Taking Pictures 2016

Black Box Gallery announces an open themed juried group photography exhibition. The show is open to all themes and ideas, all methods and styles, and all perspectives on craftsmanship and visions of photographic creativity.

Juror Todd Johnson is a conceptual and experimental photographer living and working in Portland, Oregon. He received his MFA in photography from the San Francisco Art Institute and has been an active photographer, educator and curator for more than twenty years. Todd is the founder and director of Black Box Gallery.

Submission Requirements: Submit 1-5 images as high resolution Tiff or JPEG files. Entry fee is $35.00. Deadline: April 6, 2016 at 11:59 p.m. MDT. International artists are eligible.

Exhibition Details: 24 photographs will be selected for exhibition at the gallery (May 1-20, 2016). An additional 30 photographs will be selected for exhibition in the online gallery annex. Opening reception is Friday, May 6, 6-8:00 pm. All 54 photographs will be included in a catalog available for purchase on Blurb Books.

Black Box Gallery provides free printing, matting, and framing for all exhibitions. Prints are produced on an Epson Stylus Pro archival inkjet printer on Epson Premium Luster Photo paper in a color-calibrated environment. Exhibition prints will be kept in a flat file after the show for future sale and promotion. Black Box Gallery takes a 50% commission on all sales; 50% goes to the photographer. Artists may request that prints not be for sale and be used for exhibition and promotion only. All rights remain with the photographer and require prior consent for any use or sale.