2026 FESTIVAL CALENDAR
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23rd
8 AM – 12 PM
9 AM – 5 PM
6 PM – 8 PM
REGISTRATION OPEN
WORKSHOP: Finding the Thread: Developing a Photo Book Narrative with Adrianna Ault
EXHIBITION RECEPTION: Slant Rhymes by Alex Webb and Rebecca Norris Webb, Leica Gallery | FREE
8 AM – 12 PM
REGISTRATION OPEN
9 AM - 5 PM
WORKSHOP: Finding the Thread: Developing a Photo Book Narrative with Adrianna Ault
6 PM – 8 PM
EXHIBITION RECEPTION: Slant Rhymes by Alex Webb and Rebecca Norris Webb, Leica Gallery | FREE
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24th
8 AM – 4 PM
9 AM – 5 PM
10 AM - 12 PM
Registration Opens
Portfolio Reviews
Roaming Reviews | FREE
9 AM – 5 PM
FESTIVAL LOUNGE OPEN
9 AM – 5 PM
9 AM – 5 PM
WORKSHOP: Writing from Within Your Work with Tim Carpenter
10 AM – 12 PM
ROAMING REVIEWS | FREE
12 PM – 1 PM
CURATOR TALK: Caitlin Ryan | FREE
1 PM – 2 PM
CONVERSATION: Sonja Thomsen and Aaron R. Turner | FREE
3 PM – 5 PM
EXHIBITION RECEPTION: The Big Picture by the Midwest Large Format Asylum, Chicago Cultural Center | FREE
5 PM – 6:30 PM
EXHIBITION RECEPTION: If Emmett Till Lived: Freedom on American Ground, Museum of Contemporary Photography | FREE
7 PM – 8 PM
FEATURED EVENING SPEAKER: Tarrah Krajnak | FREE
Friday, September 25th
8 AM – 4 PM
9 AM – 5 PM
10 AM - 12 PM
Registration Opens
Portfolio Reviews
Roaming Reviews | FREE
9 AM – 5 PM
FESTIVAL LOUNGE OPEN
9 AM – 5 PM
9 AM – 5 PM
WORKSHOP: Critique Intensive with Tarrah Krajnak
10 AM – 12 PM
ROAMING REVIEWS | FREE
12 PM – 1 PM
CONVERSATION: Sara J. Winston and Ileana M. Ramirez | FREE
1 PM – 2 PM
CONVERSATION: Sasha Arutyunova and Gregory Harris | FREE
3 PM – 5 PM
WEST TOWN GALLERY WALK | FREE
5 PM – 8 PM
FILTER SPACE RECEPTION: Light Slip: Archive, Abstraction, and Phenomena by Sonja Thomsen and Aaron R. Turner; Wind and Other Dangers by Sasha Arutyunova; On the Shelf 2026 | FREE
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26th
8 AM – 4 PM
9 AM – 5 PM
10 AM - 12 PM
Registration Opens
Portfolio Reviews
Roaming Reviews | FREE
9 AM – 5 PM
FESTIVAL LOUNGE OPEN
9 AM – 5 PM
10 AM – 12 PM
ROAMING REVIEWS | FREE
12 PM – 1 PM
SCREENING + CONVERSATION: Whitney Bradshaw | FREE
1 PM – 2 PM
ARTIST TALK: Kelly Kristin Jones | FREE
3 PM – 5 PM
EXHIBITION RECEPTION: جہدِ مسلسل, (Jahd-e-Musalsal) by Lali Khalid, Glass Curtain Gallery | FREE
5 PM – 7 PM
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24th
9AM – 5 PM
9 AM – 5 PM
9 AM – 5 PM
10 AM – 12 PM
12 PM – 1 PM
1 PM – 2 PM
3 PM – 5 PM
5 PM – 6:30 PM
7 PM – 8 PM
FESTIVAL LOUNGE OPEN
WORKSHOP: Writing from Within Your Work with Tim Carpenter
ROAMING REVIEWS | FREE
CURATOR TALK: Caitlin Ryan | FREE
CONVERSATION: Sonja Thomsen and Aaron R. Turner | FREE
EXHIBITION RECEPTION: The Big Picture by the Midwest Large Format Asylum, Chicago Cultural Center | FREE
EXHIBITION RECEPTION: If Emmett Till Lived: Freedom on American Ground, Museum of Contemporary Photography | FREE
FEATURED EVENING SPEAKER: Tarrah Krajnak | FREE
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25th
9 AM – 5 PM
9 AM – 5 PM
9 AM – 5 PM
10 AM – 12 PM
12 PM – 1 PM
1 PM – 2 PM
3 PM - 5 PM
5 PM – 8 PM
FESTIVAL LOUNGE OPEN
WORKSHOP: Critique Intensive with Tarrah Krajnak
ROAMING REVIEWS | FREE
CONVERSATION: Sara J. Winston and Ileana M. Ramirez | FREE
CONVERSATION: Sasha Arutyunova and Gregory Harris | FREE
WEST TOWN GALLERY WALK | FREE
FILTER SPACE RECEPTION: Light Slip: Archive, Abstraction, and Phenomena by Sonja Thomsen and Aaron R. Turner; Wind and Other Dangers by Sasha Arutyunova; On the Shelf 2026 | FREE
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26th
9 AM – 5 PM
9 AM – 5 PM
10 AM – 12 PM
12 PM – 1 PM
1 PM - 2 PM
3 PM – 5 PM
5 PM – 7PM
FESTIVAL LOUNGE OPEN
PORTFOLIO REVIEWS
ROAMING REVIEWS | FREE
SCREENING + CONVERSATION: Whitney Bradshaw | FREE
ARTIST TALK: Kelly Kristin Jones | FREE
EXHIBITION RECEPTION: جہدِ مسلسل, (Jahd-e-Musalsal) by Lali Khalid, Glass Curtain Gallery | FREE