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Open to the public for gallery receptions during our city wide gallery crawl, First Fridays ICT. (We do not use messenger).

Also open to the public by appointment by contacting the gallery directly. Midwest Center for Photography is the located in Wichita’s Museums on the River District and is dedicated to exploring the medium of photography. The gallery provides the organization and presentation of exhibitions for emerging and mid-career artists.

09/02/2026

SEEKING EMERGING PHOTOGRAPHERS - EMERGE 2026 - INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION & EXHIBITION - ENTRY DEADLINE EXTENDED TO SEPTEMBER 15

Several talented photographers have submitted their photographic work to the Emerge competition by the deadline last night. It has been refreshing to see fine photographs from these new artists. We are still seeking a few more photographers to join in the exhibition, therefore, we are allowing another couple of weeks for photographers to send in their photographs.

We feel strongly about providing this exhibition opportunity to emerging photographers. The Midwest Center for Photography was created to provide opportunities specifically for photographers who are just starting out and excited to become artists. When accepted into that first gallery exhibition the experience is beyond exciting. To have your work accepted to galleries and exhibitions at a consistent basis at the beginning of an artists career is a sign that their work and talent is getting recognized and that experience is extremely rewarding. To all of you educators out there who have recognized exceptional talent amongst your students, please share this opportunity.

We will be giving one $200 Emerge Fellowship Award and exhibition opportunities to emerging photographers. This fellowship opportunity is geared toward photographers looking to launch their art careers through the exposure of exhibition.

$200 Emerge Award and 1 year artist representation by MWCP online.

Exhibition Dates: October 2 - 26, 2026.

Image credit: 2025 Emerge Fellowship Recipient, Irina Jomir, Oslo, Norway

To enter, please visit: www.mwcponline.com

09/02/2026

CALL FOR ENTRIES - EMERGE 2026 - INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION & EXHIBITION - ENTRY DEADLINE SEPTEMBER 1 - MWCP is seeking emerging photographers for the Emerge competition and exhibition. We will be giving one $200 Emerge Fellowship Award and exhibition opportunities to 25 emerging photographers. This fellowship opportunity is geared toward photographers looking to launch their art careers through the exposure of exhibition. We feel strongly about providing this exhibition opportunity to emerging photographers. Professionally preparing a series of work, entering to galleries within the stated guidelines of gallery submissions, and through subsequently building an exhibition record are all major and essential aspects of building a career in art photography. The competition is open to all emerging photographers internationally. All photographic media is welcome. Photographers are considered to be emerging when their work has not yet widely been exhibited in galleries, or published. A photographer can be considered to be emerging as a student, a graduate student, or new to the teaching profession. A photographer can be considered to be emerging as they are promoting a newly completed body of work at any point regardless of age. Selected artists will have their work featured in the exhibition and online. 1 recipient will be awarded the $200 Emerge Fellowship Award, and receive 1 year artist representation by MWCP online. Exhibition Dates: October 2 - 26, 2026. Image credit: 2025 Emerge Fellowship Recipient, Irina Jomir, Oslo, Norway To enter, please visit: http://www.mwcponline.com/emerge-entry.html

09/01/2026

ENTRY DEADLINE TODAY SEPTEMBER 1 - EMERGE 2026 - INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION & EXHIBITION -

MWCP is seeking emerging photographers for the Emerge competition and exhibition. We will be giving one $200 Emerge Fellowship Award and exhibition opportunities to 20 emerging photographers. This fellowship opportunity is geared toward photographers looking to launch their art careers through the exposure of exhibition.

We feel strongly about providing this exhibition opportunity to emerging photographers. Professionally preparing a series of work, entering to galleries within the stated guidelines of gallery submissions, and through subsequently building an exhibition record are all major and essential aspects of building a career in art photography.

The competition is open to all emerging photographers internationally. All photographic media is welcome.

Photographers are considered to be emerging when their work has not yet widely been exhibited in galleries, or published. A photographer can be considered to be emerging as a student, a graduate student, or new to the teaching profession. A photographer can be considered to be emerging as they are promoting a newly completed body of work at any point regardless of age.

Selected artists will have their work featured in the exhibition and online. 1 recipient will be awarded the $200 Emerge Fellowship Award, and receive 1 year artist representation by MWCP online.

Exhibition Dates: October 2 - 26, 2026.

