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Animalia: Our Shared World

PhotoPlace Gallery   /   Deadline: 11/09/26

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PhotoPlace Gallery invites photographers to submit work for Animalia: Our Shared World, a juried exhibition celebrating the remarkable diversity of animal life. From beloved companions and backyard visitors to wildlife, birds, insects, reptiles, amphibians, marine life, and the countless creatures that inhabit our planet, animals inspire wonder, curiosity, and connection.
We welcome photographs that explore the beauty, character, behavior, and relationships of animals in all their forms. Whether documenting life in the wild, intimate moments with domestic animals, or the complex relationships between animals, people, and the natural world, we seek photographs that reveal a thoughtful and distinctive way of seeing. All photographic genres and processes are encouraged.
Join us in celebrating the richness of the animal kingdom and the extraordinary lives of the creatures with whom we share our world.
We are honored to have Wendi Schneider as juror for Animalia: Our Shared World. She will select up to 35 photographs for exhibition at PhotoPlace Gallery in Middlebury, Vermont, along with approximately 40 additional photographs for our Online Gallery. All selected work will be reproduced in the exhibition book, remain permanently on our website, and be promoted through PhotoPlace Gallery's publications and social media channels.
Image: Caroline Samson
carolinesamonphoto.com
@ carolinesamson11

JUROR:
Wendi Schneider is an American artist known for States of Grace, her ongoing series of hand-gilded photographs begun in 2012. Drawing on a background in painting and art history, she creates atmospheric impressions of the natural world that explore beauty, impermanence, and the expressive possibilities of the photographic print. Her images are layered with color and texture, printed on translucent vellum or Japanese kozo, and gilded on the verso with precious metals. As light moves across their surfaces, the works reveal subtle shifts in luminosity and depth.
Schneider's photographic practice began in the early 1980s, when she used a camera to create reference images for oil paintings. Captivated by photography and the alchemy of the darkroom, yet drawn to the sensuousness of paint, she began applying oils directly to photographic prints. These early explorations of surface and illusion laid the groundwork for the layering and gilding that distinguish her work today. Her practice is also informed by her collection of turn-of-the-twentieth-century art and objects and her experience in design, art direction, and editorial and advertising photography.
Her work has been exhibited and published internationally and is held in permanent collections including the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; the Center for Creative Photography; the New Orleans Museum of Art; the Royal Photographic Society; the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art; the Asheville Art Museum; and Auburn University Libraries Special Collections.
Schneider is represented by A Gallery for Fine Photography, New Orleans; Arnika Dawkins Gallery, Atlanta; Catherine Couturier Gallery, Houston; Etherton Gallery, Tucson; Galería PhotoGraphic, San Miguel de Allende; Rick Wester Fine Art, New York; Vision Gallery, Jerusalem; and Wach Gallery, Cleveland. She serves on the Advisory Council of the Colorado Photographic Arts Center.



AWARDS:
Juror's Award, Director's Award, 3 Honorable Mentions
All selected photographers will have work published in printed catalog available for purchase and be featured on our website and social media.



ENTRY GUIDELINES:
Fee: $39 for up to 5 images, $6 for each additional image

• File format: JPG or JPEG only
• Size: Up to 5MB closed file size
• Resolution: ~2100 pixels on the longest side, 300ppi recommended
• Color space: sRGB recommended for both B&W and color
• Compression: 7–8 quality setting in Photoshop or equivalent
• All entries must be uploaded via the online form through our website

TIMELINE:
• Deadline: NOV 9, 2026
• Notification of Acceptance: NOV 23, 2026
• Exhibition: JAN 1-30, 2027

COPYRIGHT & USAGE:
Photographers retain full copyright and all rights to their submitted images. Selection for a PhotoPlace Gallery exhibition does not in any way transfer ownership or copyright to PhotoPlace Gallery.
If one or more of your images are selected by the juror for exhibition, you grant PhotoPlace Gallery a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use the selected image(s) solely for the following purposes:
• Reproduction in the printed and/or digital exhibition catalog
• Display on the PhotoPlace Gallery website and exhibition pages
• Promotion of the current and future exhibitions via social media, email newsletters, and other gallery-related marketing, with credit to the photographer wherever feasible
This license is limited to promotion and documentation of the exhibit and does not permit any commercial sale, licensing, or use beyond these purposes without your explicit written permission.

GALLERY DETAILS:
ADDRESS: PhotoPlace Gallery, 3 Park Street, Middlebury VT
WEBSITE: Photoplacegallery.com
EMAIL: photos@photoplacegallery.com
FACEBOOK: facebook.com/photoplacegallery
INSTAGRAM: Instagram.com/photoplacegallery


ABOUT US:
At PhotoPlace Gallery, we are passionate about photography and the artists who create it. Each month, we curate juried exhibitions that invite photographers from around the world to share their work based on unique themes. Our exhibitions are judged by internationally recognized jurors, with selected works displayed in our Middlebury, Vermont gallery and all juror selections showcased permanently on our website.
Since 2009, we have been dedicated to providing photographers with meaningful opportunities for exposure, recognition, and professional growth. We ensure that artists retain full rights to their work while benefiting from expertly curated exhibitions, professional promotion, and an engaged audience of collectors and enthusiasts.

For more information about this call for entries, please visit the Photoplacegallery.com

Location

Photoplace Gallery3 Park StreetMiddlebury VT

Fees

$39 for 5 images, $6 for each additional image

Contact Information

Zach Hoffman
3 Park Street
Middlebury, VT 05753

W: https://bit.ly/Animalia-OurSharedWorld
E: photoplacegallery@gmail.com