2026 Emerging Vision: CPAC Biennial Student Show
Submit 3-10 photographic works (images, video, or combination) as a current photography student for a juried biennial exhibition.
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Get matched →- Deadline
- 39 days left
- Entry fee
- $20
- Award
- $150
- Location
- Denver, Colorado
- Exhibition window
- Nov 20, 2026 → Jan 2, 2027
- Applicants notified
- Sep 30, 2026
- Size cap
- ≤ 65" max dimension
About
Overview
The Colorado Photographic Arts Center invites current undergraduate and graduate photography students to submit work for the 2026 Emerging Vision Biennial Student Show. All lens-based media are eligible, including film, video, digital, scanner, screen-capture, and mobile photography. If work using AI is submitted, please note the use of AI.
Key Dates
- Submission deadline: Friday, September 11, 2026
- Application notifications sent: September 30, 2026
- Artwork must be received by: Friday, November 13, 2026
- Exhibition dates: November 20, 2026 - January 2, 2027
- Opening reception: Saturday, November 21, 2026, 5-8 pm
Eligibility
Entry is open to regional, national, and international artists. Applicants must be current undergraduate or graduate students enrolled at a post-secondary institution and not graduating before the end of the academic year 2025-2026. A copy of current student schedule or student ID must be uploaded with entry or emailed to [email protected].
Media & Size
Submit 3-10 total works combining images and/or video. Print sizes must be specified with height or width no larger than 65". Work will be hung with magnets. Artists may choose to frame or send prints only. Exhibition sizes cannot be changed after acceptance. Non-traditional presentations integral to the work are considered; contact CPAC in advance if applicable.
Fees
- $20 for the first 3 images
- $3 for each additional image (up to 10 total)
Awards
- Best in Show: Feature article on LensCulture.com, promotion in LensCulture's weekly newsletter (580,000+ subscribers), $150 custom printing from Digital Silver Imaging, CPAC membership
- Honorable Mention: $150 custom printing from Digital Silver Imaging, CPAC membership
How to Enter
Submit through Café or contact [email protected] with questions. Registration closes at midnight MST on Friday, September 11, 2026.
Juror
Laura Sackett is the creative director and co-founder of LensCulture, one of the leading sites for discovering and publishing contemporary photography. She leads design, strategy, brand, website, print, and communications. She also designs and co-curates LensCulture exhibitions and online galleries, serves as juror and reviewer in international photo awards and festivals, is a founding Board Member of PhotoAlliance, and holds an MFA in photography from California College of the Arts. She lives in Oakland, CA.
Contact
- Email: [email protected]
- Phone: 303-837-1341
- Web: cpacphoto.org
- Award
- Best in Show: feature article on LensCulture.com, promotion in LensCulture's weekly newsletter (580,000+ subscribers), $150 custom printing from Digital Silver Imaging, and CPAC membership. Honorable Mention: $150 custom printing from Digital Silver Imaging and CPAC membership.
- Entry fee
- $20 for the first 3 images and then $3 for each additional image (up to 10 total)
- Entries per artist
- Up to 10
- Sales commission
- Organizer retains 30% on sales
- Theme
- An open-themed call for emerging photography students to demonstrate their talent and point of view; all capture types, subject matter, and photographic processes are eligible.
- Eligibility
- Open to current undergraduate and graduate students in photography enrolled at post-secondary institutions, not graduating before end of 2025-2026 academic year, international applicants welcome.
- Audience
- Current undergraduate and graduate students in photography
- Size & format
- height or width no larger than 65"
- Also worth noting
- height or width no larger than 65"
- Contact
- [email protected]
Every listing links to the organizer's official page. Always confirm deadlines, fees, and entry rules there before you apply.