Open Calls Requiring 2–5 Images
Open calls accepting a small set of 2 to 5 images. Compact submissions for photographers and visual artists. 379 calls, 173 open.
2026 Members Exhibition — Hunterdon Art Museum
Museum members show where the juror awards one artist a River Gallery solo in 2027–28 — photography accepted; join when applying.
Penland Winter Residency 2027
Self-directed 2- or 4-week winter residency at Penland with studio and equipment access; photography included. Fellowships available.
The Space Between Is What Remains · Rolo Gallery
National juried show at a new Denver gallery on Santa Fe Drive — abstract or figurative, all media including photography.
Americana · Crooked Tree Arts Center
Great Lakes juried show at Crooked Tree Arts Center on the many meanings of Americana — photography welcome.
Create! Magazine Tenth Anniversary Art Prize 2026
Create! Magazine's 10th-anniversary juried art prize — photography an explicit category. $1,000 grand prize + print feature + Philadelphia exhibition.
IX International Mini Print Cantabria 2026
Theme: Open Sea. All printmaking disciplines including digital. Max 20x20 cm. Cantabria, Spain.
Images of the Shrub-Steppe 2026 · Boxx Gallery
Any-medium juried show on Central Washington's shrub-steppe at Boxx Gallery, Tieton. Juror Nancy Floyd; on view Sep 2026.
Outdoor Photography Magazine — Minimalist Landscapes
Submit minimalist landscape images for Outdoor Photography Magazine (UK). Winner receives Nikon Action Zoom binoculars.
Kominek Editions I — Golden Hour / Blue Hour
Berlin's Kominek Gallery picks 100 photographers for its Golden Hour / Blue Hour group show opening September 10. Free entry.
Apeldoorn Photo Award 2026 — Sporen (Traces)
New Dutch biennial award on theme Traces. €500 per category, audience prize + solo show at 2027 festival. Jury chair: Maarten Corbijn.
A Show of Heads 2026 · Limner Gallery
The human head in every reading — portraiture to the conceptual — at Limner Gallery, Hudson NY. No fees for accepted artists.
Hand Fetish Projects — Issue #01: How to Survive in Southeast Asia
Free founding print issue themed on surviving Southeast Asia. Photography welcome; selected artists receive the print edition PDF.
2026 Juried Exhibition · Rawls Museum Arts
All-media juried show at a Virginia museum founded in 1958. $1,000 in prizes; hand delivery only, no shipping.
Common Ground in the Heartland: Reflecting on America at 250 · Washington Pavilion Visual Arts Center
Free juried show at Sioux Falls' Washington Pavilion on the Midwest at America's 250th. All media, up to 5 works.
Best in Show · Kirkland Arts Center
First annual juried show at a 1962 Washington arts centre, themed on dogs. Any medium, all ages, $500 prizes in 2D and 3D.
We the People · Studio Montclair
New Jersey non-profit's show on American democratic life, juried by Jeremy Moss. All mediums, cash awards, free for members.
Traversing Terrain · Midwest Center for Photography
International landscape and cityscape exhibition at MWCP, Wichita. Urban, suburban, and rural environments welcome.
Reverie Magazine — Issue VI
Free open call for Issue VI of an indie international literary and arts magazine — contemporary photography welcome.
Haus-a-rest — Issue 74: Eco Materials
UK indie art/lit zine, theme 'Eco Materials'. Photography accepted alongside other media. Free, publication only.
International Small Works Photography Competition and Exhibition · Robert Anderson Gallery
Intl juried show of small photographic works at Denver's Robert Anderson Gallery. $500 Best in Show; jurors Schneider & Landucci.
2026 Virginia Artist Juried Exhibition · Charles H. Taylor Visual Arts Center
Statewide juried annual for Virginia artists at Hampton's Charles H. Taylor Visual Arts Center; $2,750 in awards.
Inspired by Cape Cod · Cape Cod Art Center
Summer online all-media exhibit from Cape Cod Art Center — work inspired by the Cape, cash awards, $15 per piece.
Lines & Layers · Falkirk Cultural Center
Bay Area juried show in a historic 1888 San Rafael mansion; photography welcome. Exhibition September 11 – October 23.
PhEST Portfolio Reviews 2026
Free 20-minute reviews at PhEST in Monopoli with editors from FT Weekend, Il Manifesto, Trolley Books and Łódź Fotofestiwal.
New Emergence Art Prize 2026
International online prize for emerging artists in any medium: £1,000, a Provence residency and mentoring. Photography eligible.
BBA 360 — Online Exhibition 2026
All-media call from Berlin's BBA Gallery: 15 shortlisted artists join a group show with Artsy profiles; winner exhibits in Berlin.
Dignity Not For Sale — SaveArtSpace Bus Shelter Exhibition
Miami bus shelter show curated by Lizzie Suarez celebrating the dignity and resilience of the city's working class. Open to all mediums.
Wild & Domestic 2026 · Medford Arts Center
Animals, wild and domestic, juried by Terri Amig at a New Jersey community arts centre. Online plus gallery show, three works max.
Women's Work: Women Artists Making Their Mark 2026 · O'Hanlon Center for the Arts
18th year of O'Hanlon's online show for women artists. Two jurors select independently; every pick is included.
Under Many Moons: Asian and Pacific Islander Art, Identity, and Community · Sebastopol Center for the Arts
AAPI-centred juried show with AAPIC North Bay and the Many Moons Festival. Open to all backgrounds, all media.
pARTy 'til the Cows Come Home · The Firefly Artists
Cow-and-farm-life juried show at a Northport, NY co-op gallery — street photography of Cow Harbor Weekend especially welcome.
In The Practice of Seeing — High School Section · Jacksonville State University
Free national juried photography show for 13–17 year olds at Jacksonville State University, all processes welcome.
Color Space: Contemporary Photography 2026 · Black Box Gallery
Black Box Gallery Portland juried show of contemporary color photography. 26 prints exhibited + 50 online + Blurb catalog.
Confluence of Art Annual 2026 · Pablo Center at the Confluence
Free juried annual at Pablo Center's Hansen Gallery, Eau Claire WI. ~50 works in all media, cash prizes for four, show Sep 28–Nov 22.
ALT · Photo Opp
Free alt-process juried show at Appleton's community darkroom — cyanotypes, film soup, collage. Open to anyone; gallery show + zine.
Día de Muertos 2026 — Remembering Is Resistance · Firehouse Art Center
Longmont art centre pairs artists with community members affected by immigration policy. Free to enter, sales split 50/50.
RBSA Prize 2026 · Royal Birmingham Society of Artists
Open-media juried show at RBSA Gallery Birmingham, photography welcome. £1,000 top prize; exhibition October 1–31.
Torn · Drawing Rooms
Tearing as material and metaphor at Jersey City's Drawing Rooms — photography of what the act leaves behind welcome.
In Full View — Woman Made Gallery
Woman Made Gallery (Chicago) open call for women/nonbinary artists 65+. Juried by Jerri Zbiral. All media including photography.
Monochrome · Aurea Photogallery
Black-and-white open call — light, shadow, shape and texture without colour. One-month online exhibition with catalogue.
World Culture: Art at The Ferguson Library · Stamford Art Association
Multimedia juried show on world culture at Stamford's Ferguson Library — photography and any medium welcome, up to $400 in awards.
Blank Wall Gallery — Summer
Themed open call on 'Summer' — light, heat, stillness, travel. Free to submit; selected work exhibited at Blank Wall Gallery, Athens.
46th Arts of the Terrace Juried Art Show · Mountlake Terrace Friends of the Arts
46th annual juried show near Seattle with a dedicated photography category; $6,000+ in awards. On view Sep 2026.
Reflections Through Time: 2026 Evendale Juried Photography Exhibition
Evendale Cultural Arts Center juried photo show for the FotoFocus Biennial. Outdoor panels, $1,000+ prizes; Cincinnati-area photographers.
On Film — Carlotta Gallery
Celebrating film and analogue photography — every exposure a point of no return. Free to apply; virtual exhibition.
