2027 CPAC Open International Call for Photography | MOP Denver

The Colorado Photographic Arts Center (CPAC) seeks work for an open call for the 2027 Month of Photography Denver Festival (MOP). CPAC will be digitally projecting selected work on to the Daniels & Fisher Tower on 16th Street Mall in downtown Denver as part of Night Lights Denver during the entire month of March 2027. Including horizontal images to be projected on the Denver Theatre District's new LED screen in Skyline Park.

CPAC Open International Call for Photography

The Colorado Photographic Arts Center (CPAC) seeks work for an open call for the 2027 Month of Photography Denver Festival (MOP). CPAC will be digitally projecting selected work on to the Daniels & Fisher Tower on 16th Street Mall in downtown Denver as part of Night Lights Denver during the entire month of March 2027. The del screen will also be utilized for submissions that are horizontal and a variable program.

We invite photographers of all skill levels to submit their work. The theme is open-ended. This outdoor exhibition is meant to celebrate all types of the photographic medium and a means of expression for the festival. Work submitted for the Daniels & Fisher Tower should be vertical in orientation. Horizontal images can be submitted to be projected on the Denver Theatre District's new LED screen in Skyline Park del (LED screen).

The public, outdoor exhibition allows photographers both local, national, and international to present work to the Colorado community. Final images will be selected by juror Samantha Johnston, CPAC Executive Director & Curator, and will be projected in the evenings over one month in March 2027.

DEADLINES & INFORMATION

Applicant submission deadline: Friday, January 8, 2027

Application notifications sent: Tuesday, January 26, 2027

Projection dates: Entire Month of March 2025 / del screen periodically during the month

Exhibition juror: Samantha Johnston, CPAC Executive Director & Curator

Fees: $10 for 3 images (max)

JUROR

Samantha has been the Executive Director and Curator at the Colorado Photographic Arts Center since 2015. In 2021 CPAC took over leadership of the Month of Photography Denver Festival (MOP), a biennial festival that celebrates the art of photography through exhibitions and events across the region. She holds a certificate in Arts Development and Program Management from the University of Denver, an MFA from Lesley University College of Art & Design, and a BFA from Alfred University. Prior to joining CPAC, she taught photography and visual arts for 12 years at high schools in Boston and Denver.

She has curated solo and focused group exhibitions with contemporary artists such as Inbal Abergil, Jess T. Dugan, Barbara Ciurej & Lindsay Lochman, Zora J. Murff, and Leonard Suryajaya. Samantha has served as a reviewer at Houston FotoFest, Review Santa Fe, PhotoNOLA, Medium festival of Photography, Month of Photography Denver (MOP), Filter Photo, Society for Photographic Education, and PhotoLucida. She has juried several exhibitions including Critical Mass, The Fence, Analog Forever, Center for Fine Art Photography, and LACP.

ABOUT THE COLORADO PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTS CENTER & THE MONTH OF PHOTOGRAPHY DENVER

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 Month of Photography Denver is a biennial festival that celebrates the art of photography through public exhibitions and events across the region.

Entry GUIDELINES
Please use the Call for Entry Media Prep for image upload guidelines, this is just for the call. If work is accepted we will follow up regarding image size for the projection. If you have any questions about the guidelines, please call 303-837-1341 or email info@denvermop.org.

ELIGIBILITY
Entry is open to regional, national, and international artists, the following media are eligible: film; scanner; screen-capture; digital camera; and any means of mobile photography. No video submissions allowed. 

Work will be projected digitally onto the clocktower, vertical images are more successful in the projection see example in the site plan (at the top of the call). Work is projected in a public space if you have questions about subject matter please email info@denvermop.org. Selected horizontal work will be shown on the del screen new in 2027.