Call For Entries…
punctum:
20th Annual Juried photography Exhibition
Juror: Julia Dolan, Minor White Curator of Photography, Portland Art Museum
The Photographic Center Northwest (PCNW) is pleased to announce we are opening the call for entries for Punctum: the 20th Annual PCNW Juried Exhibition, and our esteemed juror, Julia Dolan, Minor White Curator of Photography at the Portland Art Museum.
The title of the exhibition, chosen by the juror, is drawn from theorist Roland Barthes’ concept of punctum, or that in a photograph which pierces a viewer—a particular detail, passage, or moment, combined with what each individual viewer also brings to an image. The theme is open and an artist statement is encouraged with each entry. Selected artists will be exhibited in Seattle, WA at PCNW November – December 2015. All photo processes are welcome.
JUROR
Julia Dolan is The Minor White Curator of Photography at the Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR, where she oversees the research, documentation and exhibition of the permanent collection of more than 7,000 photographs. She has worked with the photography collections at institutions including the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA; the Addison Gallery of American Art, Andover, MA; the Fogg Art Museum; Cambridge, MA; and the Palmer Museum of Art, University Park, PA. She has curated and co-curated numerous photography exhibitions including Richard Mosse: The Enclave (2014), Blue Sky: The Oregon Center for the Photographic Arts at 40 (2014), The Question of Hope: Robert Adams in Western Oregon (2013), and One Woman’s Legacy: Selections from the Fae Heath Batten Photography Bequest at the Portland Art Museum, as well as Spectacle (2009), and Transcending the Literal: Photographs by Ansel Adams from the Collection (2008) at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Recent publications include Blue Sky: The Oregon Center for the Photographic Arts at 40 (2014) and The Question of Hope: Robert Adams in Western Oregon (2013).
ELIGIBILITY
International. The juried exhibition is open to all photographers.
HOW TO ENTER
Registration is now open on the CAFE website (click here). You can prep your materials in advance by following these specs below.
- File format: JPEG only
- File dimensions: No smaller than 1920 pixels on the longest side
- File resolution: 72 ppi/dpi (standard web resolution)
- File size: 5 MB maximum
DEADLINE: September 14, 2015
All entries must be entered into CAFE by September 14th, 2015 midnight – Mountain Time Zone
ENTRY FEE
The entry fee is $50 for 5 jpgs (minimum) and we encourage an artist’s statement. You may add additional jpgs for $5 each, up to 10 total. Payment must be in U.S. Dollars. Entry fees are non-refundable.
NOTIFICATION
A list of accepted artists will be posted on this page in late September 2015. Selected artists will be notified by email and telephone. The framed work will need to arrive by October 25. Artists will be responsible for shipping their framed work to and from the gallery.
COMMISSION
Work selected by the judge for the juried show will be exhibited at the Photo Center NW. All sales of work in the juried show will be conducted by Photo Center NW and the Photo Center will retain a 50% commission on all work sold. The artist can determine if they wish to sell their work.
Awards
Three photographers will be deemed best of show and receive gift certificates from Blurb Inc. in the amounts of $500, $300 and $200.
PCNW gratefully acknowledges Blurb Inc. for their support.
YOUR RIGHTS
You will retain all rights to any photograph you submit, including ownership if applicable. If your image is selected for the juried competition exhibition, you grant Photo Center NW a nonexclusive right, in perpetuity, to: Use, in connection with the current Annual Photo Competition Exhibition, your name, city, state and country of residence in Photo Center NW promotions and publications. Use, in connection with the current Annual Photo Competition Exhibition, your image on partner and third party promotions and publications. Keep the files provided, and to archive the images in electronic forms, so that your photos can be used in connection with the current Annual Photo Competition Exhibition. As conditions of this permission, Photo Center NW shall credit all photographs with the caption “C Person’s Name.”
PAST JURORS
1995 – Duane Michals, Artist
1996 – Joyce Tenneson, Artist
1997 – Jock Sturges, Artist and Trevor Fairbrother, Curator, Seattle Art Museum
1998 – Keith Carter, Artist
1999 – Linda Connor, Artist, Educator
2001 – Chien-Chi Chang, Photographer, Magnum Photos
2002 – Michael Kenna, Artist
2003 – Anne Wilkes Tucker, Curator, Museum of Fine Art Houston
2004 – Roy Flukinger, Curator, Harry Ransom Center
2005 – Mary Virginia Swanson, Consultant, Educator, MVS
2006 – Paul Kopeikin, Paul Kopeikin Gallery
2007 – Charlotte Cotton, Curator, Los Angeles County Museum of Art
2008 – Rod Slemmons, Director, Museum of Contemporary Photography
2009 – Jen Bekman, Jen Bekman Gallery, 20×200
2010 – Denise Wolff, Editor, Aperture
2011 – Karen Irvine, Curator, Museum of Contemporary Photography
2012 – W.M. Hunt, Collector and Curator
2013 – John A. Bennette, Collector and Curator
2014 – Whitney C. Johnson, Director of Photography, The New Yorker
1ST PLACE WINNERS
1995 – James Soe Nyun
1996 – Phil Borges
1997 – Trina Kyounghui Yi-Weston
1998 – Lisa Hohlfeld
1999 – Frank Noelker
2001 – Sarah Oehl
2002 – Nanette Vinson
2003 – (tie) Cat Gwynn & Patricia Sandler
2004 – Dennis Chamberlin
2005 – Peter de Lory
2006 – Joelle Jensen
2007 – Sung Jin Park
2008 – Sally Ketcham
2009 – James Luckett
2010 – Adam Satushek
2011 – Laura Plageman
2012 – Lauren Marsolier
2013 – Tuan Cao
2014 – Alejandra Carles-Tolra
Header image (detail) by: Daniel Farnum, Open Fire Hydrant, Detroit, 2012, (Juried Exhibition Finalist 2014)