Compete A Smith Gallery Call for Entries: Portal
Opportunity Description
International Deadline: October 27, 2025 – Photographers of all levels are invited to submit work reflecting the theme “Portal” to A Smith Gallery.
Up to forty seven images will be selected for exhibition and shown in the online gallery from November 21, 2025 to January 1, 2026.
ELIGIBILITY
The competition is open to all photographers both professional and amateur working in all photographic mediums and styles. International entries are welcomed.
JUROR
Ann M Jastrab will be the juror for “portal”. Ann is the Executive Director at the Center for Photographic Art (CPA) in Carmel, California. CPA strives to advance photography through education, exhibition and publication. These regional traditions—including mastery of craft, the concept of mentorship, and dedication to the photographic arts—evolved out of CPA’s predecessor, the renowned Friends of Photography established in 1967. While respecting these West Coast traditions, CPA is also at the vanguard of the future of photographic imagery… see more
ONLINE EXHIBITION AND CATALOGUE
Jurors will be selecting 47 images in total. All artist included in the 47 images will receive the following:
- The gallery will be featuring each of selected 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 47 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 feature story on the gallery blog
- Directors Award – “The 27” exhibition book
- Visitors Award (most Instagram likes) – $100
The solo exhibition awarded as the Juror’s Award will be scheduled at a mutually agreed time for the duration of a month.
ENTRY FEE
$40 for the first 5 images, $5 per each additional image. There is no limit to the number of images you may submit. Entries of 13 or more images are eligible for a complementary review by the gallery directors. Photographers that enter less than 13 images, can receive a review for an additional $20. All reviews will be 30 minutes and typically scheduled a week after the exhibition results are announced.
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: October 27, 2025
- Results emailed: November 7, 2025
- Exhibition dates: November 21, 2025 to January 1, 2026
- Reception: November 29, 2025 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
