[Sponsored Listing] Decatur Arts Alliance announces a call for artists for the Home V.2: Homeland art exhibition, to be held May 29 – July 18, 2026.
The Decatur Arts Alliance and the Decatur Land Trust are partnering with the Decatur Library to present the second edition of powerful art show celebrating the multifaceted meaning of “Home.”
Professional and student artists of all mediums are invited to submit up to 3 artworks for consideration. $20 application fee waived for students.
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Enter by: 29 March 2029
The theme for 2026 is “Homeland.” A person’s or a people’s native land, Decatur Arts Alliance looks to explore “homeland” as a geographical point of origin and a state of being. Works should express cultural and ethnic elements. Elucidate the view of “home” from the immigrant to the expatriate, and the displaced to the indigenous. How do we find “home” when we are away from the land of our forebears? What do newly arrived people do to preserve their culture and heritage? How do we honor and acknowledge the indigenous inhabitants of the lands upon which we all now live?
The Home Exhibition is a juried multimedia showcase presented by the Decatur Arts Alliance in collaboration with the Decatur Land Trust and the Decatur branch of the Dekalb County Public Library. The exhibition will be shown in the Fourth Floor Gallery of the Decatur Library in Decatur, Georgia, home to the Georgia Center for the Book. The show will run May 29 – July 17, 2026, with an opening reception on Friday, May 29 from 6:30-9pm.
HOME V.2: Homeland Gallery Awards
- Best of Show: $1,000
- First Place Award: $700
- Second Place Award: $500
- Student Award: $500
Occasionally, the City of Decatur and other local institutions select artwork to be purchased as part of their collections. All purchases and awards will be publicly announced on the exhibition website. Each institution has its own procurement procedures, so payment may take longer to process for institutional purchases. While the Decatur Arts Alliance works to ensure timely payment to artists, funds disbursements from outside institutions are not within the organization’s control and may result in delays.
About the Organizers
Decatur Arts Alliance (DAA) connects residents, businesses, tourists, and artists to increase arts access and engagement in the city of Decatur, Georgia. Founded in 1989, the nonprofit produces the annual Decatur Arts Festival, numerous city-wide public art programs, community art and music events, and in 2024, launched the “Creative Village” project at Legacy Park that offers affordable artist studios and community workshops for all ages and skill levels.
The DAA provides a collaborative environment to coordinate the interests of artists, gallery owners, theater groups, dance groups and performance venues within the city, helping to make Decatur home to a strong arts community. The Decatur Arts Alliance is supported by membership and sponsorship, along with proceeds from the Decatur Arts Festival and the Decatur Wine Festival.
The Decatur Land Trust (DLT) is a non-profit entity established in 2021 to address the city’s loss of affordable homes and low- to moderate-income residents in the City of Decatur. It works to preserve a permanently affordable community.
The Decatur Branch of the DeKalb County Public Library and the Georgia Center for the Book are located at Sycamore Street, Decatur, Georgia 30030.
For more information, contact artsubmissions@decaturartsalliance.org
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[Side Arts Certified Sponsored Listing] The New York Center for Photographic Art (NYC4PA) announces a call for artists for Water, an online photography competition.
Water surrounds us as rivers, lakes, oceans, and seas. It is also very central to much of our lives – the rain that makes our flowers grow, the ice cubes that cool our drinks, and on and on.
It is beautiful to photograph. This call is about how you, the photographer, capture water in all its forms. Is it the crest of water hitting a seaside rock? Is it water heated to become steam or frozen like ice? There are the glistening droplets of water from a puppy shaking itself off, tears expressing heartfelt emotion, and reflections in a city pond as well as active steam from a geyser. Maybe you used a slow shutter to create the soft image of flowing water in a stream or ventured out on a winter day to watch patterns emerge in the city ice rink. There are raindrops, dew drops, ice floes, waterfalls, rapids, and serene lakes. The list goes on. Black and white, color, and abstract – all 2D mediums are welcome.
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Enter by: 8 February 2026
NYC4PA offers opportunities to participate in themed calls for photographers. Each call has a different theme and 50 images win. The prizes total $4,000. There is a grand prize, 3 first prizes, 3 second prizes, 3 third prizes, 20 juror’s selections, and 20 honorable mentions. All 50 winners are posted in a gallery on the NYC4PA website and included in an exhibition gallery. The call is open to any photographers worldwide and of any age, amateurs or professional. A professional photographer, gallery owner, or photography teacher is the juror.
About New York Center for Photographic Art
The mission of the New York Center for Photographic Art is to provide exhibition opportunities in the vibrant New York City gallery world to photographers around the globe. NYC4PA offers international, themed, open call competitions juried by recognized experts in the field of photography. Prizes include cash awards, online gallery, catalog, and New York City gallery exhibits.
