The Colorado Photographic Arts Center announces its annual juried members’ photography exhibition. This year’s juror is Brian Piper, Ph.D., the Freeman Family Curator of Photographs, Prints, and Drawings at the New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA). The exhibition will be a survey of new work made by CPAC members and is intended to highlight the creative talents of CPAC’s constituency. There is no theme. The show is open to current, registered members of the organization only. If you are not a member of CPAC you can become one online.
Awards
Best in Show Purchase Award: receives $400 and the selected image becomes part of CPAC’s permanent photography collection.
Director’s Choice: $150 award
Honorable Mention Award(s)
All awardees will receive a printed copy of the exhibition catalog.
DEADLINES & INFORMATION
Applicant submission deadline: Friday, April 3, 2026 (midnight MDT)
Application notifications sent: Friday, April 24, 2026
Accepted work to gallery: Friday, June 19, 2026
Exhibition dates: June 26 – August 1, 2026
Opening Reception & Award ceremony scheduled for: Saturday, June 27, 2026, 5 – 8pm
Exhibition juror: Brian Piper, Ph.D.
Fees: First three images are free for current members (a code has been emailed out); $5 for each additional image after. If you’re not a member, pay the $50 entry fee and you will receive a free CPAC membership at the Individual level (1-year).
Information for entry and to create an account: https://www.callforentry.org/
JUROR
Brian Piper, Ph.D. is the Freeman Family Curator of the Photographs, Prints, and Drawings at the New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA). At NOMA, his exhibition credits include Called to the Camera: Black American Studio Photographers, Picture Man: Portraits by Polo Silk, Show & Tell: A Brief History of Photography and Text, and Nicholas Floc’h: Fleuves-Océan, Mississippi Watershed. His current research and writing interests include the history of African American picture magazines, self-portraiture, chemigrams, and the everyday lives of photographers. He holds a Ph.D. in American Studies from the College of William & Mary in Virginia.
