OPEN CALL
RIDE FOR YOUR RIGHT Poster Design Competition
✺ Topic
We are calling for poster designs that take a stand for the values of freedom, equality, equity, and diversity—especially in light of their erosion in Hungary today, the rise of exclusionary government policies, and the social responses these provoke. Submitted works should be based on the motto “Ride for Your Right”, and become visual tools of resistance, solidarity, and community mobilization.
✺ Our Goal
We aim to use creative power to support democracy, defend our fundamental rights, and uplift both artists and everyone who rides for equality—so that the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights actually means something here in Hungary!
The winning poster will be the central visual element of the 2025 campaign by the Marom Universe (Auróra Community House, Bánkitó Festival, Open Spaces Network, Jewish Culture 2028) connected to Budapest Pride, and will receive a prize of 100,000 HUF.
Submitted posters will be used both in print and online formats, and exhibited as part of a traveling and digital exhibition. Selected works—chosen by a professional jury—will be first shown at the Budapest Pride Civil Village, followed by a charity auction, with proceeds going to support the work of the Rainbow Mission Foundation (organizers of Budapest Pride).
All submitted works will also be part of a public vote, and the winner will receive an additional 50,000 HUF prize.
With this campaign, we want to do more than take a stand—we want to spotlight the many talented creators in Hungary (and around the world) who have something to say and are ready to make their voices heard.
✺ What we’re looking for
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A strong and clearly readable visual language
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Thought-provoking, critical messages that do not incite hatred
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Expressive color and form that mobilizes, challenges, or surprises
✺ Technical Requirements
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Poster size: A1 (594 mm x 841 mm), portrait orientation
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Both color and black-and-white versions are accepted
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Submission format: PDF, CMYK, 300 dpi
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Please also submit your work in PNG format
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Do not include your name or identifying info on the artwork—jurying is anonymous
✺ Timing
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Call announcement: May 19, 2025
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Submission deadline: June 16, 2025 (11:59 PM)
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Results announced: June 20, 2025
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First exhibition opening: June 28, 2025 – Budapest Pride Civil Village
✺ Jury
Submissions will be evaluated by a professional jury (jury members to be announced soon).
Confirmed members of the jury:
// Máté Hegedűs – Press spokesperson and organizer of Budapest Pride
// Gergely Karácsony – Mayor of Budapest
// Luca Kövécs – Cultural Mediator, Coordinator of the Open Spaces Network
// Anna Ott – Arts Manager and Reading Promotion Expert
// Ádám Schönberger – President of the Marom Klub Association
// Kristóf Steiner - Writer, journalist, presenter, and activist
// Lili Thury - Visual artist, art educator
The jury will select the winning artwork and additional pieces to be included in the exhibition. Following the first exhibition, the collection will go on tour across Hungary through the Open Spaces Network. All submitted works will also be made available in an online exhibition format.
✺ How to Submit
Please fill out the form linked below to apply:
You’ll be asked to provide:
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A short artist bio and a brief description of your submission
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Your consent for the artwork to be exhibited, auctioned, and included in the public vote
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Optionally, you may include an artist’s statement (max. 500 characters)
Please email your artwork to koordinator@szabadterek.hu at the same time as you fill out the form.
Name your files using the following format: TITLE_rideforyourright_DATE
✺ Prizes
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Main Prize: 100,000 HUF
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Public Vote Prize: 50,000 HUF
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Option for artist rights royalties from additional print sales (if you wish to claim this as an artist)
✺ Important Dates
/ Call for entries published: May 19, 2025
/ Submission deadline: June 16, 2025 (11:59 PM)
/ Announcement of results: Evening of June 20, 2025 (winning entry revealed)
/ First exhibition opening: June 28, 2025 – Budapest Pride Civil Village
Planned duration of the auction: June 28 – August 15, 2025
Planned period for the public vote: July 15 – August 31, 2025
Planned start of print sales: August 15, 2025
Traveling Exhibition:
Following Pride, we aim to bring the exhibition to as many locations as possible, involving the regional members of the Open Spaces Network. The list of venues is continuously expanding.
Planned locations include:
/ Bánkitó Festival (July 9–13, 2025)
/ Auróra Community House (Fall 2025)
/ Regional cities: Pécs, Szeged, Debrecen, Szombathely
/ International outreach: A key objective during the project period is to establish partnerships abroad that will allow us to present the exhibition internationally as well.
Ride for Your Right! Poster Design Competition– Terms & Conditions
/ Anyone can submit an entry to the call, with no age or geographic restrictions. The only condition is that there must be no conflict of interest with the members of the jury. If such a conflict exists, the submission will not be eligible for jury evaluation and cannot be included in the exhibition selection. However, it will still be considered part of the overall pool of entries and may participate in the auction, public vote, and any further sales processes.
/ By submitting your entry, you agree that your submitted artwork will be evaluated by a jury, and that Marom Klub Association and its affiliated projects (Auróra Community House, Open Spaces Network, Bánkitó Festival, Jewish Culture 2028) may freely use the work or its parts/elements in their online and offline communications, and may share them with third parties for promotional purposes in line with the objectives of the Common Values Action Grant.
/ Submitted works will be reviewed by a jury, which will determine the list of artworks to be exhibited. These works will be printed and presented across Hungary in a traveling exhibition. One main prize of 100,000 HUF (gross) will be awarded, unless the winner voluntarily waives the prize for the benefit of the campaign and provides a written statement.
/ An online auction will be launched in parallel, and 70% of the net proceeds will be donated to the Rainbow Mission Foundation. Auction dates: June 28 – August 15, 2025.
/ A public vote will also be held from July 15 to August 31, 2025. The winning entry will receive 50,000 HUF (gross), unless the winner declines the prize in writing.
/All submitted works will also be uploaded to the organization’s website and made available for purchase as prints. The proceeds will be used to maintain the project (e.g. web hosting, transport, venue costs, staff salaries, international exhibitions).
Marom Klub Association will notify artists of all exhibition dates and venues. Artists wishing to claim royalties from poster sales (10% of the net income) will receive quarterly financial reports and sign a written agreement outlining the terms and payment schedule of the royalties.
