Alaska Positive - 2023

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 1, 2023 and closes on March 9, 2024, then travels to museums throughout Alaska.

The competition is open to any resident of Alaska 18 years of age or older. Participants may enter up to four photographic works. Only photographs not shown in previous statewide juried competitions are eligible. Any work that makes use of photographic processes is eligible, and all work must be original and completed within the last three years. The entry fee is $25.00, with a digital submission deadline of October 13, 2023 at 11:59 p.m. MDT. Artists whose work is selected from initial digital judging will be notified and must submit exhibition-ready matted photographs by November 9, 2023 at 4:00 p.m. to the Alaska State Museum in Juneau.

Guest juror Camille Seaman will judge the exhibition. Awards include a Juror's Choice Award, two Awards of Recognition sponsored by the Friends of the State Library, Archives, and Museum, and Honorable Mention selections. A lecture by juror Camille Seaman is scheduled for November 17, 2023 at 6:30 p.m. at the Alaska State Museum. All entries will be returned to the artist postage-paid by the museum, with accepted entries returned following the statewide tour in 2024-2025.