October, 2025

Summer’s end brings into focus our Members…  & so much more
            6th Annual Spotlight Member exhibition,
            Unearthing an Insane Past, a solo member exhibition &
            a Call for our Community Member Exhibition 

 

Our Sixth Annual Spotlight Member Exhibition will open on October 16th, as we shine a spotlight on six of our Members selected by juror, Karen Haas. The exhibition will feature a series of five images from Members: Diane Bennett, Richard Cohen, Linda Hammett Ory, Joni Lohr, Gail Samuelson and Kaya Sanan. Our Spotlight exhibition is presented in tandem with: Unearthing an Insane Past, a solo exhibition in our Focus Gallery by Martha Wakefield. Martha was the winner of the exhibition prize in last year’s Spotlight exhibition and is premiering a new body of work developed in partnership with our Visual Storytelling Workshop.
Invited work is due in the gallery by October 11th.

Entry is open for our Annual Community Member Exhibition scheduled to hit the gallery in December. Looking to build on past successes, we will be following our Be a Friend, Bring a Friend initiative. We will wave the hanging fee for members who succeed in inviting a friend to participate in the exhibition with them.  Share the joy, share the holiday spirit, and share the Rhode Island Center for Photographic Arts with a friend.  Members (and their guests) are invited to submit two photographs each for this un-juried presentation. At least one photograph from each participant will be included, more as space allows. Work sold will be available off the wall…

Our Call for Landscape Photography has closed. Notifications on all photographs entered were emailed on October 1st, If you are unsure of the status of your entries, login to your CaFE account for a definitive listing of the status of each photograph.  Invited work is due in the gallery by November 15th. This Landscape exhibition will open in the gallery on November 20th,

Currently in the gallery: On the Street A juried exploration of Street Photography as selected by Harvey Stein. Our largest exhibition to date, featuring 127 images captured on the streets across the country. The exhibition continues through October 10th, with a Closing Reception from 5:00-7:00pm. Work can be taken at the end of the evening. In person pickup is scheduled for Saturday October 11th, Noon – 5:00pm. Shipped work will go out on Monday. 

Analog Saturdays:  Join us for our next meetup on October 4th, 9:30am 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.

Print Share/ Peer Review: This Wednesday evening program is back, join us October 8th at 6:30, and bring some work to share.

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:

Landscapes: Real or Imagined
                a Call for Landscape Photography

Entry has Closed and Results have been posted. Everyone who submitted work has been emailed.

Where multiple images were submitted it is likely, both invitations and not invited emails were sent to the same photographer…  Login to your CaFE account for a comprehensive listing of the status of each of your individual photographs entered.   Invited work is due in the gallery by November 15th.  

Thank you to everyone who submitted their work, and to Cara Weston for her time and efforts as Juror.     

This is an open call to Explore, Capture, and Document a broad range of landscapes, from the natural to the constructed, from the pristine to human constructs or interventions… we also welcome all images that look like landscapes, but might be just a trick of the eye or the product of an active imagination.

The Call page for Landscapes: Real or Imagined  lists the names of photographers with work included, while a comprehensive exhibition page is in the process of being built for the Exhibition.

 

IMPORTANT DATES

Exhibition: Thursday, November 20th, thru Friday, December 12th, 2025
Delivery of Accepted Work: On or before November 15th
Opening Reception: November 20th 5:00 – 8:00 p.m.

 

 

6th Annual Open Community Members Exhibition call for entry
                 Be a Friend, Bring a Friend

We are getting ready to wrap up another year with our Annual Open Member Exhibition, but we need your help.  We are encouraging our paid members to invite a guest to join us in this exhibition to help build our community. Invite a friend to exhibit as part of this open community exhibition and entry is free for both you and your guest… Help us grow and continue to provide a space to share contemporary photography and exhibit your work.  

Entry is open to all paid members at any level and free for members who invite a guest to exhibit. This opportunity to exhibit and share your work is one of the benefits of membership and the third member exhibition we are hosting in 2025

 

IMPORTANT DATES

Exhibition: Thursday, December 18th thru Friday, January 8th, 2025
Delivery of Accepted Work: On or before December 13th
Opening Reception: December 18th 5:00 – 8:00 p.m.

 

 

Currently in the Gallery:

On the Street: Seen or Unseen

A juried look at Street Photography in 2025 with juror, Harvey Stein

 

 

On the Street is our first comprehensive exploration of contemporary street photography as juried by Harvey Stein.  The work in this exhibition was selected from a call for entries to provide an updated look at current photographic practice, and by extension a look at life in 2025. The 128 photographs selected were drawn from a pool of over 800 images to create this exhibition and we would like to thank everyone who submitted work for consideration. In the end, the exhibition brings together the work of 79 photographers from 23 States, to be a part of our first in depth look at Street Photography. Collectively the exhibition presents a diverse cross section of what Street photography can be and various ways shooting on the street can be approached. We will be reviewing all entries at a later date as we look for photographers to feature in 2026 and beyond. 

