Photography Galleries are popping up all over, both on-line and as brick and mortar. Many run juried or otherwise competitive entry exhibits. This page is intended to highlight the things that we think make the Darkroom Gallery different. There are quite a few and we will be adding to this list so check it from time to time.
| View and Be Viewed | This feature allows you to see all the entries for an exhibit - not just those selected. You must be willing to share yours and only those from others willing to share can be seen. Usually this is about 80% of all entries. A great way to gain insight into the juror's selection process. Read more... |
| Fast Exhibit Selection | Our proprietary on-line juror review and selection system lets us get submissions into the hands of our jurors within 24 hours of submission close with results announced within one week of submissions close, sometimes within 4 days. Juror's have remarked at the ease of review and selection. |
| Entries are Anonomized | We do not depend on uploaded file names to keep track of which image belongs to which photographer. So juror's can't tell, from the file name, if an image comes from one of their workshop participants, a neighbor or a friend. |
| Jurors | Jurors are set when we announce an exhibit. You always know who will judge your work before you make a submission. We seek established jurors that have a demonstrated knowledge and/or body of work related to the theme of the exhibit they will judge. Here is a list of past jurors. |
| Complete Exhibit History | All of our past exhibits, with a complete gallery, are on-line and available for view on our web site. See our past exhibits here. |
| Low Cost of Participation | If selected for one of our exhibits all you need do is get us a print. We supply the frame and mat. So participating in our exhibits can cost as little as the entry fee and cost of a print and shipping. Read more... |
| Our Gallery | Our gallery a 1300 square foot store front space in a downtown block building. We have over 130 feet of liner perimeter wall space with eleven foot ceilings and hardwood floor. Read more... |
| Photographer Community | The photographer community supports us and we support the photographer community. We run two regional events per year. We host many local photo club meetings as well as classes and seminars by exhibit jurors. |
| We're Open | Of course exhibitors' work from our current and all or our past exhibits are displayed on our web site 24/7; but our gallery is also open 7 days a week 5 hours a day. Since we have food establishments on both sides of us that are open seven days a week, we want to expose exhibitor's work to that traffic. |
| We're International | We accept and have displayed work from photographers that hail from 25 different countries. Our print service makes it easy for distant photographers to participate. |
| Recognition Prizes | We don't have a budget for large cash prizes - at least not yet, but our juror's choice does receive a vinyl banner featuring their image and our people's choice gets free entry into a future exhibit. |
| We Mark What Sells | Of course we want to create great exhibits that draw photography lovers and collectors from our region. But we really consider ourselves successful when we sell your work. We share that success by posting what sold on-line in our on-line galleries. |
| Exhibit Catalogs | We produce an exhibit catalog for almost all of our exhibits. You can see and purchase them at VioVio |
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High Quality Gallery Exposure both in Exhibit and after |
