The Photo Open Calls Directory #26 (29 contests closing between July 2nd and July 8th, 2025)
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21 FREE (no entry fee) OPEN CALLS closing in JULY 2025 (PART 1)
20 FREE (no entry fee) OPEN CALLS closing in JULY 2025 (PART 2)
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Deadline: July 2nd. 2025:
The Boomer Gallery - The Dark Side: 4th Edition
Jul 02, 2025, 11:20 PM
Fee: Yes / Prize: Exhibition in London
Theme: The Dark Side. If any figure could parallel the introspective solitude of a monk, it is the visual artist. Though it may stir debate, let us reflect. Consider the profound solitude, the palpable stillness of the studio where silent hours merge into days, as the artist labors and broods...
FREE ENTRY / Bealtaine Festival - Age & Opportunity Artist Awards 2025 for Older Artists
Jul 02, 2025, 11:30 PM
Fee: Free / Prize: €1,000 + Exhibition
Theme: Open. Age & Opportunity is pleased to announce the opening of applications for the 2025 Artist Awards. These awards are part of our ongoing commitment to supporting artists aged 50 and over in Ireland. They aim to recognise both emerging talent and the importance...
Southeast Center For Photography - "Magic of Light" Open Call
Jul 02, 2025, 11:30 PM
Fee: $35 / Prize: Exhibition
Theme: Magic of Light. It’s all about the light! Light and shadow have been the foundation of photography since the beginning. While illumination is important, darkness is an equally compelling component and, together, the elements of a successful photograph...
FREE ENTRY / Queer Art - Illuminations Grant for Black Trans Women Visual Artists
Jul 02, 2025, 11:30 PM
Fee: Free / Prize: $1,250 Grant
Theme: Open. The Illuminations Grant for Black Trans Women Visual Artists, a $10,000 grant, supports visual artists who are Black trans women. This grant is made possible entirely through support provided by visual artist Mariette Pathy Allen, whose body of photographic work over the last forty...
FREE ENTRY / Aedra Fine Arts - Curatorial Review Catalogue Publication
Jul 02, 2025, 11:30 PM
Fee: Free / Prize: Publication
Theme: Open. The AFA Catalogue is not a magazine but rather a collection of scholarly essays published in a hardcover artbook format as well as presented digitally in a manner similar to an exhibition catalogue. Only prize winners from AFA edition competitions are included in all formats...
Deadline: July 3rd. 2025:
PHMUSEUM - PhMuseum 2025 Photobook Award 1st Edition
Jul 03, 2025, 11:20 PM
Fee: Yes / Prize: €800 + Publication
Category: Photobook. The PhMuseum Photobook Award is a biennial initiative meant to support photography publishing. Through this 1st edition, a project will be selected to be published by PhMuseum, who will cover production and distribution costs. The book will have a minimum print...
Deadline: July 4th. 2025:
Jul 04, 2025, 1:30 PM
Fee: 20 Euros / Prize: Exhibition
Theme: Open. For 10 years now, we have been celebrating photography every year in Brussels for a whole month! The audience is constantly growing and remains faithful to this appointment. Let's make this 10th anniversary an even more impressive and memorable event - we have planned several new...
FREE ENTRY / The Ampersand Foundation - Annual and Multi-Year Grants
Jul 04, 2025, 11:30 PM
Fee: Free / Prize: £20,000
Theme: Open. We support a wide variety of visual arts projects, including but not limited to exhibitions, artist commissions, public collection enhancement, collection care, artists’ residencies and educational projects. If you have a particular project in mind or are unsure whether we can fund...
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