Emerging Photographers Showcase
Exposure Photography Festival
Deadline to submit: October 4, 2024
Submission Fee: $35
Exposure Photography Festival is a province-wide showcase and celebration of photography, held annually in February. Each year we present two juried exhibitions: the International Open Call and Emerging Photographers Showcase.
Exposure welcomes diverse and innovative submissions from photographers and visual artists who incorporate, celebrate or challenge the photographic medium within their practice.
Selected artists will:
- Exhibit work in the Exposure 2025 Emerging Photographers Showcase at Contemporary Calgary.
- Be invited to become involved with the exhibition’s related programming.
- Be invited to show selected work in a public exhibition presented on Pattison Outdoor digital billboards located in the city of Calgary.
- Be featured on the Exposure website and social media accounts, reaching audiences worldwide.
- Receive $181 Artist Fee (in line with the CARFAC recommended Fee Schedule).
- Receive $150 Production Expense Allocation with Exposure 2025 Print Partner, ABL Imaging Group, to cover/support the cost of printing work for the exhibition.
This is an incredible opportunity to have your work reviewed by our juror, Naomi Potter – Director/Curator of Esker Foundation.
In addition to the benefits listed above, selected Emerging Artists will also be eligible for the following awards:
Exposure 2025 Emerging Photographer of the Year Award
The recipient of this prestigious award is given the opportunity to present a solo show at the following year’s Exposure Photography Festival. The award provides the emerging artist with a platform to show their work while furthering their professional practice and building their career within photography.
Exposure 2024 Hometown Talent Award
The Calgary-based recipient will be awarded a free portfolio review day and the opportunity to take over the Exposure Instagram as a week-long online residency.
To qualify for the Emerging Photographers Showcase you must reside in Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Yukon, or the Northwest Territories. Emerging Artists are defined as those, of any age, who are in the early years of their professional career. You should not yet have gallery representation.
How to Apply
Details can be found on our website exposurephotofestival.com/emerging.
Deadline: The deadline for submissions is October 4, 2024 at 6pm MT. This deadline will not be extended and applications that are submitted after the deadline will not be reviewed.
Submission Fee: The submission fee for ten images is $35 CAD — a minimum of 8 images is required and a portfolio of ten images is highly recommended. Additional images may be submitted for $5 each, and photographers/artists may submit up to fifteen images total.
Exposure is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. We encourage submissions from members of underrepresented groups, and welcome submissions from gender and sexually diverse individuals, racialized persons/persons of colour, women, Indigenous/Aboriginal People of North America, and persons with disabilities.
Exposure is committed to supporting individuals who face barriers in applying for these or other Exposure opportunities. If you require assistance, please email Exposure’s Festival Manager, Emma Palm via emma@exposurephotofestival.com.
