Terms of Participation – Kraków Street Poster 2026
Kraków Street Poster 2026 is an international exhibition and review of social posters. The event aims to restore the social poster to its natural context — the street — and to explore the potential of this medium in the urban environment.
A selection committee will choose the works presented in the public space exhibition. All qualified submissions will automatically be included in the exhibition. The selection results will be announced no later than 1 October 2026. The opening of the outdoor exhibition will take place in mid-October 2026.
Participants may submit works in one or all categories. Participation in the event is free of charge. Submission requires correctly completing the application form and delivering files within the deadline specified in the regulations. Printing costs are covered by the organizer. Works created between January 2024 and June 2026 are eligible for submission. Each participant may submit a maximum of 3 works in Category A and a maximum of 1 work in Category B.
Technical Requirements
Category A
Format B1 — 700 × 1000 mm, CMYK, 300 dpi, JPG format, minimal compression, without bleed or crop marks. The file name must include only the author’s first and last name and the title (optionally with numbering), e.g. Surname_Name_Title.jpg.
Category B
Format 433 × 295 mm, scale 1:10, CMYK, 600 dpi, TIFF format, LZW compression, without bleed or crop marks. Minimum line thickness: 3 mm. Safe area: 393 × 275 mm. Maximum file size: 400 MB. The file name must include only the author’s first and last name and the title (optionally with numbering), e.g. Surname_Name_Title.jpg.
Detailed Regulations
The aim of the event is to analyse contemporary trends in social poster design in the urban space.
The event is organized by the Poster Design Studio and the Visual Communication Studio of the Faculty of Graphic Arts at the Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków.
The Curatorial Team is responsible for the execution of the exhibition.
The event is open to professional artists and designers, graduates of art universities, students, and poster enthusiasts — with no age restrictions.
Submission implies consent to participate in the event, to the processing of personal data, and to the free use of the works for exhibition, catalogue, and promotional purposes.
All works accepted into the event will be presented in the exhibition.
Eligible works must have been created between January 2024 and June 2026, except for submissions in Category B, which must be previously unpublished.
Social and cultural posters are accepted, relating to one of two categories:
A – Reality Check
B – Advertising Column
Participation in Kraków Street Poster is free of charge.
Posters containing hate speech or content that promotes discrimination, hostility, or violence against individuals or groups will not be accepted. In a gesture of solidarity with those affected by ongoing armed conflicts, poster submissions from Israel and Russia will not be accepted.
Submissions and Deadlines
The application form must be submitted via the organizer’s website by 14 September, 24:00 (UTC+01:00).
Participants may submit works in one or all categories.
One person may submit a maximum of 3 posters in Category A and 1 project in Category B.
All technical requirements remain as previously specified.
The organizer reserves the right to reject works that do not meet technical requirements, violate applicable law, or breach principles of social coexistence. AI-generated posters are not permitted.
Exhibition
The exhibition will take place in October 2026 in the city center of Kraków. The exact opening date and time will be announced no later than 1 October 2026.
The organizer covers printing and exhibition costs.
Works will be displayed in random order and labeled with the author’s name as provided in the application form.
Final Provisions
Submission implies:
- granting the organizer a free, perpetual, and territorially unlimited license to use the works for purposes related to Kraków Street Poster (print, media, internet),
- consent to the processing of personal data in accordance with applicable law.
The organizer reserves the right to publish submitted works in media, online, and promotional materials without paying authors’ fees.
Photographic documentation and an exhibition catalogue are planned.
Submitting an application constitutes acceptance of these regulations.
In matters not covered by these rules, the organizer’s decision is final.
Organizer
Poster Design Studio and Visual Communication Studio
Faculty of Graphic Arts, Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków
Plac Matejki 13, 31-157 Kraków
The event is financed by the research fund of the Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków.
Curatorial Team
Dr. hab. Michał Jandura, Prof. of the Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków
Dr. Joanna Tyborowska
Dr. Jakub Sowiński
MA Kaja Kusztra
GDPR Information Clause
GDPR Information Clause In accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council (GDPR), we inform you that the controller of personal data is the Poster Studio of the Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków. Personal data provided in connection with the submission of a poster will be processed solely for the purpose of conducting the review, evaluation, and organization of the event. Providing data is voluntary; however, it is necessary to participate in the poster review. Data may be shared with entities authorized under applicable law as well as entities cooperating in the organization of the event. Data will be stored for the period necessary to achieve the stated purpose, and thereafter in accordance with applicable legal regulations. Personal data will not be subject to automated decision-making, including profiling. The data subject has the right to access their personal data, rectify it, erase it, restrict its processing, as well as the right to object and the right to lodge a complaint with the President of the Personal Data Protection Office.