Image credit: 2025 Emerge Fellowship Recipient, Irina Jomir, Oslo, Norway

To enter, please visit: http://www.mwcponline.com/emerge-entry.html

08/30/2026

CALL FOR ENTRIES - EMERGE 2026 - INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION & EXHIBITION - ENTRY DEADLINE SEPTEMBER 1 - MWCP will be featuring 20 new photographers for the Emerge competition. We are looking to give one $200 Emerge Fellowship Award and exhibition opportunities to 25 emerging photographers. This fellowship opportunity is geared toward photographers looking to launch their art careers through the exposure of exhibition. We feel strongly about providing this exhibition opportunity to emerging photographers. Professionally preparing a series of work, entering to galleries within the stated guidelines of gallery submissions, and through subsequently building an exhibition record are all major and essential aspects of building a career in art photography. The competition is open to all emerging photographers internationally. All photographic media is welcome. Photographers are considered to be emerging when their work has not yet widely been exhibited in galleries, or published. A photographer can be considered to be emerging as a student, a graduate student, or new to the teaching profession. A photographer can be considered to be emerging as they are promoting a newly completed body of work at any point regardless of age. Selected artists will have their work featured in the exhibition and online. 1 recipient will be awarded the $200 Emerge Fellowship Award, and receive 1 year artist representation by MWCP online. Exhibition Dates: October 2 - 26, 2026. Image credit: 2025 Emerge Fellowship Recipient, Irina Jomir, Oslo, Norway To enter, please visit: http://www.mwcponline.com/emerge-entry.html

08/30/2026

SUBMISSION DEADLINE SEPTEMBER 1 - PORTFOLIO PLATFORM - 2026/2027 -

The Portfolio Platform provides the opportunity for photographers to showcase a portfolio of your photographic work prominently online at the Midwest Center for Photography online. Portfolio Platform provides the focus of a more streamlined screen presence while having shifted to more virtual gallery experiences.

The portfolios will be available for patrons of the gallery to go online and view, learn about you and your work through your images and biography and artist statement, and have the opportunity to purchase your photographs.

Each portfolio will consist of 10 - 20 images.

Selection will be based upon the thematic series of photographic work submitted by each artist rather than solely on individual images. A brief artist statement and bio are required.

Selected artists will have their work featured for a period of six months online.

Image Credit: Michael Elenko.

For more information regarding PORTFOLIO PLATFORM and to submit portfolios for the next feature please visit: http://www.mwcponline.com/portfolio-platform-entry.html.

08/30/2026

ENTRY DEADLINE SEPTEMBER 1 - TEN X TEN - 18th ANNUAL SMALL WORKS SHOW -

Click the link in bio ⬆️ to enter.

TEN X TEN is an annual small works exhibition that celebrates the wide range of creative expression within the square photographic format, the interplay of images creating contrasts and similarities are exciting to experience in the unique juxtapositions of the grid format exhibition.

TEN X TEN focuses on offering affordable collectable works that are ten inches by ten inches in dimension, and sell for $200 each.

Each photograph will be considered based upon the merit of individual images submitted by each artist. Theme based entries are not necessary, and a range of different images are preferred.

Selected artists will have their work featured in the exhibition and will be offered for sale online.

Exhibition dates: November 14 - December 31, 2026.

Image credits: Andrea London, Rion Huffman, David Carrothers, Kylo-Patrick Hart, Erin Zatrine, Deborah Ness, Tim Keane, Donald Bolak, Bonnie Johnson.
www.mwcponline.com

08/30/2026

ENTRY DEADLINE SEPTEMBER 1 - EMERGE 2026 - INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION & EXHIBITION -

MWCP is seeking emerging photographers for the Emerge competition and exhibition. We will be giving one $200 Emerge Fellowship Award and exhibition opportunities to 25 emerging photographers. This fellowship opportunity is geared toward photographers looking to launch their art careers through the exposure of exhibition.

We feel strongly about providing this exhibition opportunity to emerging photographers. Professionally preparing a series of work, entering to galleries within the stated guidelines of gallery submissions, and through subsequently building an exhibition record are all major and essential aspects of building a career in art photography.

The competition is open to all emerging photographers internationally. All photographic media is welcome.

