OpenCloses 18 Dec 2026

Blue Sky Gallery – 2027 Pacific Northwest Drawers

Blue Sky, Oregon Center for the Photographic Arts · Portland, Oregon, United States

Free juried call for photographers living in Alaska, British Columbia, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington; selected portfolios are shown in Blue Sky's flat files in Portland for a year and online. Deadline 18 December 2026.

Deadline: 18 Dec 2026
Entry fee: Not stated

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Who can enter

Location: United States, Canada (by country of residence)
Age: No age limit
Career stage: Any
Mediums: Photography
Submission: Online submission
Also: Residents of Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington or British Columbia only.

About

The Pacific Northwest Drawers is Blue Sky's annual juried flat-file programme. Selected work is displayed in the gallery's drawers in Portland, Oregon, for a year, shown online and added permanently to the Blue Sky digital archive. The 2027 opening is First Thursday, 1 April 2027.

The 2027 juror is Shana Lopes, PhD, Baker Street Foundation Associate Curator of Photography at SFMOMA. Applicants must reside in Alaska, British Columbia, Idaho, Montana, Oregon or Washington; work from outside the region is withdrawn.

Applications are via CaFÉ and close Friday 18 December 2026 at 10:59 pm PT; there is no fee. Notification is in early February 2027 and Blue Sky pays return shipping for artists outside Portland.