Calls For Entry

2024 OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS — Innovate Grant awards (2) $1,800.00 grants each quarter (in the Q1: Winter, Q2: Spring, Q3: Summer, and Q4: Fall), to one Photographer and one Artist. In addition, (12) honorable mentions (6 in art and 6 in photo), will be featured and recognized on our website and join a growing community of vibrant and talented artists. For more information and to apply visit https://innovateartistgrants.org

Innovate Grant supports artists and photographers through quarterly grants. We’ve simplified the grant process, so that artists and photographers can focus on making their innovative work. The work should speak for itself and our application reflects that.

Innovate Grant awards:
+ 1 x $1,800.00 Grants to a Photographer
+ 1 x $1,800.00 Grants to a Visual Artist
+ 12 x Honorable Mentions Interviews

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Boost your photographic career with a unique opportunity designed for you.

Aligned with our mission to drive innovation and achieve excellence, we are seeking six extraordinary photographers characterized by their creative perspectives and unique photographic visions.

We are committed to elevating your photographic work beyond traditional barriers. We offer a platform to showcase your projects to directors of prestigious galleries, at world-renowned festivals, and through leading industry agencies. If you’re ready to expand your horizons and join an exclusive group of artists making a difference in the world of photography, we invite you to submit your projects. Discover how your talent can reach a global audience. Contact us today and begin your journey toward international recognition.

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Monochrome photography, images produced with a single hue, rather than recording the colors of the object that was photographed. The SE Center is looking for all forms of Monochrome imagery, black-and-white and toned photography- all subjects, analog, digital or antique processes, photographers of all skill levels and locations are welcome.

Our juror for Shades of Black & White is Susan Burnstine. Susan Burnstine is an award-winning fine art and commercial photographer originally from Chicago now based in Los Angeles. Susan is represented in galleries across the world, widely published throughout the globe and has also written for several photography magazines, including a monthly column for Black & White Photography (UK).

35-40 selected images will hang in the SE Center’s virtual gallery space for approximately one month. In addition, selected images are featured in the SE Center social media accounts (FB, IG, Twitter) and an archived, online slideshow. A video walkthrough of each exhibition is also featured and archived.

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We are looking for your travel photographs, near and far, to the edge of the earth and to the places perhaps known only to you. Whether you’re hauling around a view camera and a tripod or just pulling a mobile phone out of your back pocket, we want to see what you’ve captured and how you’re telling your story.

There’s a world out there to explore. Open your eyes to its landscapes, people, cultures – on your doorstep or 10,000 miles away. Expand our horizons!

All genres, capture types, color and B&W, traditional and non-traditional photographic and digital post-production processes are welcome for submission.

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Disruption in photographic arts started long before artificial intelligence upended the contemporary visual landscape. Artists such as Hannah Höch, John Heartfield and Man Ray used collage in their work during the first decades of the twentieth century as a way to negotiate their own vision and shock their viewers, reflecting the world, its conflicted realities, and political dynamics by assembling, montaging and refracting images.

Bringing those ideas to the twenty-first century, this open call invites submissions for works that consider the histories, present and future of photographic collages at this moment. Inspired by LACP’s home in Downtown LA, nestled between the Toy District and Little Tokyo, this call is interested both in the tactile playfulness of manipulating images, and the ways in which the gestures of cutting and pasting highlight power relations in civic spaces and private lives.

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Disruption in photographic arts started long before artificial intelligence upended the contemporary visual landscape. Artists such as Hannah Höch, John Heartfield and Man Ray used collage in their work during the first decades of the twentieth century as a way to negotiate their own vision and shock their viewers, reflecting the world, its conflicted realities, and political dynamics by assembling, montaging and refracting images.

Bringing those ideas to the twenty-first century, this open call invites submissions for works that consider the histories, present and future of photographic collages at this moment. Inspired by LACP’s home in Downtown LA, nestled between the Toy District and Little Tokyo, this call is interested both in the tactile playfulness of manipulating images, and the ways in which the gestures of cutting and pasting highlight power relations in civic spaces and private lives.

Submitted works can include original pieces that make use of a variety of techniques including hybrids of analog and digital. In addition, works generated with AI tools will also be considered for this call.

The selected works will be featured in a virtual exhibition in LACP’s website.

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Black Box Gallery is excited to announce a group photography show on Street + Night + Architecture. This show will be dynamic and have a balance of work from these different subjects. The show will explore the creativity and passion to make great photography within these different subjects. The show will look to push the boundaries of traditional exhibitions and celebrate the visions and styles of these important photographic concepts. The gallery encourages photographers to explore techniques and aesthetics and ideas that represent the creativity and possibility of contemporary photography within these different subjects.

