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Cyanotype: A Celebration of Process and Possibility
Call for Entry
PhotoPlace Gallery invites photographers and artists to submit work for Cyanotype: A Celebration of Process and Possibility, a juried exhibition celebrating the enduring appeal and creative versatility of the cyanotype process. We welcome work that embraces cyanotype in all its forms, including traditional contact prints, camera-made cyanotypes, photograms, digital negative prints, toned and wet cyanotypes, alternative substrates, mixed-media works, and experimental approaches. Subject matter is open, but cyanotype should serve as a primary component of the finished work.
This exhibition coincides with World Cyanotype Day, an international celebration of one of photography's most beloved alternative processes. PhotoPlace Gallery will mark the occasion with a special reception, workshops, and cyanotype-focused programming on September 26, bringing artists and the community together to celebrate the many possibilities of this historic and continually evolving medium.
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If Selected
Juror Sam Wang will select up to 35 images for exhibition in our Middlebury, Vermont gallery and another 40 images for our Online Gallery.
All selected artists receive:
- Inclusion in the exhibition catalog
- Permanent placement on the PhotoPlace Gallery website
- Promotion through PhotoPlace Gallery's social media channels with links to photographers' websites
- Eligibility for exhibition awards
Online Gallery selections receive the same catalog inclusion, permanent website archive, and promotional opportunities as Exhibition Gallery selections.
Awards
- Juror's Award: $300
- Director's Award: $200
- Honorable Mention: $50
Important Dates
- Call for Entry Opens: June 9, 2026
- Submission Deadline: July 6, 2026
- Juror Selections Announced: July 20, 2026
- Print Deadline (Exhibition Gallery): August 21, 2026
- Exhibition Dates: September 4–26, 2026
- Opening Reception: September 4th from 4-7pm
- World Cyanotype Day Reception & Programming: September 26, 2026
Submission Information
Submission Fee: $39 for the first 5 images, plus $6 for each additional image.
There is no limit to the number of images you may submit.
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Banner image: Annalise Neil
The images below are provided as inspiration and examples of the breadth of work that may resonate with this exhibition theme. Click any image to enlarge.
About the Juror
Sam Wang received an MFA in Photography from the University of Iowa in 1966. He then founded the photography program at Clemson University, where he taught for 40 years before retiring as Alumni Distinguished Professor. During a sabbatical in 2003, he taught at the Nanjing University of the Arts, where he began lecturing and exhibiting in China. Along with Zhong Jianming, a colleague from Nanjing, and former student Christina Z. Anderson, he coauthored Handcrafted: The Art and Practice of the Handmade Print, the first book to seriously address alternative photographic processes published in China. The book became a major catalyst for the development of the Chinese alternative process photography community.
Throughout his career, Sam has worked with many photographic processes, and his images have appeared in numerous publications. Cyanotype, however, has always remained his favorite because, as he says, “it’s so easy,” yet so difficult to fully control. He often compares the process to playing the piano: “It’s so easy. You just get a piano and push down on the keys, right?” His method of combining traditional cyanotype with Mike Ware’s New Cyanotype process was featured in Christina Z. Anderson’s book Cyanotype: The Blueprint in Contemporary Practice. He continues to explore the medium and create new work in South Carolina.