Foam Talent Call 2020

Opening: January 28, 2020
Deadline: March 24, 2020
Entry fee: €35
Prizes: publications and exhibitions

Foam Talent Call is one of the most prestigious international open calls for photographers between the ages of 18 and 35.

Over the past decade the Talent Call has helped launch the careers of numerous talents around the world by giving their work the exposure and recognition it deserves.

Submission Requirements

Two series with 8 – 10 images per series
A brief description of each series (up to 2000 characters per series)
A summarised CV (PDF or 2000 characters)

There is no set theme for the projects being submitted for the Foam Talent Call. The two series you submit should be representative of your artistic practice.

Dates

Foam Talent Call 2020 is open from 28 January until 24 March 2020, 23.59, UTC +1. Amsterdam, The Netherlands time
The selection procedure takes place between April and July so you can expect to receive the results by the end of July
The names of the selected artists will be officially announced in September 2020
The Talent issue of Foam Magazine will be published in December 2020, kicking off a year of exhibitions and activities around the work of the new group of Foam Talents

Entry Fee

The cost for participating is €35.

Website: https://talentcall.foam.org/

Foam Talent Legacy

© Florian Amoser, Quantified Landscape, 2016 - ongoing, Foam Talent Call — Quantified Landscape, 2016 – ongoing
© Florian Amoser
Foam Talent 2018

© Beslan School Siege, from the series Since Then, No One Has Talked with You, 2016, He Bo, Foam Talent Call — He Bo
© Beslan School Siege, from the series Since Then, No One Has Talked with You, 2016
Foam Talent 2018

© Maisie Cousins, From the series Orchid, from the series grass, peonie, bum, 2015, Foam Talent Call — From the series Orchid, from the series grass, peonie, bum, 2015
© Maisie Cousins
Foam Talent 2018

© Jalan Jibril Durimel, Untitled from the series NARDO, 2016, Foam Talent Call — Untitled from the series NARDO, 2016
© Jalan Jibril Durimel
Foam Talent 2018

© Eric Gyamfi, Untitled, from the series A Certain Bed, 2017, Foam Talent Call — Untitled, from the series A Certain Bed, 2017
© Eric Gyamfi
Foam Talent 2018

© Takashi Kawashima, On Table, from the series Unfinished Topography / Collection, 2015, Foam Talent Call — On Table, from the series Unfinished Topography / Collection, 2015
© Takashi Kawashima
Foam Talent 2018

© Senta Simond, Laurence, from the series Rayon Vert, 2017 | courtesy Webber Gallery London, Foam Talent Call — Laurence, from the series Rayon Vert, 2017 | courtesy Webber Gallery London
© Senta Simond
Foam Talent 2018

© Chen Zhe, An Expansion of Kobo Abe, The Red Cocoon (Viewing) from the series Towards Evenings: Six Chapters (Chapter 3, Section 2), 2017, Foam Talent Call — An Expansion of Kobo Abe, The Red Cocoon (Viewing) from the series Towards Evenings: Six Chapters (Chapter 3, Section 2), 2017
© Chen Zhe
Foam Talent 2018

© Weronika Gęsicka, From the series Traces, Foam Talent Call — From the series Traces
© Weronika Gęsicka
Foam Talent 2017

© Wang Nan, From the series Fluorite, Foam Talent Call — From the series Fluorite
© Wang Nan
Foam Talent 2017

© Sadegh Souri, From the series Fuel Smuggling, Foam Talent Call — From the series Fuel Smuggling
© Sadegh Souri
Foam Talent 2017

© Vasantha Yogananthan, Boy Playing Girl, from the series A Myth of Two Souls, Foam Talent Call — Boy Playing Girl, from the series A Myth of Two Souls
© Vasantha Yogananthan
Foam Talent 2017

© Juno Calypso, Eternal Beauty II (Film Still), 2014, from the series Joyce, Foam Talent Call — Eternal Beauty II (Film Still), 2014, from the series Joyce
© Juno Calypso
Foam Talent 2016

© Samuel Gratacap, Untitled, 2014, from the series Empire, Foam Talent Call — Untitled, 2014, from the series Empire
© Samuel Gratacap
Foam Talent 2016

© Bubi Canal, From the series Dreamtime, Foam Talent Call — From the series Dreamtime
© Bubi Canal
Foam Talent 2016

© Antonio Ottomanelli, On the road to Darul Aman Palace, from the series Big Eye Kabul, 2013, Foam Talent Call — On the road to Darul Aman Palace, from the series Big Eye Kabul, 2013
© Antonio Ottomanelli
Foam Talent 2016

Untitled, from the series Color Photographs, 2015, © Daisuke Yokota (JP), Foam Talent 2016, Foam Talent Call — Untitled, from the series Color Photographs, 2015
© Daisuke Yokota (JP)
Foam Talent 2016

Born and Raised, © Aaron Blum, Foam Talent 2015, Foam Talent Call — Born and Raised
© Aaron Blum
Foam Talent 2015

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