The Open Call List #35
Calls for Entry: October 28 - November 3, 2024
Hi,
Welcome to The Open Call List #35!
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:
The turn of the month is always the busiest. This week’s Open Call List contains 24 open calls, 12 of which are free to enter. Specifically, this week’s list includes several opportunities to exhibit work both in the United States and in Europe, as well as two photobook prizes, multiple residencies, fellowships, awards/grants of various sizes, a call for publication, and a photographic commission opportunity. There are also an unusually high number of jobs at non-profit arts organizations, as well as at photo-specific organizations this week.
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The Open Call List #35
Table of Contents
Open Calls Ending This Week
Upcoming Calls
Jobs
Open Calls Ending This Week
October 28 - November 3, 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.
Baxter St’s 2025 Residency | Deadline: (Extended) 11/1, 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.
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+.
Upcoming Calls
Select Calls November 4, 2024+
Four Corners’ Working Lives (Commission) | Deadline: 11/4, Fee: FREE, Submission: Project overview, project delivery statement, budget overview, bio, Selection Includes: Three £3,000 grants are available for selected photographers, as well as access to Four Corners’ darkroom, photography studio, meeting room and analogue filmmaking equipment, and participation in a final group exhibition. Restriction: These commissions are available to for ongoing or new projects related to the theme “Working Lives,” exploring the role of photography in documenting working lives in Britain from the 1930s to the present.
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.
Untitled Gallery’s Small Works (Exhibition) | Deadline: 11/6, Fee: $35, Submission: Up to 3 images, Exhibition Dates: December 2, 2024, to February 17, 2025, Exhibition Location: Untitled Gallery, Tucson, AZ, USA. Note: Artwork cannot be shipped to the gallery; it must be dropped off by the artist or a designated person.
Revela’t Festival’s 2025 Open Call (Exhibition + Award) | Deadline: 11/10, Fee: €20, Submission: CV, bio, 10-15 images, project description, Awards: Three photographers will receive awards ranging from €500 to €1,500, and all will receive a small travel honorarium, one night’s accommodation during the festival’s opening weekend, a pass to the festival, and more, Exhibition Dates: TBD, Exhibition Location: Barcelona, Spain.
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.
Un/produced’s un/fund 2024 | Deadline: 11/13, Fee: €10, Submission: Portfolio/website, project timeline, budget breakdown, project proposal, up to 20 images, reference, Award Includes: Multiple awards of €10,000 will be given out to support proposed projects, as well as production support, financial guidance, press, and more.
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.
Fotogalerie Wien’s Open Call (Exhibition) | Deadline: 11/15, Fee: FREE, Submission: Portfolio, technical information about works, CV, and bio, Selection Includes: Participation in Fotogalerie Wien’s 2025 group annual group exhibition, Exhibition Location: Fotogalerie Wien, Vienna, Austria, Exhibition Dates: TBD.
FOTODOKS’s Open Call 2025 (Exhibition + Award) | Deadline: 11/15, Fee: FREE, Submission: 1 project of 5-10 images, Selection Includes: Participation in a group exhibition at FOTODOKS festival in Munich, Germany, an artist honorarium of €500, and up to €500 (location dependent) for travel, and accommodation for the four-day opening of the festival.
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.
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).
Deputy Director, Luminary Arts, San Marcos, CA, USA (Posted: October 21).
Intern, Copenhagen Photo Festival, Copenhagen, DK, (Posted: October 22).
Assistant Director, Center for Contemporary Arts, Abilene, TX, USA (Posted: October 23).
Gallery Attendant, Center for Contemporary Arts, Abilene, TX, USA (Posted: October 23).
Artwalk Coordinator, Center for Contemporary Arts, Abilene, TX, USA (Posted: October 23).
Videographer, Chennai Photo Biennale, Chennai, India (Posted: October 24).
Photographer, Chennai Photo Biennale, Chennai, India (Posted: October 24).
Site Coordinator, Chennai Photo Biennale, Chennai, India (Posted: October 24).
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)
Gallery Invigilator, Ikon Gallery, Birmingham, UK (Deadline: November 6).
Art Handling Apprentice, The Image Centre, Toronto, CA (Deadline: November 8).
Intern (Paid), Printed Matter, New York, NY, USA (Deadline: November 10).
Artist in Residence, Art at HMP Spring Hill via Ikon Gallery, Edgcott, UK (Deadline: November 11).
Professor of Photography (Tenure Track), Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, MA, USA (Deadline: November 15).
Programme Assistant, Art at HMP Spring Hill via Ikon Gallery, Edgcott, UK (Deadline: November 18).
Assistant Professor, Photography/Video, University of Houston, Houston, TX, USA (Deadline: December 6).
Professor of Practice, Photography, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, USA (Deadline: January 15).
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-Aidan Avery
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