43rd Five State Photography Competition & Exhibition

The Hays Arts Council presents the 43rd Annual Five State Photography Competition & Exhibition, a regional fine art photography competition open to photographers living in Kansas, Nebraska, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Colorado. For the 2026–2027 competition, artists will submit original photographic works in three categories: Nature, People, and Open. Any photographic process and subject are eligible. Work must have been created within the last three years and must not have been previously included in a Five State Photography Exhibition. A juror will select 100 photographs for exhibition. Accepted artists will then provide an 8 × 10-inch printed photograph, without a mat or frame, for exhibition. The photographs will be mounted in 11 × 14-inch black wood frames with white mats provided by the Hays Arts Council. The exhibition will be presented at the Hays Public Library, 1205 Main Street, Hays, Kansas 67601, from December 5, 2026, through January 31, 2027.

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