The Drawers
Pacific Northwest Photography Viewing Drawers
Blue Sky established the Pacific Northwest Photography Viewing Drawers program in 2007 to feature a juried public archive of original prints by contemporary photographers based in the region. Visitors to Blue Sky’s galleries in Portland are welcome to enjoy work in the Drawers by simply opening any one of the archival flatfiles, or by asking the Gallery Attendant for assistance. The Drawers program has quickly become a favorite aspect of Blue Sky’s ongoing programming, available to approximately 25,000 visitors annually. For 2012—to coincide with the newly inaugurated Portland Photo Month (every April)—Blue Sky is expanding the geographic scope of the Drawers to include up to 80 photographers from Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, British Columbia, and Alaska.
You are welcome to have a look by simply opening any one of the Drawers. Should you want to see more work by a particular artist, please ask the Gallery Attendant for assistance. Artists provide prices for all prints that are for sale.
Juried Artists 2010
In November 2010, Blue Sky debuted 35 new bodies of work in the Drawers curated from submissions received in response to a public Call for Entries announced in early Summer 2010. Artists include:
Bobby Abrahamson • Troi Anderson • Blake Andrews • John Bauguess • Chris Bennett • Rich Bergeman • Paul Dahlquist • David Farris • Gene Faulkner • Hal Gage • Lisa Gidley • Ford Gilbreath • Barbara Gilson • Joseph Glasgow • Robert Haft • M. Bruce Hall • Ed Hamilton • Lauren Henkin • Edis Jurcys • Ann Kendellen • Heidi Kirkpatrick• Christine Laptuta • Stuart Allen Levy • Jim Lommasson • Frank Miller • Ann Pallesen • Doug Prior • Christopher Rauschenberg • Shawn Records • Jim Riswold • Rich Rollins • Faulkner Short • Grace Weston • Bryan Wolf • The Portland Grid Project
This year’s juried selections will remain in the Drawers through March 2012, and can be seen during regular hours.
2012 Call for Entries
GUIDELINES
Any photographer who is a current resident of Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, British Columbia, or Alaska is invited to submit work for consideration. Please provide exactly 10 images from a single series or body of work created within the last five years. If an applicant has previously been featured in the Drawers, the submission must be of new or different work. Submitted images must be the same as the original prints intended for inclusion in the Drawers. Only one entry per artist is permitted.
Blue Sky is only accepting digital submissions for this Call via callforentry.org (follow the “Apply to this Call” link to submit). Deadline for submissions is midnight (MST) on Friday, December 23, 2011. There is no entry fee. Blue Sky cannot respond to inquiries about the status of a submission, nor are the jurors able to offer feedback or reasoning for rejected submissions.
All applicants will be notified of their acceptance by Friday, January 27, 2012. Accepted works must be received at Blue Sky to be deposited into the Drawers no later than 5:00 PM on March 16, 2012.
JURORS
Laura Moya is executive director of Photolucida, a nonprofit organization based in Portland, Oregon that provides opportunities for emerging photographers. Moya has a professional background in photography and independent film, both in production and promotion, having worked for Photo-eye Gallery, the Sundance Film Festival, and the Northwest Film Center. She was invited to particpate in the Lodz Photography Festival (Poland), Noorderlict (Netherlands), the Pingyao Photo Festival (China), the Lishui Photo Festival (China), and Xiang Sha Wan Photo Festival (Mongolia). Moya recently curated Photo Alchemy: An Exhibition of Alternative Process Photography at 23 Sandy Gallery (Portland) and has written pieces for Griffin Museum’s ‘Critic’s Pick’ and Finite Foto. She also reviews portfolios in the US and internationally, most recently at LensCulture/FotoFest during Paris Photo.
Clint Willour has been the curator of the Galveston Arts Center for the past twenty-one years, and an art professional for over thirty-five years. He is active on boards of numerous arts organizations in Texas and has served as a juror for over seventy competitions in his career. He curates 12 exhibitions per year in Galveston, and serves regularly as a guest curator for institutions throughout the state of Texas and beyond. He is a past President of the Board of the Houston Center for Photography and a current member of their advisory board and Exhibition Committee, member and past Chair of the Photography Accessions Sub-committee of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, a member of the Art Board of FotoFest, Houston, and a board member of Photo Forum at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
This free Call for Entries is made possible with support from the Oregon Arts Commission through a partnership with WESTAF.
