Knoxville Photo Exhibition 2026

About this call

The Arts & Culture Alliance is accepting submissions for its 2026 Knoxville Photo Exhibition at the Emporium in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States. About 40 to 60 printed photographs and photo-based works will hang in the Lower Gallery, Atrium Gallery and Display Case in December 2026, and selected digital photographs will be shown in the Alliance's online shop for 12 months. Every applicant is guaranteed one artwork in the online gallery. The juror is Shawn Poynter, a Knoxville commercial and editorial photographer whose work has appeared in The New York Times and The Washington Post. Prizes are Best in Show $300, second place $200, third place $100 and an Arts & Culture Alliance Member Award of $100.

Who can apply

• Limited by country or region
• Medium: Photography
• Entry fee: See official site
• Artists must currently live in Greater Knoxville, Tennessee (Anderson, Blount, Campbell, Grainger, Knox, Loudon, Monroe, Morgan, Roane, Scott, Sevier or Union county), work with photographic media, and be members of the Arts & Culture Alliance. Works must be original and made within the last 3 years (2023 to 2026). Submit up to 5 images: 1 to 2 images are free with membership, 3 images $10, 4 images $20, 5 images $30; the page does not state the membership cost. Additional images are paid online. Images as jpeg, jpg or png, 800 pixels on the longest side, at most 5 MB, named A_TitleofWork, B_TitleofWork and so on. For each entry the form asks for the title, medium, framed dimensions (at most 36 x 36 inches), year created (2023 or later) and price (or NFS with an insurance value). Works selected for the gallery walls must be framed with a wire for hanging, be appropriate for a general audience, and carry the artist's name and title on the back. The entry form is due by midnight on November 1, 2026. The page gives the display dates as December 4 to 23 in one place and December 4 to 30 in another.