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  • Black Box Gallery -   Photo Shoot: 2026
    Black Box Gallery -   Photo Shoot: 2026
    Fri, Jun 12
    Fee: Yes / Prize: Exhibition + Sales
    Jun 12, 2026, 11:20 PM
    Fee: Yes / Prize: Exhibition + Sales
    Theme: Open. Black Box Gallery is excited to announce an open themed juried group photo show. Show us your favorite photographic shots! Open to all themes and ideas, all styles...
  • FREE ENTRY /  La Fontaine Obscure - Exhibition at the Visual Arts Center of Pécs
    FREE ENTRY /  La Fontaine Obscure - Exhibition at the Visual Arts Center of Pécs
    Jun 12, 2026, 11:30 PM
    Fee: Free / Prize: Exhibition
    Theme: Open. As part of PHOT'AIX, We invite international photographers to exhibit alongside French photographers. This year, we are featuring Hungary with three Hungarian photographers exhibiting...
  • FREE ENTRY / MoCP Snider Prize 2026
    FREE ENTRY / MoCP Snider Prize 2026
    Fri, Jun 12
    Fee: Free / Prize: $3,000 + Exhibition
    Jun 12, 2026, 11:30 PM
    Fee: Free / Prize: $3,000 + Exhibition
    Theme: Open. The Snider Prize is a purchase award given to emerging artists having recently completed their final semester of graduate study (Fall '25 or Spring '26). The winner receives $3,000, and two honorable mentions each receive $500 towards the...
  • FREE ENTRY / Lenscratch - Fatherhood: Open Call 2026
    FREE ENTRY / Lenscratch - Fatherhood: Open Call 2026
    Sat, Jun 13
    Jun 13, 2026, 11:30 PM
    Fee: Free / Prize: Exhibition
    Theme: Fatherhood. Fatherhood is an evolving role that is shaped by culture, responsibility, tenderness, and the shifting expectations of family and society. For this call, we invite photographers to explore the many expressions of fatherhood and the...
  • FREE ENTRY / MOCP - Diane Dammeyer Fellowship in Photographic Arts and Social Issues
    FREE ENTRY / MOCP - Diane Dammeyer Fellowship in Photographic Arts and Social Issues
    Jun 13, 2026, 11:30 PM
    Fee: Free / Prize: Exposure
    Theme: Open. The Diane Dammeyer Fellowship in Photographic Arts and Social Issues provides a unique opportunity for a socially engaged photographer to produce a compelling and dynamic body of work that highlights human rights and social issues. Columbia College Chicago, an institution with deep...
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