THE LARSON GALLERY
The Larson Gallery is located on the campus of Yakima Valley College. Yakima is in the heart of Washington's Wine Country– the same latitude as the great wine-producing regions of France, with magnificent vineyards and 60 wineries in the Yakima Valley appellation. The Larson Gallery was established in 1949 as one of the original buildings on the then-named Yakima Valley Junior College campus. In 2020, the Larson Gallery built a new facility with an adjoining wine-tasting room with wine produced by Yakima Valley College students. The Larson Gallery remains the largest and oldest continually operating non-commercial gallery in Central Washington. Its existence is a partnership between the Larson Gallery, the Larson Gallery Guild, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, and Yakima Valley College

THE EXHIBITION
This is a national juried photography exhibition held every few years.  The 42nd National Juried Photography Exhibition is open to all photographers in the United States.  This exhibit is held in the Larson Gallery on the campus of Yakima Valley College.

ELIGIBILITY
Open to all artists residing in the United States. Only original artwork executed by the artist within the last two years and not previously shown in the Larson Gallery will be considered.

MEDIA 
All photographic processes including

• Non-traditional materials and/or mixed media
• Digital images derived from artist's own sources

SUBMISSIONS
All entries must be submitted via the CaFE system; mail-in entries will not be considered. Images must conform to the CaFE formatting standards, instructions can be found in the CaFE help section.

SETS
Artworks of multiple units are considered as one artwork only when priced, labeled and photographed as one piece.

ABOUT THE JUROR 
Thomas Harris

Thomas Harris formerly resided in Seattle where he worked for thirty years teaching photography at the Art Institute of Seattle. He received an MFA in photography from the Rhode Island School of Design, working with Harry Callahan, Ray Metsker and Aaron Siskind. Teachingallowed him to pursue a project working with a stll life of found and fabricated objects in a created, carefully lit space. This work has been awarded and purchased by institutions and individuals nationwide. He received the Seattle Arts Commission Artist Award twice, Artist Trust/Washington State Arts Commission Grant and a Guggenheim Fellowship.

FOR ACCEPTED ENTRIES
If your work is accepted, you will receive a notification through callforentry.org, including shipping instructions and pricing. All accepted work must arrive at the Larson Gallery no later than Friday, March 1, 2024. Photographs should be framed in plexiglass (no glass). All work must be ready for installation. All hand-delivered work may be delivered to the Larson Gallery during regular gallery hours from February 27 through March 1, 2024. The exhibition closes on April 20, 2024. All delivered work must be picked up no later than April 26, 2024. Shipped work must arrive by Friday March 1, 2024 in a sturdy reusable container. Shipped work will be returned via UPS and will be insured for the stated value of the piece(s) unless specified otherwise. Shipped entries must include return shipping fees, or the artwork will not be returned to the artist.

RETRIEVAL OF WORK
The Gallery cannot be held responsible for any damage or loss to the artwork that has been left more than 30 days following posted deadlines for picking up work. Artwork left longer than 30 days becomes the property of the Larson Gallery Guild.

FEES: $20 per media item. You may submit up to 4 media items per entry.

DEADLINES:
Submissions: February 2, 2024 (11:59PM MST - Mountain Standard Time)
Notifications: February 9, 2024
Accepted work delivered by: March 1, 2024
Exhibition dates: March 9 - April 20, 2024 (Closed March 25-April 1, 2024 for spring break)
Reception: March 9, 2024 - 3-5pm

Application Requirements

All entries must be submitted via the CaFE system; mail-in entries will not be considered. Images must conform to the CaFE formatting standards, instructions can be found in the CaFE help section.

Eligibility Criteria

Photographers residing in the United States