The exhibition presents 128 images and includes work from: Christine Acebo, Jeanne Anderton, Howard Baker Smith, Joseph Barretto, Roger Bean, Kevin Belanger, Diane Bennett, Donald Billinkoff, Jaime Bird, Nancy Breakstone, Lynne Breitfeller, Ronald Butler, Amanda Capasso, Tom Cawthon, Mick Cochran, Marcy Cohen, Kelly Conlin, Charles Crabb, Justine Crowley, Louis DiGena, Mark Dixon, Kathleen Donovan, Jean Duffy, Annette Dunkelman, Jon Dunning, Judith Ebenstein, Eric Edge Jr, Leighann Edmonds, Steven Edson, Louise Fiore, Lisa Franklin, Judy Freiwirth, Ronald Friedman, Kristie Gardiner, Robyn Garnett, Barbara Gasdaglis, Shawna Gibbs, Richard Gilles, Gary Goldsmith, Melinda Green Harvey, John Hesketh, Marcus Holloway, George Imirzian, Karen Johnson-Nieuwendijk, Terri Jones, Saskia Kahn, Kimberly Keller, Paul Kessel, Eric Kunsman, Jeff Larason, Jonathan Lessuck, Joni Lohr, Joanna Madloch, Robert Martin, Lisa Miller, Paul Murray, Jelisa Peterson, Matthew Peyton, Reed Pike, Robin Radin, Betsy Ritz, Matt Roberts, Russ Rowland, Andre Saint Louis, Jeff Schewe, Les Schmidt, Liz Siftar, Joseph Smith, William Snypes, John Stritzinger, Cynthia Taft, Paul Takeuchi, Raphael Warshaw, Michael Wilcox, Nabeel Yakzan & Feijia Yu

 

Closing Reception: Friday, October 10th 5:00 – 7:00pm

In Person Pickup: October 11th – Noon – 5:00pm
Exhibition on View: Thursday,  September 18th – October 10th

 

 

 

Next in the Gallery: 

Opening October 16th

 

 

Sixth Annual Spotlight Member Exhibition

A different kind of juried member exhibition… juried by Karen Haas

Featuring work from Members:
Diane Bennett, Richard Cohen, Linda Hammett Ory, Joni Lohr, Gail Samuelson and Kaya Sanan 

One of three annual member exhibitions here at the Rhode Island Center for Photographic Arts, this Spotlight series was conceived as a way to present ideas that carry across a group of images and to shine a light on our members. This juried exhibition provides the selected members the opportunity to present a larger selection of images than a typical juried show. As a viewer I hope you enjoy this expanded look at the members featured and the different ways they assembled a selection of images to present an idea beyond a single frame.

 

Delivery of invited Work:  October 11th, Noon – 5:00pm

Opening Reception: October 16th,  5:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Exhibition: Thursday, October 16th thru Friday, November 14th

 

 

Unearthing an Insane Past

A Solo exhibition by Member, Martha Wakefield

This  solo exhibition will be presented in the Focus Gallery in tandem with our 6th Annual Spotlight Member Exhibition. Martha was the recipient of this solo exhibition for her work featured in our 5th Annual Spotlight Member exhibition, as awarded by last year’s juror, Frances Jakubek. The award is an open invitation to exhibit new work, that may or may not be related to the work exhibited in the Spotlight Exhibition. Unearthing an Insane Past is the first showing of a new body of work developed in partnership with our Visual Storytelling workshop.

 

Artist Statement: Unearthing an Insane Past

Today the word asylum refers to a type of protection granted by one country to an individual persecuted by their own country.  But an earlier meaning, long outdated, refers to the confinement of men, women and children who were considered mentally ill or “insane.”  
This series explores the tragedy of a bygone era, the incarceration of men, woman and children who were deemed outside the norms of the times by society as well as impact on the staff who worked there. Having grown up in a family of medical professionals, I witnessed the challenges of tending to the sick and dying.  This project is my way to unearth and share some of these stories as a tribute to both the inmates and the medical staff.   

 

Presented in tandem with our 6th Annual Spotlight Member Exhibition
Opening Reception: October 16th,  5:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Exhibition: Thursday, October 16th thru Friday, November 14th

 

In Person…

Analog Saturdays: 
                       First Saturday of the Month

Join us in the gallery Saturday, September 6th 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.  

 

Join us Saturday, October 4th
Coffee & Film: First Saturdays,  9:30am

 

Print Share & Peer Review: 
                       Second Wednesday of the Month

Join us at the Rhode Island Center for Photographic Arts for an open peer review. Bring a few prints, half a dozen (or more) will do or just come to observe and share your feedback. The purpose of the event is to share new or work in progress and get constructive feedback from your peers. We are looking to provide an interactive experience where members can both give and receive feedback on work presented. 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. 

Who is the evening designed for?

Open to anyone with an interest in photography learning more about the Rhode Island Center for Photographic Arts. Ideal for anyone interested in seeing new work and developing their vocabulary to provide constructive feedback when talking about photography and artwork in general

Wednesday, October 8th  6:30 pm – 8:30 pm

Rhode Island Center for Photographic Arts (RICPA) riphotocenter.org
118 North Main Street, 2nd Floor, Providence RI 02903  401-400-2542

 

 

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.

 

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

 

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