Louvre Unbound Magazine — Volumes 8 & 9 Open Call
International art magazine's call for Volumes 8 & 9 across all visual media. Print-on-demand plus digital to 83+ countries, with features and promotion.
The Proximity of Harm — Visions of a Compromised Everyday Life · Fondazione Ippocrate
Foundation-run research competition on harm as a diffuse everyday condition. Worldwide, 1–3 images, €10; jury chaired by Pablo Piovano.
Eyes & Hands: Celebrating Frederick's Deaf heART · Artspiration Frederick
Juried show for Deaf, Hard of Hearing and CODA artists at Frederick's community art centre, marking Deaf Awareness Month.
The In Between · Ninety-Seven Modern
Black-and-white work on dual realities and the space between them. $5 entry, up to 3 works, emerging artists, all mediums.
The Schwa Show 2026 · Emerge Gallery & Art Center
25th-anniversary national juried show in Greenville, NC. Any medium, $2,300 in cash awards, October gallery exhibition.
Are Men OK? · Fotografiska Emerging
Free Fotografiska Stockholm × MÄN call on masculinity in Sweden today; selected emerging work shown in a group exhibition.
Ghosts & Things Regional Exhibition · Texarkana Regional Arts & Humanities Council
Supernatural-themed juried show in Texarkana — $15 flat entry, $1,000 in awards, for AR/LA/OK/TX artists; photography eligible.
The People's Garden · Open Eye Gallery
Free rolling call from Liverpool's Open Eye Gallery — garden photographs, family album or new, printed into a live exhibition.
The Quiet Image II · The Ace Project
Nature and the human body, for photographers in the Netherlands and Belgium. Free to submit; Rotterdam show 25 Sep–18 Oct.
Summertime: Long Days, Lazy Days, Gentle Breezes · Arizona Photography Alliance
Broad summer theme, any process. Juror Claire A. Warden picks a $100 first place; every entrant appears in the online gallery.
Artifacts · 6 Bridges Gallery
Juried show on relics, traces and hidden histories at a Maynard, MA gallery. All media but video and AI, juried by curator Claudia Fiks.
Through the Looking Glass · WHAM Art Association
All-media themed show at WHAM Art Center, AZ on perspective — perception, reflection, transformation. $40 for 5 works.
Guest Room: Whitney Hubbs & Jermaine Francis · Der Greif
Der Greif's monthly guest-curated call — photography's materiality and spatial possibilities. Free, with a portfolio review.
LACDA 2026 International Juried Competition
LA's digital art center relaunches its juried competition: digital art + photography, winner gets a solo show and ten large prints.
San Marcos Arts Festival Juried Art Exhibition 2026
Juried by the Glassell School's Margo Handwerker, with up to $500 in cash prizes and a November show in San Marcos, Texas.
HamOnt One Shot 2026 · Ponders Studios
Every submission printed and hung at CoLodge during Hamilton's Supercrawl. $15 CAD per photo, up to 5; public vote + group show for winners.
Small Matters · Carter Burden Gallery
Chelsea gallery show of work under 15 inches, jurors Beth Barry and Veronica Lawlor. Artists over 60 especially encouraged.
Photo Trouvée Virtual Artist Residency — Fall 2026
10-week virtual residency for artists working with found/family photographs. Weekly Zoom calls, small cohort, partial scholarships.
Memory: What Remains · TCG Gallery
International online open call on memory — traces, family histories, loss, nostalgia, archives. ~35 selected. Fee waivers available.
Weather Photographer of the Year 2026 · Royal Meteorological Society
Free global weather-photography competition from the Royal Meteorological Society — £1,500 top prize, plus Mobile and Climate awards.
The Unexpected Portrait · Workshop13
Workshop13's juried portrait show in Ware, MA — emotion, memory and abstraction over formal posing. Photography welcome.
Photography Now 2027 · CICA Museum
Free-to-enter international show at Korea's CICA Museum; accepted artists pay $78 per work. Exhibition April 7–25, 2027.
47th Annual National Juried Art Show · Arts Council of Wayne County
47-year national juried show in Goldsboro, NC — $1,950 in awards, NC Museum of Art-affiliated juror; photography eligible.
UNPOSED Photography Exhibit · Decode Gallery
Candid, unstaged photography exhibit in Tucson. 26 images juried by Holly Hart; pro printing and framing included.
51st Juried Annual Exhibition · Miller Art Museum
Wisconsin artists at any career stage juried into a Door County museum’s 51st annual. $1,950 in awards, $30 for two works.
Fire · A Photographer's Place
Raleigh gallery show on fire as metaphor and condition, not subject. Juror Robbie Bailey. September exhibition in Gallery X.
CCAN 2026 — 10th Annual National Juried Art Competition · Center for Contemporary Arts
Abilene's 10th national juried competition: $500 first prizes in 11 categories including 2D photography.
SCA Open 2026
Statewide California open juried show with an SFMOMA curator on the jury — photography eligible; show Oct 30–Dec 6.
Small Works on Paper 2027 · Arkansas Arts Council
Arkansas Arts Council's year-long touring juried show of works on paper incl. photography. Up to $2,000 purchase awards; AR artists.
Patchwork · Kinhouse Gallery
Quilt-inspired juried show at Fort Wayne's Kinhouse Gallery — any medium engaging pattern and piecing. Exhibition + catalog.
Central & South America — Carlotta Gallery
Respond to the region through brief, specific observations — a layered archive of diverse cultures and conditions. Virtual exhibition.
Art for the View 2026 · Sunnyview Rehabilitation Hospital Foundation
Free 25th-anniversary exhibition of work by artists with disabilities at Proctors' Fenimore Gallery in Schenectady; all media, for sale.
14th Annual Eastern West Virginia Juried Exhibition · Berkeley Arts Council
Open-theme juried show at Berkeley Art Works, Martinsburg, for artists in eight eastern West Virginia counties. Juror Sonya Evanisko.
Electric Tenderness: Where Chaos Meets Care · Bushwick Gallery
Group show at Bushwick Gallery on intensity in all its forms — bold palettes, raw textures, emotionally charged work. All mediums.
Exposure: Identity and the Evolving Image · Global Village Museum of Arts and Cultures
Museum show on identity & self-portraiture at the Global Village Museum, Fort Collins. Selected works exhibited and pro-printed 16×20.
Annual Exhibition 2027 — Royal Scottish Academy Building · Visual Arts Scotland
VAS annual open at the Royal Scottish Academy Building, Edinburgh, Jan 2027. All media incl. photography; up to 5 works, worldwide.
Celebrating Color · Edgewater Gallery
National juried show on colour at a Mendocino Coast artist-owned gallery. Photography welcome, no AI, four artist jurors.
FeelsZine Issue 27 — Belonging
Canadian creative zine's 10th anniversary issue. Theme: belonging. Accepts photography, illustration, collage, and more.
Outdoor Photography Magazine — Summer Woodland
Submit summer woodland images for Outdoor Photography Magazine (UK). Winner receives a Vanguard VEO 3 tripod (£250).
Chew on This · Ludington Area Center for the Arts
Food-themed juried show at the Ludington Area Center for the Arts, MI. All media welcome, $30 for 2 works, on view Oct 2–31.
The Soldier's Lens 2026 · Florida Museum of Photographic Arts
Free FMoPA call for active-duty service members, veterans, and family. Museum show in Tampa, Nov 2026, timed with Veterans Day.
Nature in Gaudí — Ángeles Omedas Millán Prize 2026 · Antonio Gaudí Foundation
Antonio Gaudí Foundation's centenary contest on nature in Gaudí's architecture. €5,000 top prize, free, open to all.
Gaze – The Queer Photo Award 2026
Queer photo award (theme 'HOW TO / GATHER') for LGBTQIA+ artists in Germany, EU & UK. Two €1,000 MPB vouchers plus a Berlin exhibition.
The Hand Magazine - Issue #54 Autumn 2026
International publication for photographic printmaking and hand-printed work. No theme. Must be a subscriber.
No-Type Issue No. 03 — America
Themed issue from indie Chicago photo publisher No-Type, guest-edited by Kenn Cook Jr. Photographs exploring American life.
