ENTRY INFORMATION
20th Joyce Elaine Grant Exhibition
DEADLINE: November 9th, 2026
Entry: https://opportunities.wearecreativewest.org/opportunity/18177/CAFE
Judging will be done online through CaFE.com. Submissions must be individual JPGs sized to 1200 pixels on the longest side. Please go to https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=14170 for further application instructions and requirements. Artists may submit 1-5 images for $35.00 in the Basic Application, and 1-10 images may be entered for $60.00 in the Expanded Application.
Images of accepted entries may be used for publicity purposes and to present the exhibition on the TWU website. All fees are non-refundable and will be considered a donation to the Joyce Elaine Grant Exhibition Endowment.
JUROR INFORMATION
Maria L. Kelly, Assistant Curator of Photography at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, Georgia.
Maria L. Kelly is the Assistant Curator of Photography at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta. During her time at the Museum, she has helped organize nearly thirty photography installations. Her exhibitions include Photography’s New Vision: Experiments in Seeing (2025), Tyler Mitchell: Idyllic Space (2024), Underexposed: Women Photographers from the Collection (2021), What Is Near: Reflections on Home (2016), and Helen Levitt: In the Street (2015), among others. Beyond the High, Maria has curated exhibitions at Friche la Belle de Mai, Marseille, France (2026); Emory University, Atlanta, GA (2026); Swan Coach House Gallery, Atlanta, GA (2023); and Columbus State University, Columbus, GA (2022).
Maria earned an M.A. from Columbia University and a B.A. from the University of Georgia, both in art history. She has held positions at The Sir Elton John Photography Collection and the Brooklyn Museum and internships at The Museum of Modern Art, the Guggenheim Museum, and the Georgia Museum of Art.
Theme
This exhibition is open-themed.
Eligibility
This exhibition is open to photographers, lens-based or lensless, video and photo-related artists from the United States. All photographic and related processes are encouraged including digital, video, non-silver, photo & mixed media as well as photographic book arts. Pieces must not exceed 60 inches in any dimension.
