Walks in the Park by Bharat Patel

Like taking photos? Keen photographer? Snapper supremo? Oxford Festival of the Arts has announced an open call for photographic works, based around the theme ‘What is your Oxford?’ for an exhibition being held at Pembroke College Art Gallery in May.

All photographers from children to pensioners, amateurs to professionals, with a link to Oxford, are being encouraged to submit their entries by February 16 to the judging panel who will choose the many works that will feature in the exhibition.

The theme “What is your Oxford?” aims to capture what our city means to you. It will tie in with Oxford Festival Of The Arts 2025 theme Magnificent Oxford, and the exhibition is being held as part of Oxfordshire Art Weeks and in collaboration with Photo Oxford.

Riding on Dry Water by Bharat Patel

Submitted pics can be abstract, figurative, or scape, featuring people, wildlife, objects, nature, or anything representational.

“We are aiming the exhibition at people who live in Oxford, or with connections with Oxford at all levels,” OFA’s Milica Tičerić explains.

OFA will run from May onwards with dates to be confirmed, and the photographs here, by local photographer Bharat Patel, are chosen by OFA as an example.

River Sigh by Bharat Patel

Rules and specifications for the artwork:

Medium: still photography

Maximum 1500px on the longest edge

Both colour and monochrome are accepted

No more than 10 images per person

Each photograph should be titled and dated, and accompanied by a short description

Entries will be judged anonymously so please do not insert the name of the photographer in the filename

If the submission is by someone under 16, a responsible adult should e-mail, and include the age of the <16 person

Applicants should be from, or residing in Oxford/shire, or have a special connection to the city

Entries should be sent to: info@artsfestivaloxford.org by February 16, 2025