Panopticon Gallery

Panopticon Gallery Panopticon Gallery (est. 1971) is one of the oldest photography galleries in the United States. Loca

Panopticon Gallery (est. 1971) is one of the oldest fine art photography galleries in the United States. Located inside Hotel Commonwealth in Boston, MA, Panopticon exhibits contemporary photography by emerging and established photographers from around the globe.

Deadlines are hard, especially over the holidays. We heard your feedback and are extending the First Look 2026 submissio...
12/30/2025

Deadlines are hard, especially over the holidays. We heard your feedback and are extending the First Look 2026 submission deadline through Sunday night, Jan 4th 11:59 EST

If you need a little more time, this is it.

Link in bio.

📸 by .art 2026 submission

CALL FOR ART FINAL HOURSSubmissions for First Look close tonight. If you have a cohesive body of work—finished or still ...
12/29/2025

CALL FOR ART FINAL HOURS

Submissions for First Look close tonight. If you have a cohesive body of work—finished or still unfolding—we want to see it!

Selected portfolios will be exhibited February–April 2026, with additional works featured in First Look: A Second Glance at The Wall Gallery.

Deadline: Tonight, December 29 at 11:59pm EST

Submit through the link in bio.

📸 .usa , First Look 2026 submission

Happy holidays from Panopticon Gallery ❄️  Photographers are invited to submit 10 images from a cohesive body of work fo...
12/23/2025

Happy holidays from Panopticon Gallery ❄️

Photographers are invited to submit 10 images from a cohesive body of work for consideration. Selected portfolios will be exhibited in our gallery February - April 2026, with additional works featured in First Look: A Second Glance at The Wall Gallery, our space dedicated to smaller-scale and unframed photographs.

First Look is an opportunity to share your vision, reach new audiences, and connect with a community that champions photographic art in all forms.

DEADLINE: December 29th at 11:59pm EST
SUBMIT through the link in bio

📸by First Look 2023

Submissions are still open for First Look 2026, Panopticon Gallery’s annual juried portfolio exhibition celebrating the ...
12/17/2025

Submissions are still open for First Look 2026, Panopticon Gallery’s annual juried portfolio exhibition celebrating the art of photographic storytelling.

Photographers are invited to submit 10 images from a cohesive body of work for consideration. Selected portfolios will be exhibited in our gallery February - April 2026, with additional works featured in First Look: A Second Glance at The Wall Gallery, our space dedicated to smaller-scale and unframed photographs.

First Look is an opportunity to share your vision, reach new audiences, and connect with a community that champions photographic art in all forms.

DEADLINE: December 29th at 11:59pm EST
SUBMIT through the link in bio

📸by First Look 2024

Thinking about submitting to First Look 2026? Swipe to read our top tips for putting together a strong entry. Read the f...
12/11/2025

Thinking about submitting to First Look 2026? Swipe to read our top tips for putting together a strong entry. Read the full post over on blog (link in bio)

CALL FOR ART DEADLINE: 12/29th at 11:59pm EST

Throwback to our current exhibition’s reception. Don’t worry, if you couldn’t make it to the reception there’s still tim...
11/20/2025

Throwback to our current exhibition’s reception. Don’t worry, if you couldn’t make it to the reception there’s still time to come see Grace by Scott Offen on view here at Panopticon Gallery

Submissions are now open for First Look 2026, Panopticon Gallery’s annual juried portfolio exhibition celebrating the ar...
11/11/2025

Submissions are now open for First Look 2026, Panopticon Gallery’s annual juried portfolio exhibition celebrating the art of photographic storytelling.

Photographers are invited to submit 10 images from a cohesive body of work for consideration. Selected portfolios will be exhibited in our gallery February - April 2026, with additional works featured in First Look: A Second Glance at The Wall Gallery, our space dedicated to smaller-scale and unframed photographs.

First Look is an opportunity to share your vision, reach new audiences, and connect with a community that champions photographic art in all forms.

DEADLINE: December 29th at 11:59pm EST
SUBMIT through the link in bio

📸 by First Look 2025

Grace by Scott Offen on view here at Panopticon Gallery
11/06/2025

Grace by Scott Offen on view here at Panopticon Gallery

Grace by Scott Offen on view through December 2nd. Stop by anytime!
10/23/2025

Grace by Scott Offen on view through December 2nd. Stop by anytime!

Grace by Scott Offen on view until December 2nd.
10/23/2025

Grace by Scott Offen on view until December 2nd.

Join us this Thursday, September 25, from 6–8pm at Panopticon Gallery for the reception and book signing of Grace by Sco...
09/19/2025

Join us this Thursday, September 25, from 6–8pm at Panopticon Gallery for the reception and book signing of Grace by Scott Offen. Celebrate this remarkable work, meet the artist, and explore the newly released monograph!

We are excited to announce that “Grace” by Scott Offen is on view now at Panopticon Gallery. Join us in celebrating Offe...
08/28/2025

We are excited to announce that “Grace” by Scott Offen is on view now at Panopticon Gallery. Join us in celebrating Offen’s work on Thursday September 25th from 6-8pm for an artists reception and book signing event!

“Grace” is a 7-year collaboration between Scott Offen and his wife, Grace—a semi fictional portrait where performance, ritual, and wildness blur into one. Through intimate, dreamlike photographs, Grace invites viewers into a world just beyond the ordinary, where self-invention and nature intertwine.

This exhibition coincides with the recent release of Offen’s monograph, Grace, published earlier this year by

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