Art Bias is presenting its inaugural open-call photography exhibition: Snapped, an exhibition of broad photographic creativity.  A jury process will select up to 40 images for display at Art Bias, provide image feedback, and monetary awards of $100, $50, and $25 for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place images respectively in each category and Honorable Mention awards as appropriate.  The Snapped Opening Reception will be on the afternoon of August 3, 2025.

This juried photography exhibition will be on display August 3 - 29,  2025 in Studio 114, the Art Bias gallery, in San Carlos California.  Art Bias, an artist’s collective (https://artbias.org) since 1993, was voted the Best Art Gallery in San Mateo Area, California in 2024.  Art Bias hosts and displays monthly exhibitions of a broad variety of art, often focused on community development, in our gallery Studio #114.  Snapped is our first open-call exhibition specifically focused on digitally and/or analog film captured photographic images of the photographer’s broad interpretation of fine art photography.  

Four categories of entry (Black & White, Color, Film captured, and Youth [under 18 years of age]) will each be individually juried with awards announcing the top 3 images in each category.  The exhibition competition is open to all photographers internationally, and selected artwork will be invited to be displayed in Studio 114.  Please note: While artists from any geographic location may apply, all artwork must be hand delivered, no receiving or shipping is available at Art Bias. 

David Craven will oversee the jury process for Snapped.  David directs the Photography Section of the annual San Mateo County Fine Arts Galleria and was the 2019 San Mateo County Photography Exhibitor of the Year.  David is a very active photographer, leading multiple workshops and community photo outings each month while also being a student of the great photographic masters of the film eras. 

Application Requirements

Submitting photographic artists are responsible for understanding and following the rules of the exhibition competition.  Art Bias is a community art destination and will consider all images except for those depicting obscenity, pornography, or hatred.  All images must have been captured by digital or film cameras with post-capture editing limited to the subject matter through cropping, tonality and saturation adjustments, filters, and targeted adjustments using masking and/or layers.  The high-level guidance is to keep images in the domain of photography and avoid computer-generated art.  Removal of small defects and distractions, etc., is permitted.  For questions prior to entering, you may request clarification via email at:  submissions@artbias.org 

Eligibility Criteria

ENTRY FEE & AGREEMENTS

• All photographers owning the copyrights to the images they are submitting are invited to apply. Artwork ownership remains with the artist.
• Artists grant Art Bias the non-exclusive right to use their images for Art Bias advertisement of artist calls and display on the Art Bias website.
• Application submissions are to be made through CaFE
• Adult Fee: $25 for one (1) to three (3) image submissions.
• Youth Fee: $10 for those under the age of 18, for one (1) to three (3) image submissions.
• The entry fee does not guarantee selection for gallery display in Studio 114, but it does guarantee each work will be judged impartially by our jury.
• Artists may submit works to any combination of the B&W, Color, & Film exhibition categories and those under-18 years of age, may additionally submit to the Youth category.
• Once submitted, entry fees are not refundable. 
• In the unlikely event of art loss, theft, or damage, while on display, Art Bias will only be liable for the materials replacement cost.