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2026 Mill Photo Show
Submissions open January 25 and close on February 15, 2026.
IMPORTANT: Please be sure to enter your name and the titles of your photos in upper and lower case. Also make sure your email address and phone number are both current in the Smarter Entry system.
We encourage submission of work in any photographic medium from historic to digital that best represents your creative expression. An entry may be images from a single body of work, or a more diverse selection of images. In the spirit of the exhibition, submitted work must be or contain a photograph, can include composite images, and must not contain AI-generated images as content.
See the Call For Art for more details!
All entries are submitted here. Accepted work to be delivered to the Mill as a ready-to-hang print unless you opt for us to frame it for you. (Details for this option will be sent to accepted artists.)
Submit images as JPG files: 1920px on the long edge, sRGB color space, and less than 8mb in file size.
There will be three jurors for the Mill Photo Show:
Dewitt Jones is one of America's top professional photographers. Twenty years with National Geographic, shooting stories around the globe, earned him a reputation as a world-class photojournalist.
Frank T. Smith is an internationally recognized outdoor and architectural photographer whose work blends artistry, storytelling, and education. Mr. Smith has traveled the globe to capture remote landscapes, vibrant cultures, and the spirit of people in their environments, often using his photography to support philanthropic causes.
Sara Ascalon is a former creative marketer and New Yorker who, after the economic downturn of 2008, picked up photography as a pastime and found that it quickly became an obsession. She is now an educator in photography and post-processing, a frequent exhibitor, and the recipient of numerous local, national, and international awards.
2026 Mill Image Review for PHOTO Show
IMPORTANT: THIS IS ONLY AVAILABLE TO INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE SUBMITTED PHOTOS TO THE PHOTO SHOW. BY SIGNING UP, YOU ARE GOING TO RECEIVE A REVIEW OF ALL IMAGES SUBMITTED TO THE PHOTO SHOW WHETHER OR NOT THE IMAGES ARE ACCEPTED. Note: Jurors are not involved in the photo reviews.
PLEASE UPLOAD ALL THE SAME PHOTOS THAT YOU SUBMITTED FOR THE PHOTO SHOW.
For a fee of $30, you will receive a concise, one-page review by an expert in the field of photography of your images submitted to this year’s exhibition. Reviews will be forwarded to the artists shortly after the show concludes.
NOTE: Enter 2026 Mill Photo Show to submit images to the show. Select this to request a review of those images.
2026 Mill Member Art Show - Portfolio
Up to 4 portfolio pieces may be entered. Portfolio works include: paintings, mixed media, works on paper, digital art, photography, sculpture, fine craft and relief sculpture.
The Main Exhibition may close if it is full, however Portfolio submissions are still being excepted until 2/21/26. Your $15 fee pays for up to 4 Portfolio pieces.
2-D Work: Must be flat, matted, unframed pieces wrapped in acetate. Maximum 3/8” thick.
3-D Work: Must be small in size, for display on a table. Sculptures must sit stably. Crafts such as jewelry should have a display stand or clear box.
All work must be for sale. Work previously exhibited in any Phillips’ Mill shows will NOT be accepted, including previously submitted portfolio work.
All work submitted that meets the guidelines will be displayed on a first-come, first-served basis until we determine the Mill to be full. Portfolio entries will be accepted until Feb. 21.
Please see prospectus for other restrictions and guidelines.
2026 Mill Members Art Show & Sale - Main Exhibition
Only one Main Exhibition piece may be entered. Main Exhibition works include: paintings, mixed media, works on paper, digital art, photography, sculpture, fine craft and relief sculpture.
The Main Exhibition may close if it is full, however Portfolio submissions are still being excepted until 2/21/26. Your $15 fee pays for up to 4 Portfolio pieces.
All work must be for sale. Work previously exhibited in any Phillips’ Mill shows will NOT be accepted, including previously submitted portfolio work.
All work submitted that meets the guidelines will be displayed on a first-come, first-served basis until we determine the Mill to be full. Portfolio entries will be accepted until Feb. 21.
