clevelandphotofest Competitions / Calls for Entry
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Black and White Landscape Show
The Cleveland Photo Fest invites your participation in a national show of
black and white landscape photography (Cityscapes are not landscapes).
$30 submission fee for 3 images.
Submit through Smarter Entry.
We will endeavor to hang a print from each set of submissions.
ALL prints are to be unmatted and unframed to save you framing and
shipping costs.
Print sizes: 11 x 17 (11 x 14) or 13 x 19 (16 x 20) paper.
Deadline for submissions is July 1st, 2025
Once selected, prints must be received by: August 20th, 2025.
Mail to:
Cleveland Photo Fest
2729 Prospect Ave
Cleveland, Ohio 44115.
(Return postage MUST be included).
Questions? Contact the CPF: contact@clevelandphotofest.org
Through the Lens: A Portrait Show
Through the Lens: A Portrait Show
An Exhibition of Portraiture
Sponsored by
The Cleveland Photo Fest
On Display at the
The Brownhoist Gallery
4403 St Clair Ave,
Cleveland, OH 44103, 2nd floor.
Curated by
Cara Gaetano
etherealaperturephoto@gmail.com
$100 PEOPLE'S PORTRAIT CHOICE AWARD!!!!!
The Cleveland Photo Fest invites your participation in Faces Through the Lens, an exhibition of portraiture opening April 5th, 6.30 to 9.00 at the Brownhoist Gallery, Cleveland, Ohio.
Photographers are invited to submit Portraits which must include at least a portion of a human face.
NO NUDITY.
Up to three (3) pieces can be submitted for $30. Submissions and payments made through Smarter Entry.
FAQ:
-18 + to enter.
-Local drop off and pick up IN PERSON only, no shipped in work.
-Work must be framed and ready to hang. Please have a wire hook on the back as the work will be hung from a hook.
-Frame size must be between 11 x 14 and 18 x 24.
-Please indicate price of the work in the Description field. If the work is not for sale, please note in the Description field. BH takes 30% commission on any work that sells. Participants may sell additional merchandise with their photography on it (t-shirts, sticker, etc). CPF will have a small merchandise table set up for these purposes. If participants would like to bring additional merch to sell, please contact Cara (contact info below) to let her know. If any merchandise is submitted for sale each item must have the price and payment method noted on the item.
-Please note your preferred payment method preference (if your work is for sale) in the Description field, i.e. Paypal, Venmo etc.
-No AI work will be accepted.
-Artist Statement required. Statement must be dropped off with your work the night of 4/3. Please use Arial 11pt font so that all statements are consistent. Name at the top of the statement, left aligned, then statement below. Add any details about the pieces if you wish
Key Dates:
3/21 Deadline for submission.
4/3 Drop off accepted work by 6pm. Artists must be available to assist in hanging their work. Plan on being available between 6 and 8pm that evening. If an artist cannot attend, they may send someone in their place to drop and hang the work.
-All pieces must be picked up on the evening of May 1st.
(Details to be sent to all participants).
Crooked Rivers Connected: Pulse of the City: A Celebration of Neighborhoods & Culture In Cleveland & Pittsburgh
Crooked Rivers Connected:
Pulse of the City: A Celebration of Neighborhoods & Culture
In Cleveland & Pittsburgh
Culture is defined as your way of life: Your intellectual achievements, your arts, your beliefs and institutions, and your celebrations that are passed down from one generation to another.
Culture is who you are and how you live in your immediate, as well as broader, community.
The Cleveland Photo Fest invites your participation in a photography exchange program with Pittsburgh’s Ketchup City Creative.
The CPF will accept 50 of Cleveland (NEO) photographer’s images to be displayed in Pittsburgh. In exchange, Pittsburgh will display 50 of their images at the Tri-C East Gallery on Thursday, May 29th 2025. At the CLOSING of the exhibition in Cleveland, on Thursday, July 10th, you will be given the opportunity to choose one image from the Pittsburgh exhibition for your personal enjoyment.
Detailed information:
We invite each photographer to submit 2 images.
Smarter Entry: 1 image $25 / 1 additional image FREE.
We will select ONE image per each photographer/Entry.
CLE Images to be shown at: Ketchup City Creative (https://www.ketchupcity.cohttps://www.ketchupcity.com)
Submission DEADLINE: Jan 1st 2025 (Cleveland Photographers)
Cleveland images will be on display in Pittsburgh from 2/1/25 to 2/26/25.
Pittsburgh images will be on display at: Tri-C East Gallery from: 5/29/25 to 7/10/25
(https://www.tri-c.edu/arts-and-entertainment/art-galleries/eastern-campus-art-gallery.html)
Opening: Thursday, May 29th, 2025
The CLOSING and SELECTION date is: Thursday, July 10th, 2025.
ALL images must be unframed and printed on standard photographic or DIGITIAL PAPER.
Maximum size of print: 16 x 20
Minimum size of print: 11 x 14
NO EXCEPTIONS!!!!