Now open for its 2023 edition, the main idea behind the festival and the competition is to promote modern art as a form of dialogue with the public and to encourage young artists to create art engaged in reality. Billboards - the symbol of the modern age consumption - are transformed into an object of consideration, reflection and a deep insight into ourselves and the surrounding.

Artists are invited to prepare an artwork in response to this year’s competition theme: What shift in our perspective do we need to see the bright side of reality, not just the dark one?

This competition slogan can be treated as a metaphor of all the processes taking place in the world today. In recent years, both we individuals, and the whole of humanity, have experienced a plethora of difficult and depressing situations and events. The pandemic, wars (including the war in Ukraine) and an increasingly noticeable climate crisis have had a negative influence on many of us. But these bad events are just one side of the reality we live in. This other bright side does exist – thanks to our joint and individual efforts, relationships, everyday work and care about the most important things for us.

Both individual artists and groups of artists can participate in the competition. If some other slogan or phrase is used in the work, it should be expressed in either Polish or English language.

There is no entry fee.

Eligibility

Open worldwide to all people, artists and students.

Prize

From all the entries, the jury will select 6 most interesting works which will be printed and displayed on billboards in the city space during the Art Moves Festival in September 2023 in Torun, Poland. The best selected work will receive the Main Award in the amount of 4000 PLN (approx. 900 EUR / 984 USD).