Internet A Smith Gallery : Photographic Performance 2026
Opportunity Description
International Deadline: May 18, 2026 – Photographers of all levels are invited to submit work reflecting the theme “Photographic Performance 2026″ to A Smith Gallery.
Do you have a body of work or a concept for an exhibition that is photography or photography based? We are looking for compelling solo or cooperative exhibitions to be exhibited in our online gallery.
The entry can be photographic images only, photography combined with mixed media, photography as sculpture, photography based installations or….. This is the seventh year of the “Photographic Performance” for 2026. We hope once again you can show us what it can be. It is important that the body of work has a conceptual narrative, actual or implied.
BENEFITS
We will be selecting up to four proposals to be featured sequentially on a monthly basis beginning in July 2026. Each selected portfolio will receive:
- Online exhibition
- Consultation with gallery directors concerning the project
- GalleryTalk posted in online blog
- Exhibition catalogue including forward by gallery directors, artist statement and exhibition images
In addition to the four entries selected for exhibition, ten additional entries will be selected by gallery directors to receive reviews of their submitted projects.
Exhibition dates: July, August, September or October, 2026.
ELIGIBILITY
The competition is open to all photographers both professional and amateur working in all photographic mediums and styles. International entries are welcomed. We prefer not to accept images created with Artificial Intelligence.
JURORS
Amanda Smith has a thirty year background as a photographer and is founder and co-director of A Smith Gallery. Her work is in institutional and private collections across the country and has received many awards including recently an honorable mention in the storytelling in the Julia Margaret Cameron Awards. She has been a juror for numerous exhibitions including… see more
Kevin Tully is a photographer, designer, writer, and artist as well as co-director of A Smith Gallery. He has over thirty-five years of experience as a landscape designer, furniture designer, fine art painter, and photographer. Kevin has taught workshops on various aspects of art and photography for over twelve years. He has curated and installed hundreds of exhibitions… see more
APPLY ONLINE
Visit us for complete details and easy online Application.
All photographers who have submitted an entry will receive an email notification of the juror’s selection as well as confirmation of your entry being received.
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 18, 2026
- Results emailed: May 22, 2026
- Exhibition dates: July, August, September or October, 2026
- Reception: July 4, August 1, September 5 or October3, 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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