Alaska Positive

Alaska Positive is a statewide juried photographic exhibition organized and toured by the Alaska State Museum. Its purpose is to encourage the practice of photography as an art form in Alaska. The exhibition opens in Juneau on December 6, 2019 and closes on February 15, 2020, then travels throughout Alaska concluding a statewide tour in 2021. The juror is David Michael Kennedy.

Eligibility: The competition is open to any resident of the State of Alaska. Only photographs not shown in previous statewide juried competitions are eligible. Any work that makes use of photographic processes is eligible. All work must be original and completed within the last three years. Entries may only be submitted by the artist. Each person may enter up to four photographic works. Entry fee is $25.

Digital submissions are due October 12, 2019. Artists whose work is selected from initial judging will be notified and must submit exhibition-ready matted photographs by November 8, 2019 at 4:00 pm to: Alaska Positive 2019, Alaska State Museum, P.O. Box 110571, Juneau, Alaska 99811. Artwork must be matted with white or natural white museum board; framed entries will not be accepted. The Museum will frame selected works. All entries will be returned to the artist postage-paid by the museum. Entries accepted for the statewide traveling exhibit will be returned following the tour in fall 2021.

Awards include a $300 Juror's Choice Award and two $150 Awards of Recognition, sponsored by the Friends of the State Library, Archives, and Museum. The juror will also select photographs for Honorable Mention. The exhibition travels to: Sheldon Jackson Museum, Sitka (March–May 2020); Wasilla Museum & Visitor Center (June–September 2020); University of Alaska Museum of the North, Fairbanks (October–November 2020); Haines Sheldon Museum (mid-December 2020–February 2021); Cordova Historical Museum (March–mid-April 2021); Valdez Museum (May–September 2021). Dates are subject to change. All accepted works must remain in the exhibition through fall 2021. The Museum carries insurance against loss or damage on the premises and in transit for the traveling exhibit.