2026 Calls For Art
The Glass Eye & SAQA
February 2026
THE GLASS EYE
What does the camera see that we don’t? What truths slip past the human gaze and land only in the lens?
The Glass Eye invites photographers to submit images that capture the world with unsettling clarity, unexpected intimacy, or a perspective that feels almost otherworldly. We are looking for photographs that act as witnesses, revealing what hides in plain sight, distorting the familiar, or freezing a moment we might have otherwise missed.
Whether your work is raw, refined, digital, film-based, staged, or discovered in the wild, we want to see the stories only your camera could catch: the beauty in the ordinary, the electricity of a fleeting second, the details that demand another look.
Selected artists will have their work showcased in our gallery, offering a rare opportunity to let the camera speak for you—and perhaps say what the eye alone cannot.
Important Dates to Know:
Submissions Due: Tuesday, January 6th, 2026 by 11:59pm
Artist Responses: Tuesday, January 13th, 2026
Artwork Drop Off at AVA: Jan. 27th - 30th, 2026
Artwork On Display: February 3rd - 27th, 2026
Artist Reception: Thursday, February 12th, 2026, 6-8pm
What does the camera see that we don’t? What truths slip past the human gaze and land only in the lens?
The Glass Eye invites photographers to submit images that capture the world with unsettling clarity, unexpected intimacy, or a perspective that feels almost otherworldly. We are looking for photographs that act as witnesses, revealing what hides in plain sight, distorting the familiar, or freezing a moment we might have otherwise missed.
Whether your work is raw, refined, digital, film-based, staged, or discovered in the wild, we want to see the stories only your camera could catch: the beauty in the ordinary, the electricity of a fleeting second, the details that demand another look.
Selected artists will have their work showcased in our gallery, offering a rare opportunity to let the camera speak for you—and perhaps say what the eye alone cannot.
Important Dates to Know:
Submissions Due: Tuesday, January 6th, 2026 by 11:59pm
Artist Responses: Tuesday, January 13th, 2026
Artwork Drop Off at AVA: Jan. 27th - 30th, 2026
Artwork On Display: February 3rd - 27th, 2026
Artist Reception: Thursday, February 12th, 2026, 6-8pm
