Internet A Smith Gallery Call for Entries : Sanctuary
Opportunity Description
International Deadline: March 2, 2026 – Photographers of all levels are invited to submit work reflecting the theme “sanctuary” to A Smith Gallery.
sanctuary: refuge, shelter, retreat, hideout, home, oasis, asylum, security, haven…
Forty-seven images will be selected for exhibition and shown in the online gallery from March 27 to May 7, 2026. An exhibition catalogue with all the accepted images will be available for purchase. Also, 27 of the total 47 images will be selected for “The 27”, a limited edition hardbound fine art book of the exhibition. The Juror’s and Director’s award winners will each receive a copy of the limited edition hardbound fine art book as well as an online solo exhibition. The Visitors’ Award is $100 and is selected by most Instagram likes.
Exhibition dates: March 27 to May 7, 2026.
ELIGIBILITY
The competition is open to all photographers both professional and amateur working in all photographic mediums and styles. International entries are welcomed. Work that has been previously exhibited in an A Smith Gallery competition is not eligible. We prefer not to accept images created with Artificial Intelligence at the present time due to the lack of clarity concerning copyright issues and the ongoing litigation associated with them.
JURORS
Doug Beasley will be the juror for “sanctuary”. Doug’s personal vision explores the spiritual and emotional aspects of people and place and is concerned with how the sacred is recognized and expressed in everyday life…
Much of Doug’s personal work is supported by grants and commissions and is widely exhibited and collected. In 2010 he had a permanent installation at the Castillo D’Albertis Cultural Museum on Sacred Places of North America. He has been published internationally and featured in numerous photo magazines such as Zoom, The Sun, B&W, PDN, Shots and PhotoVision… see more
ONLINE EXHIBITION and CATALOGUE
Jurors will be selecting up to 47 images in total. All artist included in the final selection of images will receive the following:
- The gallery will be featuring each of the final selection of images on both Facebook and Instagram over the span of the exhibition.
- Gallery Directors will be hosting a GalleryTalk and will discuss all selected images. The GalleryTalk will be posted in the blog section of the website.
- The gallery online store will include all selected images listed for sale.
- An exhibition catalogue including all selected images will be published and available for purchase.
- The online exhibition as well as the GalleryTalk will be permanently archived after the end of the exhibition period.
“THE 27” HARDBOUND EXHIBITION BOOK
27 images from the total selected images will be selected for “The 27”, a hardbound fine art book of the exhibition. “The 27” will be available for purchase. Both the Juror and Director Award recipients will receive the hardbound exhibition book.
AWARDS
The awards are as follows:
- Jurors Award – an online solo exhibition, “The 27” exhibition book and GalleryTalk on the gallery blog
- Directors Award – “The 27” exhibition book and a GalleryTalk on the gallery blog
- Visitors Award (most Instagram likes) – $100
The solo exhibition awarded as the Juror and Director Awards will be scheduled at a mutually agreed time for the duration of a month.
ENTRY FEE
The entry fee is $40 for the first 5 images and $5 for each additional image.
Entries of 13 or more images are eligible for a complementary review by the gallery directors.
APPLY ONLINE
Visit us for complete details and easy online Application.
SALES
The gallery has an online store and will include all images from the exhibition. The gallery will retain 30% of the sales price.
DATES
- Entries due: March 2, 2026
- Results emailed: March 13, 2026
- Exhibition dates: March 27 to May 7, 2026
- Reception: April 24, 2026 3pmCST
- YouTube video posted in ASG Conversations
About:
Established in May, 2010, A Smith Gallery is located in Johnson City, Texas in the Nugent Avenue Arts District. The gallery exhibits the work of both amateur and professional photographers through juried and invitational exhibitions. Amanda Smith and Kevin Tully are the Gallery Directors. Izzie and WeeGee are the gallery cats.
A Smith Gallery
103 N Nugent Ave
Johnson City, TX
