Center for Photographic Art: 2026 Members’ Juried Exhibition and PhotoCarmel Kickoff

2026 Members’ Juried Exhibition and PhotoCarmel Kickoff
Center for Photographic Art, Sunset Center, Carmel
March 27 – May 10, 2026
Opening Reception, Awards, and Walk-Through
Saturday, March 28, 2025, 4:00 – 6:00pm
 
Carmel, CA— The Center for Photographic Art (CPA) located in the historic Sunset Center, is pleased to announce the opening of our 2026 Members’ Juried Exhibition, happening during the kickoff weekend of PhotoCarmel, our second annual festival celebrating photography on the Central Coast of California!
 
Please join us as we celebrate the winning photographs from the 2026 Members’ Juried Exhibition! This year’s juror, Dr. Rebecca Senf, selected 45 photographs (including so many devastatingly beautiful landscapes and challenging and dramatic portraits) for the gallery exhibition, from over 2300 entries submitted by photographers (our members!) throughout the United States and abroad. Artists and artworks from as far away as Norway and Scotland are included in the show as well as images from as nearby as Carmel, Seaside, and Monterey. 45 additional juror selections will be on view on our website as well. A catalog of the gallery exhibition and online images is available for purchase.
 
Juror Dr. Rebecca Senf, Chief Curator at the Center for Creative Photography in Tucson, AZ, will be here on March 28th to announce the award winners and raise a glass to the artists. This is a great selection of photography from our beloved CPA members, many of whom will be in attendance on opening night. Without them, we couldn’t keep our doors open, so we are thrilled to honor them with our annual members show! Stop by and vote for your favorite in the People’s Choice Award!
Our annual Members’ show is just part of the Kickoff Weekend of events for the second annual PhotoCarmel, a celebration of photography on the Central Coast. This six-week-long festival is a community event held March 27 - May 10, 2026. CPA is excited to kick off this celebration on Friday, March 27, with a seminar by Daniel Miller about collecting and selling photographs and later that evening keynote speakers, Dr. Rebecca Senf and Kelli Connell, Saturday’s opening reception plus 2 days of portfolio reviews. Following our kick-off weekend at CPA, we are thrilled with the number of galleries, museums and venues, partnering with us across the Central Coast of California in this celebration of photography. The events, openings, exhibitions, and various modes of community participation enhance the diversity of offerings and strengthens our collective efforts in fostering a deeper appreciation and understanding of photography as an art form and its place in today’s culture. See the directory of participants and exciting programs and events on our PhotoCarmel webpage.
What:    2026 Members’ Juried Exhibition and PhotoCarmel Kickoff weekend!
When:    Opening: Saturday, March 28, 4:00-6:00pm; Exhibition on view: March 28-May 10, 2026. Gallery hours 12 to 4pm, Wednesday – Sunday.
Where: Center for Photographic Art, Sunset Center, San Carlos & 9^th Avenue, Carmel-by-the-Sea
Tickets: free and open to the public
Info:      photography.org