For more information, contact nyc4pa@gmail.com
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[Side Arts Certified Sponsored Listing] The New York Center for Photographic Art (NYC4PA) announces a call for artists for Urban Suburban Rural, an online photography competition.
Urban, suburban, and rural: these are location choices we make for living, working, and vacationing. Each has its own visual characteristics that make it the best option. What was it about these locales caught your eye? Was it the crowded streets, public transport, or skyscraper silhouettes in the Urban Landscape? Did you capture hamburgers and hot dogs on a family bar-b-q? Maybe, it was the geometry of a street of well-groomed front yards, a strip mall, or other images representative of the suburban scene. Finally, were you caught up in the imagery of Rural Impressions – the farmhouses, the fields, the animals, the white farm fences, or rusted cars on front lawns?
Send your interpretations of rural impressions, suburban scenes, and urban landscapes. Lots to see, lots to photograph.
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Enter by: 4 January 2026
NYC4PA offers opportunities to participate in themed calls for photographers. Each call has a different theme and 50 images win. The prizes total $4,000. There is a grand prize, 3 first prizes, 3 second prizes, 3 third prizes, 20 juror’s selections, and 20 honorable mentions. All 50 winners are posted in a gallery on the NYC4PA website and included in an exhibition gallery. The call is open to any photographers worldwide and of any age, amateurs or professional. A professional photographer, gallery owner, or photography teacher is the juror.
About New York Center for Photographic Art
The mission of the New York Center for Photographic Art is to provide exhibition opportunities in the vibrant New York City gallery world to photographers around the globe. NYC4PA offers international, themed, open call competitions juried by recognized experts in the field of photography. Prizes include cash awards, online gallery, catalog, and New York City gallery exhibits.
For more information, contact nyc4pa@gmail.com
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[Side Arts Certified Sponsored Listing] The New York Center for Photographic Art (NYC4PA) announces a call for artists for Animal Kingdom, an online photography competition.
Our world is filled with animals. Whether your first thoughts are about lions, tigers, bears, elephants working in the Asian lumber industry, or two/four legged pets, there are so many options. Don’t forget the fish tank and reptiles.
So, if life takes you on an exotic African safari, traveling in Southeast Asia, visiting a local zoo or aquarium, or just looking around in your own home/neighborhood, the animal kingdom offers huge photographic opportunities. Puppies that play joyfully, the migration in the Serengeti, your parakeet pecking at your glasses and dolphins gracefully jumping out of the ocean are just starting points. The finish line at a horse race, mice munching cheese, and a bee or butterfly collecting nectar from a flower – the possibilities go on and on.
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Enter by: 2 November 2025
As with all contests, submit your best. All 2D photo processes are welcome. Images awarded an NYC4PA prize within the past 2 years are not eligible. Images submitted that were not selected for a prize may be submitted at any time. NYC4PA uses a blind jury process. Do not submit images with signatures or watermarks on the submitted files.
NYC4PA offers opportunities to participate in themed calls for photographers. Each call has a different theme and 50 images win. The prizes total $4,000. There is a grand prize, 3 first prizes, 3 second prizes, 3 third prizes, 20 juror’s selections, and 20 honorable mentions. All 50 winners are posted in a gallery on the NYC4PA website and included in an exhibition gallery. The call is open to any photographers worldwide and of any age, amateurs or professional. A professional photographer, gallery owner, or photography teacher is the juror.
About New York Center for Photographic Art
The mission of the New York Center for Photographic Art is to provide exhibition opportunities in the vibrant New York City gallery world to photographers around the globe. NYC4PA offers international, themed, open call competitions juried by recognized experts in the field of photography. Prizes include cash awards, online gallery, catalog, and New York City gallery exhibits.
For more information, contact nyc4pa@gmail.com
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[Side Arts Certified Sponsored Listing] Decagon Gallery announces a call for artists for Forgotten Architecture, an online photography juried competition.
Abandoned buildings are more than relics of the past—they are silent monuments to history, memory, and the passage of time. Their peeling paint, fractured walls, and quiet interiors hold stories that have slipped into stillness. In this juried exhibition, Decagon Gallery invites photographers to explore the strange allure and poetic resonance of architectural spaces left behind.
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Enter by: 31 October 2025
Decagon Gallery seeks images that engage with the theme of abandoned or neglected structures—buildings overtaken by nature, spaces weathered by time, or interiors echoing with absence. Both documentary and interpretive approaches are welcome. Whether your work is rooted in urban exploration, formal composition, or surreal reinterpretation, the gallery wants to see how you find beauty in decay.