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At CatchLight, we are harnessing the power of visual storytelling to change the world. CatchLight supports individuals who want to cultivate significant audience engagement through inventive distribution methods that will increase the impact of their work.

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The first photographs to be part of the world of art were monochrome prints. The images were captured by large format cameras, developed into negatives and printed in the darkroom. The world of photography has come a long way since then with color dominating so much of what we shoot these days, and cameras now an integral part of our very portable phones.

With so many color images around us there is still something special about a monochrome print, whether it be black and white, sepia or even shades of a single color. These are the images where all the emotion, texture and beauty are expressed in gradations from light to dark. No matter if your original image was shot with tri x film, a digital SLR, or your phone, if the end product is a terrific monochrome image, it fits the call.

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The Abstract Image highlights the transformative power of abstraction in photography, allowing us to break free from reality and explore the myriad possibilities within non-representational states. This theme invites artists to push the boundaries of photographic art by exploring alternative, experimental, or even accidental elements of the captured image that exhibit photography’s ability to serve as a conduit for visual metaphor and personal expression.

The Abstract Image is an international open call for photographers ages 18 and older. All forms of two-dimensional images, traditional and non-conventional media, and conventional or alternative processes with a subjective analog or digital photographic base are welcome for submission.

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‘An abstract photograph draws away from that which is realistic or literal. It draws away from natural appearances and recognizable subjects in the actual world. Some people even say it departs from true meaning, existence, and reality itself. It stands apart from the concrete whole with its purpose instead depending on conceptual meaning and intrinsic form.’ – John Suler

Praxis Gallery seeks photographic works that explore the world through an abstracted lens; utilizing elements of color, light, shadow, texture, shape, and line to express meaning outside of traditional representational and documentary styles of photography. All genres, capture types, and post-production processes will be considered. Curated by Praxis Directors.

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“The Art of Color” celebrates the vibrant world of color photography, where every hue tells a story. This exhibition invites viewers to experience how photographers harness the power of color to evoke emotion, capture moments, and reveal the beauty of the world around us.

From bold and vivid to soft and serene, these images showcase the play of light and tone, transforming the ordinary into something extraordinary. Each photograph is a striking example of color’s ability to infuse life and feeling into a scene.

Step into “The Art of Color” and discover the magic of photography, where every shade has a voice, and every frame brings a new dimension to visual storytelling.

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The Halide Project was founded in 2015 to support the continued practice and appreciation of alternative and historic process photography. Located in Philadelphia, we serve both the local and global communities by providing artists with exhibition opportunities, affordable workspace, educational programming, and other resources. We enthusiastically invite practitioners of chemistry-based photography from around the world to submit work to be considered for Living Image 2024 – 2025 as a means to share their work with others and connect with like-minded artists.

Living Image showcases contemporary artists working in alternative and historic process photographic techniques. Selected works will be included in an exhibition held at The Halide Project gallery in Philadelphia and published in a printed catalog to accompany the exhibition. All selected artists will receive a copy of the catalog, with additional copies available for sale. One Grand Prize winner will be selected to receive a $250 cash prize along with the opportunity to show a body of work in The Halide Project’s annual small group invitational exhibition, slated for Spring 2025.

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Each month, a talented photographer will be featured in a Solo Exhibition on our dedicated showroom pages, providing incredible visibility.

Don’t miss your chance to showcase your work to a global audience!
Maximize Your Exposure: Enter the Solo Exhibition Competition for a Month-Long Online Showcase

At All About Photo, we celebrate extraordinary photography that inspires, transforms, and connects with us on a deeper level.

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Blue Sky is now accepting submissions for the 2025 Pacific Northwest Drawers. Photographers from Alaska, British Columbia, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington are welcome to apply. There is no application fee to enter.

Blue Sky established the Pacific Northwest Drawers in 2007 to showcase regional contemporary photographers through an annual juried exhibition. Selected work can be viewed in the flat files for a full year at the gallery, or digitally on the Blue Sky website. The online exhibition will remain a part of the Blue Sky digital archive indefinitely.

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Unique solo-format print and online journal of fine art photography calls for accomplished artists working in all photo genres, straight to strange, for its February 2025, editions. Dek Unu is an international, not-for-profit, non-advertising magazine that provides respectable, respectful publication and promotion to one artist per month online and in print.

