Call for Artists: Tattoo Exhibition

About this call

Latcham Art Centre, a public gallery in Whitchurch-Stouffville (Stouffville), Ontario, Canada, is looking for photo-based artists interested in tattoos and body art for a yearlong, community-centred project that collects images and stories about people and their tattoos, and the communities formed around tattoo artists and their studios. It invites photographers, videographers and tattoo artists who represent a range of styles and practices, want to collaborate with community members on a new body of work, and express the storytelling capacity of photography and tattooing; artists new to tattooing as a subject are welcome alongside photographers whose portfolios already engage with it. During the project Latcham will organize onsite photo sessions with community members and tattoo artists, and will work with the selected artists on a photo-based exhibition. Artists are notified by November 15, 2026; the community collaboration and production phase runs January to May 2027, installation is in July 2027 and the exhibition runs August to October 2027.

Who can apply

• International applicants
• Medium: Photography / Video
• Entry fee: See official site
• Latcham is looking for photo-based artists and invites submissions from photographers, videographers and tattoo artists; the call looks for submissions that explore the storytelling potential of tattooing, reflect its cultural, historical or personal dimensions, engage with experimental, documentary or poetic approaches to photography, and demonstrate previous experience and interest in working collaboratively with a variety of people. Submit through the gallery's Exhibition Submission form with up to 10 images of related work (jpg, jpeg, png or pdf, each no more than 1 MB), a brief biography (the form allows 150 words max per artist), a statement on your interest in tattoos as a subject and how your practice aligns with the project's goals, a CV and an image list (file name, artist, title, medium, size, fair market value for insurance, credits). The project involves onsite photo sessions organized by Latcham and a community collaboration and production phase from January to May 2027. This call's page states no residence requirement; Latcham's general exhibition submission page says the gallery welcomes proposals from artists throughout Ontario. The call does not mention a fee or artist payment.