Organizer Information:
Carlotta Gallery is a UK-based online art platform that specializes in photography exhibitions and promoting emerging and established photographers worldwide. The gallery provides artists with a global digital stage, offering curated online exhibitions and ongoing artist profiles. Its mission is to highlight diverse perspectives and to make contemporary photography accessible to a broad international audience.
Title & Description:
Carlotta Gallery Open Calls 2025–2026
Carlotta Gallery hosts multiple themed online photography exhibitions, inviting photographers from around the world to submit work. Each exhibition focuses on a unique theme:
- Nature Studies: Examining the intersection between humans and the natural world, emphasizing transformation, change, or unexpected perspectives.
- Cold: Capturing winter’s harshness and metaphoric interpretations of cold landscapes.
- Our Sky: Exploring the sky as a universal yet personal presence, through dramatic or subtle visual interpretations.
- Asia: Showcasing Asia’s cultural and environmental diversity through intimate or expansive narratives.
- Colours 2: Focusing on the sensory and emotional dimensions of color as a subject in itself.
- City Lights: Documenting urban life after dark, exploring light, architecture, and human activity in cities.
Each exhibition offers photographers a platform to share their vision and reach a global audience while being part of curated thematic narratives.
Category:
Photography, Visual Art
Eligibility:
- Open to photographers worldwide
- Must be 18 years or older
- Emerging and established photographers accepted
Program Benefits & Awards:
- Selected works showcased in a Virtual Online Exhibition
- Free PDF copy of the Exhibition Catalogue
- Certificate of Recognition
- Featured on Carlotta Gallery’s Instagram (@carlottagallery) and social media
- Permanent inclusion on the gallery’s Artists page with bio and artist statement
Application Fee:
- Submission is free
- Participation Fee upon selection: £20 for one artwork, £30 for two, £35 for three
Application Requirements:
- Up to 3 images per open call
- JPG format
- Include name, surname, and Instagram handle
- Short biography + artist statement
- Artwork details: Title, year, price (if applicable)
How to Apply?
Submit applications via email: photography.carlotta@gmail.com
Key Dates:
- Nature Studies Application Deadline: 20 November 2025
- Cold Application Deadline: 10 December 2025
- Our Sky Application Deadline: 20 December 2025
- Asia Application Deadline: 10 January 2026
- Colours 2 Application Deadline: 10 February 2026
- City Lights Application Deadline: 20 February 2026
Location:
Online
Additional Details:
- Artists retain copyright
- Submission grants permission for online display and promotional use
- Themes encourage creative interpretation aligned with the exhibition focus
Website Link: https://www.carlottagallery.co.uk/opencalls
