Open Call for Group Exhibition “Whispers in the Shadows: A Poe-inspired Room”
The selected artists are:
Ana Batrićević
Gary Hill
Jacqui Burke
Jovana Kuzmanović
Lola Murminanova
Max Klebl
Olivia Greenberg
Ramon Rodriguez
Rubby Ogilvie
ORGANIZER
Бартcелона pop up, and Radisson Collection Old Mill Hotel.
CONTEST GUIDELINES
9 photographs will be selected for an exhibition that will take place at the Radisson Collection Hotel, Old Mill Belgrade room 147, like part of Бартcелона pop up 147, located in the city of Belgrade, Serbia, from 19tn January to the 22nd of February 2026.
All photographers, amateurs and professionals who are over 18, are eligible to participate to the contest.
RULES
Theme: Photographic “Whispers in the Shadows: A Poe-inspired Room” A photography exhibition inspired by the world of Edgar Allan Poe.
To mark the birthday of Edgar Allan Poe, we invite photographers from around the world to submit black-and-white photographs inspired by the atmosphere, themes and literary universe of one of the most influential writers of suspense and the macabre.
This open call seeks images that suggest mystery rather than show terror, that evoke the unseen, the whispered, the half-lit corner, the distant echo, the quiet tension that characterises Poe’s writing. We encourage subtlety, elegance and imagination: photographs that resonate with the emotional and psychological landscapes found in Poe’s tales and poems.
We are not looking for graphic or explicit horror. Instead, we welcome visual interpretations of: Shadows, silhouettes and dim light. Strange details hidden in the everyday. Reflections, mirrors, windows, thresholds. Isolation, memory, obsession, dreams. Atmospheres of suspense, gothic melancholy and quiet unease. Textures: paper, feathers, old walls, dust, fog… Any image where the story remains unfinished, waiting for the viewer to complete it
Selected works will be exhibited in the intimate setting of a hotel room, transforming the space into a quiet chamber of suspense and imagination — a subtle homage to Poe, where each photograph becomes a fragment of an unwritten story.
Latest day to receive proposal is 28tn December 2025 23,50h local time
Every participant can apply with max 4 photographs.
Selected Artists will be contacted on 6 th January 2026
All photographs chosen for the photography exhibition at Radisson Collection Hotel will be framed free of charge.
Only the selected 9 photographs selected will pay a fee of 40 Eur for printing cost. The payment has to be made through PayPal or Bank Transfer to EU account.
The dimensions of the frames used are 70x50 and 50x40
All photographers will receive a list containing the names of the artists that have been chosen for the exhibition.
All prints are kept at the Бартcелона archive after the end of the exhibition for a possible free of charge group exhibition in the future. All works sent for participating in the contest can be used by Бартcелона.
The high-resolution files as well as the prints for the exhibition will be destroyed two years after the end of the exhibition.
In case there is interest expressed for any of the works, Бартcелона will bring the collector and the artist in touch. Бартcелона will do the work delivery but the payment and possible negotiation will be done just by Artist & Buyer.
We do not take any commission from the artists’ sales.
ENTRY FEES
Free fee for participation
FILES PREPARATION
We only accept digital submissions. Each image file should be JPG Format, in High Resolution, to can be printed quickly, in case to be selected. Бартcелона pop up have the possibility to ask for film photography to ensure compliance with the rules.
The file names should be as follows:
lastname-firstname1.jpg,…same way for the rest of the photographs… lastname-firstname2.jpg… etc.
In the email you have to include your: Name, Surname, Birth date, Nationality, Phone number, email address and your social nets, instagram, facebook, youtube, web, etc… with a short statement about your photographs.
Photographs must to be sent by email do: dp.bartcelona@gmail.com
The selected 9 photographs selected will pay a fee of 40 Eur for printing cost. The payment has to be made through PayPal or Bank Transfer to EU account.
We will need short statement about your work and the photograph and links to your web and social nets.
RIGHTS
1. Artists grant Бартcелона the right to use their images to promote the exhibition, for display on Бартcелона webpage and for inclusion in an exhibit catalog.
2. The Artists declare that they are the owners of the Works that will be exhibited and they have their copyrights.
3. Any photograph used by Бартcелона will have a photographer’s credit.
4. The royalties of the Works are not bestowed to Бартcелона at any time. The copyright of the Works remains in the creators and in them alone.
5. The copyright of the Works during and after the exhibition remains with the Artist.
6. Бартcелона does not have the right to make use of or bestow the high definition files or the prints of the Works that will be used for the realization of the exhibition.
7. Бартcелона may use all entries submitted for marketing & promotional purposes across all media though there may not be any monetary compensation.
8. Бартcелона will not have any commercial profit from the Works that will be exhibited and it cannot exploit them at any time.
I have read and agree to all the rules and regulations of this agreement.
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