What is it like to be a woman in the modern world? Do we feel empowered, or do we feel discriminated against?
Where is the balance between being strong and not becoming masculine?
We cannot deny that developed countries have reexamined women’s rights over the past few decades—but is it enough, when so many women still fall victim to societal structures every day?
Through this exhibition, we aim to spark an important conversation about how women themselves perceive the world and their lives.
Let this Open Call reflect all facets of life—both joyful and painful. Show us what inspires you or what makes you pause and reflect.
We welcome submissions from all women and anyone who identifies with womanhood—including people of all gender identities and sexual orientations.
All genres of photography are welcome.
*POV - point of view. It is commonly used as a tag or caption to indicate that the content being shared represents the perspective or viewpoint of the person posting it.
SUBMITIONS
Everyone is invited to submit 1 to 5 artworks that respond to the topic “HER POV”. You can use photography or mixed media (like photography + collages + AI tools) or AI. AI works are accepted as long as it’s disclosed.
Important: you pay for participation and printing of your work (45 euro) only in case if your work is selected. In case if two or more works have been selected the artist is free to submit one or all of those works with a payment for each one.
The size of print that we provide is 50x70 cm. You can collect your prints in person after the exhibition in Rome.
TO SUBMIT FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS
Send an email with the subject "HER POV - Photo Exhibition" to studio.loft1@gmail.com with this information:
1 - Name and Surname
2 - Email
3 - Instagram link (we will print it under the name of your artwork)
4 - Website (if you have one)
5 - Title of the artwork / artworks
6 - Media (photo/AI/mixed)
7 - Statement relating to the artwork/s - max 50 words (if applied). The statement is important as we can understand better your idea and concept.
8 - Link with your files (please use file transfer service)
Important (please follow these rules to not be disqualified):
Attach the link with your photos to the email.
Don’t drag them into the letter body and don't attach them manually!
You can use any of file sharing service but not google drive.
Your photos should be in ORIGINAL quality.
Every artwork that you send should have a title like in this example - NameSurname_Title.jpeg
Example: YanaShpitsberg_NakedAndOnTheMoon.jpeg
Don’t forget to rename your works before sending them.
There is no limit of size for the files.
Anna Parshenko, Exhibition "ID", 2023
PEER RECOGNITION & AWARDS
We believe that women should not compete with each other but create a supportive circle. So instead of competitionwe want to highlight the most powerful work chosen by the women participants of this project.
€1 from each entry fee, along with donations collected through a Donation Box at the exhibition opening, will go toward the award fund.
In addition, we’ll hold an online vote on our Instagram account to select a winner chosen by the public. Their work will be featured in a dedicated post.
We also welcome sponsorships for the event—if you're interested in supporting, please get in touch with the curator.
SALE
We are a new project and we can’t guarantee that your work will be sold but we are continuing to experiment with this option and give you this possibility. The price for all art works will be the same and we will confirm it with every selected participant.
75% of the sale amount will be kept by the artist and 25% by us. In case the work is sold it might go immediately to the buyer and not taking a part of exhibition anymore.
BACKSTAGE
Photos from the exhibition (reportage of the event and photos of your artworks on the wall) will be posted on Instagram page of the project and also will be available to participants via the link.
CURATOR
Yana Shpitsberg, 35 years old. Art photographer based in Rome, Italy.
I am inspired by the wild nature which I see both in the outside world and in our bodies.
At the moment I am exploring the nudity and all different aspects of it. Vulnerability, sexuality, acceptance. I am also thrilled by the transformative effect of being able to accept and observe your own body and expose it openly to other human beings.
This project in Rome is my third experience of curating a group exhibition. There is a lot of work behind the scene to make it happen. I am not part of some organisation, I am a photographer and an artist like you. NOMADS GALLEY is a project created by photographer for photographers. I am doing it with a lot of love and I hope you can feel it.
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Here you will find backstages with expo preparations, a reportage from exhibition, meet our team and discover new Open Calls!