Life in Baltimore · The Peale
The Peale's juried Baltimore-region show, all media incl. photography. Top 5 win cash prizes; exhibit Oct 2026, 60% on sales.
Current Works 2026 · Kansas City Society for Contemporary Photography
KCSCP's annual juried show of contemporary photography, juried by John W. Hans. All processes; work made 2024–2026.
Aurora 2026 Members Juried Exhibition
Aurora's members show in Indianapolis, juried by the Cleveland Museum of Art's Barbara Tannenbaum. Free to enter, Aurora prints and frames.
HOPE · The Studio Door
San Diego's gay-owned Studio Door asks what gives you hope. Photography welcome; three $100 juror's awards.
Crowded Table · OVERLAP Art Space
Food-and-community juried show at Newport's OVERLAP Art Space; jurors from RISD and Newport Art Museum. Show Nov 14–Dec 19.
She Speaks · Tolleson Art Gallery
Free juried show for Arizona women artists at a public-library gallery — $100 stipend to exhibit, $575 with a public program.
America the Bountiful — Photography Show 2026 · Coastal Arts League
Bay Area juried photo show at Half Moon Bay's Coastal Arts League gallery, October 1 – November 2; $300 in merit awards.
Exposure One Awards - Photographer of the Year 2026
Exposure One's annual black & white contest across 20 categories. Single images or 2–5 series; $4,000+ in prizes. AI not accepted.
Legacy · Ajanaku Gallery
Ajanaku Gallery's founding photo-and-text show on Afro-Caribbean heritage. Free; up to two works pairing image and text. Neuilly-Plaisance, France, Dec 2026.
20/20 Vision: A 20th Anniversary Exhibition · Artists of Palm Beach County
Palm Beach County's 20th-anniversary show at Studio 1608. Everything 20x20 inches; photos on canvas or metal.
Preserving the Spirit · artCentral
Juried Route 66 photography show marking the highway's centenary, at artCentral in Carthage, Missouri — itself a Route 66 town.
Contemporary Figures: A National Juried Exhibition · LHUCA
Figurative work — bodies, identity, technology — juried into LHUCA's Lubbock galleries. $300/$200/$100 prizes.
Sea to Shining Sea · Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art
National juried show of the American landscape in all media at a Missouri museum, three months on view and $1,000 in awards.
Hunt Museum Open Submission Exhibition 2026
Second annual juried open submission at The Hunt Museum, Limerick. Photography eligible; €15/artwork. Show Dec 2026 – Feb 2027.
RBSA On Tour at Winterbourne House Exhibition 2026 · Royal Birmingham Society of Artists
Free RBSA members' show at Winterbourne House, Birmingham. Photography welcome, up to four works, October–February run.
Black and White: 2026 · Black Box Gallery
Juried black & white photography show at Black Box Gallery, Portland. Juror Todd Johnson; free printing & framing for selected works.
People — Carlotta Gallery
People in everyday life, captured without staging — human presence as traces rather than conclusions. Free to apply; virtual exhibition.
18th Annual Juried Show — Riverviews Artspace
Reinterpret a pre-1935 artwork for Lynchburg's Craddock-Terry Gallery — $750 grand prize plus portfolio review; all media considered.
Martin Parr Foundation Awards 2026
MPF's annual 'Street Fashion' open call, judged by Niall McDiarmid. Win a Martin Parr print & exhibition. £10 inc. membership.
Bath Open Art Prize 2026 · Fringe Arts Bath
Fringe Arts Bath's 14th international open art prize at 44AD artspace. All media incl. photography; £750 + solo show.
46th Annual Juried Photography Show
One of the tri-state area's longest-running juried photo shows, at Freeport Memorial Library. Cash awards; age 21+, up to 5 images.
Something Like Joy · Decagon Gallery
Online photography exhibition on unguarded, everyday joy. Worldwide; printed catalog and $1,000 total cash awards.
Queer Spirit · Blackfish Gallery
Free group show at Portland's artist-run Blackfish Gallery celebrating queer identity, community and imagination. Jan 2027.
Women United ART PRIZE 2026 — Photography & Printmaking · Women United Art Movement
International prize for women artists with a dedicated photography category. $500 cash, magazine interview and virtual solo show.
26th Annual Juried Fine Art Show & Sale · Rockwall Art League
26th-year North Texas juried show, photography one of eight judged categories with a share of $6,600 in cash prizes. Five-state region.
1839 Awards Photographer of the Year Contest
Open-genre flagship contest across 22 categories. $4,000 in cash prizes, digital gallery, artist directory. Final deadline Sep 16.
Abandoned Haunts & Curious Trappings · The Firefly Artists
Urbex-friendly juried show in Northport, NY judged by Abandoned America's Matthew Christopher. Exhibit Oct–Nov 2026.
Fresh Squeezed 2026 Annual Juried Show · Suffolk Art League
Suffolk Art League's annual juried show. First place wins $500 and a 2027 one-person show at the gallery.
Around, Above, Below · Van Der Plas Gallery
Lower East Side group show on perception and space. All media welcome, exhibition 1–15 October with opening reception.
35 Under 35 — 2nd Annual Juried Exhibition · Blacksburg Regional Art Association
Virginia artists under 35 juried into the Center for the Arts at Virginia Tech by a Taubman Museum curator. $5 entry.
Blank Wall Gallery — Moments of Color
Themed open call on colour. Free to submit; selected work printed and exhibited at Blank Wall Gallery, Athens.
The Silent Cut: Moments in Motion · Fort Works Art
Cinema-logic still images at Fort Works Art (Fort Worth): 11-week show during the Lone Star Film Festival.
Elemental: Earth, Air, Fire, Water · TCG Gallery
Juried online show on the four elements — earth, air, fire, water — at TCG Gallery. All photographic media; AI not accepted.
Red — Carlotta Gallery
Red as a force within the image, not just a colour — its weight and intensity across bodies, objects and memory. Virtual exhibition.
The Autumn National 2026 · Cape Cod Art Center
Open juried all-media national at Cape Cod Art Center, photography included, with cash awards. Entries via Smarter Entry.
strands of silver · midwest nice art
All-media juried online exhibition on time, aging, and memory. Photography welcome. From midwest nice art, Sioux Falls.
ND Awards 2026
International competition across Architecture, Editorial, Fine Art, Nature, People, and Special categories.
Photo of the Season — You Can't Be Serious · The Image Flow
Seasonal competition for off-kilter, playful images. $150 first prize. The Image Flow gallery, San Anselmo, CA.
Eurostars Valladolid Photography Award — Valladolid Unveiled
€1,500 for images that unveil the city of Valladolid — free entry, up to 3 photos, from the Eurostars hotel group's award series.
National Juried Photography Exhibition 2026 · The Delaplaine Arts Center
The Delaplaine's national juried show in Frederick, MD — Nov 7–29. $1,000 grand prize; work made in the past two years.
Art Edu 2026 · Art Center Waco
Juried show for central Texas art educators showing the work they make outside the classroom. All media, up to three pieces.
Her Art, Her Voice — 2027 Biennial Juried Exhibition · New Mexico State Committee of NMWA
Women-identifying New Mexico artists (NMC-NMWA members) show at Canyon Road galleries in Santa Fe, March 2027. $50, up to 3 works.
Hotel Willa Artist-in-Residence 2027 · The Paseo Project
Four weeks in Taos with a private suite, studio and bike at Hotel Willa, for artists within 300 miles of town.
White: Absence of Color · Midwest Center for Photography
International achromatic photography exhibition at MWCP, Wichita. Explores the lightest end of the spectrum with minimal color.
36th Annual All Florida Juried Art Show · MartinArts
Statewide Florida juried survey, 36th year, at Stuart's Court House Cultural Center — $1,000 in awards; photography editions allowed.
2027 Small Stones Festival of the Arts
Juried barn-gallery festival near Worcester with a full fine art photography category, jurors and hardbound catalogue.
Echoes of Valor · Artspiration Frederick
First veteran art exhibition at a Frederick, MD non-profit gallery — open to veterans, military families and service-themed work.
Small Works Members Show · Woman Made Gallery
Chicago's Woman Made Gallery holiday small-works show — free for members, three works submitted, one guaranteed inclusion.
