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Notification of Juror Results

Artists will be notified about juror selections via email approximately 14 days after the submission deadline. All selected photographs will be posted on our website immediately upon receiving the selections from the juror. We will also send an email to all photographers informing them of the status of their submissions.


Exhibition and Online Galleries

The juror will select two sets of images:

  • Exhibition Gallery: Images selected for the Exhibition Gallery will be displayed in our physical gallery in Middlebury, Vermont, for the duration of the exhibit.

  • Online Gallery: Images selected for the Online Gallery will be displayed on our website via continuous-loop projection.

All images from both galleries will remain permanently on our website, be reproduced in the exhibit catalog, and be promoted on social media.


Middlebury Exhibition Gallery

If your work is accepted into the Exhibition Gallery, a print will be required for display. We offer several options to make this process as easy and affordable as possible:

  1. Use Our Professional Print Service: When you order a print through our professional print service, we will mat and frame it at no additional cost for the duration of the exhibition, as long as the print fits within our standard 16x20 frames. If you have a custom size or framing request, additional charges may apply. Learn more about our printing, matting, and framing services.

  2. Send Us Your Print: You can send us a print, and we will mat and frame it for the exhibition at no additional cost, as long as it fits within our standard 16x20 precut mats. We can offer custom matting options to fit these frames, but custom framing is not available for shipped prints.

  3. Send Us a Print in Your Own Mat: You can send us your print in a 16 x 20 mat, and we will frame it for free.

  4. Send a Pre-Framed Print: You may also send a matted and framed print of any size, ready to hang. Learn more about shipping details.

We are happy to accommodate larger frames (beyond 16 x 20), but please contact us in advance for approval. Email us with the frame specs, and we will do our best to accommodate your request.


Online Gallery Exhibitors

If your work is accepted into the Online Gallery, no further action is required from you. The file you originally submitted is suitable for both the exhibition catalog and the Online Gallery. Your photograph will remain in the Online Gallery on our website indefinitely, along with the Exhibition Gallery selections.


Printing, Matting, Framing

For $55, we’ll create a professional print from your high-resolution image, using your choice of paper options, and mat and frame it at no additional cost for the exhibition.

You may choose to have your print returned for an extra $25 (U.S. only), or you may request that it be donated to a non-profit on your behalf or destroyed. Learn more about our print options.


Selling Your Work

Artists exhibiting at the gallery may offer their work for sale at a price of their choosing. 100% of the sale price goes directly to the artist; we do not take a commission. Please set your price with that in mind. 

Print prices can range from $150 to $2,000, with most unframed prints typically priced between $250 and $500.


Return Shipping

We hope your work sells, but if it doesn’t and you'd like your work returned, please include a prepaid return shipping label from UPS or FedEx, or accurate prepaid U.S. postage. Learn more about packing, shipping, and return shipping here.

If return shipping is not provided or the work is not picked up within two weeks after the exhibit closes, the photograph will be donated or destroyed. We can only return prints to U.S. addresses unless a prepaid return label is provided.

While we take great care with all artwork, we cannot be responsible for any loss or damage.


Installation Photos

Each photograph in the Middlebury Gallery exhibition is individually photographed after hanging, along with its gallery label, and posted on the exhibition's web page. Each photograph has a unique URL, making it easy to share. Click here to view the Installation Gallery for Botanical: The Art of Plants