Photography Contest

EXPOSURE 2024
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CLOSEDTheme |
OpenTerritory |
WorldwideEligibility |
You must be a current member of the Photographic Resource Center through October 2024 in order to enter Exposure 2024Entry Fees |
$35Prizes |
ExhibitionExposure 2024 is the 28th annual PRC Members juried exhibition. Supporting member photographers since 1996, there have been more than 500 photographers have shown in Exposure including an array of those established and emerging in the field. Each year a respected member of the photographic community—from curators to gallerists to publishers—is asked to select between 10 to 15 artists for exhibition. The juror then selects between 2 and 4 pieces per person, thus offering artists an opportunity to showcase their work at a deeper level than most juried shows, and making for a more enriching experience for audiences. Photographers working in a broad range of exhibition-ready bodies of work are encouraged to apply, including traditional and non-traditional approaches to photography. In 2021 to commemorate 25 years of Exposure and further support the photography community, an annual awards program was initiated. Each year the PRC Board of Directors, Creative Director, and exhibition Juror will select three exhibiting artists to receive PRC Choice Awards with a total award amount of $1000.
Exposure 2024 juror: Samantha Johnston, Executive Director & Curator, Colorado Photographic Arts Center
Samantha Johnston has been the Executive Director and Curator at the since 2015. She holds a certificate in Arts Development and Program Management from the University of Denver, an MFA from Lesley University College of Art & Design, and a BFA from Alfred University. Prior to joining CPAC, she taught photography and visual arts for 12 years at high schools in Boston and Denver. Johnston has curated exhibitions with contemporary artists such as Jess T. Dugan, Daniel Coburn, Barbara Ciurej & Lindsay Lochman, and Zora Murff. She has served as a reviewer at Houston FotoFest, Review Santa Fe, PhotoNola, Medium, Month of Photography Denver (MOP), Filter, Society for Photographic Education, and PhotoLucida, and has juried several international exhibitions including Critical Mass, The Fence, Analog Forever, Center for Fine Art Photography, and LACP.
Applications for Exposure 2024 are being accepted from April 1st through May 15th, 2024. Photographers working in a broad range of exhibition-ready bodies of work are encouraged to apply, including traditional and non-traditional approaches to photography. MAXIMUM size of work: 48″ for the largest dimension (width, height, depth).
Exposure 2024 juror: Samantha Johnston, Executive Director & Curator, Colorado Photographic Arts Center
Samantha Johnston has been the Executive Director and Curator at the since 2015. She holds a certificate in Arts Development and Program Management from the University of Denver, an MFA from Lesley University College of Art & Design, and a BFA from Alfred University. Prior to joining CPAC, she taught photography and visual arts for 12 years at high schools in Boston and Denver. Johnston has curated exhibitions with contemporary artists such as Jess T. Dugan, Daniel Coburn, Barbara Ciurej & Lindsay Lochman, and Zora Murff. She has served as a reviewer at Houston FotoFest, Review Santa Fe, PhotoNola, Medium, Month of Photography Denver (MOP), Filter, Society for Photographic Education, and PhotoLucida, and has juried several international exhibitions including Critical Mass, The Fence, Analog Forever, Center for Fine Art Photography, and LACP.
Applications for Exposure 2024 are being accepted from April 1st through May 15th, 2024. Photographers working in a broad range of exhibition-ready bodies of work are encouraged to apply, including traditional and non-traditional approaches to photography. MAXIMUM size of work: 48″ for the largest dimension (width, height, depth).
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