need to be provided in English. Submissions are welcome from people of all ages, based anywhere in the world. The opportunity is keen to work with emerging artists who are in the early stages of their artistic career and have not had a mainstream platform for their work before. Applicants may apply as part of a collective.

How to Apply

In order to apply please complete this Google Form. At this stage, we are asking to see just three images that are representative of your work and which speak to the theme. If you are shortlisted, we will be in touch to ask to see more of your work. The deadline to apply is 10am, Monday 12 January 2026.