SE Center for Photography — Magic of Light

The Southeast Center for Photography (SEC4P) runs a year-round program of themed virtual juried exhibitions from its Greenville, South Carolina facility. "Magic of Light" is the gallery's open call exploring light and shadow as the foundation of photography — work that engages with light's structural role in image-making, whether literal or metaphorical.

The 2026 cycle is juried by Wendi Schneider, a Denver-based visual artist known for her hand-gilded photographs and the long-running "States of Grace" series. Schneider's own practice sits within the call's frame: light handled as material substance.

Selection takes 35 to 40 images for an approximately one-month virtual gallery, with social media promotion across SEC4P's channels and an archived online slideshow plus video walkthrough. There is no sales commission — artists retain 100% of sale proceeds and all copyrights.

Entry fees: $35 for non-members for up to 5 images ($6 each additional, max 15), or $28 / $5 for SEC4P members. Eligibility is open globally to photographers regardless of location, age, or skill level. All formats are welcome — analog, digital, monochrome, color, and antique processes.

The 2026 application window opens March 7 and closes May 15. Selections announced May 30; exhibition runs June 15 through July 30, 2026.