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Call for Entry: Image / Object (Photosculpture)
Deadline to Submit: September 15, 2025

North Van Arts is currently accepting submissions for photography based artwork to be included in the exhibition Image / Object, which will take place at CityScape Gallery from April 10, 2026 –  May, 23 2026 with an Opening Reception on April 9, 2026.

 

Metro Vancouver has long been a site of innovation in photographic art, with many artists helping to free photography from the confines of pure imagery.

Building on this legacy,  Image / Object invites submissions exploring photo-based work incorporating elements of collage or sculpture and photosculpture, the fusion of photography with three-dimensional form.

 
This group exhibition seeks work at the intersection of photography, sculpture, and installation. We are looking for artists who push photography beyond the flat image. Whether through physical layering, object-making, or installation, photosculpture reimagines the photographic medium as something to be experienced as much as seen.
 

We welcome innovative uses of materials such as paper, wood, film, fabric, resin, plastic, glass, metal, light, and found objects, as well as practices that emphasize process, transformation, reproduction and the photograph as a sculptural element.

Selected works should challenge the boundary between image and object, encouraging viewers to engage with photography in new ways.

Deadline to Submit: September 15, 2025

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Submission Eligibility Guidelines
 
  • Submissions must encompass photographic elements to be eligible
  • Photographic collages will be eligible
  • Both emerging and professional artists are encouraged to submit artwork for Image / Object
  • Artwork must be labelled with artist name and artwork title on the back
  • AI images will not be accepted.
  • Each artist may submit a maximum of two works for consideration.
  • Artists must be located in Metro Vancouver to be considered for this exhibition.
  • Priority will be given to artists from the North Shore in the selection process.
Ineligible Artwork
  • Static 2D photography will not be considered
  • 2D visual artworks that do not include photography as an element of form, will not be considered
Review Process
  • Submissions will be assessed by a jury on how the artwork aligns with the open call theme.
  • Artists will be notified on selection decisions no later than October 30, 2025.
  • Due to the high volume of submissions, we are unable to give individual feedback for artists whose artwork has not been selected.
 
Accepted Submissions
  • Selected artists must be able to bring their artwork into our CityScape Community ArtSpace location in-person, at 335 Lonsdale Avenue (North Vancouver) between April 2nd and April 4th, 2026.
  • Artwork submitted to Image / Object must be available to be displayed for the entire duration of the exhibition time period, 9, April 2026- 23,May 2026
  • Please note that North Van Arts does not pay artist fees for exhibiting artwork.
  • North Van Arts will receive an administrative fee (30% of the total sale price) for each artwork sold during the exhibition time period.