ENTRY FEE 

Entry fees are used to offset necessary expenses involved in making the show possible. A non-refundable fee of $35 entitles each artist to submit up to three entries.  Please make checks payable to the Academy Center of the Arts.

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INQUIRIES

Additional information and copies of this prospectus may be obtained by contacting A’Nyeja Adams, Curator and Communications Specialist.
(434) 528-3256 x122 | aadams@academycenter.org
Note: All work must remain on display for the entire exhibition.

2025 National Juried Photo Exhibition Timeline:

  • Digital Submission, Email, or Flash Drive deadline* June 30
  • Notification sent to artists July 14
  • Receipt of shipped work August 25-29
  • Receipt of hand-delivered work August 29, 9:00am – 5:00pm
  • Opening Reception September 5, 5:00 – 8:00pm
  • Juror’s Gallery Talk September 5, 6:00 pm -6:30 pm
  • Final Day of Exhibition September 25
  • Return of hand delivered work September 29, 9:00am – 5:00 pm
  • Shipped work packed and mailed September 29 – October 2

*POSTMARK DEADLINE, FLASH DRIVE, ENTRY FORM, ENTRY FEE IS June 30, 2025.

Juror: Jesse D. Hoyle

Jesse D. Hoyle is an interdisciplinary artist and art sector worker whose work explores memory, truth, and identity through lens-based media, including photography and film. Raised in rural North Carolina, Hoyle’s practice is deeply informed by oral histories, queerness, and place. They hold a BFA in Photo/Design from UNC Greensboro and an MFA in Photo/Film from VCU (2024). Hoyle has held roles at Elsewhere Museum, Weatherspoon Art Museum, and worked with artist Sylvain Couzinet-Jacques on the Eden project. Their work has been exhibited in New York, Virginia, and North Carolina.

ELIGIBILITY

Open to U.S. residents, 18 years or older. Photographs must be original photographs or photographically derived work, and not done under supervision. All work submitted must be suitably prepared for installation.  The curator reserves the right to deny entry if any work is deemed not suitable for display or too difficult to install. Entries must have been completed after January 1, 2021, and not previously exhibited in a Lynchburg juried photography show

CASH AWARDS
Awards will be given at the discretion of the juror. Best In Show Award is $1000.

PURCHASES
All of the works are available for purchase unless designated “Not for Sale” at the time of entry. The Academy Center of the Arts will facilitate sales and will charge a 35% commission. Works not for sale must have a value for insurance purposes. In this case, determine a potential sale price and enter 60% of that dollar value.

DELIVERY OF ACCEPTED WORK
Entries may be shipped or hand-delivered to the Academy Center of the Arts, 600 Main St., Lynchburg, VA. 24504. Shipped entries must be sent in reusable containers (no packing peanuts) with return shipping form enclosed. Hand delivered work will be received on August 29 from 9 am to 5 pm. Shipped entries must be received between August 25 and 29.  Accepted work will be insured for the duration of the exhibit if the artist has declared an insurance value.

LIABILITY
Accepted works are insured by the Academy Center of the Arts, August 25 – October 2,  2025.

AGREEMENT, PHOTO, AND REPRODUCTION RIGHTS
Entry in the exhibition constitutes agreement to the conditions set forth in this prospectus. The artist grants the Academy Center of the Arts permission to photograph or digitally re-print any work accepted for the exhibition for archival purposes, publicity or publication, or for film or television programs which are published, produced, or sponsored by or with permission of the Academy Center of the Arts, or to scan artist’s work for the web page.