Call for entry to all photographers, instagrammers, influencers, and content creators.  Sault Area Art Center presents the 3rd annual Chippewa County in Photographs event. Covering almost 2,700 square miles, Chippewa County is one of Michigan’s largest counties. Its rich Indigenous and French colonial heritage and its natural beauty draw visitors from across the country and around the world. There are towns and farms and pristine forests, lakes and rivers and waterfalls. In this collaboration, 48 photographers will explore 48 separate sections of Chippewa County with their chosen camera medium – film, digital camera, iPhone, or any other alternative process over 48 hours. Everyone is a photographer!

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For 48 hours beginning at 9:00 pm on Friday, June 13th and ending at 9:00 pm Sunday, June 15th, 48 photographers will each explore their selected section of the map with their chosen camera medium.  The resulting images will be shown in the gallery of the Alberta House for the month of August. 

 

Opportunities
1st Place: $300
2nd Place: $200
3rd Place: $100
Viewer’s Choice: $100
Two Honorable Mentions: $50 each

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The juror for this show will be Paul Rose, one of our award winning featured artists from the 2024 Bonifas Exhibit.

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Important Dates

• June 5th:  Online Sign-Up deadline (CLICK HERE TO SIGN-UP)

• June 10th:  Reminder notifications sent out via email

• June 13th at 7pm:  Kick-off reception to draw your section of the map

• June 13th, 9PM - June 15th, 9PM:  Photographs Taken

• By June 27th:  Submit top 1-3 photos (Each artist is guaranteed one piece)

• July 7th:  Notification of selected photos

• July 22nd-25th:  Artwork delivery (Tu-Sa, 11am-4pm)

• August 15, 6pm - 8pm: Opening Reception and Awards Ceremony

• August 30th -September 3rd: Pick up artwork

 

Accessibility:

We would like this event to be 100% inclusive.  Please make sure to select the box on the information form if you will need to draw from locations that are accessible.

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Fees:  

• A non-refundable $25 entry fee is required with the sign-up. 

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Notification of Selected Artists:  

• Forty-eight photographers, plus two alternates to sign-up will be selected and notified.   Sign-up will cut off on deadline date or when the total number has been reached.

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Selected Artists Are Asked to Participate in the 48-Hour Photography Event:  

• Attend the kickoff party Friday, June 13th at 7:00pm.  Bids for sections will be accepted starting at $5 and raised in $1 increments until won.  After bidding, artists will be assigned a specific geographic area within Chippewa County (determined by a lottery, randomly choosing a piece of the map).  If you are unable to attend, please send a proxy.

• Take photographic images within your assigned geographic area any time beginning Friday, June 13th at 9:00 pm until Sunday, June 15th at 9:00 pm.

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Selected Artists Are Required to Submit Artwork to the Chippewa County in Photographs Exhibit: 

• Deliver your gallery ready (framed or otherwise ready for presentation, with wire hanger on the back-please no sawtooth hangers) artwork to the Alberta House between July 22-25.  

• Artwork must be labeled with the photographer's name and title of work (on the back).  Please indicate the top of work if not clear.

• Each artist is guaranteed ONE piece of artwork will be displayed in the exhibit.  

• Artists are encouraged to submit up to three pieces of artwork to the exhibit.

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Sales:  

• All artwork must be available for sale at reasonable market prices.  

• Art Center Gallery will retain 30% commission on all works sold for non-Sault Area Arts Center members or 20% for $100 level members.  (Click HERE to purchase a membership)

• Artwork may not be removed from the exhibit prior to the closing date

 

Publicity Release & Liability Disclaimer:

• Sign-up fees are non-refundable

• SAAC reserves the right to use participants' submitted images, with appropriate acknowledgment, for purposes of publicity, education, and archival records.

• All reasonable care will be taken with artwork. SAAC, its officers, employees, volunteers, and representatives are not responsible for any loss or damage to exhibitors’ artwork, however caused, and whether in transit or on display.