Shout it from the rooftops! It’s time for another “Opportunity Weekend.” Here are places looking for art + photography right now. Some great opportunities for you:
- If you are local to the Austin area, a great local Austin show is the Austin Visual Art Association’s (AVAA) exhibit at Austin Art Space. They currently have a call for entries for their upcoming “Summer” themed exhibit. You can find entry details here: http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?m=1103416365482&ca=97d48d08-c58c-4bdf-8a52-28f084f4560d
- The Bird in Flight 2019 prize is open for submissions. This is an international award for photographers and you can find details about how to submit your work here: https://prize.birdinflight.com/
- The Independent Photographer has a call for entries exploring the theme “Travel.” More information on their link: https://independent-photo.com/submit/
- Filter Photo Festival’s III Member’s Exhibition is now accepting submissions: http://filterphoto.org/iii-annual-members-exhibition/
- FotoFilmic has a call for entries for their upcoming “JRNL.” If you shoot analog and want to submit your work here’s a link: https://fotofilmic.com/open-call/
- LoosenArt has four active calls for entry right now. These are all for photographers and are all free to enter. The calls are: “Mannequins and Puppets,” “About Future,” “Still Life. Alternative Exposures,” and, “Isolation.” You can find out more information for any and all of these on their website: https://www.loosenart.com/pages/calls
- The Batumi Photodays 2019 festival is accepting photography entries exploring the theme, “Mirror Land.” You can find information about how to submit your work on their website: https://casbatumi.ge/event/photodays-2019/?lang=en
- Black Box Gallery has two upcoming calls for entry for photographers. “Black and White 2019” and “WHAT: Cars and Dogs” are now open for entries at this link: https://blackboxgallery.com/Juried%20Photo%20Shows%20and%20Competitions.html
- Life Framer has three upcoming calls for photography, exploring the themes “Civilization,” “Open Call,” and “Face of the Earth.” You can submit your work for one or all of these on their website: https://www.life-framer.com/enter/
- Photo IS:Rael’s Meitar Award is open for submissions: https://www.photoisrael.org/meitar/
- L.A. Photo Curator has a call for entry exploring the theme “Trees.” Information on their site: https://www.laphotocurator.com/current-call-for-entry-trees-curator-dulce-stein-deadline-to-enter-july-21-2019
- NY Photo Curator has a call for entries exploring the theme “The Environment & Social Activism.” Information on their site: https://nyphotocurator.com/current-call-for-entry-the-environment-social-activism-curated-by-morgan-post-deadline-august-18-2019
- Southeast Center for Photography has a call for their upcoming “Women by Women.” If you are a female photographer and want to enter your work, follow this link: https://www.sec4p.com/women-by-women-prospectus
- NY Center for Photographic Art has a call for their upcoming “Dusk to Dawn” exhibition. You can submit your work here: https://www.nyc4pa.com/dusk-to-dawn-2019
- LightBox Photographic has a call for their upcoming “Extending Tradition 2.” This is for those shooting large format film or plates. To find out more information or enter your work, check out their website: http://lightbox-photographic.com/call-for-entries/extending_tradition_2
- The International Photography Awards are open for submissions: https://www.photoawards.com/awards/
- Photo Lucida’s Critical Mass is also open for submissions. This is a book award for photography and you can find more information on their website: https://www.photolucida.org/critical-mass/entry-details/
- A Smith Gallery has a call for entries for their upcoming “Portal” themed exhibition: https://asmithgallery.com/calls-for-entry/
- PhotoPlace Gallery has two active calls. One exploring the theme “Personal Narrative” is here: https://photoplacegallery.com/online-juried-shows/personal-narrative-2/ and one exploring “Contemporary Landscape” is here: https://photoplacegallery.com/online-juried-shows/contemporary-landscape/
- NY Center for Photographic Art has a call celebrating the colors orange, purple and green. Called “Secondary Colors” you can find more information and entry details on their link: https://www.nyc4pa.com/secondry-colors-2019
- The Atlanta Photography Group has a call for entry for their upcoming Airport Show: https://www.atlantaphotographygroup.org/events/2019/5/20/call-for-entry-airport-show2019
- Open Walls Arles is open for photography entries: https://www.openwalls.co/
- Kaunas Photo 2019 has a call for entries exploring the theme “Digital – Virtual – Real.” This is a festival with an award component, you can find details and submission information on their site: http://festival.kaunasphoto.com/kaunas-photo-2019-open-call-kaunas-photo-star-award/
- The Moho Art Prize is open for entries. This is all media and you can enter your work here: https://mohoprize.com/index.php/en/
- Silvermine Gallery has an all media call for their upcoming “AONE” national exhibit. Details here: https://silvermineart.org/exhibition/69th-aone/
- Startup Art Fair in Houston is open for artist applicants. This is all media and you can find more details on their site: https://www.startupartfair.com/artists/applications
Yes, it’s true, Opportunity Weekend is bursting with opportunity for you this week. I hope you make the most of it and have a great Independence Day for those in the ‘States.
Until next time…
