Arts center · Portland, OR, United States · 1 program
Submitting to this Call for Entry requires exactly 10 images (no watermarks) from a single series or body of work. We encourage applicants to submit work created within the last five years. If an applicant has previously been featured in the PNW Drawers, the submission must be of new or different work. Submitted images must be the same as the original prints intended for inclusion. Absolutely no substitutions will be permitted.
If accepted, works must be delivered to the gallery matted and/or mounted. Due to the physical dimensions of each drawer, the matted or mounted sizes of accepted works must not exceed 20" x 16" x 1.5" when stacked together.
All prints selected for the PNW Drawers are eligible for sale with the artist's permission, with a 50% commission retained by Blue Sky. Artists who are currently represented by a gallery are asked to ensure that your entry does not infringe on any standing agreements before making a submission. Blue Sky will not be responsible for negotiating commissions with an artist's representation or sending commission payments to an artist's gallery. Artists must plan to make separate payment arrangements with their gallery representation.
The deadline for submissions is 10:59 PM (PT), Friday, December 18, 2026. There is no entry fee. Only one entry per artist is permitted. No deadline extensions. Blue Sky cannot respond to inquiries about the status of a submission, nor is the juror able to offer feedback or reasoning for rejected submissions.
Accepted artists will be notified in early February, 2027. Works must be received at Blue Sky no later than 5:00 PM on March 27, 2027. Accepted works will debut to the public on First Thursday, April 1, 2027.
Any photographic artist who is a current resident of Alaska, British Columbia, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington is invited to submit work for consideration. Please ensure that your CaFÉ profile reflects residency in one of these locations. Submissions received from outside the eligible region will be withdrawn.
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Any photographic artist who is a current resident of Alaska, British Columbia, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington is invited to submit work for consideration. Applicants must ensure their CaFÉ profile reflects residency in one of these locations.
Submissions received from outside the eligible region will be withdrawn. If an applicant has previously been featured in the PNW Drawers, the submission must be of new or different work.