Call for Entry: The Cat Show

Image courtesy of 2026 Pacific Northwest Drawers artist David Hoekje

Submit your work today to The Cat Show - 50th Anniversary Online Exhibition

Juried by C. Meier, Exhibitions Director

Submission Deadline: Fri, Aug 28 by 11:59 PM (PT)

Exhibition Launch: Fri, Sep 25, 2026

Entry Fee: Free

Blue Sky, Oregon Center for the Photographic Arts, is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a series of 12 themed online exhibitions. The twelfth and final exhibition, The Cat Show, pays homage to Blue Sky's 1976 group exhibition The Dog Show – with a feline twist.

Photographers and cats have at least one thing in common: they love light!  Whether it’s posting up in their favorite sun spot or striking an iconic pose, cats love the spotlight. They deserve it. For The Cat Show open call, C. Meier, Blue Sky’s Exhibitions Director and cat enthusiast, is seeking your most purrrrrfect photographs to feature in this final comMEOWnity group exhibition. Show us your most clever, curious, and chaotic feline companions. From humorous snapshots to thoughtful fine art, all photographic approaches are welcome.

Submission Requirements: 

  • Submit up to three images per artist, including artwork title and year created

  • Upload JPG image files, at 1500 pixels or less on the longest side.

  • Name image files: lastname_firstname_title.jpg

Submission Guidelines: 

  • Submissions will be accepted only through the Google Form, linked above

  • Membership to Blue Sky is not required to submit

  • Accepted artwork will be viewable online only

  • Artwork will not be for sale

  • Images that violate Blue Sky's anti-discrimination policy or are otherwise deemed offensive in nature will be disqualified.

  • Submissions that do not follow the above requirements and guidelines will be disqualified.

Accepted artists will be notified via email. Due to the volume of submissions, notifications will not be sent to unaccepted submissions.  

Email submission related questions to exhibitions@blueskygallery.org  with “The Cat Show” in the subject line.