April, 2025

Resistance is coming is here…

Resistance: Seen/Unseen 
A call for Entries to explore resistance;
    electrical, physical, and…
       Details and Entry Via CaFE – Entry opens April 15th for this exhibition opening July 17th

Results have been posted for our 11th Annual International Call for Entries 
Emails were sent to everyone who entered work. If you are unsure of the status of your individual images, you should login to your CaFE account for clarification. Thanks to our jurors, Zora J Murff and Rana Young for their efforts in putting this exhibition together. Selected work is due in the gallery by May 10th. We hope to see you at the Opening Reception on May 15th for this updated look at photography today.

Currently in the gallery, Behind the Lens: 2025, new work from the artists featured in our 2020 Behind the Lens Exhibition, presented alongside electronic presentations of the previous exhibition(s). Five years later, they finally got, not one, but two in person receptions. The exhibition continues through April 11th and we hope you can stop in for an update on their current efforts and explorations.

Our 6th Annual Juried Member Exhibition, with work selected by this year’s juror, Emily Belz, will open on April 17th.  Accepted work is due in the gallery by April 12th for this juried member exhibition in the gallery April 17th through May 9th.
Also Opening April 17th, is Take the Next Exit, a solo presentation in the Focus Gallery by member Matt Temple.

Our first Call for Entries for Street Photography has opened with On the Street: with Harvey Stein. We will be following up with a series of meetups, presentations and workshops focused on Street Photography over the coming months, culminating in this Street Photography exhibition in September, with Harvey Stein as juror. 

Analog Saturdays:  Join us for our next meetup on April 5th, for conversation, sharing and occasional presentations by members and service providers. Open to Members and prospective members, shooting film, or an interest in working with any analog process. Join us Saturday April 5th at 9:30am with Mark Fortin from Midstate Camera Repair.

Next time you are in Providence, don’t forget to stop in at Midstate Camera Repair to see a selection of work from our Featured Member, Bonnie Jaffe.

Details and links to events are included below, and also available on our website at riphotocenter.org
The gallery is open Wednesdays – Saturdays,  Noon – 6:00pm or by appointment

 

                                             – David DeMelim
                                               Managing Director

 

 

 

Calls for Entry:

On the Street: with Harvey Stein
                a Call for Street Photography

Entry is open for On the Street a call for Street Photography for an exhibition in September. While Street Photography has been included in most of our exhibitions at the Rhode Island Center for Photographic Arts, this call will be our first in depth look at this accessible yet challenging style of photography. We are excited to have Harvey Stein on board as juror for our first juried call for Street Photography. 

Stein’s photographs are in over 60 museum, corporate and private collections. He currently teaches at the International Center of Photography in New York and the Los Angeles Center of Photography and conducts workshops worldwide: you can find him at harveysteinphoto.com  or on Instagram @stein.harvey

Entry is open through July 1st

Exhibition: Thursday, September 18th, thru Friday, October 10th, 2025
Registration Deadline:  July 1st
Delivery of Accepted Work: On or before September 13th
Opening Reception: May 15th 5:00 – 8:00 p.m.

 

 

Coming in May: or maybe sooner

A Call for Resistance is coming in May…

       Resistance: Seen/Unseen 
       A call for Entries to explore Resistance;
           electrical, physical, and…
       Details coming shortly for an exhibition opening July 17th

 

Entry via CaFE

Entry will be open to images in all photographic processes that explore or represent resistance, seen or unseen.  
Entered images will be selected on their individual merit.

Jurors: TBA 

Full details will be available on our website shortly

Entry Deadline: June 1st 
Entry: Via CaFE 

Delivery of selected work: July 12th
Opening Reception: Thursday, July 17th 5:00 – 8:00pm
Exhibition: July 17th – August 15th

 

Join Us in the Gallery:
Opening April 17th

Opening April 17th:
             6th Annual Juried Member Exhibition

 

Thank you to Emily Belz for her efforts as juror for this exhibition. Thank you also to all the members who submitted work, emails went out to everyone who entered.  The list of members with work to be included is posted below.  Check your email to see which individual photographs were invited, work is due in the gallery by April 12th.

