The Open Call List #34
Calls for Entry: October 21 - October 27, 2024
Hi,
Welcome to The Open Call List #34!
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:
This week’s Open Call List contains 22 open calls, 11 of which offer free entry. Compiled in this week’s list are multiple photobook prizes, two free-to-enter photo residencies, several low-cost and free opportunities for publication and exhibition, a photo festival tote bag design contest, a portfolio review scholarship, as well as a wide array of photo fellowships, awards, and grants ranging between $500 and $10,000. In addition to typical employment opportunities in the photo arts industry, this week’s jobs section also has several photography professorships at higher education institutions.
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The Open Call List #34
Table of Contents
Open Calls Ending This Week
Upcoming Calls
Jobs
Open Calls Ending This Week
October 21 - October 27, 2024
Gelatin Magazine’s Issue 10 (Print + Digital Publication) | Deadline: 10/22, Fee: FREE, Submission: 5-10 images, artist statement, bio, Publication Includes: U.S. artists will receive a physical copy of the magazine, while international artists will receive a digital copy, published artists will also be featured online.
Bakery Photographic Collective's Photo A-GoGo | Deadline: (Extended) 10/22, Fee: FREE, Submission: 1 image, Selection Includes: Work exhibited in 25th anniversary benefit auction, up to 25% commission sale (artist's decision), Silent Auction Date: December 13, 2024, Exhibition Location: Maine Studio Works, Portland, ME, USA. Note: Photo A-GoGo is a benefit exhibition and auction; selected artists can choose to donate 100% of proceeds or donate 75% of proceeds and retain 25%.
LensCulture’s Emerging Talent Awards | Deadline: (Extended) 10/22, Fee: $35-50, Submission: Either a series of up to 5 images (for $35) or a series of up to 15 ($50), as well as project information, Award Includes: Various cash awards totaling $12,000, exhibition at Photo London 2025, and more.
Baxter St’s 2025 Residency | Deadline: 10/25, Fee: FREE, Submission: Up to 10 images, letter of intent, artist statement, CV, references, Residency Includes: Access to a workspace at Baxter St for three months, a materials fee to cover the cost of film, printing and other materials, a $3,000 stipend, a solo exhibition at Baxter St. Restriction: Applicants must be New York City residents during the duration of the residency.
Decode Gallery’s Southwest (Exhibition) | Deadline: 10/25, Submission: $40 (or, FREE for students, Submission: Up to 5 photographs, Exhibition Dates: December 7 to December 28, 2024, Exhibition Location: Decode Gallery, Tucson, AZ, USA. Note: Decode Gallery prints, mats, and frames all accepted images. Restriction: This call is open to photographers worldwide, but submitted images must be captured in California, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Arizona, or New Mexico.
Upcoming Calls
Select Calls October 28, 2024+
Street Photographers Foundation’s Black-and-White Awards 2024 | Deadline: 10/28, Fee: €10 for 1 image or €40 for 5 images, Award Includes: 1st place will receive €1,000 and be featured in an article, and 15 jury-selected images will be exhibited online by the foundation.
Texas Photographic Society’s Portfolio Project (Online Exhibition + Awards) | Deadline: 10/29, Fee: $38 for non-members, $30 for members, Submission: 10 Images, Selection Includes: Five artists will be chosen to have their portfolios included in an online gallery and produced catalog, and each artist will receive an award of $200.
Griffin Museum’s Cummings Residency | Deadline: 10/31, Fee: FREE, Submission: Artist statement, bio, CV, project statement, projected budget, up to 10 images, Residency Includes: A three-month engagement and $5,000 stipend to create a body of work that engages the Museum and the surrounding area.
The Independent Photographer’s 2024 Open Call Award | Deadline: 10/31, Fee: $15 for 1 image, $30 for 3 images, $40 for 6 images, Submission: Up to 6 images, Awards: Ranging between $400 to $1,000, as well as exhibition in London, UK.
Magnum Foundation’s 2025 Counter Histories Fellowship | Deadline: 11/1, Fee: FREE, Submission: Bio, project information, up to 15 images, a prior project sample, and personal information, Fellowship Includes: Up to 10 participants will receive $10,000 to complete an ongoing project, eight month virtual fellowship programming (curatorial sessions, critiques, community building sessions), $1,000 discretionary funds and more.
Southwest Contemporary’s Vol. 11 Call for Art (Print Publication) | Deadline: 11/1, Fee: $15, Submission: 5 images, artist bio, artist statement, Selection Includes: Publication of a two-page profile in Southwest Contemporary’s Volume 11 in March 2025, as well as a free copy of the magazine. Restriction: Artists (18+) living and working in Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Northern Mexico, Texas, and Utah are welcome to apply.
Fotobus Society’s Nikon Fotobus Grant | Deadline 11/1, Fee: FREE, Submission: Project description, bio, up to 30 images, Award: A total of three project grants will be awarded, for 5,000€, 3,000€, and 2,000€, and each awarded artist will receive a Nikon camera. Restriction: This call is open to photographers either enrolled in a full-time university program in Germany, Austria or Switzerland or are not older than 30 years and reside in Germany, Austria or Switzerland.
