The Open Call List #12
Calls for Entry: May 20 - May 26, 2024
Hi,
Welcome to The Open Call List #12!
In this weekly newsletter, I share opportunities for photographers for exhibitions, publications, fellowships, grants, residencies, jobs, and more. My goal is to make the photography world more accessible, especially to emerging artists. While I include both free opportunities and calls for entry with submission fees, I only share opportunities that favor artists.
Opening remarks:
As is often the case in the second part of the middle half of the month, this week is somewhat light with deadlines. However, the final days of May and the first days of June have a lot of free and artist-friendly open call deadlines. I’ve included many of them in the “Upcoming Calls” section for those wanting to prepare for the turn of the month rush.
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The Open Call List #12
Table of Contents
Open Calls Ending This Week
Upcoming Calls
Jobs
Open Calls Ending This Week
May 20 - May 26, 2024
The JGS’s Fellowship for Photography | Deadline: 5/21, Fee: FREE, Submission: 10 images, artist statement, cultural statement, Award: 5 photographers will receive $8,000. Restriction: This fellowship is open to photographers over the age of 25 and based in New York state.
The Royal Photographic Society’s International Photography Exhibition 166 | Deadline: 5/21, Fee: FREE for 1 image, $30 for up to 4 images, Submission: Up to 4 images, Awards: Two awards of £1,000, one £250 award, 100 individual images will be selected for a touring exhibition, one artist will be awarded a two-week solo exhibition, Touring Exhibition Dates: Variable, Touring Exhibition Location: Beginning in RPS Gallery, Bristol, UK.
Prospect Art’s New Work (Grant) | Deadline: 5/26, Fee: $10, Submission: Project description, images of work (in-progress is okay), website, artist statement, bio, budget, Award: $1,000. Restriction: This grant is open to artists not currently enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program.
Prospect Art’s One Work (Online Publication) | Deadline: 5/26, Fee: $10, Submission: Project description, images of work (in-progress is okay), website, artist statement, bio, budget, Publication Includes: Article on the Prospect Art Website and participation in a webcast artist discussion. Restriction: This grant is open to artists not currently enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program.
Upcoming Calls
Select Calls May 27, 2024+
Locust Project’s 2024 Main Gallery Open Call (Exhibition + Awarded Budget) | Deadline: 5/29, Fee: FREE, Submission: Project description, project impact description, proposed floorplan, artist statement, CV, 3 images of proposed word, 5 images prior work, project budget, Award: $10,000 project budget, $5,000 artist fee, $40 per diem (up to 14 days), $600 flight budget, exhibition in Locust Project’s 2,500 square foot main gallery, Exhibition Dates: TBD, Exhibition Location: Locust Project Gallery, Miami, FL, USA.
The Independent Photographer 2024 Portrait Award | Deadline: 5/31, Fee: $15 for one image, $30 for three images, or $40 for six images, Submission: Up to six images, Award: Multiple awards up to $1,000, as well as exhibition in London.
The Photo Museum Ireland’s Young Photographer of the Year Award | Deadline: 5/31, Fee: FREE, Submission: Information in submission portal, Award: Winning photographers have work professionally produced, framed, and exhibited at Photo Museum Ireland’s “Artist’s Project Space.” Restriction: This call is open to photographers ages 8-18 living in Ireland.
The Carmody Foundation’s Art for Good Grant | Deadline: 5/31, Fee: FREE, Submission: Letter of interest, CV, rough idea, prior work, Grant: 10 recipients will receive $1,000 to create a new artwork to be auctioned off for a charity, and three artists will receive additional awards up to $1,500. Restriction: This call is open to artists living in the state of Arizona.
Photobook Cafe’s and Rapid Eye Darkroom’s “Forbidden Land” (Exhibition + Award) | Deadline: 5/31, Fee: £25, Submission: 3 images, Exhibition Date: June 25, 2024, Exhibition Location: Photobook Cafe, London, UK, Award: One photographer will win a year's membership to Rapid Eye Darkrooms in London (valued at over £360).
San Francisco Arts Commission and San Francisco Recreation and Parks India Basin Artist in Residence | Deadline: 5/31, Fee: FREE, Submission: Application questions, resume, work samples, Residency Includes: Two artists will receive $40,000 honorarium over 12 months, $15,000 project budget, allotted time to work with AIR curator, final project presentation. Restriction: This project is open to artists in the San Francisco area.
