The Chateau Gallery
A Châteauesque contemporary art gallery and studio based in the heart of the Historic Old Louisville Preservation District
The Chateau Gallery is a contemporary hybrid art and studio loosely based in historic Old Louisville. The building's unique Châteauesque Victorian architecture lends credence to the gallery's name, known informally as “TCG.” TCG's narrative is as compelling as the space housed within its walls. The original building, built on the tailwind of the Southern Exhibition, is one of the first Gilded Age mansions built on Third Street's Millionaire's Row. Throughout its many lives, the monolithic building served as the estate of a tobacco baron, a funeral home, The Kentucky College of Barbering, an unlicensed child care center, a "drug dealer's palace," and a law office.
TCG is an avant-garde goliath of brick and mortar, wooden beams, and traditional white gallery walls — a constant construction project occupying a time and place between the antique and the contemporary. TCG’s mission is to use our platform to transcend borders and broadcast multi-faceted viewpoints through artistic, ideological, and philosophical exchange. Our current calls for entries, scheduled events, and submission forms are listed on our call for entries page. Check out our exhibitions page for past and current exhibitions. Learn more about TCG and our history by visiting our about page, and contact us if you have any questions.
Exhibition: Beauty in Decay
July 1st, 2025 - August 1st, 2025
Beauty is subjective in the eye of the viewer. Societal conventions pressure us to conform to like-mindedness, yet the most ethereal craft often originates from divergent work that transgresses tradition. True innovation and creative brilliance often occur when individuals question or break away from established norms...
Andrew Elsten, Ben DeMarco, Bob Debski, Brian Hallas, Brigitte B. Burckhardt, Dana Allyson, Diane Danthony, Dina Belenko, Florin Firimita, Geoffrey Krader, James Lewis, Jeanne Garrett, Jeremy Lips, Jill Sutherland, Jordan Nobles, Julie Wang, Les Schmidt, Mark Peacock, Melissa Brewer-Hinners, Miachelle Breese, Rebecca Skinner, Roy Ricci, Ryan Claunch, Stephanie Romanowski, Stephen Mimms, Tasman Fruhauf, Thomas Bradley, Wendy Kappy, Wright Schickli
Call For Entry: The Art of Abandonment
International Submission Deadline:
July 17th, 2025 11:59 PDT
The Art of Abandonment explores abandoned and rediscovered objects, locations, and structures. Through the captured image, we can glimpse the memory of ourselves: and our surroundings and preserve them before being lost to time and place. What do these structures and ephemera convey about humanity as we leave them to decay? What is the essence of time and place, and whom or what are we abandoning?
The Art of Abandonment is an international open call for photographers ages 18 and older. All forms of two-dimensional images, traditional and non-conventional media, and conventional or alternative photographic processes with a subjective analog or digital photographic base are welcome for submission.
Submission Deadline: July 17th, 2025
Juror Notifications: July 27th, 2025
Format: Online Exhibition
Exhibition: August 1st, 2025 - September 1st, 2025
Call For Entry: Lucid — In Dreams
International Submission Deadline:
August 15th, 2025 11:59 PDT
Dreams offer us a glimpse into the realm of the unconscious. Although the images flickering and manifesting behind our eyes may seem bizarre and nonsensical, analysis of one's dreams can reveal their essence. Beneath the surface of our consciousness, the latent content of dreams illustrates the hidden meaning of our thoughts, drives, and desires. We suppress the manifestation of our unconscious to defend ourselves from primitive emotions that are especially difficult to contend with. What is revealed to you as you sleep and perchance to dream? What images make you stop and ask—am I dreaming?
Lucid — In Dreams is an international open call for photographers ages 18 and older. All forms of two-dimensional images, traditional and non-conventional media, and conventional or alternative photographic processes with a subjective analog or digital photographic base are welcome for submission.
Submission Deadline: August 15th, 2025
Juror Notifications: August 27th, 2025
Format: Online Exhibition
Exhibition: September 1st, 2025 - October 1st, 2025