The Juror, Andrew Moore, is widely acclaimed for his long term photographic series, which record the effect of time on the natural and built landscape. These series include work made in Cuba, Russia, Bosnia, Times Square, Detroit, The Great Plains, the American South, and most recently the Hudson Valley.
Forgotten Architecture Awards and Features
- First Place: $500 cash prize and an online Solo exhibition
- Second Place: $300 cash prize
- Third Place: $200 cash prize
- Juror’s Awards and Honorable Mentions
- All the above awards include a FREE exhibition catalog.
- All selected photographers will receive a digital award badge suitable for social media.
- Selected work will be published in a printed exhibition catalog available for purchase.
- A short video presentation will be created and shared on our YouTube channel and the gallery website and social media.
About Decagon Gallery
Decagon Gallery is an innovative online photography platform dedicated to making fine art exhibitions accessible to a global audience. What makes it especially interesting is its balance of professionalism and inclusivity: it hosts juried exhibitions with distinguished photographers while keeping entry fees affordable so emerging artists can participate. Each exhibition is thoughtfully curated, presented with professional catalogs, videos, and press materials, and shared widely to maximize exposure.
Beyond showcasing photography, Decagon Gallery fosters community, offering digital badges, artist features, and supportive communication. Its unique model blends artistic integrity with accessibility, creating opportunities for photographers worldwide to be seen and celebrated.
For more information, contact info@decagongallery.com
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[Side Arts Certified Sponsored Listing] Decagon Gallery announces a call for artists for Planet Earth – Reflections on the Planet We Call Home, an online photography juried competition
From the vast deserts and dense rainforests to bustling city streets and remote mountain villages, Planet Earth invites photographers to explore the extraordinary diversity of life and land on our planet. This exhibition calls for work that reveals the beauty, complexity, and vulnerability of the world we inhabit—both its natural wonders and human narratives.
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Enter by: 30 September 2025
Decagon Gallery seeks images that evoke awe and admiration, document fragile ecosystems or resilient communities, or capture quiet moments of coexistence or urgent stories of change. Whether through sweeping landscapes, intimate portraits, or abstract interpretations, this is an opportunity to reflect on what it means to live on Earth in a time of environmental and cultural transformation.
Photographers are encouraged to interpret the theme broadly.
Planet Earth Awards
- First Place: $500 cash prize and an online Solo exhibition
- *First, Second, Third Place awards include a FREE exhibition catalog (to only countries Blurb delivers)
- All selected photographers will receive a digital award badge
- Selected work will be published in a printed exhibition catalog available for purchase
- A short video presentation will be created and shared on YouTube, the gallery website, and social media
- Winning photographs will be promoted in social media, newsletters, and press releases
About Decagon Gallery
Decagon Gallery celebrates photography in all its dimensions. Just like the ten angles of a decagon, each exhibition reeals a distinct perspective—diverse, dynamic, and thoughtfully curated to expand the way we see.
Decagon Gallery is an online photography gallery based in Brooklyn, New York, specializing in contemporary photography. It offers curated platforms for photographers to showcase their work and connect with art enthusiasts worldwide. The gallery maintains a robust online presence through its website and social media. It promotes itself via email marketing, social media, and collaborations with other art organizations.
For more information, contact info@decagongallery.com
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[Side Arts Certified Sponsored Listing] The New York Center for Photographic Art (NYC4PA) announces a call for artists for Reflections, an online photography competition.
As our life experiences mature, reflections become so much more than a copy of our own image. Virtually everything can be placed near a reflective surface and, as if by magic, you get to see two, or three and the possibilities are endless. From a skyline reflected in a park lake, to the flash of sunlight reflected on a steel pipe, pedestrians in a department store window, and waves of sunlight reflected off the ocean that show as playful lines on a child’s face.
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Enter by: 14 September 2025
This call is about all types of reflections. Images can show both an object/person/animal and its reflection, or it can be one with just the reflection, and that reflection can be a clear copy or distorted with ripples, oil deposits, or curved glass. As with all NYC4PA calls, all 2D photographic images are welcome.
NYC4PA offers opportunities to participate in themed calls for photographers. Each call has a different theme and 50 images win. The prizes total $4,000. There is a grand prize, 3 first prizes, 3 second prizes, 3 third prizes, 20 juror’s selections, and 20 honorable mentions. All 50 winners are posted in a gallery on the NYC4PA website and included in an exhibition gallery. The call is open to any photographers worldwide and of any age, amateurs or professional. A professional photographer, gallery owner, or photography teacher is the juror.
About New York Center for Photographic Art
The mission of the New York Center for Photographic Art is to provide exhibition opportunities in the vibrant New York City gallery world to photographers around the globe. NYC4PA offers international, themed, open call competitions juried by recognized experts in the field of photography. Prizes include cash awards, online gallery, catalog, and New York City gallery exhibits.
