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Deadline: 15th October 2026
Raccont’arti is a free international open call for photographers and visual artists, aimed at mapping the state of contemporary photography. The 2026 edition explores Beyond the visible: the image of absence.
The Prize invites artists to investigate absence not as subtraction, but as a stratification of space and time. Works should map what remains when action Read More
Deadline: 30th September 2026
Eidolon Centre for Everyday Photography is calling for artists, academics, enthusiasts, and professionals, who have a passion and serious interest in vernacular photography and everyday imaging.
The Eidolon Grant is an international programme that is presented annually to artists, academics, professionals, researchers, collectors and vernacular photography enthusiasts whose past work and proposed project is centred around Read More
Deadline: 14th September 2026
© SITE Toronto
The SITE Toronto Winter 2026 Residency is a three-month program open to both artists and curators. Two residents will be selected through this open call: one Toronto-based resident and one resident from elsewhere.
The Toronto-based resident will receive funding to undertake research and/or professional development travel in support of their practice, while the visiting resident will Read More
Deadline: 1st October 2026
Since 1971, the Camargo Foundation has awarded residencies to more than 1,500 individuals as part of its mission to support advanced research, experimentation, and interdisciplinary approaches in the Arts and Humanities. Each year, the program gathers an esteemed panel of scholars and arts professionals annually to select fellowships from a large pool of applicants from Read More
Deadline: 8th September 2026
Demonstrating tethering © University of Wolverhampton
The School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Creative Industries is seeking to appoint a 0.5fte Lecturer in Photography. This is a temporary role until 31 July 2027.
The lecturer in Photography, should have experience working as a professional photographer preferably within an advertising/editorial environment. They will also have a degree in photography and/or related subjects and Read More
Deadline: 30th September 2026
© Worthless Foundation Inc, 2026
The WORTHLESSSTUDIOS Photographer in Residence program is a unique 1-month-long analog photography residency taking place inside an Airstream trailer converted into a darkroom. PIR gives photographers and photography-based artists exclusive access to the Airstream darkroom to process film and make new work, plus a stipend, materials, and the possibility to host a public program.
Due to Read More
Deadline: 4th September 2026
Anna Higson from the ongoing project Moment on show at Plas Glyn-y-Weddw until October 2026. Commissioned by Plas Glyn-y-Weddw and CELF.
FFYNNU Celf is a pilot residency and engagement programme developed by Plas Glyn-y-Weddw (arts centre and accredited museum), in north Wales that aims to explore how artists and communities can work together to understand and respond to climate change and climate justice in a rural and coastal context. This project is in partnership with GwyrddNi Read More
Deadline: 7th September 2026
2026: What If? exhibition at Aspex Gallery, Portsmouth. Photo credit: Karl Bailey.
Aspex Gallery is looking for a full-time experienced and ambitious Curator to shape Aspex’s contemporary visual arts programme. You’ll lead the development and delivery of exhibitions, artist residencies and artist support initiatives, working collaboratively with artists, communities and partners to create ambitious, engaging and inclusive projects.
As Curator, you’ll be responsible for developing and delivering Aspex’s Read More
Deadline: 31st October 2026
Courtesy CPB Foundation
After two successful editions, the CPB International Open Call launches on 19 Aug 2026 on World Photography Day with its third edition in partnership with SIGMA India (Shetala Agencies Pvt Ltd).
Over the last two editions, the call has received upwards of 15,000 images being submitted from over 40 countries with 160+ photographers exhibited from across Read More
Deadline: 4th September 2026
© The Photographers Gallery 2026
Folio Fridays are The Photographers’ Gallery’s regular in-person portfolio review and networking sessions for photographers and artists working with photography. The next Folio Friday will take place on 4 September and bookings open from 12 August.
Please note:
* Presenting photographers should book one place only and agree to attend from 12pm – 5pm;
* Open to gallery Read More
Deadline: 9th September 2026
© 2026 Format Festival
QUAD and FORMAT International Photography Festival are seeking an experienced and ambitious Festival Programme Co-Ordinator to join the team on a fixed-term, freelance contract from October 2026 to April 2027. The Festival Programme Co-Ordinator will play a key role in the planning and delivery of FORMAT27, the UK’s largest biennale festival of photography and related Read More
Deadline: 13th September 2026
© 2025 Northern Print
Northern Print is offering bursaries for three young artists, with opportunities to explore, challenge and share ideas about print with other early-stage professionals and the Northern Print team.
Each recipient will be provided with access to Northern Printʼs studio facilities in Ouseburn Valley, Newcastle upon Tyne, and the materials and tailored technical support needed for them Read More
Deadline: 5th October 2026
©Temple Bar Gallery + Studios
Temple Bar Gallery + Studios is pleased to announce the open call for artist books for inclusion in Dublin Art Book Fair 2026.
Each year, the artist book section at Dublin Art Book Fair (DABF) features books made by contemporary artists, designers, art writers, and others, who experiment with the medium of the book and its Read More
Deadline: 20th September 2026
The Sackler Courtyard, the V&A Exhibition Road Quarter, designed by AL_A ©Hufton+Crow
Join one of the world’s leading museums and help shape the future of conservation at the V&A.
