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Animalia: Our Shared World
Call for Entries
PhotoPlace Gallery invites photographers to submit work for Animalia: Our Shared World, a juried exhibition celebrating the remarkable diversity of animal life. From beloved companions and backyard visitors to wildlife, birds, insects, reptiles, amphibians, marine life, and the countless creatures that inhabit our planet, animals inspire wonder, curiosity, and connection.
We welcome photographs that explore the beauty, character, behavior, and relationships of animals in all their forms. Whether documenting life in the wild, intimate moments with domestic animals, or the complex relationships between animals, people, and the natural world, we seek photographs that reveal a thoughtful and distinctive way of seeing. All photographic genres and processes are encouraged.
Join us in celebrating the richness of the animal kingdom and the extraordinary lives of the creatures with whom we share our world.
We are honored to have Wendi Schneider as juror for Animalia: Our Shared World. She will select up to 35 photographs for exhibition at PhotoPlace Gallery in Middlebury, Vermont, along with approximately 40 additional photographs for our Online Gallery. All selected work will be reproduced in the exhibition book, remain permanently on our website, and be promoted through PhotoPlace Gallery's publications and social media channels.
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The images below are provided as inspiration and examples of the breadth of work that may resonate with this exhibition theme. Click any image to enlarge.
If Selected
Juror Wendi Schneider will select up to 35 images for exhibition in our Middlebury, Vermont gallery and another 40 images for our Online Gallery.
All selected artists receive:
- Inclusion in the exhibition catalog
- Permanent placement on the PhotoPlace Gallery website
- Promotion through PhotoPlace Gallery's social media channels with links to photographers' websites
- Eligibility for exhibition awards
Online Gallery selections receive the same catalog inclusion, permanent website archive, and promotional opportunities as Exhibition Gallery selections.
Important Dates
- Call for Entry Opens: October 6, 2026
- Submission Deadline: November 9, 2026
- Juror Selections Announced: November 23, 2026
- Print Deadline (Exhibition Gallery): December 18, 2026
- Exhibition Dates: January 1-30
- Opening Reception: Friday January 1st from 4-7pm
Submission Information
Submission Fee: $39 for the first 5 images, plus $6 for each additional image.
There is no limit to the number of images you may submit.
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About the Juror
Wendi Schneider is an American artist known for States of Grace, her ongoing series of hand-gilded photographs begun in 2012. Drawing on a background in painting and art history, she creates atmospheric impressions of the natural world that explore beauty, impermanence, and the expressive possibilities of the photographic print. Her images are layered with color and texture, printed on translucent vellum or Japanese kozo, and gilded on the verso with precious metals. As light moves across their surfaces, the works reveal subtle shifts in luminosity and depth.
Schneider’s photographic practice began in the early 1980s, when she used a camera to create reference images for oil paintings. Captivated by photography and the alchemy of the darkroom, yet drawn to the sensuousness of paint, she began applying oils directly to photographic prints. These early explorations of surface and illusion laid the groundwork for the layering and gilding that distinguish her work today. Her practice is also informed by her collection of turn-of-the-twentieth-century art and objects and her experience in design, art direction, and editorial and advertising photography.
Her work has been exhibited and published internationally and is held in permanent collections including the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; the Center for Creative Photography; the New Orleans Museum of Art; the Royal Photographic Society; the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art; the Asheville Art Museum; and Auburn University Libraries Special Collections.
Schneider is represented by A Gallery for Fine Photography, New Orleans; Arnika Dawkins Gallery, Atlanta; Catherine Couturier Gallery, Houston; Etherton Gallery, Tucson; GalerÃa PhotoGraphic, San Miguel de Allende; Rick Wester Fine Art, New York; Vision Gallery, Jerusalem; and Wach Gallery, Cleveland. She serves on the Advisory Council of the Colorado Photographic Arts Center.