We invite you to capture this year’s Open House Europe theme, “Future Heritage”. By exploring Open House Athens 2025, you will learn much about the city’s architecture and its future heritage. From the knowledge and experiences you gathered, we invite you to express the Annual Theme in any art form you feel comfortable with.
A selection of visual stories will win memorabilia gifts and will be presented in an exhibition in Athens at the Open House Europe Annual Summit. Selected visual stories will be featured in a printed publication and online. At the end of the year, we will choose three best visual stories from across the Europe. Three selected authors will win a trip to a preferred Open House Europe partner’s festival!*

Requirements for the Visual Story:

• The artwork must relate to the theme – Future Heritage;
• Visual Stories must be created during or in reference to the Open House festival you attend. It should not have been previously exhibited and/or published;
• Submissions can be in any of the following file formats: .pdf, .jpg, .png, .gif, .tiff, .mov, .avi, .MP4.
• Please note that all files uploaded must be less than 300MB in size.
• Please do not submit artwork that includes faces of children under 18 years old, vulnerable individuals or individuals who did not consent to be part of your visual story submission.
• By submitting the form, you agree that all individuals featured in visual information (including images, videos, etc.) have provided their consent and authorisation for such usage.
• It is strictly prohibited to submit any artwork that discriminates or promotes any form of prejudice based on race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, disability, or any other characteristic.

The submission form for the files, including the technical requirements, will open here on April 6th.

If you have any questions, please contact hello@openhouseeurope.org

* Τravel and accommodation expenses will be covered. If an author under 18 wins the trip, one can go only accompanied by an adult family member. The Open House Europe will not cover the trip expenses for the accompanying person.

About Open House Europe

Open House Europe is a collaborative project between 16 European cultural organisations with a shared vision of promoting architecture as a positive force for change. With this project, we hope to promote a more inclusive discussion about architecture and emphasise its role in addressing critical social and environmental issues.
The open call for visual stories is organised by the partners of the Open House Europe cooperation project: Open House Athens, Open House Barcelona, Open House Bilbao, Open House Brno, Open House Dublin, Open House Essen, Open House Lisboa, Open House Milano, Open House Praha,  Open House Roma, Open House Slovenia, Open House Stockholm, Open House Tallinn, Open House Thessaloniki, Open House Valencia, Open House Vilnius.
The project is coordinated by Architektūros fondas and co-funded by the European Union.

Photo: Alex Alexandris