2023 PHOTOcentric: Hiding in Plain Sight

Timeline:

Aug. 5- Open call for entries

Oct. 5- Deadline for submissions

Oct.25 - Jurying completed/ begin notifying accepted artists

Dec.1 - Deadline for work to arrive at GAC

Dec. 9 - Opening, 5-7 pm

The 2023 PHOTOcentric theme is Hiding in Plain Sight: 

We expect photography to preserve what we see in the world, yet so often it shows us what is rarely seen or invisible. Photographers are invited to consider how their medium captures what is hiding in plain sight. This might include subjects as wide-ranging as social bonds, experiences behind closed doors, natural phenomena, or structural inequity. What are the stakes of making the invisible visible through photography?

Awards:

1st Place in 3 categories: $250

Grand Prize: $500

The categories have not yet been determined, the judge will select them based on submissions.  

This year’s juror, Jessica Brier (she/her) is a curator and historian of art and design with a focus on the intermediality of photography, print, graphics, and architecture. She currently serves as Curator of Photography at the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Vassar College. She has previously held positions at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Headlands Center for the Arts, and Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation. She holds a Ph.D. in art history and Visual Studies Graduate Certificate from the University of Southern California, an MA in curatorial practice from the California College of the Arts, and a BA from NYU's Gallatin School of Individualized Study.

Please label your artwork with (Title, medium, and dimensions). Maximum dimension: no larger than 36” on any side.

Shipped artwork must include a return mailing label, or the art center will charge a $50 fee for handling the return.