PhotoPlace Gallery offers several ways to prepare your work for exhibition. You are welcome to exhibit work using the printing, framing, and presentation methods that best support your artistic vision. Our in-house services are optional and designed to make participation easier and more affordable.
Professional Printing Services
If you prefer not to print and ship your own work, you can purchase an exhibition-quality print directly through PhotoPlace Gallery. Our professional printing service uses museum-grade materials in a color-controlled environment, and we'll prepare your print for display in the exhibition.
Exhibition prints range from $55–$70, depending on paper size and type. Additional services include:
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Custom white mats: $25
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Prepaid U.S. return shipping for PhotoPlace-produced prints: $25
All prints are produced using Canon printers, calibrated monitors, and custom ICC profiles to ensure excellent color accuracy and consistency.
Our printing service is designed around our standard 16 × 20 exhibition format, making it especially convenient for international artists and those who prefer not to ship finished work.
Artists using this service simply need to submit a high-resolution digital file and complete their print order through our website. We handle the printing and presentation, including complimentary use of our gallery frames during the exhibition.
Complimentary Exhibition Framing & Mats
PhotoPlace Gallery provides complimentary use of our standard 16 × 20 gallery frames and precut white mats for the duration of the exhibition. This service is available whether you send your own print or purchase one through our professional printing service.
Our gallery frames are black metal with white mats, providing a consistent presentation throughout the exhibition. Frames are provided for exhibition use only and remain the property of PhotoPlace Gallery.
Artists providing their own prints may send an unframed print that fits one of our standard mat openings or a 16 × 20 print that can be displayed without a mat. We will handle the matting, framing, and installation.
Our standard mat windows accommodate several common photographic aspect ratios. If your print requires a different opening, we offer custom white mats for $25.
Artists are also welcome to send their work already framed and ready to hang. Any work larger than 16 × 20 must be supplied in its own frame, ready for exhibition, as it will not fit our standard gallery frames.
At the conclusion of the exhibition, artists may arrange to have their prints returned. Our complimentary gallery frames are retained for use in future exhibitions, and artists are responsible for applicable return shipping costs.
Standard Mat Window Sizes
To ensure proper matting, please provide approximately 1/8" of extra image area beyond the visible mat opening. The dimensions below indicate both the visible mat window and the recommended image size to upload or provide for printing.
| Visible Mat Window | Common Format | Recommended Image Size |
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| 10" × 15" | 2:3 ratio | 10.25" × 15.25" |
| 10.5" × 13.5" | Near 4:5 ratio | 10.75" × 13.75" |
| 11.5" × 11.5" | Square (1:1) | 11.75" × 11.75" |
If you're sending your own print, please allow for this additional image area or include a white border. Prints trimmed to the exact window size cannot be used without a custom mat.
If your work does not fit our standard mats, you may:
- Send your work already matted (to fit 16"x20" frame)
- Order a custom mat through PhotoPlace ($25)
- Request a custom mat through the Gallery Exhibitor Shipping Form (login required)
File Guidelines for Printing
If you're using our print service, please provide your highest-quality, fully edited file. The file submitted for jurying is not sufficient for exhibition printing.
We accept TIFF, PSD, and high-quality JPG files.
Recommended Specifications
- Flattened TIFF or PSD preferred (high-quality JPG also accepted)
- Adobe RGB color space preferred; sRGB is acceptable
- 300 ppi at final print dimensions preferred
- 240 ppi at final print dimensions is the minimum accepted resolution
- Maximum image size: 16" × 20"
- Maximum upload size: 250 MB
Please crop your image exactly as you would like it printed and include approximately 1/8" of additional image area on all sides to allow for proper matting (see the dimensions listed under Standard Mat Window Sizes). Avoid white borders and watermarks unless they are intentionally part of the artwork.
We'll match your file to the mat window you select unless you provide specific instructions.
If a file requires extensive prepress work beyond normal preparation, we may request a replacement file or ask your permission before performing additional work, which may incur an additional prepress fee of approximately $35–50. We will always contact you for approval before proceeding.
If you're unsure whether your file is suitable for printing, we're happy to review it before you place your order.
Ready to order? Complete the Order Prints and Mats form (login required).
Paper Options
All papers are archival and museum quality. If you're unsure which paper best suits your image, we're happy to make a recommendation.
Hahnemühle Photo Rag Pearl
$55 per print
Cotton paper with a soft feel and pearl-gloss finish, offering deep blacks and excellent color detail. 320 gsm. 13"x19" sheet.
Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta
$55 per print
Natural white baryta paper with subtle texture and a traditional photographic appearance. 315 gsm. 13"x19" sheet.
Hahnemühle Photo Rag
$55 per print
A smooth matte paper with rich blacks and exceptional tonal range. 308 gsm. 13"x19" sheet.
Red River Aurora White (16x20 option)
$70 per print
Smooth matte cotton rag paper manufactured in the United States and well suited to both photography and fine art reproduction. 300 gsm. 16"x20" sheet
Not sure which paper to choose? We're happy to make a recommendation based on your image.
Sending Your Own Work
You're welcome to use the printing method, paper, and framing style that best represents your work.
The only requirement is that your piece arrive ready to hang with secure hanging hardware. We recommend D-rings and wire for stability and ease of installation. Please avoid sawtooth hangers whenever possible.
If your framed work is larger than 16 × 20, please contact us before shipping so we can ensure adequate exhibition space.
Additional Information
For packing recommendations, shipping deadlines, return shipping policies, and other shipping-related information, please review our Shipping Your Work page.
When you're ready to participate, please complete the Gallery Exhibitor Shipping Form and, if applicable, the Order Prints and Mats form. (login required)
Custom Printing Services
PhotoPlace Gallery also offers professional printing for portfolios, exhibitions, and projects unrelated to our exhibitions. Please contact us to discuss your printing needs.