CALL FOR ENTRIES
KITCHEN - INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION
ENTRY DEADLINE - JANUARY 1
EXHIBITION DATES - APRIL, 2022
Open to all photographers internationally.
From the roadside diners to the fine dining establishments to the kitchens in our homes, our food system and relationship with food has shifted in this changing world. We look at the behind the scenes of food and what we have at home for food preparation. We've learned how to bake bread, tried new recipes and food trends, we have become reaquainted with our appliances and our cooking skills. We have many more dishes to do, messier kitchens yet more satisying and nutritious meals. Preparing and serving our meals, we go for take out, family members go out to shop for the home table — takes on the real life scenarios, and the somewhat caprecious and gritty side of food preparation. Food styling, assembled still-life shots, photographs using domestic subject matter and commercial kitchen spaces, images of people and places associated with food are what make up the images in this exhibition. All approaches to food and food related photography are welcome, submit photographs for this upcoming exhibition and represent your take on food.
CALL FOR ENTRIES
AMERICANA - INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION
ENTRY DEADLINE - JANUARY 31
EXHIBITION DATES - MAY, 2022
Open to all photographers internationally.
From classic cars driving on Route 66 to the suburban sprawl of mid century homes laid out across the country to house the boomer parents post WWII, we look at the retro aesthetic of this pop culture iconography otherwise knows as Americana. We look at remnants of the visual clues harkening back to this time through photographs of suburbia, modern architecture and landscape monuments, to the lives lived in homes and towns sprawled over the land, to the five and dime stores and mom and pop joints. Let's take a look back at what remains from this time that represented purely good authenticity and when we were definitely open for business.
CALL FOR ENTRIES
2022
MIDWEST CENTER FOR PHOTOGRAPHY JURIED EXHIBITION
ENTRY DEADLINE - DECEMBER 1
EXHIBITION DATES - MARCH, 2022
The Midwest Center for Photography Juried Exhibition is an annual subject-matter based exhibition for photographers to focus on getting out their best photographs from the various genres and compete for the awards.
Open to all photographers internationally. The Midwest Center for Photography Juried Exhibition gives $500 in Director's Choice Awards, $100 for each of the five categories:
ARCHITECTURE
DOCUMENTARY
LANDSCAPE
PEOPLE
CLOSE-UP
Each photograph will be considered based upon the merit of individual images submitted by each photographer. Theme based entries are not necessary and a range of different images from the various categories are preferred.
Selected artists will have their work featured in the exhibition and online.
CALL FOR PUBLIC ART SUBMISSIONS
FOCUS WALL - WINTER 2022
SUBMISSION DEADLINE - DECEMBER 1
FOCUS WALL DATES - JANUARY - MARCH, 2022
The Focus Wall is a call for submissions that provides the focus of a public art presence largely featured as a billboard type of art piece mounted outdoors on the side of the brick and mortar MWCP building. The Focus Wall is an outstanding platform to make a statement with powerful work that will be highly visable for viewers to experience as they pass by in the city while driving or walking past the building on the sidewalk. The Focus Wall provides the opportunity for one selected photographer to showcase a photographic work prominently at the Midwest Center for Photography, the work is featured on the Focus Wall for a period of three months. The Focus Wall also provides an online component for patrons of the gallery to go online and view, learn about the artist and the work through images and biography and artist statement, and have the opportunity to purchase photographs. This highly prestigous opportunity features one photographer that we will all focus on - on the Focus Wall.
Open to all photographers internationally.
Selection will be based upon the individual images submitted by each artist, theme based entries are not necessary. A brief artist statement is optional.
Selected artists will have their work featured in the exhibition and online.
CURRENT EXHIBITION
2021 INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY FELLOWSHIP COMPETITON - "DEVELOPED WORK"
EXHIBITION DATES - NOVEMBER, 2021
This year we are again extending the outreach for this call for entry to international audiences. The 2021 INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY FELLOWSHIP COMPETITON - "DEVELOPED WORK" exhibition features current and relevant work of international photographers that help define the pulse of contemporary photography in the world. "Developed Work" has become established as the premier exhibition at MWCP for featuring some of the most important creative photographic work of the year.
Competition for "Developed Work" is based upon a thematically developed body of work. Selected photographers will demonstrate successful representation of working with a concept and developing it into a solid framework resulting in a thematically developed body of photographic work.
Artists must submit a brief artist statement outlining the intentions of the work. Selection will be considered from the cohesive body of work submitted by each artist rather than solely on individual images.
The competition is open to all photographers worldwide, and open to all photographic genre and subject matter.
Selected artists will have their work featured in the exhibition and online.
CONGRATULATIONS TO RAY ROGERS OF SANTA BARBARA, CA, FOR BEING THE $200 DEVELOPED WORK FELLOWSHIP AWARD RECIPIENT AND RECEIPIENT OF THE ONE YEAR ARTIST REPRESENTATION.
CALL FOR ENTRIES
13TH ANNUAL TEN X TEN - SMALL WORKS EXHIBITION
ENTRY DEADLINE - NOVEMBER 20
EXHIBITION DATES - DECEMBER, 2021
Open to all photographers internationally. Open to all types of image capture; digital, film, iphone, etc.
The TEN X TEN show is an annual small works exhibition that celebrates the wide range of creative expression within the square photographic format, the interplay of images creating contrasts and similarities are exciting to experience in the unique juxtapositions of the grid format exhibition.
TEN X TEN focuses on offering affordable collectable works that are ten inches by ten inches in dimension, and sell for $100 each.
Each photograph will be considered based upon the merit of individual images submitted by each artist. Theme based entries are not necessary, and a range of different images are preferred.
Selected artists will have their work featured in the exhibition and will be offered for sale online.
PORTFOLIO PLATFORM - FALL 2021/SPRING 2022
FEATURE DATES - OCTOBER, 2021 - MARCH, 2022
The new Portfolio Platform provides the focus of a more streamlined online presence. The Portfolio Platform provides the opportunity for photographers to showcase a portfolio of photographic work prominently online. The portfolios are available for patrons of the gallery to go online and view, learn about the photographers and their work through the images and biographies and artist statments, and have the opportunity to purchase photographs. Each portfolio consists of 12 - 20 images.
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PORTFOLIO PLATFORM - 2022
ENTRY DEADLINE - FEBRUARY 1
PORTFOLIO PLATFORM DATES -
APRIL - SEPTEMBER, 2022
Open to all photographers internationally.
The Portfolio Platform provides the focus to a more streamlined online presence. The Portfolio Platform provides the opportunity for photographers to showcase a portfolio of photographic work prominently online. The portfolios are available for patrons of the gallery to go online and view, learn about the photographers and their work through the images and biographies and artist statments, and have the opportunity to purchase photographs. Each portfolio consists of 12 - 20 images. Selection will be based upon the thematic portfolio of images. A brief artist statement and bio are required. The artists featured in the Portfolio Platform will have their work featured for a period of six months online.