Please see prospectus for other restrictions and guidelines.
2026 Youth Art Exhibition
NOTE: This is an exhibition for high school students whose schools are within a 25-mile radius of Phillips’ Mill. To submit works to the exhibition, you MUST 1) be a high school art teacher at an eligible school and 2) have formally replied yes to the call for entries. The 2026 Exhibition will be held at Phillips’ Mill and online. School entries must be the same for both the in-person and online show.
Up to 4 two-dimensional and 2 three-dimensional for a TOTAL OF 6 PIECES of student original artwork may be submitted PER HIGH SCHOOL across 5 competition categories: Painting, Works on Paper, 3-Dimensional Works, All Photography, and Digital Art excluding Photography.
There is no entry fee and works do not have to be for sale. Pieces will not be offered for sale online; sales will only take place in person at Phillips’ Mill. One submission photo per artwork is allowed for Painting, Works on Paper, Photography and Digital Art. Three photos are allowed for each 3-Dimensional artwork; photos should represent different views of the piece.
96th Phillips' Mill Art Show - FRAMED
While up to four artworks may be submitted to the Phillips' Mill art show, this entry is for the category FRAMED only:
Framed or With Finished Edges - ONE PIECE, enter 1 image including the frame. An additional image, without glass, is permitted if glare is a problem.
NOTE: When entering the dimensions of your artwork for the FRAMED category, please measure to the outside edge of the framing.
YOU MAY ONLY ENTER THE SHOW ONE TIME AND YOU MUST BE WITHIN THE 25 MILE RADIUS FROM PHILLIPS' MILL.
PLEASE SEE PROSPECTUS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION by clicking "View Competition Details" in sidebar.
Max IMAGE SIZE = 8MB, JPG format
IMAGE DIMENSIONS – smallest allowable size is 2000px on the shortest side (Smarter Entry will accept smaller images, Online Show platform will not).
FILE NAME - please use the name of the piece as the file name for the image, with NO SPECIAL CHARACTERS. Please see link in sidebar for more explanation.
Resources to photograph your artwork:
https://www.phillipsmill.org/post/photographing-your-artwork
96th Phillips' Mill Art Show - SCULPTURE
While up to four artworks may be submitted to the Phillips' Mill art show, this entry is for the category SCULPTURE only:
Sculpture - ONE PIECE, enter 3 views
YOU MAY ONLY ENTER THE SHOW ONE TIME AND YOU MUST BE WITHIN THE 25 MILE RADIUS FROM PHILLIPS' MILL.
PLEASE SEE PROSPECTUS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION by clicking "View Competition Details" in sidebar.
Max IMAGE SIZE = 8MB, JPG format
IMAGE DIMENSIONS – smallest allowable size is 2000px on the shortest side (Smarter Entry will accept smaller images, Online Show platform will not).
FILE NAME - please use the name of the piece as the file name for the image, with NO SPECIAL CHARACTERS. Please see link in sidebar for more explanation.
96th Phillips' Mill Art Show - PORTFOLIO
While up to four artworks may be submitted to the Phillips' Mill art show, this entry is for the category PORTFOLIO only:
Portfolio - ENTER UP TO TWO PIECES
NOTE: Artwork size informationshould include frame and mat.
YOU MAY ONLY ENTER THE SHOW ONE TIME AND YOU MUST BE WITHIN THE 25 MILE RADIUS FROM PHILLIPS' MILL.
PLEASE SEE PROSPECTUS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION by clicking "View Competition Details" in sidebar.
Max IMAGE SIZE = 8MB, JPG format
IMAGE DIMENSIONS – smallest allowable size is 2000px per side (Smarter Entry will accept smaller images, Online Show platform will not).
FILE NAME - please use the name of the piece as the file name for the image, with NO SPECIAL CHARACTERS. Please see link in sidebar for more explanation.
Resources to photograph your artwork:
https://www.phillipsmill.org/post/photographing-your-artwork