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.  You'll pay one $30 fee and then you can upload all of your images.  After you upload the first one, click on the option to add more photos and do this until you have all your photos uploaded, as you did for the main competition.

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.

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 will be accepted through 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.

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 will be accepted through 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.

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.

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.