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International Call for Artists

The Room Next Door

Decagon Gallery

Juried Show

Brooklyn-based Decagon Gallery's online juried photography call for images that hint at a space just out of reach. Juried by curator and writer Susan Bright, with $1,000 in cash awards and a published catalog.

Deadline
Dec 15, 2026 (30 days left)
Media
Photography
Location
Online
Region
Online
Entry fee
$25 for up to 4 entries, $5 each additional entry
Prizes
$500 first, $250 second, $150 third, two $50 honorable mentions; Human Presence Award (free entry to a future exhibition)
Max file size
4 MB per file
Images
Individual image files

Requirements

- Photographs on the theme of spaces the viewer cannot fully enter: thresholds, doorways, windows, reflections, neighboring lives, staged or constructed scenes - All photographic processes and styles; documentary, conceptual and experimental work welcome - JPG, 2100 px on the long side, preferably under 4 MB; no text, watermarks or borders; file named First Name-Last Name_Title.jpg - Open to photographers worldwide; work must be your own, not infringe copyright and not be substantially AI-generated - Cash awards limited to one per photographer; photographers keep copyright but grant Decagon the right to publish in the show, catalog and promotion - Notification Jan 1, 2027; online exhibition Jan 10 - Mar 10, 2027 with catalog; juror Dr. Susan Bright

Read the full call

Details summarized from the organizer's call. Always check the full call before applying.