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Shades of Gray II is our second juried photography competition for the year strictly for…you guessed it: black and white, monochrome, grayscale and sepia photography. We are also accepting video submissions as well! A first for us! It is open to all levels of photographers from all over the world. Cash award of $100 and social media badge for Best of Show Champions in both categories of Photo and Video. Winners and accepted works will be featured in our gallery. It is each artist’s responsibility to read the rules for entry in full on all the gallery’s calls before entering and may contact Lioncourt Gallery with any questions.

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‘Alternatives’ is a long-running biennial juried exhibition organized by Ohio University’s MFA Photography and Integrated Media program in The School of Art + Design. This year the show will be juried by Willie Osterman, former Professor and Program Chair of the Fine Art Photography department in the Photographic Arts Department at the Rochester Institute of Technology. The show will be held in ‘Majestic Gallery’ in Nelsonville, Ohio from March 3-25, 2025.

Since its beginning in 1980, Alternatives has achieved national recognition for its leadership in forging new definitions in the medium by emphasizing the work of photographers in the conceptual forefront of the practice. The Alternatives Biennial is funded by the legacies of Clarence White—founder of the historically renowned Clarence White School of Photography in New York—and his son, Clarence White Jr., who re-established the school at Ohio University in 1948, creating the first degree-granting program in photography at a major university in the country.

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Every photograph tells a story. When part of a body of work, the photograph takes on new meaning, becoming part of a bigger and more complete narrative. A portfolio allows the photographer to explore the complexities of their subject and provide context that gives it richness and meaning that is more than the sum of its parts. Panopticon Gallery is pleased to announce a call for art for “First Look 2023,” our annual juried portfolio showcase, where several portfolios will be selected for the exhibition on view from February through April 2024. Our annual First Look exhibitions allow us to connect with upcoming artists and share the work we feel should be seen. We also use this as an opportunity to discover new work for future shows at the gallery and expand our network of artists.

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Artists worldwide are invited to participate in Ten Moir Gallery’s 3rd Faces and Botanical Art Competitions, both taking place this December. These exciting competitions are open to creators aged 18 and over, welcoming both 2D and 3D mediums across all art styles and techniques.

Deadline: December 31, 2024
Prizes: Up to $650 in cash and prizes awarded to the Best in Show winner
Eligibility: Open internationally to artists 18+
Categories: 2D and 3D works in any medium

Submit your best work exploring the themes of Faces or Botanical art and showcase your talent to a global audience. Whether you work in painting, sculpture, drawing, or mixed media, these competitions offer an excellent opportunity to gain recognition and reward for your creative efforts.

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Jurors Diana H. Bloomfield and Constance Rosenthalask entrants to submit work for “The Nocturnal Hours”.

“What is it about the transformative magic of the night-time hours that we find so appealing? Maybe it’s those hours when the most mundane, as seen in the unforgiving light of day, becomes shrouded in a kind of luminous, half-hidden mystery. The falling and disappearing light softens our surroundings and turns the familiar into the strange and unknown. Our visual narratives suddenly seem rife with questions, rather than answers. In this call, we would love to see your night-time narratives. Show us how your world transforms into something else altogether in those enigmatic nocturnal hours.

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NOICE Magazine is celebrated for its careful curation, attention to detail, and commitment to showcasing diverse perspectives and innovative creativity. Whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned professional, we provide opportunities for photographers at all levels to share their work with our community.

We’ve revamped our submission process to offer more opportunities for recognition and reward. Now, when you submit your work, you’re automatically entered into our dynamic prize pool and considered for a feature on our website. This isn’t a separate contest—it’s an integral part of how we celebrate and reward creativity.

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“Photography is an art of observation. It’s about finding something interesting… It has little to do with the things you see and everything to do with the way you see them.”
–Elliott Erwitt

Praxis Gallery seeks photographic art of any genre and subject matter that represents the artist’s endeavor to reveal a personal declaration of visual significance, be it a celebration of pure aesthetic formalism, humor or conflict, fiction or fact, or any other literal or ephemeral manifestation. All genres, capture types, black & white and color, traditional and non-traditional photographic and digital post-production processes are welcome for submission.

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The fastest growing photography awards in the industry, established by the award winning and largest Photography charity in the UK, The Photography Foundation.

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Decode is excited to announce our open theme call for entry. We are looking for photographic work in any niche. From nature, portraits, documentary, still life, to landscape photography. We hope this gives you the freedom to submit your best photography without feeling constrained by a specific theme. Please enter your work today to be considered for this diverse show.