Center for Photographic Arts’s Paula Riff Award | Deadline 6/1, Fee: FREE, Submission: 5-10 images, bio, artist statement, Award: $1,000. Note: This call is open to work that reflects the artist’s hand in the process, or using historical/alternative processes.
Women Photographers International Archive 2024 Research Fellowship | Deadline: 6/1, Fee: FREE, Submission: Bio, work history, project description, writing samples, Fellowship Includes: A $2,000 stipend, mentorship opportunities tailored to their specific interests, access to the Caribbean Cultural Institute (CCI) and C& Critical Writing Workshop, 15-day research residency in Miami (WOPHA covers round-trip flight and accommodation), publication of final essay in print and/or online on WOPHA digital platforms, further support, Fellowship Requires: The researcher to write a 8,000-10,000 word essay with images, Fellowship Dates: Conducted remotely for 5 months (July - November) with a 15-day residency in Miami, FL, USA.
Lenscratch’s Student Prize | Deadline: 6/2, Fee: FREE, Submission: 10 images, bio, artist statement, copy of spring course schedule, Prize: $1,750 cash, $1,250 in gift certificates, a mini exhibition, photo books, a portfolio review, and Aperture subscription, and more, as well as prizes for 2nd through 4th places.
The Farm Margaret River’s 2024 Residency | Deadline: 6/2, Fee: FREE, Submission: Short answer questions, 5 work samples, CV, letter of reference, Residency Includes: $7,500 grant, eight week stay in artist students at the Farm Margaret River in Australia, as well as all costs related to the residency, including travel and materials, Residency Dates: Eight weeks between February and October 2025, Residency Location: The Farm, Margaret River, WA, AU.
The Photographic Center Northwest’s “Chase the Light” (Exhibition + Print Sale) | Deadline: 6/8, Fee: $20 or pay what you can, Submission: Participating artists create work during a 48-hour period (June 8 and 9, 2024), then submit images to a panel of jurors, after which each artist will have one image selected and printed for a pop-up exhibition fundraiser, Exhibition Date: June 15, 2024, Exhibition Location: Photographic Center Northwest, Seattle, WA, USA.
The Curated Fridge’s “Altered Memories” (Exhibition) | Deadline: 6/15, Fee: FREE, Submission: Up to 5 images submitted both digitally and via postmarked mail, Exhibition Dates: July 5 to August 3, 2024, Exhibition Location: Candela Gallery, Richmond, VA, USA. Note: This exhibition is open to works printed no bigger than 4x6" or 5x5".
LensCulture’s Street Photography Awards | Deadline: 6/19, Fee: FREE for 1 image or $35+ for 5+ images, Submission: Image(s), project description, brief bio, Awards: Range from $500 to $3,500.
Jobs
Note: When possible, job postings include application deadlines. When application deadlines are not public, the original posting date is included.
Assistant Curator, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY, USA (Posted: April 19).
Fall Intern, Copenhagen Photo Festival, Copenhagen, DK (Posted: April 20).
Curatorial Fellow for Photography, Cantor Arts Center, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA (Posted: April 24)
Curatorial Assistant, Photography and New Media, Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara, CA, USA (Posted: May 1).
Assistant/Associate Curator, American Art, Nelson Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, USA (Posted: May 2).
Installation Manager, Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, CT, USA (Posted: May 9).
Associate Visuals Editor, Condé Nast’s Glamour UK, London, UK (Posted: May 10).
Gallery Assistant (x2), Strata Gallery, Santa Fe, NM, USA (Posted: May 15).
Artist Educator, Dia Art Foundation, New York, NY, USA (Posted: May 17).
Assistant to Partners, Paula Cooper Gallery, New York, NY, USA (Posted: May 17).
Art Bridges Fellow, Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington, DE, USA (Posted: May 19).
Curatorial Fellowship, Raclin Murphy Museum of Art, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN (Deadline: May 26)
Collections Manager, Kruizenga Art Museum, Holland, MI, USA. (Deadline: May 31).
Curatorial Fellowship, The Kitchen, New York, NY, USA (Deadline: May 31)
Assistant Collection Manager/Registrar, The William S. Dutterer Trust, New York, NY (Deadline: May 31).
Director of Operations, 4Culture, Seattle, WA, USA (Deadline: June 7)
Coordinator, Chesapeake Gallery, Harford Community College, Bel Air, MD, USA (Deadline: June 10).
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