BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/New_York X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:153329@kingstonhappenings.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251215T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260104T000000 DTSTAMP:20260105T132539Z URL:https://kingstonhappenings.org/events/cpw-upstate-new-york-photography -biennial-open-call-for-artists-submissions/ SUMMARY:CPW Upstate New York Photography Biennial - Open Call for Artists S ubmissions DESCRIPTION:CPW Launches First Upstate Photography Biennial and Announce s Open Call for Submissions from Artists  \nOpen Call: December 15\, 202 5 – January 31\, 2026\nUpstate Photography Biennial Exhibition on View: May 30 – September 6\, 2026\nCPW (formerly known as the Center for Phot ography at Woodstock) announces an open call for artists living and/or wo rking in New York State\, in regions north of New York City\, to participa te in the inaugural Upstate Photography Biennial—a major exhibition tha t will spotlight contemporary lens-based practices across the region.\nBui lding on nearly 50 years of supporting upstate photographers\, CPW brings deep expertise to this large-scale survey\, organized by CPW curators Ada m G. Ryan and Marina Chao. The Biennial will feature up to 30 photogra phers and artists working in upstate New York\,  and it will occupy the entire first floor of CPW’s newly renovated  Kingston headquarters. T he Summer 2026 exhibition will bring heightened visibility to the innovati ve and prolific talents of regional artists while also fostering dialogue around photography’s rapidly evolving role in the Hudson Valley and thr oughout Upstate New York.\n\nConceived to showcase a range of contemporary approaches to photography\, the Upstate Photography Biennial will be a major\, recurring platform for the region’s dynamic community of artists . Each iteration of the Biennial will be accompanied by a small-run\, high -quality catalogue\, designed and produced in-house at the CPW Press\, usi ng a new Canon v700 printer\, and available for sale in the CPW bookshop b oth online and at 25 Dederick Street.\n\nCALL FOR ENTRIES\nCPW invites s ubmissions from artists working in all photographic and lens-based forms\, including fine art\, documentary\, experimental\, installation-based\, an d video work:\n\n\n Open Call: December 15\, 2025 – January 31\, 2026 ( 11:59pm EST)\n Eligibility: Artists who live and/or work in Upstate New Y ork\n Application Fee: Free\n\n \nSUBMISSION PARAMETERS\nArtists will su bmit their portfolios and other materials via the Submittable platform.  Applications are only accepted here and are not accepted via email or po st:\n\n\n Work Samples: Submit 5–10 images\, all from a single series or body of work. The images should be 2000px on the longest side and each one should include title and date information. Applicants may also provide a screenshot and link for one video (must be viewable online).\n Short B io: Provide a brief description of your art career\, but please do not en ter an exhibition list(max 250 - 300 words).\n Project Statement: Provid e an artist statement that describes the project being submitted (max 250 - 300 words).\n Resume/CV: List past exhibitions\, residencies\, and rel ated experiences.\n\nOTHER INFORMATION\nSelected artists will be notified by March 1\, 2026.\nThe Upstate Photography Biennial is slated to be on view from May 30\, 2026 through September 6\, 2026.  Further details to be announced.\nABOUT CPW\nFounded in 1977 as the Center for Photography at Woodstock\, CPW is a not-for-profit arts organization with a dual missi on: to support artists working in photography and related media\, and to e ngage audiences through creation\, discovery\, and learning. At the heart of CPW’s mission is to provide programming that is community-based\, art ist-centered\, and collaborative. To foster public conversation around cri tical issues in photography\, CPW offers exhibitions\, workshops\, artists ’ residencies\, and access to its Digital Media Lab. In January 2025\, C PW opened its new Kingston\, NY headquarters–housing a photography museu m\, and an educational and community center–in a 40\,000-square-foot fac tory building at 25 Dederick Street.\nFollow CPW on: Instagram @cpw_kings ton | YouTube @cpw_kingston | X @cpw_kingston | Bluesky @cpw-kingston .bsky.social\n\nCPW Kingston\n25 Dederick St\, Kingston\, NY 12401\nGaller y Hours: Thursday to Sunday 11am – 5pm\nFree admissionFor more informati on about CPW programs\, visit cpw.org\n\nImage: © Ryan Rusiecki ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://kingstonhappenings.org/wp-content/upload s/2025/12/Screenshot-2025-12-29-at-10.39.31-AM.png CATEGORIES:Art,Community LOCATION:Center for Photography at Woodstock(CPW)\, 25 Dederick St. \, King ston\, NY\, 12401\, United States GEO:41.92761;-73.998774 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=25 Dederick St. \, Kingston \, NY\, 12401\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Center for Photog raphy at Woodstock(CPW):geo:41.92761,-73.998774 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251102T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR