For Exhibition Application prepare short description 70-100 words including title of the submission and authors names. The preferred format for text description is .doc (or .docx). Include two (2) high resolution promotional images representative of the submission. Images should be up to 15 cm in width, 300 dpi and up to 2 MB in size. The preferred format for images is .jpg (or .jpeg).
Please note that submitted images will be used in online and printed promotional material and awards presentation. When submitting illustration include photo credits where needed.
Accepted Applications will be compiled into Exhibition Book.
Language of the Exhibition is English.
Submit this form to apply for the OA2026 International Exhibition with Awards.
Exhibition Guidelines
Exhibition guidelines are for the successful applicants who are preparing their work to exhibit at the Gallery and to enter the competition for the Awards.
Final Exhibition will be presented to public at the Gallery of Science and Technology of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts in Belgrade, Serbia.
Themes
Topics will be discussed through various disciplinary lenses, including new aesthetics and functionalism, globalization, design methods and approaches, innovative materiality, technology, and new media.
MicroMacro award categories are defined according to thematic blocks.
Read more www.strand.rs/horizons
Eligibility
Who can enter?
The competition is open to individuals and organizations in the fields of architecture, urban planning, design, history, technology, art, photography, new media art and to all geographical locations.
Who can submit a nomination?
If you are an organization, an association, a not-for-profit or an individual you can nominate. You can self-nominate or nominate another organization.
Format and media
Most of the projects and programs are presented at the exhibition in the form of posters. Poster format is 60 cm in width and 80 cm in height.
However other formats and media are welcome to be exhibited – such as original artwork or drawings, digital copies of artwork, photo prints, models, prototypes, books, installations, video, audio or performance.
Poster submission
Prepare Posters including title, authors names and texts, images, or drawings with links as QR codes – each 60 cm width, 80 cm height. Posters will be used for Jury evaluation process. The preferred format for Posters is .jpeg.
Registration
Exhibition Posters
Fee for registration and payment until 15 September 2026
For 1 Exhibition Poster 100 EUR, for 2 Exhibition Posters of the same work 150 EUR.
Fee includes exhibition participation, Exhibition Book, printing of posters with delivery to the Gallery and invitation to Opening and Awards Ceremony.
Exhibition Work (other media)
Fee for registration and payment until 15 September 2026
For 1 Exhibition work 75 EUR.
Fee include exhibition participation, Exhibition Book, and invitation to Opening and Awards Ceremony.
Read more Registration Form.
Terms and conditions
- Project must have occurred within the period of 1 July 2021 – 30 June 2026
- Permanent and semi-permanent projects can be nominated but cannot be awarded more than once.
- Jury may move a nomination from one category to another.
- Jury may determine not to give an award in any given category.
- By submitting material, you grant STRAND unlimited permission to publish and share this material in its original or altered form. STRAND reserves the right to use all entries for publicity, educational purposes, and reporting.
Evaluation and awards
Winners in each category will be chosen by the exhibition jury. The exhibition jury includes established peers, scholars and practitioners, and previous winners of the award. Once the exhibition jury is confirmed, the names of individual members will be published on the STRAND website.
Each jury member will assess and score all eligible contributions individually. The jury then confers to compare scores and make final decisions about award winners and if applicable, highly commended contributions. There is no shortlisting process. It is within the jury members’ discretion to determine not to award in any given category. The awards are honorary and non-monetary designed to publicly recognize exceptional achievements.