Open Call Knoxville Photo Exhibition 2026

The Arts & Culture Alliance is accepting submissions for the 2026 Knoxville Photo Exhibition, to be displayed in the Emporium’s Lower Gallery, Atrium, and Display Case from December 4 to December 23, 2026, with an online gallery lasting 12 months. Applicants must live in Greater Knoxville, Tennessee (Anderson, Blount, Campbell, Grainger, Knox, Loudon, Monroe, Morgan, Roane, Scott, Sevier, and Union counties), be members of the Arts & Culture Alliance, and work in photographic media. Works must be original, created between 2023 and 2026, and suitable for a general audience. Each applicant is guaranteed one artwork in the online gallery. The exhibition will feature approximately 40–60 photographs, and cash awards are offered: Best in Show $300, 2nd Place $200, 3rd Place $100, and a Member Award $100. The first two images are free to submit; each additional image costs $10. Submissions are made via the online entry form at the bottom of the page.

Physical exhibition space in the Emporium (Lower Gallery, Atrium, Display Case); online gallery for 12 months; guaranteed online display of one artwork per applicant; cash awards.

Must reside in Greater Knoxville, TN (specified counties); must be a member of the Arts & Culture Alliance; works must be photographic media created 2023–2026; up to 5 images per applicant; works must be framed with wire for physical display.