February 2026 | Riney Gallery, Friends University
The Riney Gallery invites photographers of all experience levels to submit non-digital and alternative process photographs for Snapshot, a month-long exhibition celebrating hands-on, analog, and experimental photography.
This open call welcomes Wichita photographers, Kansas artists, and Midwest creatives working in film photography, alternative processes, darkroom printing, experimental photo, concert photography, folk documentation, DIY aesthetics, and underground visual culture.
Whether your work captures live music, subculture, rural grit, analog portraiture, street photography, zines, archives, or handmade image-making, Snapshot is built to showcase work that favors process, texture, community, and raw presence over polish.
Emerging artists, students, self-taught photographers, and established professionals across the Great Plains and Midwest region are encouraged to submit work that documents real scenes, real people, and real energy through non-digital methods.
Open Call for Artists:
Snapshot: An Analog & Alternative Photography Showcase
At a Glance
Exhibition Size: 38–50 works
Artist Limit: Up to 2 submissions per artist
Accepted Framed Sizes:
Min: 8 × 10
Max: 20 × 24
Preferred: 11 × 14 to 16 × 20
Framing: Must be fully framed and hang-ready
Matting: Encouraged under 16 × 20
Delivery: Selected works must be delivered to Friends University, Wichita, KS by January 23, 2026
To submit, complete the online submission form below.
Gallery + Exhibition Work
I work at the intersection of organization and art, shaping quiet rooms into places where work can fully breathe. As the current Gallery Manager for the Riney Fine Arts Gallery at Friends University, I coordinate exhibitions from initial planning through final install, supporting artists through each phase of the process.
My experience spans solo and group exhibitions, catalog production, title card design, and full administrative coordination for artists and faculty. I approach each show with an eye for pace, clarity, and intention, aiming to make the gallery feel considered from the first wall measurement to the final light cue.
Currently Managing
Riney Fine Arts Gallery, Friends University
My role includes:
• Artwork intake and documentation
• Title card creation and data verification
• Spatial planning and layout
• Installation and lighting
• Final exhibition photography and presentation
For More Information Please Visit
https://www.friends.edu/finearts
Selected Exhibitions, Installations & Arts Leadership
Detour Wichita — Ongoing Cultural Initiative
2023–Present
A multi-year, research-driven art and design project exploring Wichita’s music, arts, and live entertainment history through visual storytelling, advocacy installations, and public programming. The initiative blends design, fine art, and community engagement to make local cultural history visible, accessible, and current. Follow the link to view the digital archive.
CityArts — Detour Wichita
2025
Year-long rotating installation featuring 48 one-of-one poster works. Responsibilities included framing, layout planning, installation coordination, and ongoing collaboration with CityArts staff.
TempleLive Wichita — Advocacy Installation
2025
Advocacy installation developed as part of the Detour Wichita initiative, responding to the venue’s closure and honoring its role in Wichita’s music and arts ecosystem. Centered on collective memory, place, and creative resilience.
Harvester Arts — Detour Wichita: Curtain Call
January 2026
Retrospective exhibition of the complete Detour Wichita poster series celebrating Wichita’s art, music, and live entertainment history. Exhibition concluded with a public artist talk presented in collaboration with CityArts and Harvester Arts.
Other Selected Exhibitions & Engagements
Harvester Arts — Artist INC Alumni Salon
December 2025
Public debut of eight paintings and one found-object sculpture as part of a group exhibition highlighting Artist INC alumni.
Mark Arts — School of Creativity Salon
August–September 2023
Surreal mixed-media sculpture Imitating Fragments of Nostalgia received Honorable Mention in the juried School of Creativity Salon.
Wichita Art Museum — Foot in the Door
Spring 2021
Participation in a citywide community exhibition celebrating Wichita artists across disciplines. Included the acrylic painting raison d’être.
Keeper of the Plains Installation & Bank Celebration Gallery
First Friday, June 2021
Installation support and gallery setup for an open house featuring work by Wichita artist Elisabeth Owens. Included layout planning, artwork handling, and day-of exhibition coordination.
Community Exhibitions & Ongoing Engagement
Ongoing involvement with Wichita’s creative ecosystem through pop-up exhibitions, collaborative installations, artist support, and coordination with independent venues and organizations.
Submit Show Proposal
Email a brief show description and 5–10 samples of your work for consideration. Submissions are reviewed on a rolling basis for gallery opportunities I curate or support.
I’m especially drawn to work rooted in surrealism, street art translated into fine art spaces, social commentary, macabre narratives, satire, abstraction, ceramics, non-digital photography, printmaking, poster design, and experimental or process-driven practices.
I gravitate toward artists who balance concept with craft, who aren’t afraid of humor, tension, grit, or contradiction, and whose work reflects lived experience, subculture, or cultural friction.
If your work blurs lines between gallery, gig poster, zine, protest, folklore, or artifact, it’s likely aligned with the kinds of exhibitions I enjoy shaping.
My curatorial interests foreground surrealism, abstraction, social practice, socially engaged commentary, satire, and the macabre, alongside ceramics, non-digital and alternative process photography, printmaking, and poster-based graphic work.
I am particularly interested in practices that translate vernacular, street-based, or subcultural visual languages into formal gallery contexts, as well as work that engages with process, materiality, cultural memory, humor, and critical narrative.
Across disciplines, I prioritize projects that balance conceptual clarity with technical discipline and that position visual work as a mode of cultural record, reflection, and inquiry.
Additional Experience
• Installation of more than 70 individual works for group shows
• Creation of title cards, catalogs, and digital archives for exhibitions
• Gallery turnover, patching, painting, and layout resets
• Consulting with artists on presentation and flow
• Multi-gallery coordination for deadlines and pickup schedules