Aperture:

Current Approaches to Photography

Artlink is now accepting entries for Aperture, a juried group exhibition exploring current approaches to photography. All photography styles and techniques are accepted, we would love to see everything from traditional to newer experimental approaches. This exhibition is juried by Brent Dedas and will be on view at Artlink from July 31 - August 24, 2025 alongside Brent Dedas’ solo exhibition, Time & Temperature.

Juror

Brent Dedas is an Associate Professor of Art at University of South Carolina. He received his Masters of Fine Arts degree along with a Museum Studies Curatorial Certificate from the College of Design, Art, Architecture, and Planning, University of Cincinnati (D.A.A.P.). His Bachelor of Fine Arts is from the Hite Institute of Art and Design, University of Louisville.

Dedas maintains an extensive exhibition record both in the U.S. and internationally. His work was included in the Art/NaturSci Pavilion: Equilibrium exhibition at the 2019 Venice Biennale within Palazzo Albrizzi-Capello in partnership with the German-Italian Cultural Association (ACIT). In 2018 his work was exhibited at Humboldt-Universität in Berlin Germany. Other international exhibitions include: Art Prague International Art Fair, Solo Project Room, Kafka’s House, Prague, Czech Republic (2014), Solo Exhibition, Galerie ERA svět, Prague, Czech Republic (2014). Personally Political International Juried Exhibition, at Kunsthaus Tacheles in Berlin, Ardgillan Exhibition in Dublin (2004), and in the Belfast Festival at Queens (2004).

His work has been exhibited in many galleries and museums across the United States which include: Site:Brooklyn Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, Huntington Museum of Art, Huntington, VA, Indianapolis Art Center, Indianapolis, IN, LaGrange Art Museum, LaGrange, GA, Ground Floor Gallery, Nashville, TN, Mazur Museum, Monroe, LA, Target Gallery, Alexandria, VA, Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition, Brooklyn, NY, Ann Arbor Art Center, Ann Arbor, MI, NOVA Gallery, Woodbridge, VA, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

If you have any trouble using the entry website, please reach out to them with questions far enough ahead of the deadline to be helped!

Important Dates

Submission deadline: June 16, 2025

Jurying dates: June 17 - 23, 2025

Jury notifications: After June 23, 2025

Accepted artwork drop-off/delivery deadline: July 20 by 5pm

Exhibition timeline: July 31 - August 24, 2025

Submission Requirements

Entry fee: $12 per entry, up to 10 entries

Size limit: 48”

Media: Photography

Eligibility: 18+ of age and residing in the United States