Center for Photographic Art 2017 International Juried Exhibition

The Center for Photographic Art announces the 2017 International Juried Exhibition, open to all living photographers worldwide over the age of 18 working in all still photographic media. There is no theme; any subject matter is eligible. Photographs accepted for previous CPA IJE gallery or online exhibitions are not eligible. The submission period runs from July 24 through September 18, 2017.

Forty-five juror-selected photographs will be exhibited in CPA's historic gallery at Sunset Center in Carmel, California, with an additional forty-five images selected for an online gallery on the CPA website. An exhibition catalog will be available for purchase. The 2017 juror is Philip Brookman, Consulting Curator in the Department of Photographs at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. Awards total $10,000: Best in Show ($4,000), Second Place ($2,500), Third Place ($1,000), and five awards of merit ($500 each).

Entry fees are $160 for nonmembers or $110 for CPA members, with submissions limited to three images. All entrants may submit up to twelve additional images at $10 each for a total of fifteen images. Images must be submitted via the CallForEntry (CaFE) online entry system with specifications: 1920 pixels (long dimension) at 72 ppi, AdobeRGB(1998) profile, saved as 8-bit JPEG not exceeding 5MB. Each image must be titled; "Untitled" is not allowed. Selected artists will be notified by October 5, 2017. For gallery exhibition, framed artwork must be delivered by October 25, 2017. Completed pieces must have the long dimension (including matting and framing) no larger than 30 inches, be glazed with acrylic (no glass), weigh less than 10 pounds, and use a sturdy wire hanging system. Artwork returns occur January 4-13, 2018. The exhibition opens November 4, 2017 and closes December 23, 2017.