Current Calls for Entry
SPOTLIGHT OPPORTUNITIES
© Hossein Fardinfard
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PORTAL
at the edge of becoming
IN REVIEW
© Caitlin Garvey
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SEEN/UNSEEN
The visible and the implied
© Hardijanto Budiman
OVERCOMING
What remains standing
FLASH OPPORTUNITIES
Free to submit
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How Our Calls Work:
SPOTLIGHT
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Juror-led.
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Curatorial insights.
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Competitive.
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$1,000 Cash Prizes
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$25 for up to 8 images.
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For photographers seeking rigorous, selective placement.
FLASH
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Curated by Decagon.
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No entry fee.
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Focused thematic exhibitions.
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For engagement without financial barrier.
A juried exhibition with rigor, limits, and recognition.
Spotlight is Decagon Gallery’s premier call for entry. Each exhibition is curated by an established external juror — a working curator, museum professional, editor, or respected artist with a distinct curatorial voice.
Entry Fee: $25 for up to 8 images
First Place: $500 + a solo exhibition on the gallery's webpage
Second Place: $250
Third Place: $150
Two Honorable Mentions: $50
Selected artists receive:
– Inclusion in a professionally curated online exhibition
– Publication in a printed exhibition catalog
– Digital badge
– Certificate of Participation
—Promotion on our social media and newsletter.
Spotlight exhibitions are built for photographers seeking meaningful recognition, curatorial discernment, and a competitive environment.
A focused, fee-free call centered on engagement and response.
FLASH is Decagon Gallery’s open, no-fee call. It is curated internally by the Decagon team or guest juror and is designed to encourage participation without a financial barrier.
FLASH exhibitions are selective but not prize-driven. There are no cash awards, and the focus is not competition but thematic clarity and shared visibility.
Selected artists receive:
– Inclusion in the online exhibition
– Digital badge
– Certificate of Participation
FLASH allows photographers to respond quickly to a theme, test new work, or engage with Decagon’s curatorial direction without entry cost. It maintains standards, but removes the competitive framework.
Photographers retain all rights, including copyright, to their photographs. We will never distribute your photographs to anyone without your permission.
Please submit jpg files at 2100 pixels on the long side without any text, watermarks, borders, or frames. We want the work to be seen as it is, without any added elements that might distract from the image itself.
Name your files: "First Name-Last Name_title.jpg"
Recent Cash Winners
Submission Guidelines:
- Open to all photographers over 18, regardless of experience level or location
- The submitted work must be your own, and does not violate any other person's copyright
- Images must be submitted in JPEG format, with a maximum file size of 5 MB per image
- Submitted works should be at least 2100 pixels on the longest side
- Your file names MUST be in this format: First Name-Last Name_title.jpg
You retain all rights, including copyrights, to your photographs