The Open Call List #61
Calls for Entry: April 28 - May 4, 2025
Hi,
Welcome to The Open Call List #61!
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:
Last week, The Open Call List published a directory of galleries and museums that accept submissions from photographers for exhibition, representation, and acquisition. This is the first article and series of new and expanded benefits for paying subscribers!
This week, The Open Call List contains 25 opportunities, 13 of which offer free submission. The list contains many opportunities for exhibition, including at several major photo institutions across the U.S. and Europe. The list also includes calls for scholarship and writing about photography, several significant grants and awards to fund photographic projects, calls for participation and exhibition in photography festivals, opportunities for publication in print magazines, calls for photography books and book projects, as well as calls for genre-specific photo work, such as abstract, nude, black-and-white, and analog photography.
The Jobs section contains several new positions at photography non-profits and institutions, as well internships, jobs in higher ed, and other employment opportunities related to photography.
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The Open Call List #61
Table of Contents
Open Calls Ending This Week
Upcoming Calls
Jobs
Open Calls Ending This Week
April 28 - May 4, 2025
Harpo Foundation’s Grants for Visual Artists | Deadline: 4/28, Fee: $15, Submission: Up to 10 work samples, artist statement, artist resume, Award: $10,000.
Docu Magazine’s Vol. 6, Issue 1, 2025 (Print Publication) | Deadline: 4/30, Fee: FREE, Submission: Single images or complete series of 10 images, additional information, Selection Includes: Printed publication in Docu Magazine’s upcoming standard edition. Restriction: This call is open only to black-and-white photography.
Baxter St’s Call for Curators (Exhibition) | Deadline: 4/30, Fee: FREE, Submission: Exhibition overview, project statement, up to 8 images, image check list, as well as CVs and bios for curator(s) and up to two artists, Selection Includes: Selected projects will receive honoraria for curators and artists, as well as a production budget to produce an exhibition at Baxter St in New York, NY, USA. Restriction: Applicants must be located within the tri-state (New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut) area at the time of the exhibition.