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Woman Made Gallery seeks entries in all media by women and non-binary artists worldwide for its 26th International Open, on view in March 2025. Juried by artist and educator, Savneet K Talwar, this open theme encourages entries in any media that explore or challenge conceptual and material boundaries. Please submit up to three images of your work in any media. A general artist statement and short bio are required. Prizes: 1st Place $500 / 2nd Place $250 / 3rd Place $100 | 4th Place Honorable Mention.

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Filter Photo is pleased to announce Context 2025, our eleventh annual spring open call for photography-based work. This year’s exhibition will be juried by Shana Lopes, PhD, Assistant Curator of Photography at SFMOMA.

All types of photographic work will be considered for this annual survey exhibition of contemporary photography. This open theme allows for the widest understanding of current photography practices.

Context 2025 will open on March 7th and will remain open through April 19th. A juror’s choice award and an honorable mention will be awarded. The juror’s choice award includes a $500 cash prize.

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Photographers of all levels are invited to submit work reflecting the theme “expressionism” to A Smith Gallery by January 6, 2025. Entries of 13 or more images are eligible for a complementary review by the gallery directors. The entry fee is $40 for the first 5 images and $5 for each additional image. Forty seven images will be selected for exhibition and shown in the online gallery from January 31 to March 13, 2025. An exhibition catalogue with all the accepted images will be available for purchase. 27 images from the total 47 images will be selected for “The 27”, a limited edition hardbound fine art book of the exhibition. The Juror’s and Director’s award winner will each receive a copy of the limited edition hardbound fine art book as well as a solo exhibition. The Visitors’ Award is $100 and is selected by most Instagram likes.

Juror for “expressionism” will be Doug Chinnery, fine art photographer, artist, educator and cofounder of Finding Your Voice.

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Perspective Gallery is pleased to announce LENS 2025, our 15th annual juried international exhibition of fine art photography. Photographers are invited to submit work for possible inclusion in the exhibition. All subject matter and photographic processes, except AI, are welcome. Juror for the exhibit is Hamidah Glasgow, Executive Director and Curator at the Center for Fine Art Photography in Fort Collins, Colorado, since 2009.

Photographers are invited to submit up to five (5) photographic images in JPEG format which have been created within the past five (5) years. We are not accepting AI images for this call. Applicants should complete their entry and upload their images at CaFÉ. See Perspective Gallery’s website for the link

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Photographers of all levels are invited to submit work reflecting the theme “Art + Science” to A Smith Gallery by January 10, 2025. The entry fee is $40 for the first 5 images and $5 for each additional image. Forty seven images will be selected for exhibition and shown in the online gallery from February 1 to March 31, 2025. An exhibition catalogue with all the accepted images will be available for purchase. 27 images from the total 47 images will be selected for “The 27”, a limited edition hardbound fine art book of the exhibition. The Juror’s and Director’s award winner will each receive a copy of the limited edition hardbound fine art book as well as a solo exhibition. The Visitors’ Award is $100 and is selected by most Instagram likes.

Juror for “Art + Science” will be Linda Alterwitz, fine art photographer, writer and Lenscratch editor.

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The Aperture Portfolio Prize is an international competition that aims to identify trends in contemporary photography and highlight artists whose work deserves greater recognition. When choosing the first-prize winner and shortlist, our judges will look for innovative bodies of work that have not been widely seen in major publications or exhibition venues.

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Black Box Gallery is excited to announce a Black and White juried group photo show. There is often a classic, nostalgic and dynamic translation to black and white photography. Black and White has an important tradition of luminous, well-crafted and thoughtfully composed imagery. Contemporary photographers are involved in this dialog of history and tradition, but with their own modern voice, visions and aesthetics of imagery. Black Box will be looking for a diversity of photographic works and ideas for this exciting exhibition!

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Art Fluent invites artists worldwide to submit artwork to our online exhibit, INTO THE LIGHT.

What would art be without light? We don’t want to know! Light not only illuminates art but also directs our focus, crafts the atmosphere, defines every detail, and ignites emotion within us. We seek to celebrate all the magical ways light transforms art, show us INTO THE LIGHT from your perspective.

JPEGs due by Friday, January 10, 2025, at midnight (MST). Over $1,200 in cash prizes. All accepted pieces will be displayed in our online gallery at www.art-fluent.com.

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Applications for the İstanbul Photo Awards 2025, an international contest where the photos that define the world agenda compete, opened on Nov. 18.

