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Current Opportunities

Call for proposals of workshop curriculum: Photography as an Agent for Change 2025

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Pushpin Gallery for members and students

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Past Opportunities

Public Art Call: Show Us Your World, with King County Metro and PCNW
Deadline for entry: September 1, 2024

26th PCNW Juried Photography Exhibition: Being Present
Deadline for entry: May 12, 2024
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Call for Exhibitors: PCNW’s 3rd Annual Photo Book & Zine Fair
Deadline for entry: May 6, 2024

25th PCNW Juried Photography Exhibition, Reverberation
Deadline for entry: February 14, 2022
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24th PCNW Juried Photography Exhibition, Distinction
Deadline for entry: February 14, 2022
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A Brave New Normal: A PCNW photographic zine and social media project about the COVID-19 experience
Deadline for entry: May 31, 2020
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23rd PCNW Juried Photography Exhibition, Distinction
Deadline for entry: January 31, 2020
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The Fence
Deadline: Feb 11, 2019
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22nd Juried Photography Exhibition
Deadline: November 9, 2018
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City Panorama 2017
King County Metro & PCNW Photomural Public Art Call
Deadline: October 29, 2017
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Inaugural Members-Only Opportunity
Deadline: January 9, 2017

21st Juried Photography Exhibition
Juror: Sandra Phillips, Curator Emeritus, SF MOMA (San Francisco Museum of Modern Art)
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City Panorama 2016
King County Metro & PCNW Photomural Public Art Call
Deadline: March 20, 2016

Punctum: 20th Annual Juried Photography Exhibition
Juror: Julia Dolan, Minor White Curator of Photography, Portland Art Museum, OR
Deadline: September 14, 2015

City Panorama 2015
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Gallery Submissions

We are not currently accepting unsolicited submissions.

On-going Call for Entries & Programs:

PCNW hosts juried exhibitions that are great opportunities for all photographers including PCNW students and members such as Chase The Light, our annual Photo Book and Zine Fair, and the King County Metro Photomural Project.

We also offer exhibition tours, portfolio review events, free artist lectures, alumni events, and more. 

Contact Paulo Gonzales at pgonzales@pcnw.org for more info. 

Testimonials by Past Exhibitors

Through the competition and exhibition at PCNW, it was great chance for me to expose my works widely at people. Not only PCNW has good gallery, but many famous jurors, critics, and gallerists come around and see my works. Also, it was a good step to start to exhibit my works in USA, and I got the cover photo of The Stranger newspaper in Seattle!
JeongMee Yoon
JeongMee Yoon NY
Last year I had the good fortune to learn about PCNW’s Annual Photographic Competition Exhibition, titled “Please Ring Bell” juried by Rod Slemmons. The high quality of the resulting exhibit, and the professional manner in which all details were handled by PCNW personnel was very high. My only regret was that I was not able to attend Mr. Slemmons’ lecture.
David Paul Bayles,
David Paul Bayles,Corvallis, OR
Being selected for first place by Paul Kopeikin helped me gain greater exposure for my work, particularly on the West coast. I am proud to have the exhibition and award on my resume. I had a chance to visit PCNW last April and was very impressed with the staff and the high quality exhibitions they consistently host.
Joelle Jensen
Joelle JensenBrooklyn, NY
I was in the “Resonances” show juried by Paul Kopeikin in July of 2006. Having three of my animal photographs from my March 2006 trip to Oaxaca with Mary Ellen Mark chosen by such a renowned gallery director confirmed the importance of taking that photographic seminar with her. Just this month (February 2009), I received a request to send six photos to her from that trip for possible inclusion in a traveling show in Mexico as well as in a permanent collection in Oaxaca.  
Toni Bennett
Toni BennettSeattle, WA
I was honored to be chosen by Paul Kopeikin to take part in the 11th annual Photographic Center Northwest juried show. He selected three pieces from my Domesticated series, two of which were sold during the show. I went on to become a represented artist at the Kopeikin Gallery. The entire experience was overwhelmingly positive and led to some very nice opportunities.
Amy Stein
Amy SteinNew York City
I was chosen by Charlotte Cotton for UP & NOW! ”07. To have the work recognized by someone like Ms. Cotton  have helped generate additional awareness about the plight of the women and children in my project Brothels and Fundamentalism. 
Kate Orne
Kate OrneNY, NY
Having my work juried into a show last summer by Rod Slemmons meant a great deal to me.  Working in social and political satire is probably the most unpopular genre to work in, yet Mr. Slemmons selected my work for this important show.  His encouragement helped me to continue working in a genre that rarely pays off financially, yet is rewarding on many other levels. 
Diane Bush
Diane BushNevada
Having had the opportunity to once again place my work in front of juror, Mary Virginia Swanson through Focused, the 10th Annual Photographic Center Northwest juried show has resulted in a very productive business relationship with her. This has led to a smart promotion strategy that has really moved my career forward. Further, the show has made me realize what a great venue the PCNW is for exhibition and I look forward to the possibility of showing more of my work there one day.
John Chervinsky
John ChervinskySomerville , MA
As I am working on building up my resume with new shows, I was proud to be included in the 10th Annual Photographic Center Northwest Competition, Focused, by the incredible eyes of Mary Virginia Swanson, who selected my work for the show. This became an asset to my CV.
Marc Yankus
Marc YankusNew York City
Having been awarded 1st place (tie) in the 2003 PCNW Annual Photographic Competition by Anne Tucker was a high point in my artistic career to this point, and was certainly enhanced by her then having purchased the winning piece.  Being able to include these things on my resume, I believe, has greatly contributed to how others view my work.  Ms. Tucker’s esteemed reputation in the photography world means that her opinions are highly regarded.  Her genuine interest was conveyed both in a personal note I received from her in response to my thank you, and when I had the opportunity to meet her at Photo L.A.   Many thanks to PCNW for the consistently high caliber of jurors and exhibits.
Patricia Sandler,
Patricia Sandler,Los Angeles, CA
The show curated by Mr. Flukinger helped me gain greater exposure and lead to my being offered other shows around the country.
John Milisenda
John MilisendaBrooklyn, NY
I was chosen by Anne Tucker to be in the PCNW annual contest and was given an Honorary mention and met her at the opening of the show. I then saw her again at Fotofest in 2004 and The Museum of Fine Arts in Houston, Texas has now 2 of my prints in their permanent collection.
Michelle Sank
Michelle SankDevon, UK

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