OPEN CALLS

Our exhibitions will explore the polarities of our lives and the world around us.
These themes, shaped by your involvement, will give rise to exhibitions that are engaging, reflective, and thought-provoking.

Submission Deadline: 3rd March 2026

You will only be notified if selected

Payment Deadline: TBC 2026

Day / Night

Day / Night is a core polarity of everyday life and the world around us.

Beyond a simple cycle of light and dark, the theme embraces contrasts such as visibility and obscurity, activity and rest, public and private, as well as moments of transition and overlap.

Photographers are asked to explore this theme however they wish, whether focusing on one aspect or both in their submissions.

Submission Deadline: 12th March 2026

You will only be notified if selected

Payment Deadline: TBC 2026

Summer / Winter

Summer / Winter is an annual polarity that is experienced throughout the world to varying degrees.

The theme can be more than just a shift in temperature or season, it can explore the contrasts such as growth and dormancy, abundance and stillness, vibrancy and quiet.

It reflects changes in landscape and daily life, from long summer days to long winter nights, the contrast between the two can be stark.

Photographers can look at the difference in the physical environments, cultural traditions, and both the subtle and dramatic changes in these seasons.

Photographers are asked to explore this theme however they wish, whether focusing on one aspect or both in their submissions.

How to Submit

Submissions can be sent using files transfer sites such as Smash,
Swiss Transfer and WeTransfer to:
submissions@solas-shadowgallery.com

Submit up to 5 images per Open Call.

Please submit your files in JPG format.

Please name your files using your name, e.g Ann-Smith1, Ann-Smith2, etc.
This is so we know which images belong to whom.

Please include in your submission email or message:
- Your name and surname.
- Your Location and/or Nationality
- Your social media and/or website links.
- A short biography, no more than a couple of sentences.
- Title of your images (if applicable)

There is no submission fee, it is free to submit.

If selected to participate in an exhibition you will be asked to pay a participation fee.

The participation fee will be based on the number of images selected for the exhibition:
£16 for 1 image.
£22 for 2 or more images.

Submissions are open to:
-Photographers worldwide.
-Participants 18 years of age or older.

Artists retain the copyright to their submitted works.

By submitting, artists grant permission for the Gallery to use their image(s) to promote the exhibition, for display the SOLAS / SHADOW webpage, for inclusion on social media, and for any advertising, promotional materials and publications.

Participants will:

- Have their work displayed in an online gallery on our website.

- Receive a digital certificate of participation.

- See their work featured on the gallery's social media.

- See their work featured the the gallery's Youtube channel.

- Have their work featured in an Exhibition Catalogue. (PDF and Physical)