For more information, contact nyc4pa@gmail.com
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[Side Arts Certified Sponsored Listing] Decagon Gallery announces a call for artists for Patterns In The Wild, an online photography juried competition. Visually explore the rhythm and repetition that surrounds us in both natural and urban environments. Whether found in the fractals of a fern, geometry of city grids, textures of rust and decay, or symmetry in animal markings—patterns speak a universal language. They reveal order in chaos, beauty in randomness, and design where we least expect it.
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Enter by: 31 July 2025
Submit all photographic styles and techniques, from traditional landscapes to abstract interpretations, macro to aerial, and documentary to experimental. Show how you see patterns in the wild.
Patterns In The Wild Awards and Features
- First Place Award: $500 cash prize and an online Solo exhibition
- Second Place Award: $300 cash prize
- Third Place Award: $200 cash prize
- Juror’s Awards and two Honorable Mentions
- All selected photographers will receive a digital award badge.
- Selected work will be published in a printed exhibition catalog available for purchase.
- A short video presentation will be created and shared on our YouTube channel and the gallery website and social media.
- The exhibition will be promoted on social media platforms.
About Decagon Gallery
Decagon Gallery, an online photography gallery based in Brooklyn, New York, specializes in contemporary photography. It offers curated platforms for photographers to showcase their work and connect with art enthusiasts worldwide. Discover the Decagon Gallery experience today. Decagon Gallery maintains a robust online presence through its website and social media. It promotes itself via email marketing, social media, and collaborations with other art organizations.
For more information, contact info@decagongallery.com
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[Side Arts Certified Sponsored Listing] The New York Center for Photographic Art (NYC4PA) announces a call for artists for Abandon / Abandoned, an online photography competition.
What comes to mind when you hear these two words? Though they have the same root, the meanings can be quite far apart. Is your first thought about things abandoned – like that empty building in the tenement section of town that has been left to the elements with broken windows and peeling paint, or is it the person abandoned by a family who needed to move to another location.
There is also the sense of “abandon” – that free-wheeling person, dancing or jumping for joy with arms stretched out, or the child on a playground ride like a see saw with hands in the air and sheer glee on his/her face.
The Abandon / Abandoned artist call is about those images that depict either interpretation. The field is far and wide and the choice is yours. Send your best and, as always, all 2D photography is welcome.
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Enter by: 20 July 2025
NYC4PA offers opportunities to participate in themed calls for photographers. Each call has a different theme and 50 images win. The prizes total $4,000. There is a grand prize, 3 first prizes, 3 second prizes, 3 third prizes, 20 juror’s selections, and 20 honorable mentions. All 50 winners are posted in a gallery on the NYC4PA website and included in an exhibition gallery. The call is open to any photographers worldwide and of any age, amateurs or professional. A professional photographer, gallery owner, or photography teacher is the juror.
About New York Center for Photographic Art
The mission of the New York Center for Photographic Art is to provide exhibition opportunities in the vibrant New York City gallery world to photographers around the globe. NYC4PA offers international, themed, open call competitions juried by recognized experts in the field of photography. Prizes include cash awards, online gallery, catalog, and New York City gallery exhibits.
For more information, contact nyc4pa@gmail.com
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[Side Arts Certified Sponsored Listing] Decagon Gallery announces a call for artists for Places and Spaces, an online photography juried competition. What does it mean to belong to a place—or to feel out of place entirely?
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Enter by: 30 June 2025
Decagon Gallery invites photographers worldwide to submit work for Places and Spaces, an online exhibition exploring the environments we inhabit, pass through, or imagine. From sweeping landscapes to quiet corners, and bustling streets to solitary rooms, this show seeks to highlight the ways spaces shape us—and how we, in turn, shape them.
All interpretations are welcome including documentary or conceptual, urban or rural, personal or political, and literal or abstract.
Juror: Matthew Christopher
Places and Spaces: Artist Benefits
- First Place: $500 cash prize and an online solo exhibition, promoted on the website and gallery newsletter.
- Second Place: $300 cash prize
- Third Place: $200 cash prize
- Juror’s Awards and Honorable Mentions
- All selected photographers will receive a digital award badge
- Selected work will be published in a printed exhibition catalog available for purchase.
- A short video presentation will be created and shared on the gallery’s YouTube channel and / or the gallery website and social media.
About Decagon Gallery
Decagon Gallery is an online photography gallery based in Brooklyn, New York, that specializes in contemporary photography. The gallery offers photographers several curated platforms to showcase their work and connect with art enthusiasts worldwide. The gallery maintains a robust online presence through its website and social media, as it aims to promote itself through email marketing, social media, and collaborations with other art organizations.
For more information, contact info@decagongallery.com