Yeast Photo Festival returns from 11 September to 8 November 2026, across Galatina and Lecce, in Salento, Southern Italy, with its fifth edition devoted to the theme A Matter of Taste. Alongside the announcement of the festival dates, Yeast officially launches its Open Call for Curators — the annual selection process through which the festival opens its programme to external curatorial voices.

For the 2026 edition, two profiles are being sought: one curator of European nationality and one curator based in Apulia.

Applicants are invited to submit a curatorial project centred on the work of a single European artist, in keeping with the theme of the 2026 edition.

For each selected project, the festival offers: a total fee of €1,000 to be shared between curator and artist; full hospitality coverage during the festival’s opening days; exhibition production and installation; curatorial and organisational support from the Yeast team; and visibility within the festival’s official programme as well as its press and digital communications.

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