Call Description

Art Bias is presenting its second open-call photography exhibition: Snapped-2026, an exhibition of broad photographic creativity.  A jury process will select up to 50 images for physical display as prints in the Art Bias gallery and another up to 50 images for electronic display on the Art Bias website.  Jurors will provide image feedback, and award monetary prizes of $100, $75, and $50 for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place images respectively in each category and Honorable Mention awards as appropriate.  The Snapped-2026 Opening Reception will be on the afternoon of August 2, 2026 in the Art Bias gallery in San Carlos, CA.

This juried photography exhibition will be on display August 2 - 27,  2026 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 & 2025.  Art Bias hosts and displays monthly exhibitions of a broad variety of art, often focused on community development, in our gallery Studio #114.  Snapped-2026 is our second open-call exhibition specifically focused on images captured with a digital photo sensor and/or analog film and printed either digitally or with other analog processes.  The theme is open to the photographer’s broad interpretation of fine art photography.  

Four categories of entry (Black & White, Color, Film captured, and Youth [18 years of age and under]) 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 the Art Bias Studio 114 gallery and/or on the Art Bias website.  Please note: While artists from any geographic location are invited to apply, all printed artwork for display in the gallery must be hand delivered, as there is no receiving or shipping department available at Art Bias. 

THE JURY FOR SNAPPED-2026 
Natalie Saprykina is a Bay Area–based art advisor and founder of White on White Gallery, a nomadic gallery offering access to emerging and mid-career artists through private exhibitions and curated collector programs. She works closely with collectors to build thoughtful, lasting relationships with art, while supporting artists in a talent agent–like role.
Michael Endicott has been a full time San Francisco Bay area photographer since 2013. His primary focus is on the interaction between humans and nature. His pieces are layered stories with room for the viewer to uniquely interpret.  Light, shadows, textures and colors are what catch his eye and then serve as the tools for his sculptural process. Most recently his abstract realism was part of shows in the de Young Museum and the Triton Museum of Art. He was the Director of Edge of Frame Gallery in San Francisco 2016 - 2020.

KEY DATES
* Exhibition open for entry through 29-June-2026
* Jury completes invitation selections by 07-July-2026
* CaFE notifies status of all submissions by 10-July-2026
* Invited artworks delivered to Art Bias by 31-July-2026
* Snapped-2026 Opening Reception 1:00 pm on 02-Aug-2026
* Snapped-2026 exhibition closes on 27-Aug-2026
* Displayed art collected by artists 28-30 Aug-2026 
 

Application Requirements

RULES FOR IMAGE ACCEPTANCE

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 and supporting backgrounds through cropping, tonality and saturation adjustments, filters, and targeted adjustments using masking and/or layers.  Removal of small defects and distractions, etc., is permitted. Small areas of Content-Aware fill is allowed if the replaced pixels are sourced from the original photograph.  The high-level guidance is to keep images in the domain of photography.  AI generated subject and supporting background content is not accepted in this competition.   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
• Artists may submit works to any combination of the B&W, Color, & Film exhibition categories and those 18 years of age and under, may additionally submit to the Youth category.
• Adult Application Fee: $25 for one (1) image submission.  Additional image submissions up to a total of ten (10) are $5 each.
• Youth Application Fee (for those of age 18 and under): $10 for one (1) image submission.  Additional image submissions up to a total of ten (10) are $5 each.
• The entry fee does not guarantee selection for gallery or website display, but it does guarantee each work will be judged impartially by our jury
• 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.