It’s Valentine’s Day weekend here, but actually time to give your work some love. Here are some great opportunities for you:
- Dakota Art Pastels has a contest open for those who work in pastel. It is a “soft pastel competition” and you can find entry details on their site here: https://www.dakotapastels.com/content/contest-intro?preview=true
- There is a Portfolio Review Bootcamp starting up for those who want to enter Photolucida. You can find details about that here: https://www.lightatlascreative.com/portfolio-review-boot-camp
- A. Smith Gallery has a call for “portraits” and “photographic performance 2020.” You can enter one or both of these from their website: https://asmithgallery.com/calls-for-entry/
- LifeFramer has a call for “World Travelers” which you can enter here: https://www.life-framer.com/enter/
- The International Photography Awards has a contest open for their “Oneshot Movement” competition: https://www.photoawards.com/ipa-oneshot-2019-movement-photography-contest/?preview=true
- The Budapest International Photography Awards are open for submissions: https://budapestfotoawards.com/
- The Black and White Spider Awards are open for submissions, with pack specials ending soon: https://www.thespiderawards.com/how-to-enter.php
- The Julia Margaret Cameron Awards are open for entries. This awards focuses on women in photography but this year there is also a special category for men (“The Feminine Universe” it is called.) You can find details and entry here: https://www.juliacameronaward.com/
- Blank Wall Gallery has a call for “Red.” Entry information here: http://www.blankwallgallery.com/calls-for-entry/
- Manifest Gallery’s International Photo Annual 8 is open for entries: http://www.manifestgallery.org/inpha8/
- CENTER has a bunch of calls for photographers: https://visitcenter.org/call-for-entries/
- Photographic Exploration Project (PEP) has a call for Transitions: https://www.pep.photography/calls
- The Center for Photographic Art has a call for their member’s juried exhibit: https://photography.org/2020-mje-prospectus/
- Ok Cool has a call for photographic submissions exploring the theme “Grown.” You can find details on their page: https://www.okokcool.com/post/190237435096
- Art Intersection Gallery has a call for their upcoming “Light Sensitive” traditional photographic exhibition: https://artintersection.com/event/call-for-work-light-sensitive-2020/
- Photo Is:Rael has a call for their upcoming international photography festival exploring the theme “Transformation.” You can find details and entry on their website: https://www.photoisrael.org/en/workshops-and-events/open-call-for-the-8th-international-photography-festival-in-the-theme-of-fantasy/
- Madeline Cass has a Zine open for submissions exploring the theme “Plant Petter.” You can get details and submission information here: https://www.madelinecass.com/plantpetter
- Art Ascent has a call for “Grey” work: https://artascent.com/themed-call-application-information/
- Dodho Magazine has a call for entries for photographers: https://www.dodho.com/call-for-entries/
- The Independent Photographer has a call for their upcoming “Emerging Talent 2020” contest: https://independent-photo.com/
- Praxis Gallery has an open themed juried photography exhibit coming up: https://www.praxisphotocenter.org/calls-for-entry
That’s a lot of opportunity to love so please get out and find yourself some.
Until next time…
