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title: "Call for Entries: 2026 CPA International Juried Exhibition"
organization: "Center for Photographic Art (CPA)"
category: exhibition
deadline: 2026-10-01
valid_through: 2026-10-01
countries: ["US"]
disciplines: ["photography"]
location: "Carmel, California, USA"
entry_fee: "$65 for 3 images (non-members), $45 for 3 images (members), $10 for each additional image up to 17"
award: "First Place: $2500, Second Place: $1000, Third Place: $500, Four awards of merit: $250 each, Salon Jane Award: $1000, People’s Choice Award: $150 plus CPA gear. Total awards over $6,000."
eligibility: "Photographs must not exceed 30 inches on the long side and weigh less than 10 pounds, with hanging wire securely attached to the back of the frame."
source_url: "https://opportunities.wearecreativewest.org/opportunity/17711/CAFE"
canonical: "https://opencallradar.com/open-calls/call-for-entries-2026-cpa-international-juried-exhibition-center-for-pho-8db354b7"
status: closed
last_updated: 2026-09-07T06:53:18.27135
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# Call for Entries: 2026 CPA International Juried Exhibition

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**Organization**: Center for Photographic Art (CPA)
**Category**: exhibition
**Deadline**: 2026-10-01
**Location**: Carmel, California, USA
**Country code(s)**: US
**Discipline(s)**: photography
**Entry fee**: $65 for 3 images (non-members), $45 for 3 images (members), $10 for each additional image up to 17
**Award**: First Place: $2500, Second Place: $1000, Third Place: $500, Four awards of merit: $250 each, Salon Jane Award: $1000, People’s Choice Award: $150 plus CPA gear. Total awards over $6,000.
**Eligibility**: Photographs must not exceed 30 inches on the long side and weigh less than 10 pounds, with hanging wire securely attached to the back of the frame.

## Description

The Center for Photographic Art (CPA) is hosting its 2026 International Juried Exhibition, offering over $6,000 in awards. Forty-five juror-selected photographs will be exhibited in their historic gallery in Carmel, California, and featured in an online gallery along with an additional forty-five images. An exhibition catalog will also be available. The exhibition is open to photographers, with specific size and weight requirements for framed artwork.

## Apply / Verify

- Official source: https://opportunities.wearecreativewest.org/opportunity/17711/CAFE
- OpenCall Radar listing: https://opencallradar.com/open-calls/call-for-entries-2026-cpa-international-juried-exhibition-center-for-pho-8db354b7