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2024 Juried Photography Call for Entries Exhibition

September 26 2024

AUBURN, Ala.- Photographers currently residing in Alabama and in Georgia counties adjacent to Lee County are invited to submit photos for the 2024 Juried Photography Exhibition at the Jan Dempsey Community Arts Center.

Professional, student and amateur photographers 18 years of age and older are eligible. Each entrant may submit two original works in any photographic medium completed in the past three years. Not all entries will be included in the exhibition.

A public reception will be scheduled to present merit and purchase awards. Works may be for sale.

All photographs must be matted or mounted with white boards, framed under plexiglass (no glass) and correctly wired for gallery hanging. Unframed works meeting very specific requirements may, upon request and approval, be submitted. Photographs must be presented in white mats/boards in the following two sizes: 16 inches by 20 inches and 18 inches x 22 inches. Labels will be provided for artists to attach to pieces.

Works submitted for judging may be hand-delivered to the arts center on Oct. 16 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Oct. 17 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Works can also be submitted by mail to Auburn Arts Association, P.O. Box 1862, Auburn, AL, 36831, as well as by FedEx and UPS to Jan Dempsey Community Arts Center, 222 E. Drake Ave., Auburn, AL, 36830.

All entries are due at the Jan Dempsey Community Arts Center by Oct. 17. The entry fee is $40. For more information and to register, visit auburnalabama.org/parks/register.