Colorado Aperture Photography Show

The Colorado Aperture Photography Show is a juried photography exhibition open to any living photographer residing in Colorado. The entry fee is $37.00 and covers 1 to 4 entries. Submissions must be original creations completed within the last 3 years and shall not have appeared in a previous show at the Depot Art Gallery that was open to any Colorado entrant. All entries must be for sale. There is no subject theme for the show. Traditional and digital photography, whether or not modified, are acceptable. Images framed under glass or printed on metal or canvas are acceptable. Size limitation: the sum of length of all sides of the work cannot exceed 123 inches, including framing.

Accepted items must be appropriately framed, mounted and wired in a professional manner or, if unframed, have edges that are adequately finished. Pictures must use sturdy wire as the hanging medium. No saw-tooth hangers or metal eyelets are accepted. Frames must be free of defects. The identity of the photographer must not appear in the entered image but may appear in the accepted photographic work when delivered. Each photograph accepted for display must match the image submitted for it exactly except that it may contain the signature of the photographer. File submissions must be JPEG format, no smaller than 1200 pixels on the longest side, 72 ppi/dpi resolution, and 5 MB maximum file size.

The exhibition will run from Tuesday, September 11 through Sunday, October 7, 2018. The reception and awards presentation will be held on Friday, September 14 from 5 to 8 p.m. The Guild will offer over $1000 in cash awards to photographers selected by juror Bill Youmans. A 30% commission will be charged on all sales. Accepted artwork must be delivered in person to the Depot Art Gallery between 9 and 11 a.m. on Monday, September 10, 2018, and picked up on Sunday, October 7, 2018 between 1:30 and 3:30 p.m. Up to 4 pieces of bin work will be accepted from every photographer who submits entries, whether or not pieces are juried into the show. Bin work pieces cannot exceed 72 inches as measured by the sum of the length of each of its sides and will not be juried but are subject to presentation and appropriateness requirements.