Contemporary Horizons 2026: Worldwide Digital Photography Exhibition, November 20 Deadline
TCG Gallery is accepting submissions to Contemporary Horizons, an international, open-theme digital photography exhibition. The call welcomes documentary, portraiture, landscape, still life, abstraction, staged and experimental photography, including digitally produced work and alternative-process photography. The deadline is November 20, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. US Eastern Time. Selected works are to be presented online from December 1–31, 2026 and remain in the gallery's archive after the show.
Worldwide eligibility, with a major AI restriction
Artists aged eighteen and older may apply internationally. Previously shown photographs are welcome where their creators hold the necessary rights. The gallery specifically excludes work created by generative AI or substantially altered using generative AI. Digital photography and ordinary photographic editing are not the same as permission to submit AI-synthesized images. Applicants should check the gallery's exact policy if their workflow involves extensive content-aware image generation. The prospectus also notes applicable US sanctions and payment-processing restrictions.
Files and upload preparation
Each entry includes one to three JPG or JPEG photographs, with at least 1,200 pixels along the longest edge. Do not add a watermark, visible artist signature or identifying mark to the submitted images. Supply title, year, technique, physical print dimensions, and either a sale price or NFS (not for sale). Portraiture, landscape and conceptual work are judged on visual strength, originality, execution and contribution to a coherent exhibition, rather than on whether a literal horizon appears in the picture.
Entry fee, fee waivers and artist rights
The submission charge is US$15 for up to three images. A one-image entry is permitted and multiple paid entries are allowed. Fee waivers are available through a separate request process, which must be completed before submitting and no later than November 18, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time. Artists keep copyright; selected entrants grant non-exclusive credited display, archiving and promotion permission. Work may be marked not for sale. If it sells through the gallery, the gallery takes a thirty-percent commission. The call does not promise a cash award or physical catalogue.
Organizer, selection and dates
TCG Gallery administers an online programme of juried photographic shows, publishes exhibition archives, advertises detailed prospectuses and credits selected artists with their work's medium and dimensions. The gallery's own 2026 call page and listings on state arts councils provide ways to verify the opportunity. Artist notifications are scheduled for November 27, 2026; the exhibition is scheduled for December 1–31. The calendar leaves a short turnaround between selection and opening, so only submit images you can license for public display promptly.
Official prospectus and application
Use TCG Gallery's Contemporary Horizons prospectus and the form linked from that same page. Review image dimensions, ownership, the AI exclusion, the copyright licence and the possible gallery sales commission before paying a non-refundable fee. Check the Eastern Time deadline rather than applying by midnight in your own time zone.
Independent editorial research checked October 21, 2026. The organizer's current official call controls eligibility, dates, fees and participant rights.