It’s holiday time. I hope you have a wonderful holiday. Merry Christmas to those who celebrate! Since it is holiday time, I thought it might be nice to pull together an opportunity list for you. Now, I realize a lot of you have time off and are spending time with family and friends, but this is also a good time to get your work out into the wild. In-between wrapping (and opening!) those presents, why not set aside some time to give yourself the gift of an exhibition or publication in the new year? (As a reminder, you can find my previous opportunities on this site here.)
Here are some places that want your art and photography right now:
- Round Rock Arts has a call for their upcoming exhibition exploring the theme “New Beginnings.” This is an all media show. You can find more details and enter your work at their link: https://roundrockarts.org/new-beginnings/
- The Dougherty Arts Center in Austin has a call for entries for their gallery. This is also all media and you can submit your work here: https://doughertyartscenter.submittable.com/submit
- Panopticon Gallery has a call for work exploring the theme “First Look.” You can find more information and submit your work here: https://www.panopticongallery.com/first-look-2025
- The Center for Photographic Art has a call for their members juried exhibition. You can read about this and enter your work here: https://www.photography.org/events/call-for-entries-2025-cpa-members-juried-exhibition
- Blue Koi Gallery has a call for their Black and White Art Competition. You can get all of the details about this one on their website here: https://koisartistaward.com/black-and-white-art-competition/
- Praxix Photo Arts Center has an Open themed call for photography. You can find submission information on their website here: https://www.praxisphotocenter.org/copy-of-main-sub-05-11
- The Photography Foundation Awards are open for submissions: https://www.photographyfoundationawards.com/
- Decode Gallery has an Open themed photography exhibition. You can find entry information on their website here: https://decodegallery.com/open-theme/
- The Noice Visual Expression Awards are open for submissions. You can find more information and enter your work here: https://noicemagazine.com/NOICE-VISUAL-EXPRESSION-AWARDS-INFO
- Ten Moir Gallery has a call for their upcoming “Faces” themed exhibition. This is an all media show and you can enter your work here: https://tenmoirgallery.com/faces-art-contest/
- NY Photo Curator has a call for entries for their upcoming showcase exploring “The Nocturnal Hours.” You can find more information, including how to submit your work, here: https://nyphotocurator.com/current-call-for-entry-the-nocturnal-hours-juried-by-diana-h-bloomfield-constance-rosenthal
- A. Smith Gallery has a call for entry for their upcoming “Expressionism” themed show. This is for photography and you can find more details and enter your work on their website: https://asmithgallery.com/main-gallery-call-for-entry/
- Hey, kids, what time is it? It’s time for SoHo Photo’s annual Krappy Kamera Competition. This is an annual love fest for all things, well, krappy (think lo-fi lenses and you are there!) To find out more information (including if your camera is, in fact, “Krappy” enough) check out their link: https://www.sohophoto.com/krappy-kamera-competition/
- Gallerium Gallery has an all media call exploring the theme “Signs and Symbols.” You can find out more information and submit your work for consideration here: https://www.gallerium.art/p/signsandsymbols.html
- Perspective Gallery has a call for their upcoming LENS 2025 exhibition. You can find entry information here: https://perspective-gallery.squarespace.com/lens-2025-call-for-entry
- Decode Gallery has a call for their upcoming “Square” themed photo exhibition. Details on their website: https://decodegallery.com/square-call-for-entry
That’s a few opportunities to get you started this holiday season.
Until next time…
