The Open Call List #37
Calls for Entry: November 11 - November 17, 2024
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Welcome to The Open Call List #37!
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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The Open Call List #37
Table of Contents
Open Calls Ending This Week
Upcoming Calls
Jobs
Open Calls Ending This Week
November 11 - November 17, 2024
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.
Colorado Photographic Arts Center’s Call for Workshops/Classes | Deadline: 11/11, Fee: FREE, call for spring workshop proposals 11/11, Submission: Personal info, instructor bio, class information, marketing information, Selection Includes: Access to CPAC’s facilities for teaching, collaborative promotion, and payment of $45 per workshop hour, plus $12 per hour for more than 8 students.
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.
Angkor Photo Festival 2024/25’s Open Call (Exhibition) 11/17, Fee: FREE, Submission: Up to 20 images, project description, bio, Selection Includes: Exhibition or projection at Angkor Photo Festival 2024/25, Exhibition Dates: February 7 to February 16, 2025, Exhibition Location: Siem Reap, Cambodia.
Upcoming Calls
Select Calls November 18, 2024+
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.
Dek Unu Magazine’s Open Call (Publication) | Deadline: 11/20, Fee: FREE, Submission: 11 Images, CV, project commentary, Publication Includes: Dek Unu publishes one photo-based artist per issue of the magazine, and each issue includes 11 images, as well as accompanying text from the artist.
Fotofestiwal’s Open Call 2025 (Exhibition + Funding) | Deadline: 11/24, Fee: €15, Submission: Bio, 10-20 images from a single project, Selection Includes: Six artists will be selected for exhibition at Fotofestival in Łódź, Poland, and each artist will receive an honorarium of €400, accommodation during the festival’s opening weekend, travel reimbursement up to €300, and a production budget of €500, Festival Dates: June 2025.
Boutographies’ Open Call (Exhibition + Awards) | Deadline: 11/24, Fee: €23, Submission: 10-20 Images, project statement, bio, CV, Selection Includes: Various levels of selection include up to three nights’ accommodation during exhibition in Montpellier and/or Arles, purchase of works up to €5,500, eligibility for other awards, €100 in royalties, Exhibition Dates: May 10 to June 1, 2025.
Revela’t Festival’s 2025 Open Call (Exhibition + Award) | Deadline: (Extended) 11/24, 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.
Photoworks UK’s New Years Commission 2025 | Deadline: 11/25, Fee: FREE, Submission: Portfolio, proposal, personal info, Selection Includes: A commission to create a new image to mark and celebrate the start of 2025 for Photoworks UK, a payment of £500, and an Photoworks Instagram takeover in January 2025.
The Hand Magazine’s Issue #47 | Deadline: 11/31, Fee: $15-25, Submission: Up to 5 images, Publication Date: November 2024. Restriction: This call is open to photographers working with alternative and historic processes.
Analog Forever’s Edition 11 Open Call (Print Publication) | Deadline: 11/30, Fee: FREE, Submission: Bio, artist statement, up to 20 images, Selection Includes: Publication in Analog Forever’s 11th edition, printed and released Summer 2025. Restriction: This call is open to any form of analog photographic work.
Film Photo Award’s Fall 2024 Open Call | Deadline: 12/1, Fee: $25 for students, $35 for others, Submission: Project proposal, CV, up to 15 images, Award Includes: Three awardees will receive between 75-100 rolls of film or 150-200 sheets of 4x5 film, as well as film processing, a feature on Lenscratch, and the student awardee will receive a 4x5 camera. Restriction: This call is open to those completing projects using film.
Smithsonian Magazine’s 22nd Annual Photo Contest | Deadline: 12/2, Fee: FREE, Submission: Up to 15 images per category, with information about process, camera used, and more for every image, Awards: Prizes range from $500 to $2,500. Note: Photographs can be entered in the following categories: Natural World, Travel, People, The American Experience, Artistic, Drone/Aerial.
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.
Blue Sky Gallery’s Pacific Northwest Drawers 2025 (Exhibition) | Deadline: 12/18, Fee: FREE, Submission: 10 Images, image information, CV, artist statement, Selection Includes: Selected photographers exhibition 10 prints each in flat file drawers for a full year accessible to visitors at Blue Sky Gallery in Portland, OR USA, Restriction: This call is open to photographers who are current residents of Alaska, British Columbia, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, or Washington.
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).
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).
Executive Assistant / Office Manager, Arts Council Indy, Indianapolis, IN, USA (Deadline: November 21).
Head of Productions, Marquand Books, Seattle, WA, USA (Deadline: November 28).
Intern (Paid), Aurora Photo Center, Indianapolis, IN, USA (Deadline: November 29).
Intern (Remote, Paid), Tiger Strikes Asteroid, USA (Deadline: November 30).
Community Outreach Coordinator, Baxter St Camera Club of New York, New York, NY, USA (Deadline: November 30).
Associate Director of Community Arts Education, National Museum of Mexican Art, Chicago, IL, USA (Deadline: November 30).
Photographs Intern (Paid), Philips Auctioneers, New York, NY, USA (Deadline: December 2).
Assistant Professor, Photography/Video, University of Houston, Houston, TX, USA (Deadline: December 6).
Book and Paper Conservator, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, USA (Deadline: December 18).
Professor of Practice, Photography, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, USA (Deadline: January 15).
Intern (Credit/Unpaid) Colorado Photographic Arts Center, Denver, CO, USA (Deadline: January 17).
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-Aidan Avery
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