International Open Call
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 International Open Call 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, Liz Ikiriko – Tkaronto/Toronto-based, Nigerian Canadian artist and curator.
How to Apply
Details can be found on our website visit exposurephotofestival.com/international-open-call-2025.
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.
