Texas Photographic Society is honored to announce our 39th Annual Members Only Show, which will be juried by Amy Holmes George, fine art photographer, educator, and esteemed former TPS Executive Director from 2014-2018.
MOS39 will be exhibited at the Center for Contemporary Arts (CCA) in Abilene, Texas. This call is open themed and welcomes submissions from artists of all levels internationally. You must be a current TPS member to enter and may join at the time of entry, but can join or renew on CaFE while submitting.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Friday, October 2, 2026 Deadline for entry through CaFE site (11:59 p.m. Mountain Time Zone) - Link coming soon
October 9, 2026 Exhibiting artists announced and emails sent to all entrants
November 6, 2026 Work due at the Center for Contemporary Arts, in Abilene, Texas
November 2-6, 2026 Selected Work can be dropped off locally at Center for Contemporary Arts, in Abilene, Texas, hours Tu-Sat 11am-5pm.
November 13, 2026 Exhibition opens at the Center for Contemporary Arts
January 15th, 2027 Closing Reception TBA
AWARDS
First Place = $400
Second Place = $250
Third Place = $150
Up to 5 Honorable Mentions may be awarded
ENTRY FEE, ELIGIBILITY, and TPS MEMBERSHIP
All entries must be through the CaFÉ site. The entry fee for current members of Texas Photographic Society (TPS) is $30 for 5 images, plus $5 for each additional image. You may enter up to 12 images. (CaFÉ requires a minimum of five images; if you really need to, you may submit multiples of the same image to reach the minimum.) You MUST be a current member of TPS to participate and may join or renew on the CaFÉ website at the time of entry. All entry and membership fees are non-refundable.
TPS Member Benefits include member feature opportunities via our Members' Gallery, Member Spotlight, Blog, Members' News, Members' Instagram Takeover, social media accounts and E-Zine, discounted entry fees to most TPS competitions, access to special lectures and workshops, and discounts to programs and services offered through our partnerships.
If you are not sure of your TPS member status, please contact TPS at cpireland@texasphoto.org. All entry and membership fees are non-refundable.
ABOUT THE JUROR
Amy Holmes George is a fine art photographer and former Executive Director of Texas Photographic Society. While Amy is passionate about all forms of photography both visually and conceptually, her personal work explores the boundaries between traditional photography, digital imaging, alternative photographic processes and mixed media. Amy is genuinely thrilled about jurying this year's Member's Only Show, and she looks forward to reconnecting with the incredible TPS talent across the state and around the country.
Born in Ohio and based near Dallas, Amy has held teaching appointments at Baylor University, University of North Texas and Stephen F. Austin State University, where she was Associate Professor of photography and digital media. Amy is a Fulbright Scholar and a past member of the National Board of Directors of the Society for Photographic Education. Exhibited widely throughout the U.S. as well as in Italy, England, France and China, Amy's work has been featured in over one hundred exhibitions and is housed in several permanent collections, including The Getty, The Kinsey Institute and the Fratelli Alinari Museum in Florence, Italy. Her work has been published in a variety of texts, such as the third edition of The Book of Alternative Photographic Processes [Christopher James, 2015]; Gum Printing and other Amazing Contact Printing Processes [Christina Z. Anderson, 2013]; and the fifth edition of Exploring Color Photography: From Film to Pixels [Robert Hirsch, 2010]. Amy earned an MFA in photography from Clemson University and a BFA cum laude in photography and graphic design from Miami University.
IMAGE REQUIREMENTS
Please submit digital JPG files only, minimum of 1200 pixels on the longest side and 5 MB maximum. Please remove watermarks from images. For each image, you will need to provide the image title and the process (medium) used to make the image/print (Archival Digital Print, Silver Gelatin Print, Platinum/Palladium Print, Wet Plate Collodian, etc.) To clarify, you will submit a digital file of your image for the contest application; if your work is selected for the show you will print your image, frame it, and ship it to the exhibition venue.
Please note: TPS calls are conducted through CaFÉ. Applicants will need to create a free account with a portfolio of images, and then apply to each specific call with images from your portfolio. All images you intend to use for each application must be uploaded to your portfolio before you begin your application. Later additions to your application cannot be accommodated.
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SALES
TPS encourages the sale of exhibited work and will collect no commission from prints sold during the exhibition. Please indicate the sales price of your print, including frame/finishing. If your finished piece is not for sale, simply note NFS. If your work is accepted and you do not indicate a sales price, the artwork will be listed as NFS.
IF YOUR WORK IS ACCEPTED
1. Artwork must be ready-to-hang using wire stretched between D-rings on the back. The finished piece must not exceed 20" in the longest dimension (including the frame, due to space concerns). Sawtooth hangers are NOT permitted. Please use white mats and/or white or black frames that are gallery quality and complement your work (color mats are NOT desired). Plexiglass must be used with the frame, NO GLASS ALLOWED. Photographs printed on metal are allowed, but must be framed, with the photograph safely recessed from the front of the frame, and packed appropriately. TPS reserves the right to exclude works from the exhibition that are not gallery-ready and professional in presentation.
2. Clearly label the back of your work with your full name, image title, email address, medium, and sales price or NFS.
3. A prepaid return UPS or FedEX shipping label MUST be provided with your work for prints to be returned to you when the exhibition concludes. Work WITHOUT return shipping will NOT be included in the exhibition and will NOT be returned. Please keep a copy of the prepaid return shipping label and your receipt.
4. Please ship photographs in a sturdy, flat box (do not use moving boxes) with your last name clearly written on the box (not just on the shipper's label). Packing “peanuts" are NOT permitted. Artwork will be return-shipped in the container in which they were received. If shipping and packing materials are insufficient for safe return, the artist may be charged an extra fee for packing materials provided by TPS or the venue. If additional exhibition venues are added, artists will be notified with location, dates, and other pertinent details, and work will be return-shipped from the final venue.
5. Framed prints with a prepaid return shipping label must arrive at Center for Contemporary Art no later than November 6, 2026.
6. TPS and the Center for Contemporary Art will exercise all due care in handling your artwork. However, TPS is not liable for loss, theft, damage or replacement of artwork, nor is TPS liable for damage during shipping. The Center for Contemporary Art does not insure artists' work. Please consider insuring your work.
TPS TERMS AND AGREEMENT
You retain all rights to your images. If your image is selected for the exhibition, you grant Texas Photographic Society (TPS) the right, in perpetuity, to use and display your image, image title and process, your name, city, state and country of residence for TPS publicity and promotion. Permissible use includes the display, reproduction and distribution of said information on the TPS website, in TPS exhibitions, presentations, program promotions, artist features, fundraising initiatives and publications, and on social media networks, without further contact from TPS. Please note that we may have to crop images to meet space/proportion requirements for promotional platforms.
TPS will not be held responsible for loss, theft, damage or replacement, whether caused by the negligence of its officers, members or others. TPS is not liable for damage during shipping. All entry and membership fees are non-refundable. Submission entry and payment signifies understanding and agreement to all of the above terms and conditions.
QUESTIONS?
If you have any questions, please contact Chris Ireland at cpireland@texasphoto.org.