Arizona Photography Alliance Members’ Exhibition 2023

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS NOW OPEN – DEADLINE NOW EXTENDED TO FRIDAY, APRIL 14, 2023 @ Midnight

A selection of images from the 2022 Members’ Exhibition at mood room.

This is a call to all Arizona Photography Alliance member photographers to participate in our fifth annual 2023 AZPA Members’ Exhibition which will be displayed in Artlink’s mood room gallery at Park Central in midtown Phoenix. The goal of the exhibition is to celebrate the broad range of photographic interests and talents within its membership, to advance photographic artistry in the state of Arizona, as well as opportunities for learning.

The exhibition will be on display from April 21 through May 11, 2023 (including First Friday on May 5), with an opening reception on Friday, April 21, with many other events planned in the gallery throughout the run of the exhibition. Watch for announcements.

All pieces submitted to the live exhibition will also be represented in an online exhibition. Please upload a digital image where requested on this form. As a unique feature in the online gallery, you may also record and upload a narrated audio about your image. See form below for details.

New for this year, we’re thrilled to announce that we’ve made arrangements for an independent juror, Gary Martelli, the Phoenix Airport Museum Director at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, to evaluate our exhibition and present four Juror’s Recognition Awards and one Award of Distinction that will be revealed at the Opening Reception on April 21. The artist who earns the Award of Distinction will give a short talk at the Closing Reception on May 11.

As part of the exhibition, we’ll also be conducting the popular Viewers’ Choice vote for in-person visitors to the Mood Room. The photographer that receives the most votes during the run of the exhibition may be featured at a future event or blog article. Surprisingly, in 2022, when all the votes were tallied, we had a three-way tie between Betty Drake, Ann Newman, and Fred Ullrich, who will each present their work on May 10, 2023 in the gallery.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

Photographers interested in participating may provide either ONE photograph with a frame size not to exceed 48 inches on the longest side, or TWO photographs, each not to exceed 28 inches on the longest side. Due to the number of anticipated entries, the final number of accepted pieces to the physical show may be adjusted based on space availability. If you submit two pieces, please indicate your first preference if we can only show one of your two photographs due to space limitations, though we reserve the right to display your second preference if that is the better fit.

All photographs submitted for the exhibition must represent your current best quality work and be exhibition-ready. What that means is that your photographs must be professionally printed, matted, and framed to professional presentation standards. Unless prior approval has been obtained, professional presentation standards are a white mat with a simple metal or wood frame. All artwork must be delivered to the exhibit space ready-to-hang with a wire securely attached to the back or side(s) of the frame. AZPA reserves the right to evaluate and reject any piece that does not meet these standards, HOWEVER we also recognize that certain media and concepts may include other mounting and framing methods. If you would like clarification or assistance preparing your entry, please reach out to AZPA board members Rick Gayle or Fred Ullrich who are ready and willing to provide mentorship and guidance.

Please upload a digital image of each of your photographs for both the online gallery and so that we can verify your submission on site. IMPORTANT: Please prepare the file name of each of your images with this naming structure: LastName.FirstName-ImageTitle.jpg. Save them in JPG, at least 150dpi, dimensions no larger than 1500px on the long side. Then upload your image(s) where requested in the entry form.

If you would like to offer your image(s) for sale, please enter your desired price (framed/unframed). Purchase inquiries will be directed to the artist.

Like last year, we are also giving you the option to submit a brief audio narration so that visitors to the online exhibition can hear you speak about your work in your own words. There are many options to record and save your voice on your computer or cell phone. We suggest you rehearse what you want to say a couple of times, and keep it simple. For a great example, listen to one of the 2022 Viewers’ Choice winners, Ann Newman, speaking about Ancestral Light shown on this page. Check out the articles here and here for some helpful recording tips.

Ann Newman
2022 Viewers’ Choice Winner
Ancestral Light © 2021
Visit Artist’s Website

DROP-OFF AND PICK-UP

DROP-OFF is Sunday, April 16, 2023 from 3:00-7:00PM.

Participants should bring their work to AZPA representatives at the mood room at 3121 N 3rd Avenue, Unit 100, Phoenix, AZ 85003. Please make sure that your work is securely wrapped and labeled “AZPA Members’ Exhibition.” Please include a printout of this submission form. You will receive an email confirmation for this purpose within 48 hours after you submit this form. Upon receipt, we will inspect your artwork/package and verify its condition together with you. If you are not able to make the official drop-off at mood room, please contact Fred Ullrich to make other arrangements.

PICK-UP is Friday, May 12, 2023 from 4:30-8:00PM.

After the conclusion of the exhibition, you will be expected to pick up your work at the mood room. AZPA representatives will be on hand to sign out your artwork and verify its return condition with you. Alternatively, artists who are in attendance at the Closing Reception on Thursday evening, May 11, may take their pieces home at the conclusion of the event at 9:00PM. If you are not able to pick up your work at either time, AZPA board member Dennis Collins will hold any unclaimed images for later pick-up.

To participate in this exhibition, you must be a member of Arizona Photography Alliance at any level. If you are not yet a member and would like to participate, we’d love to have you join us! Please become a member no later than the submission deadline. For membership information, visit the Membership page.

There is no entry fee. Participation in the annual AZPA Members’ Exhibition is a benefit of being a member!

For questions, please email Fred Ullrich.

To reserve your place in the Arizona Photography Alliance 2023 Members’ Exhibition, you must fill out and SUBMIT this form below no later than midnight on Friday, April 14, 2023. IMPORTANT: you will not be able to save your entry and return to it later. Please review the information requested below first, then gather all of your information, images, and audio files (if desired) and have them ready when you fill out the form. You will receive a confirmation email of your submission.