39th Annual Members Only Show

Texas Photographic Society is honored to announce our 39th Annual Members Only Show, which will be juried by Amy Holmes George, fine art photographer, educator, and esteemed former TPS Executive Director from 2014-2018.

MOS39 will be exhibited at the Center for Contemporary Arts (CCA) in Abilene, Texas. This call is open themed and welcomes submissions from artists of all levels internationally. You must be a current TPS member to enter and may join at the time of entry, but can join or renew on CaFE while submitting.

Texas Photographic Society is honored to announce our 39th Annual Members Only Show, which will be juried by Amy Holmes George, fine art photographer, educator, and esteemed former TPS Executive Director from 2014-2018.

MOS39 will be exhibited at the Center for Contemporary Arts (CCA) in Abilene, Texas. This call is open themed and welcomes submissions from artists of all levels internationally. You must be a current TPS member to enter and may join at the time of entry, but can join or renew on CaFE while submitting.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

EXTENDED DEADLINE - Monday, October 5, 2026 Deadline for entry through CaFE site (11:59 p.m. Mountain Time Zone) - Link coming soon
October 9, 2026 Exhibiting artists announced and emails sent to all entrants

November 6, 2026 Work due at the Center for Contemporary Arts, in Abilene, Texas
November 2-6, 2026 Selected Work can be dropped off locally at Center for Contemporary Arts, in Abilene, Texas, hours Tu-Sat 11am-5pm.

November 13, 2026 Exhibition opens at the Center for Contemporary Arts
January 15th, 2027 Closing Reception TBA

AWARDS

First Place = $400

Second Place = $250

Third Place = $150
Up to 5 Honorable Mentions may be awarded

All entries must be through the CaFÉ site. The entry fee for current members of Texas Photographic Society (TPS) is $30 for 5 images, plus $5 for each additional image. You may enter up to 12 images. (CaFÉ requires a minimum of five images; if you really need to, you may submit multiples of the same image to reach the minimum.) You MUST be a current member of TPS to participate and may join or renew on the CaFÉ website at the time of entry. All entry and membership fees are non-refundable.

TPS Member Benefits include member feature opportunities via our Members' Gallery, Member Spotlight, Blog, Members' News, Members' Instagram Takeover, social media accounts and E-Zine, discounted entry fees to most TPS competitions, access to special lectures and workshops, and discounts to programs and services offered through our partnerships.

If you are not sure of your TPS member status, please contact TPS at cpireland@texasphoto.org. All entry and membership fees are non-refundable.

The 39th Annual Members Only Show is open to artists internationally, of all levels, who are at least 18 years old at time of entry. All photography-based work is encouraged including digital, silver, and alternative processes.

You MUST be a current member of TPS to enter this competition (read more about TPS member benefits). If you are not a current member, you may join or renew and enter this show at the same time. If you need to verify your membership status, please contact Chris Ireland at cpireland@texasphoto.org. Works exhibited previously in a TPS show are not eligible. Current members of the TPS Board of Directors are permitted to enter but are not eligible for awards.

ABOUT THE JUROR

Amy Holmes George is a fine art photographer and former Executive Director of Texas Photographic Society. While Amy is passionate about all forms of photography both visually and conceptually, her personal work explores the boundaries between traditional photography, digital imaging, alternative photographic processes and mixed media. Amy is genuinely thrilled about jurying this year's Members Only Show, and she looks forward to reconnecting with the incredible TPS talent across the state and around the country.

Born in Ohio and based near Dallas, Amy has held teaching appointments at Baylor University, University of North Texas and Stephen F. Austin State University, where she was Associate Professor of photography and digital media. Amy is a Fulbright Scholar and a past member of the National Board of Directors of the Society for Photographic Education. Exhibited widely throughout the U.S. as well as in Italy, England, France and China, Amy's work has been featured in over one hundred exhibitions and is housed in several permanent collections, including The Getty, The Kinsey Institute and the Fratelli Alinari Museum in Florence, Italy. Her work has been published in a variety of texts, such as the third edition of The Book of Alternative Photographic Processes [Christopher James, 2015]; Gum Printing and other Amazing Contact Printing Processes [Christina Z. Anderson, 2013]; and the fifth edition of Exploring Color Photography: From Film to Pixels [Robert Hirsch, 2010]. Amy earned an MFA in photography from Clemson University and a BFA cum laude in photography and graphic design from Miami University.

See more of her work here.