That's Absurd. · Alliance for the Arts
Absurdist juried show at Fort Myers' Alliance for the Arts — photography welcome, $200 Absurdest in Show. On view Nov 6–28.
Sirmione Photo Marathon 2026 · Comune di Sirmione
Eight hours, four themes, 250 photographers on Lake Garda — €1,500 top prize, €12 entry, register by October 4.
2nd Annual Kit Gilbert Juried Showcase · Ross Lynn Charitable Foundation
Themeless juried showcase in Ruston, Louisiana honouring painter Kit Gilbert. Photography welcome, $12 an entry, $1,250 in cash awards.
IN SERIES · Art Fluent
Art Fluent's series show — five photos as one vision, shown as a mini solo within a group exhibition; $250 to each accepted artist.
The Shape of a Life · Decagon Gallery
Online juried show on lives beyond their milestones — portraits, gestures, quiet moments. Worldwide; catalog and $1,000 total cash awards.
Flowers — Carlotta Gallery
Floral life, raw and romantic — studio setups, overgrown fields, macro textures, analog decay. Virtual exhibition.
Fine Art Photography Awards 2026/2027
13th edition — 20 categories from landscape to street. $3K professional / $2K amateur grand prizes. 14 international jurors.
Aesthetica Art Prize 2026
Contemporary art prize. Winners exhibited at major public gallery and published in Aesthetica Magazine.
REBUILDING: Art as Renewal, Possibility, and Purpose · Art League Rhode Island
Pawtucket juried show on repair and renewal, juried by Kerry Phillips and Meaghan Kent. $500 top award.
HOME: States of Belonging · Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities
Photo-based artists juried into the Arvada Center’s Main Gallery with CPAC and Month of Photography. Fee scholarships offered.
Street Photography Barcelona Contest 2026 — 2nd Edition
25 finalists exhibited at Galerie Art Nomade with production covered. €1,000 in cash prizes; screenings at Ibizacinefest 2027.
24th National Fine Art Show · Peninsula Art League
National juried show in a vintage aircraft hangar. Photography judged alongside 2D and 3D, $8,500 in cash, two museum curators jurying.
Figuratively Speaking · Wallkill River Center for the Arts
The human figure, juried by painter John McGiff, at the Wallkill River Center for the Arts in the Hudson Valley. $25, hand delivery.
XXIV Eurostars Grand Marina Photography Award — Josep Juanpere 2026
24th edition. Theme: Barcelona, World Capital of Architecture. €5,000 first prize. Submit photographic triptychs.
reFocus Awards - World Photo Annual 2026
reFocus flagship annual across 22 categories — $5,000+ in cash, NYT/FT/Condé Nast jury, Photographer of the Year title.
Blank Wall Gallery — Still Life
International open call on still life — classic to conceptual. Free to submit; selected work printed and exhibited in Athens.
TWISTED 2026 · Cape Cod Art Center
Cape Cod Art Center's autumn online digital-art exhibit — digital photography, composites, and manipulated imagery welcome.
Tracks & Trails: Marks Left Behind · View Arts Center
Adirondack winter show on marks left upon the land — tracks, trails, railroads. All media incl. photography; Dec 2026–Mar 2027.
Lake Garda Photo Challenge · Comune di Sirmione
Photograph Sirmione and Lake Garda — €1,500 top prizes per theme plus hospitality awards. €10 flat fee, open until October 31.
The PASEO 2027 Biennial · The Paseo Project
Taos turns its historic streets into a night-time projection and installation festival, with stipends up to $15,000.
8th Chelsea International Photography Competition · Agora Gallery
Exhibition at Agora Gallery in Chelsea, New York. 30 photographers. Five $500 cash prizes.
West Coast Biennial 2027 · Turtle Bay Exploration Park
Turtle Bay's ninth juried biennial in Redding, CA. Photography included; $3,000 Best of Show. CA, OR, WA and AK artists.
Art That Matters to the Planet: Dark Skies · Roger Tory Peterson Institute
Night-sky nature art juried by Voyager Golden Record designer Jon Lomberg at RTPI, Jamestown NY. $1,000 top prize; show Jan–May 2027.
Artist Grant — November 2026 Cycle
Unrestricted $1,200 grant for one visual artist, awarded three times a year. No proposal — just images and a bio.
12th Regional Juried Photography Exhibition · Rehoboth Art League
Juried photography show at Rehoboth Art League, Jan–Feb 2027. Open to mid-Atlantic photographers; $500 top award.
The Salon — London Photo Show November 2026
Juried group show at Hoxton Arches, London (Nov 26–29). Selected work printed and exhibited; partner prizes incl. Hahnemühle print.
Midwest Center for Photography Juried Exhibition 2027
MWCP annual juried show in five categories: architecture, close-up, landscape, portrait, street. Cash awards + Wichita gallery exhibition.
Many Countries in One · Artspiration Frederick
Juried show for immigrant artists in the US, curated by F. Lennox Campello at a Frederick, MD nonprofit gallery.
13th Eurostars Madrid Tower Photography Award — Madrid's Facades
€5,000 for photographs of Madrid's facades — free entry, up to 3 photos, from the Eurostars hotel group's award series.
PLAYFUL · Arc Gallery & Studios
Arc Gallery SF's 2027 national juried show on the playful spirit. Photography welcome; three $250 juror's awards.
Vincent van Gogh Photo Award 2027
International themed award ('Spirit of Light') in van Gogh's Dutch village. Up to 3 images; €1,000 top prize, student tier & Nuenen show.
Larnaca Biennale 2027 Open Call
Fifth Larnaca Biennale under the theme Metatopies: Geographies in Motion. Photography eligible; 13 awards including the Grand Prix.
Fotografiska Emerging Artist Platform
Multiple open calls for emerging photographers. Exhibitions at Fotografiska museums in Berlin, Stockholm and Tallinn.
Nes Artist Residency — Fall 2026
Residency in Skagaströnd, Iceland. 1-6 month stays. Private bedroom, shared studio. Artists and writers.
Tomorrow's Talent - Open Submissions · Booooooom
Global platform featuring emerging artists. Potential feature and inclusion in book series.
Past
Looking In — SaveArtSpace Billboard Exhibition
NYC billboard show curated by Jessica Alazraki. Theme: observing from a distance — windows, thresholds, belonging. Open to all mediums.
Rock, Paper, Scissors — Golden Duck Gallery
Pop art and mixed media show at Golden Duck Gallery Budapest, photography welcome. €500 prize fund; ages 14–25 exhibit free.
Sixth LaGrange Southeast Regional
Southeastern regional at the LaGrange Art Museum — Purchase Awards enter the permanent collection; photography accepted, no commission.
Glasgow Photography Zine · Glasgow Gallery of Photography
Free open call for a Glasgow-celebrating photography zine; submit up to 5 images of the city. Worldwide submissions welcome.
ENDLESS SUMMER Photography Exhibit · Decode Gallery
Summer-themed photography exhibit in Tucson. 26 images juried by Holly Hart. Pro printing and 22×22 museum framing included.
Hard Water, Soft Stone · Duplex AIR
Lisbon artist-run space Duplex seeks work on mutability and slow transformation for its September group show.
Out of Time / Out of Place · A Photographer's Place
Juried show on dislocation, anachronism and surreal juxtapositions at A Photographer's Place, Raleigh. Juror Dawn Willis.
This Land Is Your Land · Library Arts Center
Community photo exhibit for America's 250th at a New Hampshire arts centre. NH/VT photographers, all levels; $5, free for members.
Homo Technologicus · LoosenArt
Exploring humans and technology — social, environmental, and emotional transformations. Exhibition in Rome.
Sum Sum Summ-A-Time · Drawing Rooms
Jersey City's Drawing Rooms takes summer online — an Artsy-hosted show of the season's places, food, leisure, flora and fauna.
Art Moves 2026 — International Billboard Art Competition
Free billboard-art competition — 8 works shown in Toruń's public space during the festival, PLN 6,500 main award. Theme: fear or courage.
