TPS National Photography Award

Texas Photographic Society (TPS) is a non-profit organization founded in 1984 that celebrates the photographic arts, inspires creative development, and provides opportunities to engage with the community. TPS announces a national award program for artists residing in the United States who have a consistent body of photographic work. This call is open to all subject matter, aesthetic approaches, and photographic processes. Two-dimensional work is preferred, and submissions from artists of all levels are encouraged. All photographic-based art is welcome, including digital, silver and alternative processes.

The award recipient will receive a $2,000 cash prize; a solo exhibition at Red Maple Gallery during FotoFest 2018 in Houston, Texas; a solo exhibition at LHUCA (Louise Hopkins Underwood Center for the Arts) in Lubbock, Texas; one page in the FotoFest 2018 Participating Spaces exhibition catalog; printed exhibition postcards for the FotoFest 2018 Meeting Place reviewers' bags; and international visibility via the FotoFest 2018 catalog, website, and promotional materials. The exhibition will be available to travel to other venues in Texas and beyond. Jurors may select up to 10 "Finalists," providing additional recognition to entrants.

Eligibility is open to artists of all levels residing in the United States who are developing or have completed a consistent body of photographic work. Current members of the TPS Board of Directors are not eligible for entry. Entry fee is $45 for non-members or $35 for TPS members, for up to 10 images. Submissions must include a minimum of 6 and maximum of 10 images. Files must be no smaller than 1920 pixels in the longest dimension and saved at 72ppi in JPEG format with a maximum file size of 5 MB. Optional artist's statement and/or brief biography may be provided, each with a maximum limit of 2,000 characters. TPS will pay for round-trip shipping within the United States using a common carrier. The jurors are Martina Lopez, Professor of Photography at the University of Notre Dame, and Andrew Kensett, Assistant Curator at the Center for Creative Photography in Tucson, Arizona.