LGBTQ+ Open Calls
Open calls, exhibitions, and awards for LGBTQ+ photographers and visual artists. Queer-focused grants, residencies, and competitions.
Sonntag Grant 2026 Photobook Open Call
May 31, 2026 · €10
Berlin photobook open call for FLINTA artists, in collaboration with Replika Publishing. Winner gets photobook with 350+ print run.
Photobook Open Call · Sonntag Grant
May 31, 2026 · €10
Photobook open call for FLINTA artists with Replika Publishing. 350+ copy print run. Book launch at Bildband Berlin.
Queer Quintessential 2026 · Der Greif
June 15, 2026 · PWYC
Pride Month open call for LGBTQIA+ lens-based artists. Online exhibition + Face-to-Face critique. PWYC; deadline 15 June 2026.
Feminism 250 — Woman Made America
June 27, 2026 · $30
Woman Made Gallery (Chicago) feminist group show marking the US 250th anniversary. Women/nb artists, all media including photography.
Women Photograph + Leica Project Grants 2026
June 30, 2026 · Free
Three $10,000 grants from Women Photograph + Leica for women, nonbinary, trans, intersex documentary photographers. Free, international.
Illuminations Grant 2026 · Queer|Art
July 2, 2026 · Free
Annual $10,000 grant for Black trans women visual artists including photographers. Four finalists get $1,250 each. US-based, early-career.
In Full View — Woman Made Gallery
August 12, 2026 · $24.60
Woman Made Gallery (Chicago) open call for women/nonbinary artists 65+. Juried by Jerri Zbiral. All media including photography.