Filter Photo

Filter Photo Filter Photo is a gallery space and festival organization dedicated to promoting contemporary photography. www.filterphoto.org
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Filter Photo is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) committed to serving and strengthening the greater photographic community, and in particular that of Chicago and the Midwest. Filter Photo operates Filter Space, a permanent gallery and project space, and organizes the annual Filter Photo Festival, both in Chicago. The Festival attracts photographers and photography experts from across the country and int

ernationally for several days of programming that includes artist talks, lectures, workshops, portfolio reviews, exhibition receptions, and more.

We are delighted to announce the 2026 Filter Photo Festival Artist Talk Series! This series of talks allows artists and ...
05/14/2026

We are delighted to announce the 2026 Filter Photo Festival Artist Talk Series!

This series of talks allows artists and professionals working in photography the opportunity to share their work and practice with Festival attendees and the wider community.

All of our midday talks, in additional to our Featured Evening Lecture by Tarrah Krajnak, are free and open to the public. Follow the link in our bio to learn more about each talk!

Calling all artists, curators, and collectives: our annual Open Call for Exhibition Proposals is currently open through ...
05/13/2026

Calling all artists, curators, and collectives: our annual Open Call for Exhibition Proposals is currently open through June 17th!

We welcome photography-based proposals of all types, whether traditional or experimental or coming from an emerging curator or a veteran artist.

Selected proposals will be offered an exhibition at in 2027 – 2028. Follow the link in our bio to learn more and submit your proposal today!

We’re looking forward to hosting for another night of Critique and Conversation. Join us tomorrow, May 13th in-person a...
05/12/2026

We’re looking forward to hosting for another night of Critique and Conversation. Join us tomorrow, May 13th in-person at or online via Zoom to see what these current artists in residence have been working on!

This critique will feature Juan Baños (), Tonal Simmons (.corner), and Jessica Shapiro (). Follow the link in our bio for more info, including on how to attend via Zoom.

Ready to deepen your practice and move your work forward? Then join us for our next Online Critique Group, hosted by art...
05/08/2026

Ready to deepen your practice and move your work forward? Then join us for our next Online Critique Group, hosted by artist and educator Chehalis Hegner!

Kicking off on June 17th, the group will meet once a month for 3 months and focus on project development and discovering new possibilities within your work.

Don’t miss this opportunity for thoughtful dialogue and critical feedback alongside a supportive community. Follow the link in our bio to reserve your spot now!

We are very excited to introduce you to the newest members of the Team: • Julia Williams, our new Gallery Assistant• K...
05/06/2026

We are very excited to introduce you to the newest members of the Team:
• Julia Williams, our new Gallery Assistant
• Kyli Hawks, who will be joining us for the next year as the Butzlaff Family Fellow

We’re thrilled to have them both joining our team—be sure to join us at an upcoming event soon to meet them!

Lovely to celebrate the opening of Jesse Ly’s exhibition try, take time – take time, try with so many of you last week!I...
05/05/2026

Lovely to celebrate the opening of Jesse Ly’s exhibition try, take time – take time, try with so many of you last week!

If you missed the opening, the exhibition will be on view at through June 13th. The gallery is open Wednesday thru Friday from 12–5 PM, and on Saturdays by advance appointment.

ICYMI here are a few highlights from our May Newsletter:1-2. try, take time – take time, try by opening at TONIGHT in...
05/01/2026

ICYMI here are a few highlights from our May Newsletter:

1-2. try, take time – take time, try by opening at TONIGHT in conjunction with First Fridays & the Hubbard St Lofts Open House
3. .co presents 50 Zines By + 50 Zines By , a one-night only interactive exhibition and artist talk, at .chicago on 5/9
4. Critique & Conversation with current residents , Tonal Simmons, and at on 5/13
5. happening on 5/23

📨 If you’d like to receive our monthly round up of Chicagoland photo-related events directly to your inbox, follow the link in our bio to subscribe to our newsletter now!

It’s been a treat filling the walls at with the work of Jesse Ly this week!Join us tomorrow night from 5 – 8 PM to cel...
04/30/2026

It’s been a treat filling the walls at with the work of Jesse Ly this week!

Join us tomorrow night from 5 – 8 PM to celebrate the opening of “try, take time – take time, try.” Jesse will be joining us for the reception and will speak about the work at 7 PM. The talk will be streamed via for those unable to join us.

🎉 Tomorrow night’s reception is presented in conjunction with First Fridays & the Hubbard St Lofts Open House so it’s sure to be a lively evening not to be missed!

We are very excited to announce the line-up of workshops for the 2026 , including intensive sessions on photo book narr...
04/29/2026

We are very excited to announce the line-up of workshops for the 2026 , including intensive sessions on photo book narrative, writing, and project development. Expand your practice with fresh insight and inspiration from esteemed instructors, including Adrianna Ault, Tim Carpenter, and Tarrah Krajnak.

Don’t forget that Filter Photo Members receive access to priority Festival registration beginning on May 25th. Renew or become a Member today to take advantage of early discount pricing and reserve your spot for portfolio reviews and workshops before registration opens to the general public on June 1st.

Follow the link in our bio to learn more!

: one last time.a marker for the future – connect & embraceUltimately this work is enwrapped and shaped by my personal...
04/28/2026

: one last time.

a marker for the future – connect & embrace

Ultimately this work is enwrapped and shaped by my personal dispositions, feelings and structure of my identity. Marks made and moments found of things I wish to see realized, values I hold, and a consideration for growth moving forward.

It is intimate, subjective, and its own for myself. While filled with anecdotes, jokes, and love-letters, all of this work is still made with intention not only for myself but for anyone who takes the time to view and spend time with it. I hope that whoever gets to see the work has
something to takeaway for their own person, whether striking or sweet, it is meant for me to share.

Okay, enough being vulnerable on the internet. I hope to see or meet you at the opening on Friday, and whoever comes along gets something from these things I made.

: again, notating the whims of what passes us by.fleeting moments – reap what you sowA tableau of candles and a discov...
04/28/2026

: again, notating the whims of what passes us by.

fleeting moments – reap what you sow

A tableau of candles and a discovered gravestone. I am constantly enamored and consumed with the ephemeral conditions of the photograph. The post-condition of the instantaneous moment is a counterbalance to the preservation that a photograph holds. We hold what we can and notate its passing. Two signifiers that exemplify this through a meta narrative speaking to the larger body of work as a whole, while still retaining their own individual cadences.

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1821 W Hubbard Street, Ste 207
Chicago, IL
60622

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Monday 11am - 5pm
Tuesday 11am - 5pm
Wednesday 11am - 5pm
Thursday 11am - 5pm
Friday 11am - 5pm
Saturday 12pm - 4pm

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