“A portrait of the United States in 2026 — everyday life, community, landmarks, landscapes and events as a time capsule of America”
From Main Street to your Back Yard, the Rhode Island Center for Photographic Arts is looking to take a Snapshot of America in 2026. This is a call for entries to capture, in photographs, the current landscape of [the United States of] America today. We are looking for pictures of your community, your friends, your neighborhood, local events, landmarks, landscapes, and just everyday activities that represent life in America today.
We are looking to capture the current American landscape in an exhibition to document these unique times we live in with a Snapshot of these United States. From everyday activities to the grand celebrations and the tragedies that touch us all, we want to see what your America looks like. What image defines present day America for you? What best represents the city or town you live in?
What gives you the strength to get up in the morning? What keeps you up at night? These are some of the ideas we are looking for as we put together this time capsule of United States of America in the 2026. Selected works will be presented in a gallery exhibition with an expanded collection published in book form to preserve this moment in time. Submitted photographs should reflect or express your current experience….
Our goal is to create a Time Capsule, to mark this moment in time, to mark our place, and record America in 2026 for future generations. We are looking for those moments, ranging from the mundane to the magical that expose the landscape of America in 2026. We are looking for your unique images of what these United States look like to you. From the submitted work, a group of images will be presented in our galleries, and a wider selection of images (including the images in the exhibition) will be published in the book, A Snapshot of America.
Artwork: Open to Street Photography, Snapshots, and other Straight Out of Camera forms of photography. We are looking for real and candid moments, the unvarnished view of your corner of America today. Work must be your original creation. All work must be exhibition ready, no saw-tooth hangers please. Work that does not follow the guidelines, or is deemed not to be a faithful representation of the image submitted, will not be exhibited.
Size Limit: Maximum size 48" including the frame. Artists may have multiple pieces (diptych, triptych etc.) to make up one work.