The Open Call List #128
Calls for Entry: August 10 - August 16, 2026
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Welcome to The Open Call List #128!
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.
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This week’s Open Call List below contains 37 calls for entry, 18 of which offer free submission. This list contains a wide range of exhibition opportunities, including in-person at major galleries, festivals, and museums, exhibitions with financial support for exhibiting artists, and online exhibitions. The list also includes in a range of print and digital publications, a photobook dummy mentorship program, and multiple funded photobook publication awards. Finally, the list also includes four funded photography residencies, as well as scholarships, prizes, and multiple grants ranging up to $25,000.
The Jobs section contains jobs and internships in the photo arts industry. This week’s list includes new roles with photography festivals and galleries, as well as in higher education.
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The Open Call List #128
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Open Calls Ending This Week
Upcoming Calls
Jobs
Open Calls Ending This Week
August 10 - August 16, 2026
Through the Lens Collective’s “Illusions of Autonomy” (Online Exhibition) Deadline: 8/10, Fee: FREE, Submission: 10-15 Images, artist statement, bio. Restriction: This call is open to self-identifying women and non-binary lens based artists globally.
Photoworks Lab’s “Turning Point,” Youth Open Call (Instagram Takeover) | Deadline: 8/11, Fee: FREE, Submission: Up to six images from one body of work, Selection Includes: Sharing work on the Photoworks Lab Instagram account. Restriction: This call is open to photographers age 13 to 25.
LensCulture’s Photobook Prize 2026 | Deadline: 8/12, Fee: $45+, Submission: Bio, 20-30 images, project description, statement of vision for book, Selection Includes: One winner will receive full book design and publication by Nazraeli Press (~value $25,000), worldwide distribution, and a print exhibition; shortlisted projects will receive a $500 grant, as well as other benefits.