PhotoMonth 2026 Open Call — Unity and Community
PhotoMonth's East London festival open call on 'Unity and Community'. Free to enter; selected work shown at The Art Pavilion, Mile End Park.
Abundance — SaveArtSpace Billboard Exhibition
NYC billboard show curated by Lauren Hirshfield. Theme: abundance and the cycles of care, giving, and receiving. Open to all mediums.
Traces — Volume 01 · The Slow Archive
Debut digital publication on slow landscape photography. Theme 'Traces' — signs of presence in the landscape. Free, open to all.
i can't get at the poem of this · midwest nice art
All-mediums juried online exhibition — share the poetry or story behind your work. Photography welcome. Juried by Angela Zonunpari.
Colours III — Carlotta Gallery
Third edition celebrating colour — from saturated compositions to subtle tonal variation. Free to apply.
Guest Room: Sunyoung Kim & Shinwook Kim · Der Greif
Theme: "Hyperobjects: Archipelagic Memories" — how photographs circulate across digital and material networks.
The Surreal · TCG Gallery
International themed open call exploring surrealism — dreams, the unconscious mind, and bizarre symbolic imagery.
Dog Days of Summer · WHAM Art Association
Summer-at-its-peak themed show at WHAM Art Center, AZ — heat, stillness, nostalgia in any medium. $40 for 5 entries, Aug 4–29.
Echoes: Revisiting Memory · Crooked Tree Arts Center
Great Lakes regional juried show at Crooked Tree Arts Center, juried by photography professor Paige Young. $1,000 in cash awards.
2026 Great Northern Art Explosion · AuSable Artisan Village
$8,000 in awards with a $2,500 grand prize at Grayling, Michigan's annual juried competition — photography among accepted media.
Through the Lens Photography 2026 · The Joe Center for the Arts
Free juried digital photography show from a Florida community art center, Aug–Sep 2026. Open to all; certificate awards, online exhibition.
63rd Stockton Art League Juried Exhibition
National juried show at the Haggin Museum, juried by a Crocker Art Museum curator — $1,000 Best of Show; photography eligible.
IVI 4th International Photo Contest
Free global contest on vaccination and health equity from the Seoul-based International Vaccine Institute — $2,000 grand prize.
The Fridge Show · Blue Sky Gallery
Free online show of refrigerator-interior photographs — Blue Sky Gallery's 50th-anniversary series honoring its 1990 Refrigerator Show.
2026 Honeywell Photography Competition · Honeywell Arts & Entertainment
Honeywell Center's juried photo competition in Wabash, Indiana. US residents, all ages. Cash prizes + gallery exhibition.
Space: Negative, Outer, Living · Arts Center East
Themed juried show on negative, outer, and living space at Arts Center East, CT. All media, from $35. On view Aug 8 – Sep 12, 2026.
Vehicles & Voyages · Arts Center East
Transportation-themed juried show at Arts Center East, CT — vehicles and journeys in all media. From $35, Aug 8 – Sep 12.
Chester Photo Festival 2026 — Making Voices Heard
2nd edition photo festival across Chester venues. Free entry; selection fee only. Exhibition + festival book.
2026 Regional Fine Art and Photography Show · Lincoln Gallery
Juried fall show at TVAL's Lincoln Gallery in Loveland with a dedicated photography category; open to artists in 18 western states.
Dek Unu Magazine — Tuŝis: Altered States (Annual Contest 2026)
Dek Unu's annual contest for experimental, alt-process, light-and-lens photography. $250 top prize plus August magazine publication.
Lens Work: Trees and Water · Black Box Gallery
Black Box Gallery juried exhibition exploring trees and water. Free printing/framing. Portland, OR. Juror: Todd Johnson.
SlowExposures 2026 — Pop-Up Tour
Pop-Up Tour at the SlowExposures festival — photography of the American South shown across venues in Zebulon, GA. Juror Jerry Atnip.
Photography 4 Humanity / Fotografiska Global Prize 2026
Theme: HOME. Selected work exhibited at UN Headquarters NYC, curated by James Nachtwey. Free entry.
Home · Photography 4 Humanity
Exploring home — safety, belonging, dignity. Selected works exhibited at the United Nations HQ in New York.
Fotografiska HOME — Global Open Call
Global open call exploring home. Exhibition at UN Headquarters. Guest curator: James Nachtwey. No AI.
Bay Area Photography Open Exhibition 2026 · The Image Flow
The Image Flow (Mill Valley) 2nd annual juried exhibition for 9-county SF Bay Area photographers. Jurors: Ann Jastrab, Nelson Chan, and Image Flow staff.
Zion National Park Artist-in-Residence 2027
Four-week residency in Zion's historic Grotto House with free park housing and a $500 stipend. All mediums welcome.
Light/Shadow · Fig Tree Gallery
Fig Tree Gallery's all-media take on light and shadow — open to California artists, with photo and digital work printed on permanent media.
Unscripted · Artspiration Frederick
Open-themed juried show at Frederick's nonprofit community art center — artwork free from prescribed narratives; photography welcome.
Self — Carlotta Gallery
Self-portraiture virtual exhibition — how one appears and is held by the camera. Free to apply, pay if selected.
82nd Wabash Valley Exhibition · Swope Art Museum
Swope Art Museum's 82-year-old juried annual for six-state region artists; $10,000+ in awards, juror Mark Pascale.
97th Michigan Contemporary Art Exhibition · Muskegon Museum of Art
Muskegon Museum of Art's statewide juried show for Michigan artists, juried by photographer Lauren Semivan. $1,500 top prize.
2026 CWA National Open Juried Exhibition
National juried show from one of the oldest US women's art organizations — $2,100 in awards at ECSU's Akus Gallery; photography accepted.
In The Practice of Seeing — National Juried Photography Exhibition · Jacksonville State University
JSU national juried photography show in all processes — digital, film, alternative, installation. Cash prizes + gallery exhibition.
Cyanotype: A Celebration of Process and Possibility · PhotoPlace Gallery
Cyanotype in all its forms — contact prints, photograms, toned and experimental — juried by Sam Wang for a Vermont gallery show.
Works on Paper · The Firefly Artists
National juried works-on-paper show at a Long Island co-op gallery — photography welcome, exhibition in Northport, NY.
Through the Lens: Presence and Absence · Workshop13
Workshop13's third photography exhibition in Ware, MA. Theme: presence and absence — what's missing in an image. AI not accepted.
POOLSIDE 2026 · Jag Gallery
Key West's Jag Gallery wants pools — any medium incl. photography. Show Aug 2026 with reception; winners get a 2027 group show.
Peggy Doole National Small Works 2026 · Washington Print Foundation
National small-works competition in DC accepting fine art photographs — $1,000 Grand Prize, gallery show Jul 30-Aug 30.
PhotoMidwest Biennial Exhibition 2026
Juried biennial for photographers in 13 Midwest states — $1,000 Best of Show, juried by MoCP chief curator Karen Irvine.
Lotte Jacobi Juried Photography Show · New Hampshire Art Association
Annual juried photography show from the New Hampshire Art Association at its Portsmouth gallery. Open to New England photographers.
Celebrate Colorado: Show Us Your Downtown · Colorado Photographic Arts Center
CPAC juried online show of Colorado downtowns, selected by Denver Art Museum curator Darrin Alfred. Colorado artists 18+.
Outdoor Photography Magazine — Bird Portraits
Submit bird portrait images for Outdoor Photography Magazine (UK). Winner receives a Samsung T9 2TB SSD.
Arte Laguna Prize 2026
International competition at Arsenale Nord, Venice. 120 finalists. €10,000 first prize. All media.
2026 National Juried Photography Exhibition
National juried exhibition at Academy Center of the Arts, Lynchburg VA. $1,000 Best in Show. Juror: Kiera Hight.
FL3TCH3R Exhibit 2026 — Socially & Politically Engaged Art
13th international juried show of socially & politically engaged art at Fischman Gallery, TN. Juror Jessica “JB” Burke.
Space to Feel — SaveArtSpace Bus Shelter Exhibition
Miami bus-shelter public art show curated by art therapist Leah Guzman. Theme: vulnerability, healing, mental health.
