Nature in Focus | Gananoque Arts Network

Nature in Focus: Life Through the Lens

Call for entries

A curated photography exhibition at the Gananoque Arts Network, Noel Bullock Gallery

Whether you're a seasoned photographer or a novice, we invite you to share your unique
perspective of the natural world. A camera — even the one on your phone — can be a powerful
tool to engage with nature: evoking wonder, prompting reflection, and inspiring action to protect
our environment.

Let your lens speak for the land. Images taken within the Frontenac Arch Biosphere — one of Canada's most biologically rich and diverse regions — are especially encouraged.

Our lead for this exhibition is professional photographer Virginia Macdonald.

Art Lab Workshop on preparing photos for gallery display October 18, 1 to3pm

Submission Deadline: Submit an image of your work with a few words about your inspiration and technique to ganartsprograms@gmail.com by Monday, Nov 3rd 2025;

Our lead for this exhibition: professional photographer Virginia Macdonald

Overview All photographers, regardless of experience, are invited to submit their work for
consideration. Works captured within our area – the extraordinarily diverse Frontenac Arch
Biosphere – are especially encouraged. The exhibition will be curated, and if your work is selected, you will be responsible for printing and framing your pieces for display. A workshop will be offered on Saturday, Oct. 18, to provide ideas on presentation options, including various methods and price points. A $20 entry fee is requested for each piece accepted into the show. Submission Deadline: Monday, November 3, 2025.

Thematic ideas to spark the imagination

Feel invited, not obligated to respond to them. No pressure, just inspiration:

Hidden Details – Life on a miniature scale – the micro-universe on a leaf, the glisten of morning dew, the wings of a dragonfly.

Nature’s Geometry – Exploring the visual patterns of the natural world: spirals, symmetry, and repeated patterns as expressed, for example, in leaf veins, animal markings, river deltas, landscapes, spirals in shells and plants.

Color Stories – Nature speaks in color – signaling danger, inviting pollinators, or simply expressing its splendor.

Elemental Forms – Earth, Water, Fire, Air.

The Changing Earth – Ever-evolving, seasons pass, the cycle of growth and decay, before and after.

Ethereal Earth – Fog, soft light, unusual weather, reflections, rare phenomena. The untouched, quiet corners of the world where nature breathes undisturbed.

Juxtapositions – Consider combining images – more than one image in the frame, collage-like.

Important Dates

Submission Deadline: By Monday, Nov. 3, 2025

Acceptance Notification: By Monday, Nov. 10, 2025

Photos submitted for hanging: By Nov. 29, 2025

Exhibition Opening: Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025

Exhibition Ends: Early March, 2026

Entry Guidelines

Please submit your entries to ganartsprograms@gmail.com by Monday, Nov. 3, 2025. Only work of GAN Subscribers ($25 annually at ganarts.ca/plans-pricing) will be exhibited.
Up to 3 photographs may be submitted for consideration. A jpg or png format is preferred. Include a brief introduction to the work and give its dimensions.
Any media or material can be utilized in the photo imaging. Sizes can range from miniature to approximately 24” x 36.”
Our emphasis is on wild nature, so while children, pets, etc., may be included, they should not be the main subject.
Photographers may only submit original works, of their own authorship, and to which they have the rights. All rights to the photographs remain with the photographer.
A $20 entry fee per accepted work is requested.
Photographers whose work is selected will be asked to complete an agreement form. Click here to get the form.
The photographer will allow their work to be curated and shown with that of other GAN artists in a display designed by the GAN Exhibition Committee. This will be based on what the committee believes will make a thematic statement and/or an aesthetically pleasing presentation in the space available.

Events

Art Lab: Saturday, Oct.18, 1–3pm. “Nature photography on display.” Virginia Macdonald and David Frid will explore nature photography and offer ideas on presentation options, including various printing and framing methods and price points.

Exhibition Opening: Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025

Art Talk: February 2026 on nature and the local environment – we’ll invite a speaker from the Frontenac Arch Biosphere or the Thousand Islands Watershed Land Trust (TIWLT). Exhibitors may want to consider donating their photo(s) to one of these organizations once the show is over.