Organized by Anadolu for the 11th consecutive year, the contest aims to promote press photography globally.

Each year, around 20,000 images are submitted to the İstanbul Photo Awards, which is widely regarded as among the world’s top photography contests.

Professional photographers, regardless of their press affiliation, are eligible to enter the contest provided their newsworthy photos were taken between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31, 2024.

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Have you been working on an exciting new project? Or perhaps you’re focusing on striking single shots instead? Are you a photography student wanting to take the next step in your career, or maybe an aspiring creator 19 years-old and under, eager to share your talent with the world?

The Sony World Photography Awards are completely free to enter and open to photographers worldwide shooting on any device. Top prizes include $25,000, a solo display at the Sony World Photography Awards exhibition in London and globally, top Sony digital imaging equipment, inclusion in the book, worldwide recognition through press and media coverage – plus more!

Whatever your experience in capturing the world around you, the Sony World Photography Awards has a competition that’s right for you and your work.

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Passepartout Photo Prize aims to support the development of talented photographers from all over the world by awarding 1,000 euros in monetary prizes every year, organizing exhibition
in a fine art gallery in the heart of Rome, publication in our partners’ magazines, and providing other opportunities for international exposure.

What makes our contest unique is that we collaborate with various professionals in the contemporary art and photography industries. Our jury is a diverse blend of photographers, editors, gallerists, curators and educators who bring kaleidoscopic perspectives into our selection process.

It is an open-theme contest. Photographic works of any kind of artistic style, size and technique (digital, film and experimental processes, digital collages, and other mixed media) are accepted. AI-generated images as a part of the photographic process are accepted.

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Issue 129 will explore landscape photography.

Submit up to 12 photographs following the guidelines in the prospectus.
Issue #129 will have an expected publication date of February 1, 2025.

Only one submission per person for an issue.
The featured artist is chosen from the work that is submitted to the issue.

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The history of photography has a long tradition of representing women as subjects but has less to say about women as artists. Today, the roles of women in photography are both behind the camera and in front of it. Who understands women better than women? The female perspective offers an important view of the many facets of womanhood and women’s role in society. This exhibition seeks women photographers who explore and celebrate the myriad ways that they render female-identifying subjects.

Our juror for Women by Women is Elinor Carucci. Born 1971 in Jerusalem, Israel, to a Mizrahi Jewish family of North African, Middle Eastern and Italian descent, Elinor Carucci graduated in 1995 from Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design with a degree in photography and moved to New York that same year. In a relatively short amount of time, her work has been included in an impressive amount of solo and group exhibitions worldwide, solo shows include The Jewish Museum, Edwynn Houk gallery, Fifty-One Fine Art Gallery, James Hyman and Gagosian Gallery, London among others and group show include The Museum of Modern Art New York and The Photographers’ Gallery, London.

35-40 selected images will hang in the SE Center’s virtual gallery space for approximately one month. In addition, selected images are featured in the SE Center social media accounts (FB, IG, Twitter) and an archived, online slideshow. A video walkthrough of each exhibition is also featured and archived.

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In this exhibition, we explore the beauty and powerful expressive ability of monochrome photography. Any capture method and all processes, including black and white, alternative process and monochromatic toning, are welcome. The subject is completely up to you.

We are honored to have Douglas Beasley as juror for Monochrome. He will select up to 35 images for exhibition in our Middlebury, Vermont gallery and another 40 images for our Online Gallery. All 75 images will be reproduced in the exhibition catalog and remain permanently on our website and be promoted on social media with links to photographer’s URL.

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The Bold Colors theme accepts all mediums and styles, e.g., Traditional Art, Mixed Media, Digital Art, Sculpture and Photography. Be part of this vibrant and impactful spectrum of hues, explore intense reds, vibrant blues, and electric yellows, let your creativity soar. Showcase your compelling and controversial pieces in this influential show.

The winner will receive $100 USD, a professionally designed certificate and extensive media promotion. The 2nd and 3rd prize will receive media posts, newsletter blast and a certificate. Honorable Mentions and finalists will also be awarded certificates for their talent. All winners will be exhibited in the Blue Koi Online Art Exhibition alongside hundreds of the world’s best contemporary artists.

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“Under All is the Land” seeks to illuminate the provisional, the transitional, and the liminal. We are particularly interested in works that engage with the intersection of environmental, social, and historical narratives tied to land. Please submit up to three images of your work in any media. Artists must address the theme of this exhibition in their work and in their artist statement. Juror: Donna R. Charging

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