Backyard: A Themed Photography Exhibition
Photography
Application Deadline
Tuesday, January 27, 2026
Opportunity Type
Exhibition
Scope
United StatesTexas
Fee to Apply
$0.00
Organized by
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.
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.