Photographers are considered to be emerging when their work has not yet widely been exhibited in galleries, or published. A photographer can be considered to be emerging as a student, a graduate student, or new to the teaching profession. A photographer can be considered to be emerging as they are promoting a newly completed body of work at any point regardless of age.

Selected artists will have their work featured in the exhibition and online. 1 recipient will be awarded the $200 Emerge Fellowship Award, and receive 1 year artist representation by MWCP online.

Exhibition Dates: October 2 - 26, 2026.

Image credit: 2025 Emerge Fellowship Recipient, Irina Jomir, Oslo, Norway

To enter, please visit: http://www.mwcponline.com/emerge-entry.html

08/30/2026

NEW CALL FOR ENTRY - PURPLE - INTERNATIONAL COLOR PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION - ENTRY DEADLINE - DECEMBER 31

Open to all photographers internationally.

Next up in our color exhibition series comes the color purple, the complement to our last exhibition in the series featuring the color yellow. Purple can range from the dark and richness of the deep chroma of grape, plum and mulberry, to violet and mauve, to the light and airy qualities of lavender, wisteria, and lilac. Lying on the color spectrum somewhere between blue and red, purple is the hue most thought of to identify royalty, elicit passion, or bring the idea of the softness of femininity. Whether it's the color of your favorite sweater, a blueberry smoothie, a rich glass of burgandy, or the range of colors found in the sky with the sun setting on the horizon, purple can be found in a vast array of places. We are seeking photographs that represent the hue through a wide range of subjects focusing on the color of purple; straight forward approaches to the tints, tones and shades of the brilliant color are desired, the Purple exhibition will feature various approaches to the concept and color of purple.

Entries will be considered upon individual images submitted by each artist. Selected artists will have their work featured in the gallery and online.

Image credit: Debbie Lemasters

EXHIBITION DATES: APRIL 2 - 26, 2027

To enter: visit www.mwcponline.com

08/30/2026

NEW CALL FOR ENTRY - PURPLE - INTERNATIONAL COLOR PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION - ENTRY DEADLINE - DECEMBER 31

Open to all photographers internationally.

Next up in our color exhibition series comes the color purple, the complement to our last exhibition in the series featuring the color yellow. Purple can range from the dark and richness of the deep chroma of grape, plum and mulberry, to violet and mauve, to the light and airy qualities of lavender, wisteria, and lilac. Lying on the color spectrum somewhere between blue and red, purple is the hue most thought of to identify royalty, elicit passion, or bring the idea of the softness of femininity. Whether it's the color of your favorite sweater, a blueberry smoothie, a rich glass of burgandy, or the range of colors found in the sky with the sun setting on the horizon, purple can be found in a vast array of places. We are seeking photographs that represent the hue through a wide range of subjects focusing on the color of purple; straight forward approaches to the tints, tones and shades of the brilliant color are desired, the Purple exhibition will feature various approaches to the concept and color of purple.

Entries will be considered upon individual images submitted by each artist. Selected artists will have their work featured in the gallery and online.

Image credit: Kellie Klein

EXHIBITION DATES: APRIL 2 - 26, 2027

To enter: visit www.mwcponline.com

08/30/2026

NEW CALL FOR ENTRY - PURPLE - INTERNATIONAL COLOR PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION - ENTRY DEADLINE - DECEMBER 31

Open to all photographers internationally.

Next up in our color exhibition series comes the color purple, the complement to our last exhibition in the series featuring the color yellow. Purple can range from the dark and richness of the deep chroma of grape, plum and mulberry, to violet and mauve, to the light and airy qualities of lavender, wisteria, and lilac. Lying on the color spectrum somewhere between blue and red, purple is the hue most thought of to identify royalty, elicit passion, or bring the idea of the softness of femininity. Whether it's the color of your favorite sweater, a blueberry smoothie, a rich glass of burgandy, or the range of colors found in the sky with the sun setting on the horizon, purple can be found in a vast array of places. We are seeking photographs that represent the hue through a wide range of subjects focusing on the color of purple; straight forward approaches to the tints, tones and shades of the brilliant color are desired, the Purple exhibition will feature various approaches to the concept and color of purple.

Entries will be considered upon individual images submitted by each artist. Selected artists will have their work featured in the gallery and online.

Image credit: Lisa Beard

EXHIBITION DATES: APRIL 2 - 26, 2027

To enter: visit www.mwcponline.com

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