Members with work invited: 

Christine Acebo, Sharon Bibeault, Ronald Butler, Bill Clark, Marcy Cohen, Kelly Conlin, Sandi Daniel, Rene Derome, Jean Duffy, Charles Eastman, Andrew Epstein, Ellen Feldman, Kristie Gardiner, Donna Gordon, Bill Gore, Linda Hammett Ory, Jeff Hulton, Bonnie Jaffe, Marc Jaffe, Donald Johnson, Marky Kauffmann, Vicky McGrath, Rebecca Meigs, Ralph Mercer, Jay Phyfer, Keith Prue, Robin Radin, Lisa Redburn, Crystal Reyes, Andres Saldana, Pip Shepley, Gail Samuelson, Rebecca Skinner, Dennis Stein, Cynthia Taft, Martha Wakefield 

In Person Delivery: Saturday April 12th, Noon – 5:00pm 
Opening Reception: Thursday, April 17th – 5:00pm- 8:00pm
Exhibition: April 17th – May 9th

Want to become a RICPA Member? Membership brings many benefits and discounts, for more information and to find the membership level that fits you, visit our website at https://www.riphotocenter.org/membership-info/ You may become a member at time of entry, member benefits begin immediately and run 365 days from your start date.

 

Currently in the Galleries – through April 11th

 

Behind the Lens 2025: 
                       2020 Revisited 

This exhibition brings back the early career photographers we featured in 2020 to see were they are five years later. Their return was always part of the plan, the COVID-19 lockdown interrupting their first exhibition was not. With the help of Grace Marie DeWitt we made the best of it and launched a free online exhibition series to feature a wider selection of Women Behind the Lens. The series carried us most of the way through the lockdown and was presented virtually in the gallery as part of the Behind the Lens 2021 exhibition.  Our current gallery presentation rolls all of these previous and related projects into an interactive gallery experience, with the inclusion of electronic displays and qrcodes, gives visitors access to the images and essays that makeup this extended look at this collection of women working behind the lens.  

Gallery Night Reception: March 20th – 5:00pm- 8:00pm
Exhibition: Thursday,  February 20th – April 11h

 

 

In Person…

Analog Saturdays: 
                       First Saturday of the Month

Join us in the gallery Saturday, April 5th 9:30am, we’ll provide the Coffee…

Come for Coffee, Conversation and to Share the joys, (and challenges) of Analog Photography.

Open to Members, and prospective members, who are working with film, or other analog photographic process. This program will run on the first Saturday of the month, and much like our Print Share & Peer Review program, will offer participants the opportunity to share their work, their knowledge, and their resources. The program will also provide the opportunity for short presentations by members or invited presenters.  

This month we have invited Mark Fortin, from Midstate Camera Repair
Mark will be providing an overview of his repair services, vintage cameras and lens, both film and digital.  

Also on view at Midstate Camera – Featured Member Bonnie Jaffe

Our Featured Member program offers the opportunity to present a small selection of member work both in the gallery and  in the surrounding community. Bonnie’s work is on display through May 9th at Midstate Camera.  More of Bonnie’s work can be found on the website she shares with her husband Marc at photojaffe.wixsite.com/photojaffe

Join us Saturday, April 5th
Coffee & Film: First Saturdays,  9:30am

 

Print Share & Peer Review: 
                       Second Wednesday of the Month

Join us in the gallery Wednesday, April 9th 6:30pm

Bring a few prints, half a dozen (or more) will do or just come to observe and share your feedback. A chance to share work in progress and both give and get constructive feedback from your peers in an interactive experience. Members or prospective members are encouraged to bring a print or small selection of prints to share with the group. This is a not a formal portfolio review, but a chance to receive some feedback from fellow members on your current work. 

 

Past Exhibitions Live On… 

The Exhibition may have ended… but the exhibition lives on online.
Once a gallery presentation ends, our exhibitions remain available online… The original exhibition links remain active and our past exhibitions can found under Exhibitions> Past or order your own copy of select exhibition catalogs here 

Exhibition catalogs are a new program launched in 2023 and are available for most of our exhibitions.  Catalogs are available in the gallery in limited quantities and links to order can be found on the respective exhibition pages and collected here to be ordered for home delivery

 

Print Share:

Our next Print Share & Peer Review session is scheduled for April 9th

These peer review sessions are open to interested in sharing and commenting on work with fellow members and enthusiasts. Bring your prints to this monthly event which is generally scheduled for the Second Wednesday of each month and starts at 6:30pm. Check the events section on our website for more information and updates.

 

Individual Portfolio/Project Reviews:

Individual feedback opportunities are available on an ongoing basis in four different formats for 2023. These review sessions can be used to preview new work, share ideas and explore future directions or projects in development. Appointments can be scheduled online for Zoom or in person sessions at www.riphotocenter.org/portfolio-reviews-and-consultations   
Registration is open for our annual 20 minute individual Member review sessions. 
We are also offering 45 minute one on one sessions open to the public via zoom or in person at the Gallery 
New for 2022 we will also be offering “Lunch with the Director” for those interested in a more immersive conversations about your work and your goals. Lunch is included with these two hour more casual sessions.  Questions can be directed to gallery@riphotocenter.org

                                                                  

Currently Available Online:

All of our exhibitions are available on the RICPA website, past exhibitions can be found here https://www.riphotocenter.org/category/exhibits/past