Kimbell Announces Open Call for Photographers Working with Analog Techniques Inbox
Applications Open Today through October 19 for Event December 12; In Conjunction with the Exhibition Photography’s First Century: Masterworks from the Bibliothèque nationale de France, Celebrating the Bicentennial of the Medium’s Invention
August 24, 2026
FORT WORTH, TX—The Kimbell Art Museum is accepting applications for Local Lens: Analog Photography Showcase taking place Saturday, December 12, 2026, in collaboration with Courtesy of, a Dallas-based curatorial project founded by Jesse Jackson IV and Katherine Stephens which focuses on lens-based art. The showcase is open to both amateur and professional photographers who work with analog photography techniques, including but not limited to film, wet plate, cyanotype, and other traditional processes.
Six artists will be selected and invited to display examples of their finished work, as well as artifacts of their processes, and engage with museum visitors to share information about their work. Each will receive a $150 honorarium. Artists are not required to be based in the DFW area but must be able to attend the showcase event in person on Saturday, December 12.
| WHAT | Second Saturday Local Lens: Analog Photography Showcase Photography’s First Century: Masterworks from the Bibliothèque nationale de France
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| WHERE | Kimbell Art Museum Piano Pavilion, Lobby 3333 Camp Bowie Boulevard Fort Worth, Texas 76107 |
| WHEN | Monday, October 19: Submission deadline Friday, November 13: Selected artists receive notification Saturday, December 12, noon–3 pm: Local Lens: Analog Photography Showcase
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| HOW | To apply, please visit kimbellart.org/OpenCall. The application will be open for eight weeks until Monday, October 19. Selected artists will be notified Friday, November 13. Questions can be directed to education@kimbellmuseum.org.
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| DETAILS | The Kimbell’s upcoming exhibition, Photography’s First Century: Masterworks from the Bibliothèque nationale de France, celebrates the bicentennial of the medium’s invention. This showcase will be an opportunity for contemporary photography to be displayed in conjunction with the exhibition that includes early photographic innovations, from the daguerreotypes and calotypes of the 1840s to the age of modernism between the World Wars.
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This exhibition is organized by the Bibliothèque nationale de France and the Kimbell Art Museum in collaboration with Manifesto Expo and in conjunction with France’s celebration of the bicentennial of the invention of photography.
SUPPORT
Promotional support for the Kimbell Art Museum and its exhibitions is provided by American Airlines, the Fort Worth Report, and NBC 5. Additional support is provided by Arts Fort Worth.
VISITOR INFORMATION
Exhibition tickets are $18 for adults, $16 for seniors and students, $14 for children ages 6–11, and free for children under age 6. Audio guides are available for $4.
Admission is half-price all day on Tuesday and after 5 p.m. on Friday. Additional discounts are available on-site for K–12 teachers, active-duty military, and SNAP program recipients. Museum members receive unlimited, free access to all special exhibitions and free audio guides. Admission to the museum’s permanent collection is always free for everyone.
The Kimbell Art Museum is open Tuesday through Thursday and Saturday, 10 a.m.–5 p.m.; Friday, noon–8 p.m.; and Sunday, noon–5 p.m. It is closed Monday, New Year’s Day, Juneteenth, July 4, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. For general information, call 817-332-8451.
ABOUT THE KIMBELL ART MUSEUM
The Kimbell Art Museum, owned and operated by the Kimbell Art Foundation, is internationally renowned for both its collections and its architecture. The Kimbell’s collections range in period from antiquity to the twentieth century and include European paintings and sculptures by artists such as Michelangelo, Caravaggio, Artemisia Gentileschi, Bernini, Velázquez, Gainsborough, Monet, Cézanne, Picasso, and Matisse, as well as important examples of Egyptian and classical antiquities. Also included are significant works of Asian art from China, Japan, the Himalayas, and South and Southeast Asia; notable African sculptures primarily from West and Central Africa; and a wide range of ancient American art representing cultures across Mexico and Central and South America.
The museum’s 1972 building, designed by the American architect Louis I. Kahn, is widely regarded as one of the outstanding architectural achievements of the modern era. A second building, designed by Italian architect Renzo Piano, opened in 2013 and now provides space for special exhibitions, dedicated classrooms, and a 289-seat auditorium with excellent acoustics for music. For more information, visit kimbellart.org.