DECK THE HALLS
submission information

The Deck the Halls: A Holiday Pop-Up Digital Exhibition presented by The Pictorial Foundation is open to all photographers of all genres.

Entries must be made using the online form before midnight on 21st November 2025.

• A maximum of five works per artist can be submitted.

• A $10 entry fee for a single photograph. Or 3 for $20. Or 5 for $30. Payment is made during the online entry process.

• Entry receipts will be provided on payment.

• The entry fee is non-refundable and contributes to administration and curation of the digital exhibition.

• Judging will be conducted online in digital form.

• Entry details must be accurate as these cannot be changed once the entry is lodged.

• One photograph per artist will be exhibited.

File Settings:

• Format: JPEG or TIFF

• Color Space: sRGB or RGB prophoto

• Quality: 90

• Image Sizing - longest length 4000 px

• Resolution: 150dpi

• Output Sharpening: Sharpen for Screen → Low

• No frames or watermarks

• The file name must include the artist’s name and title of the photograph as listed on the entry form e.g. firstname_lastname_titleofwork.jpg

IMPORTANT INFORMATION: The exhibition will run 24/7 in our art space on a large widescreen video projection and digital installation. Please take the 16:9 format into consideration when you submit your photographs. Anything in portrait format will not have the same impact as one in a landscape format. However, if you are okay with that, it is perfectly acceptable.

Should your work be selected, your name and the photograph details you include in this submission form will be used to generate the exhibition - PLEASE ENSURE THEY ARE CORRECT and keep a record of your artwork details, as we may not be able to accommodate changes.

By submitting and paying the submission fee, you are not guaranteed entry into the exhibition.

While we endeavor to be as inclusive as possible, space is limited and the photographs will be selected at the curator's discretion. We are a non-profit organization, and your submission fee assists us to cover the costs of processing all entries and running the exhibition. There are no other costs involved to participate in the digital exhibition. By submitting your application, you accept that your submission fee is non-refundable regardless of the outcome of your submission.

Photographs will be selected for final judging and exhibition by the Pictorial Foundation board. All entrants will be notified by personal email. If you do not receive an email, please check your spam before letting us know. The list of artists in the exhibition will be posted on social media and on the Pictorial Foundation website in conjunction with the live exhibition after the selected artists have been notified.

If you have submitted more than one work, we will let you know in the email which one has been selected.

By submitting an entry, the artist grants the Pictorial Foundation and The Pictorial List Inc. a non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide license to record, reproduce and publish images of their work, as well as in-situ installation views, for the purposes of promotion, publicity, documentation, and archival use related to the exhibition and associated activities.

This license includes, but is not limited to, use in printed publications, catalogues, brochures, posters, digital presentations, slideshows, websites, and social media platforms of the Pictorial Foundation and The Pictorial List Inc.

Copyright and all moral rights remain the sole property of the artist.

Artists consent to being added to the Pictorial Foundation/The Pictorial List Inc. electronic mailing list for updates and further information on this exhibition and subsequent open calls run by Pictorial Foundation/The Pictorial List Inc. Artists details will not be shared and an unsubscribe link is provided in each email.

If you have any questions regarding the exhibition or your entry, please get in touch with us via info@thepictorialist.org