BEERS London Group Exhibition 2026
Group exhibition of ~8–10 artists at contemporary London gallery. All media including photography. Show Aug 20–29, 2026.
Photoworks Artist Venturing Labs — EASE: Crete 2026–2027
UK-based artist joins art–science fieldwork lab in Crete. £1,000 stipend, all expenses covered. Climate, landscape, deep time.
Traveller's Art Fair 2026 — Golden Duck Gallery
Affordable-art exhibition in Budapest, open topic and all media. €600 prize fund; three curator's picks exhibit free.
Kinhouse: Exploring Kinship and the Spaces We Inhabit
Juried show on kinship, caregiving and place at Fort Wayne's Kinhouse Gallery. Catalog publication; juror Braydee Euliss.
The Curated Fridge — Summer 2026 Show
Free, no-theme show from The Curated Fridge — selected prints exhibited on its iconic refrigerator. Juror: Rachel Vogel. Mail prints.
Intentional Unconventional — Experimental Photography & Video · Photo Cleveland
Photo Cleveland's experimental photo & video show — abstraction and unconventional technique. Physical Cleveland exhibition.
Feminism 250 — Woman Made America
Woman Made Gallery (Chicago) feminist group show marking the US 250th anniversary. Women/nb artists, all media including photography.
Collection 2026 - Decode Gallery
Open-theme show — no themes, no limits. 26+ selected. Free pro printing on Epson + museum framing. Tucson, AZ.
agriCultural: A Biennial Exhibition · New Bedford Art Museum
Juried biennial on agriculture and the land at New Bedford Art Museum, Sep–Nov 2026. MA/RI artists, $25 for up to 3 works.
Kenmore Art Show 2026: Togetherness
Community juried show near Seattle with a dedicated photography category, $300 Best in Show and per-category cash awards.
Transformation · Art Works Downtown
Cancelled by the organizer (an unexpected organizational shift); applicants refunded via CaFÉ. Was a Bay Area juried show at San Rafael’s Art Works Downtown.
Here & Now · Still In Street
Candid London street photography for a one-night show at Photobook Cafe plus zine. Free entry; images shot in London 2020–2026.
reFocus Awards - Color Photography Contest
Celebrating color photography. Cash prizes and digital gallery placement.
Abandoned · A Photographer's Place
Themed exhibition on abandonment — decay, absence, what remains. Juror Marty Evans. Optional in-gallery printing. Raleigh, NC.
Ode to Womanhood — SaveArtSpace Billboard Exhibition
NYC billboard & bus-shelter show curated by photographer Ceres. Theme: womanhood and counterculture perspectives.
Momentum · GearBox Gallery
Annual juried show at Oakland's GearBox Gallery — all media incl. photography. Two artists win future two-person and solo shows.
44th Rock Island Art Guild Fine Arts Exhibition
All-media juried show at the Figge Art Museum for artists within 200 miles of Davenport. $1,500 top prize; on view into 2027.
Summer — Carlotta Gallery
Summer experienced differently across the world — intensity, brightness, stillness. Virtual exhibition.
Photo of the Season — Worth a Thousand Words · The Image Flow
Seasonal competition for narrative-driven images. $150 first prize. The Image Flow gallery, San Anselmo, CA.
FiiLTHY GLO Issue 5 — SONDER
Indie zine for the strange and unusual. Issue 5 theme: SONDER. Photography accepted. Free, worldwide.
The Print Center 101st ANNUAL International Competition
Annual international competition for photography and printmaking. Solo exhibitions + museum acquisitions (PMA, WVU) + cash awards.
The Black & White Show · Sacramento Fine Arts Center
All-media black, white and grey show at Sacramento Fine Arts Center — photography welcome.
The Salon — London Photo Show 2026
Juried group show at Hoxton Arches, London (June 25–28). Selected work is printed and exhibited; partner prizes from Think Tank & Point 101.
Photo Shoot 2026 · Black Box Gallery
Black Box Gallery Portland open theme show. 26 prints exhibited + 50 online + Blurb catalog. Free framing.
Road Trip Across America Photography Exhibition · City of Frisco Cultural Affairs
City of Frisco exhibition marking 250 years of American travel. Texas photographers 18+; free entry, Discovery Center show.
The Extravagance of the Quotidian — SaveArtSpace Bus Shelter Exhibition
Miami bus-shelter public art show curated by Hermes Berrío. Theme: the beauty and weight of everyday life.
7th Annual Spotlight Member Exhibition · Rhode Island Center for Photographic Arts
Juried members' show at the Rhode Island Center for Photographic Arts. Five-image sets; one member wins a 2026 solo show.
Put a Pin(hole) In It · Blue Moon Camera & Machine
Free pinhole photography group show at Blue Moon Camera & Machine, Portland OR. Up to 5 images; opens August 1, 2026.
The Art of Experimentation — Symposium on Alternative Photography · Women Alternative Photography Group
Symposium speaker call for women/nonbinary/trans alt-process photographers. Bristol, Aug 1, 2026. Free apply, revenue share.
EXPOSURE 2026 — 30th Annual Members' Juried Exhibition
PRC Boston's 30th annual members' juried show. 12 photographers × 3 works. Juried by Audrey Lee Sands of Harvard Art Museums.
Black and White Photo Awards 2026
International B&W competition — 6 categories incl. Architecture, Street, Landscape. €1,500 absolute winner + €200 per category.
Vision 250: America in Harmony · WHAM Art Association
Themed show for America's 250th at WHAM Art Center, AZ — imagining a unified, harmonious America. $40 for 5 entries, Jul 2–30.
Pop Art Exhibition · Sparks Gallery
Pop-culture-inspired works at Sparks Gallery, San Diego. US artists, original work for sale, from $20. Deadline June 15.
Echoes of Place · Island Arts Council
Juried show at Fort Fisher State Historic Site on New Hanover County's heritage — all media, $1,000 top award, juror Gayle Tustin.
59th Annual Newport Beach Art Exhibition
One-day juried show and sale at the Newport Beach Civic Center with a dedicated photography category and $300 top prize.
Benjamin Hall Photography Award 2026 · Holt Art Projects
New £1,000 photography award from Holt Art Projects. Any genre, worldwide; shortlist exhibited in Holt, North Norfolk, in July.
New South, Volume III · Atlanta Center for Photography
ACP's self-published group photo book on the American South. 1–5 images; emerging & established photographers welcome.
A Celebration of Contemporary Photography · PhotoPlace Gallery
PhotoPlace's open-theme show around World Photography Day. 75 works selected for gallery, online and catalog. Paula Tognarelli juries.
Across America 2026 · The Art Center
Photography celebrating America's diverse essence — landscapes, people, culture. Juried exhibition in Dover, NH, July–August.
Bowness Photography Prize 2026
Australia's richest photography prize. $50,000 AUD winner. 21st year. Australian citizens/residents only.
A Celebration of Contemporary Photography · PhotoPlace Gallery
PhotoPlace's most inclusive call. World Photography Day exhibition in Middlebury, VT + online + catalog.
A Show of Hands · Blue Sky Gallery
Free online exhibition on hands — connection, expression, care — from Portland's Blue Sky, Oregon Center for the Photographic Arts.
Guest Room: Annet Dekker & Margriet Schavemaker · Der Greif
Theme: "The Brilliance of the Mundane" — everyday, accidental, and overlooked imagery as digital folklore.
Women United Art Magazine — Issue XIV
International juried magazine for women artists across all media incl. photography. Sliding-scale fee with waivers.
Queer Nature Photography Awards 2026 · Narwhal Rainbow Alliance
Free-entry award celebrating LGBTQ+ diversity through nature photography. Prizes include exhibitions.
2nd Street Photo Festival 2026
Street photography call for Athens festival exhibition Dec 12–20. Free entry; €400/€300/€200 prizes; €50 if selected.
Home Is Where I Make It — SaveArtSpace Billboard Exhibition
NYC billboard public art show on immigrant experience — making home in unfamiliar places and building new community.
Humber Portrait Prize 2026
Free open call for the Humber Portrait Prize 2026 from Humberlands Photo Festival in Grimsby. Open and young person categories. Exhibition.
