Internet A Smith Gallery’ Call for Entries : Imagined
Opportunity Description
International Deadline: May 25, 2026 – Photographers of all levels are invited to submit work reflecting the theme “Imagined” to A Smith Gallery.
im-ag-ined : thought up, visionary, poetic, fanciful, capricious, curious, dreamlike, fictional, fairy-tale, illusory, mythical, make believe …
Forty seven images will be selected for exhibition from June 19 to July 30, 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.
JUROR
Susan Burnstine will be the juror for “imagined”. Susan is an award-winning professional fine art and commercial photographer who builds homemade cameras and lenses using plastic, vintage camera parts, and random household objects. Susan is represented in galleries across the world, widely published throughout the globe and she has written for several photography magazines, including a longstanding monthly column entitled American Connection for Black & White Photography Magazine (UK). Additionally, she teaches workshops across North America and is a regular portfolio reviewer at events across the country and she frequently curates and serves on juries for exhibitions.
Susan has had over 35 solo exhibits internationally, her work is held in numerous museum and private collections… 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
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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: May 25, 2026
- Results emailed: June 5, 2026
- Exhibition dates: June 19 to July 30, 2026
- Reception: June 27, 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
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