Open Imagination
 December 15, 2026
Decagon Gallery: The Room Next Door — Photography Open Call, $1,000 in Cash Awards

Decagon Gallery invites photographers worldwide to submit work for The Room Next Door, a juried online exhibition exploring the space just beyond what we see. The juror is Dr. Susan Bright, a curator, art historian and writer whose exhibitions have been presented at Tate Britain, the National Portrait Gallery (London) and Princeton University Art Museum. Open to photographers 18 and over at all levels, working in any process or style. Photographers retain all rights to their work. Awards: $1,000 in cash. First Place $500, Second Place $250, Third Place $150, and two Honorable Mentions of $50 each, plus the Human Presence Award (a free entry to a future Decagon call). One cash award per photographer. Selected artists will be featured in the online exhibition (January 10 to March 10, 2027), have their work reproduced in a professionally designed exhibition catalog, and receive digital badges and certificates. Notification: January 1, 2027. Entry fee: $25 for up to 4 images, $5 for each additional image.

 $1,000 in cash awards
 International
 
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