The V&A are seeking an experienced Lead Conservator to provide technical and strategic leadership for their Books, Paper and Photographs conservation team. Reporting to the Head of Conservation, you’ll lead a team of specialist conservators, oversee major conservation initiatives, Read More
Deadline: 6th September 2026
© The Photographers' Gallery 2026
Based at Wigwell Lodge, this two-month residency is for artists working with expanded photography and digital practices. This is an opportunity to research, experiment and expand thinking around photography, technology and innovative approaches to image making and visual culture.
Working in partnership with The Ampersand Foundation, you are encouraged to use the residency as an opportunity Read More
Deadline: 12th November 2026
The City Series by Shutter Hub is an ongoing publishing project exploring the people, places, cultures, and contradictions that shape cities around the world. Rather than documenting a location as a fixed subject, the series invites photographers to respond to a city as an idea: something experienced, observed, imagined, and interpreted through the photographic eye.
For Read More
Deadline: 1st November 2026
© The Photographers Gallery 2026
Whose Archive is it Anyway? is the first in a three-part series of events exploring the future of archives and archiving at The Photograhers’ Gallery. This one-day event on Friday 16 April 2027 will kickstart the conversation with talks addressing:
what it means to make an archive today
who decides what an archive consists of
who creates an Read More
Deadline: 18th October 2026
In summer 2027, the Hasselblad Foundation will present Fotosalongen for the second time – Sweden’s largest photography salon.
Fotosalongen 2027 will bring together a wide range of photographic approaches and perspectives. The exhibition at Hasselblad Center will create unexpected encounters between established artists, emerging talents and photographers whose work has not previously been shown publicly.
The salon Read More
Deadline: 31st October 2026
Victoria Ruiz, from the series We Knew the World in Fragments of Color © Victoria Ruiz. Form Photo Award 2026 Winner.
Form Photo Award x UNSEEN 2027 is an annual contemporary photography award that seeks to support emerging voices, distinctive visual approaches, and critically engaged photographic practices. The initiative aims to encourage international exchange and sustained dialogue within the contemporary photography community.
In 2027, selected winners will receive free participation in UNSEEN 2027 during Art Rotterdam. Exhibiting Read More
Deadline: 31st January 2027
Every year, the Human Impact Awards celebrates photographers whose work tells powerful human stories. From global issues and community projects to deeply personal narratives, the Wex Photo Video Human Impact Awards, in partnership with Sony, invite photographers to submit a 5–10 image series exploring the theme of human impact.
The brief is intentionally open. Your work Read More
Deadline: 18th October 2026
© 2015-2026 HALFTONE
HALFTONE is an initiative by PhotoIreland, hosted every year at The Library Project. The print fair runs from from 28 November 2026 to 24 January 2027, the fair brings together a large selection of works by established and emerging artists, showcasing Ireland’s exciting art scene.
Applications are now invited from fine art printers, illustrators, designers, photographers, Read More
Deadline: 7th October 2026
Corinne Riviera, from the series Styles of the Anthropocene © the artist. Runner Up Earth Partner Prize 2023
The 2026 Earth Partner Prize is an open call that generates conversations around the urgent need for ecological justice. It is specifically designed for artists aged 14-30 to encourage youth engagement leading up to COP in November, and to ensure the voices of younger generations are heard.
Art Partner invites artists and creatives of all nationalities, Read More
Deadline: 19th September 2026
The annual theme for Changing Asia 2026 is “Moments of Connection: Smiles and Hands of the Asia-Pacific.” This theme aligns directly with the official 2026 APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting slogan, “Building an Asia-Pacific Community to Prosper Together,” with a specific focus on cooperation, inclusivity, and sustainable growth. Regarding the creative focus, the exhibition will center Read More
Deadline: 11th September 2026
Emma Sarpaniemi, Ohjus (2025) © the artist
Brave New Visions: Creativity as Rebellion is PhotoVogue’s Global Open Call inviting photographers and video makers from around the world to submit work that engages with the present through original and compelling visual storytelling.
This open call does not ask for a theme to illustrate. It asks for a position. It asks for a position in Read More
Deadline: 1st October 2026
Amanda Hall, Untitled from A Day in Your Life Winners Gallery © the artist
A Day in Your Life is a photography competition and workshop program designed to nurture and celebrate emerging creative talent from underrepresented communities, including minority groups and individuals living with disabilities.
The project’s aim is to engage and inspire creativity, provide access to essential skills, and include participants who may face barriers such as marginalization, isolation, Read More
Deadline: 11th September 2026
Image: Kin Coedel
This open call does not ask for a theme to illustrate. It asks for a position. It asks for a position in relation to the world as it is. In relation to what one refuses. In relation to what one longs for, questions, resists, imagines, or defends.
There is no single answer. It may take the Read More
Deadline: 24th September 2026
Image: Ismail Zaidy
MENA Panorama is PhotoVogue’s regional initiative to champion the plurality of voices from MENA, moving beyond monolithic narratives to showcase the region’s complexity, resilience, and diverse visual languages.
The Open Call invites photographers and video makers from Middle East and North Africa and their diaspora to bring forward their perspectives, celebrating image-making as a space of Read More
Deadline: 31st January 2027
Beauty isn’t always obvious. Sometimes, it reveals itself in the most unexpected places.
ILFORD Photo are asking you to explore the idea that “ugly” is often just a matter of perspective. Under the right conditions, the overlooked can become extraordinary. A rough texture, an unusual face, a forgotten space, each holds the potential to be something Read More
