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Backyard

Texas Photographic Society   /   Deadline: 01/26/26

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Texas Photographic Society is honored to announce the call for entries for Backyard a themed, juried exhibition of places shaped by use, memory, and proximity, which will be juried by Judy Tedford Deaton, Chief Curator and Director of Exhibitions and Collections at the Grace Museum in Abilene, TX. Entries due 1/26.

Backyard will be exhibited at the Center for Contemporary Arts in Abilene, Texas. Artists working in all media are encouraged to submit work that examines the backyard as a constructed environment — shaped by human intention and natural forces — or as a psychological or symbolic space informed by memory and experience. The exhibition welcomes literal, abstract, documentary, and experimental approaches. Backyard will open at the Center for Contemporary Art in Abilene, Texas, on February 13th, 2026 and will continue through March 28th, 2026. A closing reception with the juror will be on March 28, 2026, time TBA.

Location

Abilene, TX

Fees

current TPS Members is $30 for 5 images, plus $5 for each additional image. The Non-Member entry fee is $40 for 5 images, plus $5 for each additional image.

Eligibility

Backyard is open to artists internationally, of all levels, who are at least 18 years old at time of entry. Works exhibited previously in a TPS show are not eligible. Current members of the TPS Board of Directors are permitted to enter but are not eligible for awards.

Requirements

Apply on the CaFE site.

https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=16749

Awards

First Place = $400

Second Place = $250

Third Place = $150
Up to 5 Honorable Mentions may be awarded

Contact Information

Chris Ireland
P.O. Box 564
Odessa, TX

W: https://texasphoto.org/backyard
E: cpireland@texasphoto.org