Announcement


16th Annual Photography Salon, Vancouver, Canada, 2022
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Masoud Soheili

Chair

"Caroun Photo Club" is going to hold the "16th CPC Annual Photography Salon 2022", at North Vancouver, Canada. This Photo Contest is open to the individual photographers in Canada and worldwide (International), Professional and Amateur photographers!

Participants MUST be a member of Caroun Photo Club (CPC), and their membership should not be expired until January 2023. Photos will be judged by 3 jurors, selected by CPC, and the announcement will be final.

Guide for membership is available on CPC website at: Membership

CPC will have the right to publish photos anywhere in any form (magazines, bulletins, internet, slide show…), but the copyright remains for the photographer. A slide show will be made with these photos.

All the photos MUST have a “Title”. “No-Title” photos are not accepted. Photos of previous photo contests are not accepted too.

Each Photographer could send maximum 4 photos. Photos could not be changed.

Subject of the photo contest is “Photographic Art”, and the theme is OPEN.
Following subjects are not accepted: Religious / Political / Photojournalism / Family Photos

An exhibition of all the Photos will be held at “Caroun Art Gallery” in Vancouver, Canada. Participants should register for the gallery at the same time of taking part in the competition. A permanent virtual exhibition will be posted at CAG website.

All the participants, who did anything out of the rules, will be cancelled from the competition, without any notice, even if he/she is among winners, and the prize will goes to the next person. Fees are not refundable.

This announcement will have changes before the judgment, without any announcement. Participant could check it on CPC website themselves.

COLOR and BLACK and WHITE Photos are accepted!

Photo Contest

Participants should send their printed works along with a digital file. Just 12"x16" (30x40 cm) or 12"x18" (30x45 cm). CAG could print and frame International participants' works on their own cost.

Deadline: August 30, 2022, Pacific time

The application of the competition should be filled out for each photo separately and fixed at the back of the photo by paper tape.
One "Artist’s Waiver Form" should be filled out for each photographer too.

Prizes:

WINNERS:

First Winner:
- CAPA Gold Medal (Canadian Association for Photographic Art)
- CPC Certificate
- An individual photography exhibition at Caroun Art Gallery (just gallery fee) in 2023 for TWO weeks; application should be filled out by the winner and sent to CPC in November 2022. It is posted on CAG website.
Other costs of the exhibition (photos, invitation card, brochure, opening reception...) need to be paid by the artist.
The date of the exhibition will be announced by the gallery.

Second Winner:
- CPC Silver Medal (Caroun Photo Club)
- CPC Certificate
- An individual photography exhibition at Caroun Art Gallery (just gallery fee) in 2023 for ONE week; application should be filled out by the winner and sent to CPC in November 2022. It is posted on CAG website.
Other costs of the exhibition (photos, invitation card, brochure, opening reception...) need to be paid by the artist.
The date of the exhibition will be announced by the gallery.

Third Winner:
- CPC Bronze Medal
- CPC Certificate
- Participating in a group exhibition at Caroun Art Gallery (just gallery fee) in 2023; application should be filled out by the winner and sent to CPC in November 2022. It is posted on CAG website.
Other costs of the exhibition (photos) need to be paid by the artist.
The date of the exhibition will be announced by the gallery.

SELECTED WORKS

Seven selected works belongs to 7 photographers will receive “CPC Honorable Mention”.

Prizes will be given to the winners and selected works at the exhibition.
Each participant could earn JUST one Prize!

Costs of the Competition:

Competition fee: $50
Gallery fee: $100
and if you are not a CPC member, you need to pay CPC membership too: $55 Cash or cheque
Canadian participants need to add GST (5%) too.

Exhibition:

A group exhibitions of all photos will be held at Caroun Art Gallery, at North Vancouver, Canada, in December 2022. The application is posted on Website, and should be filled out and sent along with the photos.

CPC has no responsibility for the lost or damaged works. Participants in the exhibition could remove their works themselves at the last day of the exhibition, or send enough money along with their photos for the returning mailing costs. CPC will keep the photos just 10 days after the exhibition; there is no responsibility for CPC later.

Enquiries:
You can contact by email: CPC2011 (at) Caroun (dot) com

Application form
Waiver Form
Guidelines
Membership

Mailing Address:
PO Box 63630
RPO Capilano
North Vancouver, BC
Canada, V7P 3P1

You can send your works NOW!
Hope you win! First Prize!

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