--- title: "PICTURE STORM: A Call for Works About Image Overload" description: Juried exhibition at Manifest Gallery (Cincinnati, OH) on image overload, excess and multiplicity; $50 honorarium plus a $1,000 Grand Jury Award. url: https://www.artsume.com/programs/d82613ed-2733-4177-bf2a-e874f8284ed4 type: program status: closed createdAt: "2026-10-16" updatedAt: "2026-10-19" programType: Exhibition organization: Manifest organizationUrl: https://www.artsume.com/o/manifest deadline: "2026-10-18" entryFee: 45 USD location: Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, OH, United States isOnline: false compensationRange: $50 honorarium for every exhibiting artist; $1,000 Grand Jury Award for one jury-selected work from among the exhibits on view --- # PICTURE STORM: A Call for Works About Image Overload **Hosted by:** Manifest **Type:** Exhibition | **Location:** Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, OH, United States | **Deadline:** October 18, 2026 | **Entry fee:** $45 ## About This Program > "Multiplicity, reproduction, excess, archives, records, and overload — how we navigate a world overfull of visual information" PICTURE STORM is a call for works of art about multiplicity, reproduction, excess, archives, records, overload, and about how we navigate a world that feels overfull of visual information. Our lives are loud with pictures. Evolving technologies broadcast images widely, fostering connections and spreading information. As all of this "content" comes to us faster and faster, the demands on our attention places intense strain on our psyches. The glut of pictures, movies, adverts, news items and propaganda floods us in a constant stream. There is an emergent need for us to better read images, fed to us non-sequentially, in bursts, juxtaposed, printed, and projected, lest the distortion of truth distort us. How do we slow the stream of pictures? How do we process too much information? How do we develop the ability to detect a lie from truth? How do we cope with having to participate, willingly and unwillingly, in the production of images to do something as loving as exchanging a picture with a friend, as essential as producing and revealing an artwork or scientific discovery, as discomfiting as being photographed in public? Does anything emerge from this monumental flood of images besides a destructive tidal wave? ### Eligibility PICTURE STORM is open to everyone internationally. The only limitation is that entries must represent original works which address the broad theme described above. ### Media Open to all traditional and non-traditional genre and media. Manifest's carefully assembled juries change from project to project, and have no collective predisposition towards any particular kind or style of art. ### Size Limit Manifest has no size restrictions on submissions other than what can fit in our spaces, on our walls, and through our door. Artists considering submitting who have work which may exceed these limits are welcome to contact us to inquire about specific limits. ### Date Restrictions Manifest has no requirements on timeframe when submitted works must have been made. While most work submitted has been made within the past five years or so, sometimes older works are submitted and accepted. Our jury process does not consider this information when scoring or selecting works for exhibit. ### Exhibiting Artist Honoraria Each participating exhibitor will receive a $50 honorarium. The honorarium has no strings attached (other than full participation in the relevant exhibit). It is a modest thank-you for collaborating with us, and may also be helpful as practical support for shipping, framing, delivery, or travel to attend the Manifest exhibit reception events. ### $9,000 in Grand Jury Awards The Grand Jury Award format results in the awarding of $1,000 to one work during each of nine exhibition periods, determined by a re-jury process selecting from among the pool of all top-scoring works from each show's initial jury. This applies to all shows during the 23rd season, including this one. ### Entry Fee $45 for up to three entries submitted. $5 per each additional entry. Fees are non-refundable. Number of entries is unlimited. Entry fee must be paid by U.S. check or money order made payable to MANIFEST, or by credit card via PayPal. ### Jury and Curator This exhibit will be juried by an anonymous several member panel of professional and academic advisors with a broad range of expertise relative to art and design. The jury will then pass along their recommendations to the exhibit curator who will make the final selections from the jury-approved pool. ### Submission of Images Manifest accepts only digital images/files for consideration. The Gallery will retain the submitted images of accepted artwork and reserves the right to use the images in publications and gallery publicity. Beyond such use, the artist retains full copyright of exhibited work. ### Sale of Artwork Artworks are not required to be for sale in order to be included in our exhibitions. It is required that works are indicated as either "for sale" or not for sale (NFS) on the submitted entry form. Manifest Gallery will retain a commission of 30% of the sale price on all artwork sold during the exhibition. Artists set the sale price on the entry form. Sale price and status cannot be changed after the deadline to submit. ### Calendar - October 18, 2026: Deadline to submit - December 14, 2026: Notifications sent by email to all entrants - December 21, 2026 (ASAP): Hi-res images needed for season annual and PR - January 16, 2027: Artwork due to Manifest - January 21, 2027: Special Preview Event (ticketed, 7-9 p.m.) - January 22, 2027: Opening Reception (6-9 p.m.) - February 19, 2027: Final Day of Exhibition - February 20-27, 2027: Pickup of hand-delivered work - February 24, 2027: Artists schedule pickup of shipped artwork ## Eligibility & Requirements - **Geographic Eligibility:** International - **Disciplines:** All disciplines - **Note:** PICTURE STORM is open to everyone internationally. The only limitation is that entries must represent original works which address the broad theme described above. Open to all traditional and non-traditional genre and media; Manifest's juries have no predisposition toward any particular kind or style of art. There are no size restrictions other than what can fit in Manifest's spaces, walls, and doors. There are no requirements on the timeframe in which submitted works must have been made. ### Additional Requirements - Completed online entry form - Entry fee paid ($45 for up to three entries; $5 per each additional entry) - Digital images of each entry, high-quality JPEG, no smaller than 1000 pixels in any direction, 72dpi, properly named - For video, motion or interactive works: a viewable online link to the full work plus a single representative JPEG image ## Compensation & Benefits $50 honorarium for every exhibiting artist; $1,000 Grand Jury Award for one jury-selected work from among the exhibits on view **Includes:** Honorarium, Prize Each participating exhibitor receives a $50 cash honorarium, paid by check or electronically within 30 days of the close of the exhibition. A $1,000 Grand Jury Award is given to one jury-selected work from among the exhibits on view, determined by a re-jury process selecting from the pool of top-scoring works from the show's initial jury. Awards are supported by the Manifest Annual Fund and subject to revision based on funding circumstances. ## Timeline - **Opens:** October 16, 2026 - **Deadline:** October 18, 2026 - **Program Start:** January 22, 2027 - **Program End:** February 19, 2027 ## Contact **Email:** info@manifestgallery.org ## How to Apply Apply at: https://www.manifestgallery.org/season23/picture-storm/