Red – A Photography Exhibition

Deadline: 20 September 2026
Website: https://www.carlottagallery.co.uk/opencalls

Red refuses neutrality. It marks a presence before a subject is understood, pulling the eye, disrupting balance, demanding attention. It exists as warning and desire, violence and tenderness, spectacle and absence. In photography, red can dominate a frame.

This theme invites an exploration of red not simply as a colour, but as a force within the image. Consider its emotional weight, symbolic charge, cultural associations, and visual intensity. Look for red in the ordinary and the unexpected, in landscapes, bodies, objects, architecture, light, and memory.

How to apply:

Submit applications via email to: photography.carlotta@gmail.com
Submit up to 3 images per Open Call.
Please submit your files in JPG format.

Please include:
- Your name and surname.
- Your Instagram handle.
- A short biography + an artist statement.

Artwork(s) details, including: Title, year of creation, price in GBP (if applicable).

Fees:

Paid

Prizes:

Participation Benefits:

- One or more of your photographs will be showcased in a Virtual Online Exhibition. The Exhibition is temporary in nature and will be presented online for a minimum duration of six months, extending up to one year.

- Participants will have their work permanently featured on the Collections page of www.carlottagallery.co.uk, included within curated collections alongside a biography and artist statement.

- Selected photographs will be permanently featured on Instagram @carlottagallery

- Participants will receive a free PDF copy of the Exhibition Catalogue.

- Participants will receive a free Certificate of Recognition.

Eligibility:

Open to photographers worldwide. Participants must be 18 years of age or older.

Copyrights & Usage Rights:

Artists retain the copyright to their submitted works.

Theme:

Open Theme Abstract Conceptual Culture Fine Art Film Landscape Multi-categories