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Who is Your Self-ie
Juried Group Photography Exhibition
Online exhibition + one-day in-person exhibition & awards ceremony
DEADLINE: APRIL 11, 2026
Jurors: Ella Morton (lens-based artist) & Andy Fabo (Visual Artist)
Curator: Lisa Murzin
This call for submission invites artists to turn the lens inward and explore the breadth of human identity and expression. In an age shaped by the selfie and ever-evolving portraiture, we encourage photographers to consider how they represent themselves through the medium of photography. “Who is Your Self-ie” asks artists to reflect, interpret, and reveal their own presence, whether through historical photographic processes or contemporary digital techniques. The juried works will showcase the many ways image-making can shape, question, and communicate the self.
Presented by the Aird Gallery as part of the CONTACT Photography Festival, this juried exhibition features two opportunities: a virtual exhibition and a one-night-only in-person showcase with an awards reception.
Fifty artworks will be selected. Chosen artists will be featured in the AIRD virtual exhibition from May 15 to June 30, 2026, and celebrated at a One-Day Exhibition & Awards Ceremony on Friday, May 15, 2026, at the Arts and Letters Club. Three Awards of Recognition, each with a $100 prize, will be presented during the ceremony. Selected artists will be notified and provided with further instructions for participating in the one-day in-person exhibition.
KEY DATES
Submission deadline: April 11, 2026
Juried notifications: April 16, 2026
Virtual exhibition dates: May 15 – June 30, 2026
Awards Ceremony: Friday, May 15, 2026
ENTRY FEE
The entry fee is $35 and includes submission of up to two (2) works per artist. Fees are non-refundable and are paid at the time of application. Proceeds help make this exhibition possible.
SALES
Artists will be notified of any sales. The Gallery requests a 30% commission/donation on all sales.
APPLICATION DETAILS
- Artists can submit up to two works.
- Image files must be as follows:
- File names must be labelled Last Name_First Name, Title.jpg
- Example: Smith_Jane, Morning Doves.jpg
- Images can be in jpeg/jpg/png format.
- Image resolution should be 150 dpi max
- File size cannot exceed 4MB
- Submit original works only.
- Please note that improperly named files may not be recorded or will be lost in our system.