RAK Art Festival 2027 — Lost in Translation
14th edition Ras Al Khaimah Art Festival in UAE. Free entry. AED 12,000 Grand Jury Prize + AED 4,000–6,000 photography category prizes.
BLM Canyon Country District Artist in Residence 2026
2–4 week residency in Moab, UT, hosted by the BLM. Photography eligible. Free; $125/week stipend + campsite.
Archifoto 2026 — Architecture & Landscape · La Chambre
European architectural photography award, 8th edition. Theme: Architecture & Landscape. €500 per nominee + exhibition in Strasbourg.
CCI + WOPHA Fellowship 2026 · Pérez Art Museum Miami
Fellowship for women & non-binary photographers from Caribbean and diaspora. Miami residency at El Espacio 23 + production funds.
Southern Survey Biennial III · Project Row Houses
Biennial survey for visual artists in 13 Southern U.S. states. Installation in shotgun-house gallery, $5K stipend + $25K prize.
Photometria Awards 2026 — Coming of Age · Photometria International Photography Festival
18th Photometria Festival open call. Theme: Coming of Age. Sole judge Alec Soth. Solo exhibition + signed Alec Soth album for top three.
Outdoor Photography Magazine — Local Landscapes
Submit local landscape images for Outdoor Photography Magazine (UK). Winner receives Sunski sunglasses.
The Photo Review 41st Annual International Photography Competition
41st edition. Juried by Dr. Sarah Kennel (VMFA). Exhibition at Woodmere Art Museum, Philadelphia. $1,000 purchase prize.
No Place Art — Edition Two: MATERIALITY
80 artists exhibited in London. 30+ awards including purchase awards, residencies, and solo exhibitions.
The Hand Magazine - Issue #53 Summer 2026
International publication for photographic printmaking and hand-printed work. No theme. Must be a subscriber.
Making Strange · Praxis Photo Arts Center
Praxis Gallery (Minneapolis) juried photography exhibition on the everyday made strange. Up to 38 images selected, July–August 2026.
No Theme Open Call 2026 · East Bay Photo Collective
Open-theme show at Oakland Photo Workshop. 30–45 in-person + 10–20 online. Bay Area artists. Opening Aug 7, 2026.
Candid — Carlotta Gallery
The art of attention — rooted in presence, patience, and trust in the unfolding moment. Virtual exhibition.
Global Ability Photography Challenge 2026 · Not Just Art
Free photography competition exclusively for persons with disabilities — ~$20K in prizes, top 20 exhibited in Ahmedabad.
The Art of Abandonment · TCG Gallery
Themed exhibition exploring forgotten structures, objects, and places — what they reveal about humanity and time.
reFocus Awards - Black and White Photo Contest
Black and white photography contest with $4,000 in prizes. Trophy, press coverage, artist directory. 19 categories.
18th Annual NUDE — Manifest Gallery
18-year annual themed exhibition on the human form. Open to photography. $50 honorarium + $1,000 Grand Jury Award. Cincinnati.
The 2026 Lumen Prize
Leading award for art created with technology. 15th year. $15,000 Gold Award. Categories include AI, VR, and more.
Ethereal · A Photographer's Place
Images that explore the intangible — lightness, transience, the space between seen and felt. Juror: John Horowitz.
SHADOW PLAY 2026 · Cape Cod Art Center
Online photography exhibit exploring shadow and light. Any interpretation. Cash prizes.
Vicinity 2026: What's Going On? · Perspective Gallery
9th annual juried photo exhibition on social conflict. Juried by Jan Tichy (SAIC). Chicago-area only.
Conversaciones — EMC Magazine Print Edition Open Call
Argentine indie photo magazine's printed edition open call. Free theme, $5 USD international fee, July 2026 publication.
Abbott Watts Photography Residency — Fall 2026 · Monson Arts
Photography residency in Maine with full darkroom (up to 40×50 silver gelatin) and digital studio. Housing, meals, and stipend included.
The House & Garden Show · Blue Sky Gallery
Online exhibition on shelter and nature — intimate interiors, wild backyards. Blue Sky Gallery 50th anniversary series.
Photoworks Guest Issue 4 — Rituals
Community photo zine from Photoworks SF. Theme: Rituals. Free print publication, 1–3 images per submission.
Light on Cut Paper: Photography & Collage · New Orleans Photo Alliance
Third in a NOPA series at the intersection of photography and collage. Photomontage, darkroom collage, hybrid composition. New Orleans.
PLACE/MEMORY — CONTACT Photography Festival · Northern Contemporary Gallery
Toronto gallery exhibition during CONTACT Photography Festival on the theme of place and memory. Physical show May 21 – June 2, 2026.
Wild & Free — SaveArtSpace Billboard Exhibition
NYC public art billboard exhibition curated by Gigi Chen. Theme: nature, mythology, and civilization. Opens June 26, 2026.
The Printmaker and the Photographic Image: Dissolving Media Boundaries · Remarque Print Workshop & Gallery
Hand-pulled prints combining photographic and printmaking techniques. Cyanotype, photogravure, photopolymer welcome. Albuquerque exhibition.
Europe — Carlotta Gallery
Exploring Europe as a negotiation between tradition and innovation, memory and experimentation. Virtual exhibition.
Camera Work: Shadow and Light 2026 · Black Box Gallery
Portland gallery juried photography show exploring shadow and light. Free printing, matting, and framing for the 26 accepted works.
Camera Work: Shadow and Light · Black Box Gallery
Juried group show exploring shadow and light. 26 prints exhibited in Portland, OR, 50 more online. Free framing.
Guest Room: Auronda Scalera & Alfredo Cramerotti · Der Greif
Theme: "Shifting Thresholds" — displacement, migration, body, exile, ecological change, digital mediation, algorithmic vision.
RBSA Summer Show 2026 · Royal Birmingham Society of Artists
Largest annual open exhibition at RBSA Gallery Birmingham. All techniques and media. £600 first prize.
Exposure One Awards - One Shot Photo Contest
Black and white photography celebration. Cash prizes, digital gallery, and artist directory placement.
After Dark: Night, Sky, and Shadow · PhotoPlace Gallery
Night photography exhibition — dusk to dawn. Long exposures, astrophotography, light painting, urban scenes. Middlebury, VT.
#HopperHappens Juried Photography Exhibition · Edward Hopper House Museum
Photography inspired by Hopper's light and mood — 55 works displayed across 55 Nyack venues. Juror: Richard Tuschman.
Schloss Plüschow Artist-in-Residence 2026 · Mecklenburg Artists' House
Three-month residency in northern Germany (Oct-Dec 2026). €1,000/month stipend. Five visual artists selected.
Blossom · Midwest Center for Photography
International floral photography exhibition at MWCP, Wichita. All styles welcome — nature, still life, macro, and more.
37th Annual Juried Photography Show · State of the Art Gallery
Annual juried show in Ithaca, NY. Up to $1,000 in prizes. All photographic media accepted.
Cumberland Valley Photographers 2026 · Washington County Museum of Fine Arts
Juried museum exhibition on America's 250th anniversary themes. Open to MD, VA, WV, PA, DC photographers. $3K+ in cash prizes.
International Photography and Football Open Call 2026 · Fundación Televisa
Capture football in any form. Winners exhibited alongside Annie Leibovitz's Futbol 2026 in Mexico City.
Outdoor Photography Magazine — Spring Landscapes
Submit spring landscape images for Outdoor Photography Magazine (UK). Winner receives walking poles.
Open Call for Emerging Artists · Elyse Tonna
Open call for emerging Maltese/Malta-based visual artists. Exhibition, project and residency opportunities from July 2026.
APhF Pick:26 Book Award
Photobook award from Athens Photo Festival. €2,000 prize. 20 shortlisted exhibited at Benaki Museum. Min 100-copy edition.
Dyonyzine Issue 06 — Second Helpings
Asian-American creative arts magazine. Issue themed around food — a meal is never just a meal. Free to submit.
Lucky Star Issue 5: Camera-Less
SF indie zine exploring camera-less photography — pinhole, cyanotype, chemigram, photogram, lumen and more. Free to submit.