Analog Forever’s Portraits: Beyond the Exterior (Online Exhibition) | Deadline: 11/1, Fee: FREE, Submission: 1 Image, Selection Includes: Work included in an online exhibition, as well as potentially featured on Analog Forever’s Instagram.
Month of Photography Denver’s Portfolio Review Equity Scholarships | Deadline: 11/1, Fee: FREE, Submission: 10 Images, bio, CV, Scholarship Includes: 8 portfolio review sessions, two nights stay at the Slate Hotel in Denver, CO, USA, travel support to and from the event, Colorado Photographic Arts Center membership, and more, Portfolio Review Dates: March 14 to 15, 2025, Portfolio Review Location: Denver, CO, USA. Restriction: This application is open to artists with disabilities, BIPOC artists, and/or artists who are LGBTQIA2S+.
Leica’s 2025 Leica Women Foto Project Award | Deadline: 11/5, Fee: FREE, Submission: Project title, 10 photographs, project description, artist bio, summary of intent for prize money, Award: Four awardees will receive $10,000 and a Leica SL3 camera with a Leica Vario Elmarit-SL 24-70mm lens each to help progress an in-progress, personal photo project expressed through the feminine point of view. Restriction: This call is open to female photographers in the United States, U.K., Mexico, and Canada (excluding Quebec).
Photographic Exploration Project’s Parallel Realties (Exhibition) | Deadline: 11/5, Fee: 5€ for one image, 10€ for three images, 15€ for a series, Submission: Images and an artist bio, Exhibition Dates: March 1 to March 31, 2025 (coinciding with the European Month of Photography in Berlin), Exhibition Location: Kommunale Galerie Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Women Street Photographers’ Open Call Brazil (Exhibition) | Deadline: 11/11, Fee: $15 per image (Free submission waivers available), Submission: Up to 20 images, Selection Includes: Exhibition at the São Paolo Photo Festival (April 25 to April 27, 2025), as well as exhibition at Paranapiacaba Photo Festival (September 4 to September 7, 2025). Restriction: This call is open to women and non-binary photographers.
Lenscratch’s Art and Science Award | Deadline: 11/15, Fee: FREE, Submission: Link to project, 10 images, bio, artist statement, Award: Three awards will be given out ranging up to $500.
Month of Photography Denver’s Tote Bag Design Contest | Deadline: 11/15, Fee: FREE, Submission: One, one-color (black) design that fits in a 9x9” area and incorporates the MOP logo, Selection Includes: a $200 honorarium and the design printed on the Month of Photography Denver tote bags.
PhotoNOLA’s PhotoBook Prize Deadline: 11/17, Fee: $25, Submission: Book information, description of book, photograph of book, PDF of book, Award Includes: One winning book will receive $500, a trophy, and the opportunity to be included at the Photobook Prize Table at the PhotoNOLA festival, and two runner up projects will also receive opportunities to be included in the festival.
Silver Eye Center for Photography’s Fellowship 25 (Award + Exhibition) | Deadline: 11/18, Fee $40, Awards: Six awardees will receive cash prizes between $500 and $1,000 as well as production and curatorial support, and all six will be included in Silver Eye’s Fellowship 25 exhibition in Spring 2025, Exhibition Location: Silver Eye Center for Photography, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Dust Collective’s Dust Publishing Prize | Deadline: 12/6, Fee: $25, Submission: 20-40 Images, project statement, screenshot of payment, Selection Includes: One winner will receive a photo book designed, edited, printed, and published by Dust Collective, including distribution and promotion, as well as a portion of personal copies of the book from the first print run.
Jobs
Note: When possible, job postings include application deadlines. When application deadlines are not public, the original posting date is included. Remote and hybrid listings are indicated.
Darkroom Fellow, Chennai Photo Biennale Darkroom, Chennai, IN (Posted: September 20).
Education Assistant, Cranbrook Art Museum, Bloomfield Hills, MI, USA (Posted: October 3).
One Year Visiting Assistant Professor in Photography, Colby College, Waterville, ME, USA (Posted: October 16).
Visitor Educator, Missoula Art Museum, Missoula, MT, USA (Posted: October 17).
Assistant Professor of Photography, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA (Posted: October 17).
Assistant Professor-Photography and MFA Program Faculty Director, Pratt Institute, New York, NY, USA (Posted: October 18).
Gallery Assistant, bitforms gallery, New York, NY, USA (Deadline: October 21).
Head of Commercial and Operations, The Photographers’ Gallery, London, UK (Deadline: October 21).
Circulation & Audience Development Manager (Remote), Aperture, New York, NY, USA (Deadline: October 25)
Education and Training Coordinator, Photography Foundation, London, UK (Deadline: October 28)
Programming Assistant, Wassaic Project, Wassaic, NY, USA (Deadline: October 31).
Development and Communications Assistant, Wassaic Project, Wassaic, NY, USA (Deadline: October 31).
Director of Development and Strategy, Centre for British Photography, London, UK (Deadline: November 1)
Photography Intern (Paid), Chelsea Art Gallery, New York, NY, USA (Deadline: November 1)
Intern (Paid), Printed Matter, New York, NY, USA (Deadline: November 10).
Professor of Practice, Photography, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, USA (Deadline: January 15).
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-Aidan Avery
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