A Call for Imagery: Family Pride, Love, and Belonging
Curated by Ruben Natal-San Miguel
Father & Son on High School Graduation Day
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Ted & Nune Studio and Ruben Natal-San Miguel invite photographers to submit work for Family Pride, an upcoming exhibition celebrating families in all their forms. We are looking for powerful, heartfelt images that explore the many ways families — biological, chosen or LGBTQ+ — show love, strength, and connection. We welcome submissions from all artists whose work resonates with the broader themes of family, belonging, and kinship.
Submit either 5 images for $40 or 10 images for $60.
Selected artists will receive two printed images of their work up to 16x20
All submissions must be received by
May 25 ( extended until May 27)
The opening reception for Family Pride will be held on June 13, 2025, as part of Hastings-on-Hudson’s Pride Night celebration.
Eligibility:
Open to photographers of all backgrounds, all ages, and experience levels. LGBTQ+ artists and allies are warmly encouraged to submit.
As many as 20 artists will be selected for an exhibition based on:
Connection to the theme of Family Pride
Artistic quality and originality
Technical excellence and, importantly, print-readiness
The exhibition will remain online until August 15
Special Opportunity:
Selected artists will have two works professionally printed on archival paper by Ted & Nune Studio. If selected, artists must provide high-resolution files suitable for printing at sizes from 8x10 to 16×20 inches. Work will be exhibited as paper only with no framing expenses.
Selection Process:
Submissions will be reviewed by Ruben Natal-San Miguel and Ted & Nune Studio. We are seeking photographic images that are powerful, authentic, and emotionally resonant with the theme Family Pride. Collage and other mixed-media works may also be photographed and submitted for consideration. Files for images selected for the print exhibition must be prepared as TIF, 300 dpi, and sized at 100% of the intended print dimensions.
Important Dates:
Submission deadline: May 25, 2025
Artists notified: May 27, 2025
Images for print due: May 29, 2025
Early June: Discussion on editions and pricing
Opening reception Friday, June 13, 2025, in coordination with Pride Night, Hastings on Hudson
Exhibition space will be closed June 15 –July 18 and reopened July 19.
Closing reception July 26th
Online gallery will be live between June 13th and August 15th. Online sales will be coordinated with the artist.
All works should be picked up or returned to the artist between July 26th and August 15. Please inform us you would prefer to have your work shredded.
Rights and Sales:
· Usage Rights: Artist retains all copyrights to their own images.
· Artist retains 60% of all sales.
· By submitting, you grant permission for your images to be used in promotion of the exhibition (with full credit)
Contact:
Please direct questions to studio@tedandnune.com Click Here for information on Hastings on Hudson
About the Curator:
Ruben Natal-San Miguel is a self-taught artist, architect, fine art photographer, curator, creative director, and critic who was born in Puerto Rico and now lives in New York City. His stature in the photo world has earned him awards, features in major media, and countless museum and gallery exhibitions.
Before becoming an artist, Natal-San Miguel worked in finance and was in the World Trade Center when it was attacked by terrorists on September 11, 2001. Since surviving that terrible day, he has dedicated his life to making art that celebrates the lives of the marginalized and oppressed, especially LGBTQ+ and communities of color.
His photographs are in the permanent collections of El Museo Del Barrio in NYC; The Center for Photography at Woodstock, NY; The Contemporary Collection of the Mint Museum, Charlotte, North Carolina; The Time Out Youth, Charlotte, NC; The Bronx Museum for the Arts; School of Visual Arts, NYC; The Fitchburg Museum of Art, Massachusetts; The North Carolina Museum of Art at Raleigh, NC; The Minneapolis Institute of Art; The Leslie Lohman Museum of Art; The Studio Museum of Harlem; The Museum of The City of NY; The Provincetown Art Museum; The Frances Lehman Loeb Art Museum Center at Vassar College; Kruziega Art Museum; Hope College, Michigan; The Griffin Museum for Photography; The Art Crawl of Harlem; The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA; Colby Museum of Art at Colby College, Maine; Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines, Iowa; The Newark Museum of Art, NJ; Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, Durham, NC; El Centro at Hunter College, NYC; and Wave Hill Art & Cultural Center, Riverdale, NYC.