Les Mots du Phare Vol. 04: Futur(s) · Linea Recta Books
Black-and-white photography for a print publication. Theme: imagining what seems impossible, a tomorrow.
Flora — Carlotta Gallery
Nature photography exploring the quiet intensity of plant life. Virtual exhibition with catalogue.
Blank Wall Gallery — Red
Photos featuring red as the dominant color — passion, emotion, vibrant details. Free to submit. Athens.
Abundance · A Photographer's Place
Exhibition exploring abundance as presence and paradox. Documentary, staged, abstract, or experimental approaches welcome.
Womanhood · Photobook Cafe & Rapid Eye Darkroom
Exploring Womanhood in all its forms — group exhibition and zine. Guest judge Francesca Allen.
ZRNO Festival 2026 — Open Call
International festival of alternative photography. Analog and noble processes. Theme: Unfocus to see.
The Narrative · TCG Gallery
International open call for all forms of two-dimensional images, traditional and non-conventional media.
Street Photography Barcelona Contest 2026
Authentic images of urban life. Three categories: Local, National, International. Exhibited at Galerie Art Nomade.
FFSP 2026 — Italian Photographers Open Call · Italian Cultural Institute of São Paulo
Free exhibition in São Paulo for Italian photographers in Brazil/Italy. Winner receives round-trip airfare.
43rd Center Annual · Houston Center for Photography
Houston Center for Photography's annual group exhibition. Juried by Asha Iman Veal. $5,000 MFAH purchase award.
A Black Perspective: Celebrating the Voice & Vision · PhotoSC
For Black photographers exploring resilience, heritage, joy, and identity. Exhibition in Columbia, SC. Juried by Arnika Dawkins.
Love & Romance Show · Blue Sky Gallery
Online exhibition exploring how love has transformed alongside cultural and societal changes.
Montgomery Photo Festival 2026
Eighth annual festival. Four categories: Color, Monochromatic, Alternative process, Manipulation. No theme.
I Can Buy Myself Flowers · Haze Gallery
Pop-up exhibition in Amsterdam exploring autonomy, intimacy turned inward, and self-directed desire. With PURPLEHAZE.
REBIRTH — Monart Curates
Curated group exhibition in Bermondsey, London. Painting, photography, installation, textile, and video.
Sharing and Caring Cities: Portraits of Collective Urban Life · Penn Institute for Urban Research
10th annual contest exploring shared urban spaces addressing inequality and climate change.
ViewPoint Gallery International Photography Competition
Twelve winners displayed professionally printed and framed for one month each, June 2026 to May 2027. Eastern Canada.
XVI Concurso Internacional de Fotografía sobre Humanización Asistencial · Hospital San Juan de Dios de León
Photography reflecting humanization, solidarity, and care in healthcare and everyday life. Prizes: €600/€400/€200.
XIX Premio de Fotografía Fundación ENAIRE 2026
Prestigious prize since 2005. Open theme. Winning works join the ENAIRE Contemporary Art Collection.
LT5 Alternative Photography Show · KALEID Gallery
Toy cameras, Polaroid, pinhole, photograms, and alternative processes. Exhibition at KALEID Gallery, San Jose, CA.
Queer Conscience 2026 Photography Exhibition · The Image Flow
4th annual for LGBTQIA2+ community. Affirming truths and expressing resistance during Pride month. Mill Valley, CA.
Human Depiction · Midwest Center for Photography
International portrait exhibition at MWCP, Wichita. Capturing the essence of human subjects through emotional and expressive photography.
Framed: Black and White · Black Box Gallery
Juried black and white group show. Classic, nostalgic, and dynamic monochrome with diverse contemporary voices. Portland, OR.
Dark Frames III — Carlotta Gallery
Black and white photography virtual exhibition. Absence of colour as a space for deeper perception.
Wider Skies Magazine — Issue 1
New magazine exploring speculative futurism through film photography. Free Kodak film available for those who need it.
1839 Awards Color Photography Contest
Celebrating color photography. $4,000 in cash prizes, digital gallery, and global artist directory.
Portals: New Perspectives · PhotoPlace Gallery
Exploring openings, thresholds, and transitions — windows, doorways, mirrors, gates, frames within frames.
Defiance Zine Open Call · Revoke Collective
Revoke Collective's first zine on the theme of Defiance. Photographs that challenge, disrupt, or simply refuse.
Athens Street Photography Festival 2026
1st edition. Free street photo submissions, finalists exhibited at TAF Athens. Winner chosen by Magnum's Nikos Economopoulos.
Guest Room: Shana Lopes & Aspen Mays · Der Greif
Theme: "A Little Bit of Magic" — doubling, sleight of hand, constructed realities, illusion. Curated for Der Greif.
Texture of Light · Pro Photo DC
Exploring light as a tactile, physical medium — surface tension, atmospheric mass, architecture of shadow. Washington, DC.
Somewhere I Have Never Travelled — Group Exhibition · Art + Everywhere / Behind VA Shadows
Exploring place as memory and memory as place. All mediums welcome. Exhibition in Harvard Square, Cambridge, MA.
Field Notes — Aurea Photogallery
Photographs as visual observations — moments collected while moving through the world. Online exhibition with catalogue.
Mini Artist Grant for Emerging & Mid-Career Artists · Photo Trouvee Magazine
Grant for emerging and mid-career artists working with found photography and alternative processes.
Color, Culture, Continuum – An Asian American Mosaic · Asian American Museum of Orange County
Celebrating Asian American life through photography — identity, heritage, and community.
9th Chania International Photo Festival · Blank Wall Gallery
International exhibition in Chania's historic Grand Arsenali. Selected photos printed and framed by the festival.
EuroNatur Photo Competition 2026
Nature photography for European residents. Winners published in EuroNatur magazine and 2027 wall calendar.
Griffin Museum — Self Published Photobook Exhibition 2026
16th annual exhibition showcasing up to 50 self-published photobooks at the Griffin Gallery, summer 2026.
FeelsZine Issue 26 — Desire
Canadian creative zine. Issue 26 themed around desire. Accepts photography, illustration, collage, and more.
Outdoor Photography Magazine — Creative Wildlife
Submit creative wildlife images for Outdoor Photography Magazine (UK). Winner receives Celestron binoculars.
Outside the Box: Cameraless Photography · PhotoSynthesis
Photograms, chemigrams, lumen prints, cyanotypes, and composites blending camera and non-camera methods.
X ROID Bonn 2026 · The Stage Gallery
7th edition of the international instant art expo for Polaroid and Fuji Instax. Three-day exhibition in Bonn.
BBA Photography Prize 2026
International photography prize. First prize: solo exhibition at BBA Gallery Berlin in 2027 and Artsy profile.
HNDL Magazine — PRIDE Issue
Indie publication by and for neurodivergent, disabled, and chronically ill creatives. Accepting photography and more.
Inspired by Classics — Golden Duck Gallery
Contemporary art engaging with classical art traditions. Physical exhibition in Budapest, online in Vienna and New York.
SUB(SCAPE) — Manifest Gallery Season 22
Themed exhibition exploring what lies beneath the visible — structural, psychological, or social systems. Cincinnati.
Solo Statement — Doesn't Play Well with Others · Bushwick Gallery
One-night solo takeover of Bushwick Gallery in Brooklyn. Full transformation of the space by a single artist.
Blank Wall Gallery — Street Photography
Candid, spontaneous street photography capturing city life. Free to submit. Exhibition in Athens.
Whimsical · A Photographer's Place
Seeking work that surprises and delights through playful storytelling, surreal elements, and unexpected juxtapositions.
Foto Tallinn 2026 Art Fair
Estonia's only international art fair dedicated to contemporary photography. At Kai Art Centre in Tallinn.
this place is strange · midwest nice art
Virtual exhibition seeking the weird underbelly of place — folklore, rust belt decay, uncanny moments.
Seeing America · Viewpoint Photographic Art Center
Celebrating 250th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Exhibition during Photography Month Sacramento.
7th Annual Alternative Process Photography Exhibition · The Image Flow / Praxis Gallery
Cyanotype, wet plate collodion, salt printing, platinum/palladium, and other alternative photographic processes.